preparing for the next school year.

hello everyone!

           welcome back to another blog.

           for today's blog, i'm going to be

           telling you how to start? preparing

           for the next school year. if you're

           in school still. but i guess, you can

           tweak it a little if you need it for

           something else. as always, i hope

            you find this somewhat helpful!

this is a very extra long blog!!!!

  

          tip number one.

       my first tip for the new academic year,

        if your school counselor has helped

        you figure your classes already and

        you know what you're taking, you

        should peek at your classes' lessons.

        whether it be on khan academy or

        a friend's notes, it'll help you know

        what you're learning and whatnot.

         it's also a big plus if you're wanting

        to study ahead!

  

         so, my second piece of advice is to

        make a temporary study schedule!

        it helps to know a little what it would

        look like. but your study schedule is

        going to change as the semester goes

        and if you have extracurricular activites.

        this is not useful until school starts, but

         it's still nice to keep in mind.

 

        i know, many students are on a

        budget. because i know i am. i

       need to save my money for more

       important things like food :) so,

       when i need to buy school supplies,

       i generally just wait until the school

       year starts. it's definitely more

        convenient for my wallet and my

        back.

        wait for your classes' syllabi to know

       what you need, so you don't have to

       overspend on anything! also, school

       orientation is a good time to know the

        things you need, as your teachers tend

       to have an introductory paper to their

       class and of themselves.

        the school's supplies list isn't the most

       convenient list as it does sometimes

       list things you don't ever actually use,

       which causes you to lose some valuable

       money :(

       if you want to get some shopping done,

       loose leaf paper, folder, binder, and

       writing utensils are commonly the

        necessities for most classes. shop

       for some new pens and pencils to try out!

       testing new writing materials will

       help you know if your taste in your

       utensils have changed or not and also

       get yourself back into writing. because,

       it does feel weird when you haven't

       written in a while and your handwriting

       is a little messy.

 

        my fourth tip only applies if you know

       you're going to stay in the same school.

       if you are, talking to your

       teachers for next year is a definite plus.

       my chemistry teacher is also my physics

       teacher, so i usually talk to him about

        the future physics lessons. sames goes

       for my english i teacher, she's also my

       english ii teacher. she told us to keep

       our binders and some notes that'll help

       us for next year's class. she also told

       us future essays, projects, and books

       to give a peek into english ii.

        so, it wouldn't hurt to try and talk to your

       future teachers. plus it shows them that

       you're going to be prepared and gives  

        them a good impression of you and

       your work ethics. but i understand if

       you don't want to, i have no confidence

       at all. so you're not alone about not

       being able to talk to your

       teachers.

 

          earlier i mentioned about studying

         ahead, i will be making a post about

          that. but to make a summary, you can

         definitely study ahead, so you're not

         completely clueless on what you're

         going to learn in your classes. for

         science and math classes, khan

         academy was my best friend! medical

         terminology, quizlet, it helped me

         the vocabulary. english,

         probably reading articles and essays

         helped, but my english teacher knows

         what's she doing, so i don't need to

         study ahead.

         any prep for sat and act, khan academy

         has a special program(?) in a sense.

         they definitely help!

 

        next tip is to set your priorites straight.

       whether it be sports, grades, yearbook

       committee, personal relationships,

        popularity, or whatever it is. when you

       know what your priorities are, you can

       set your goals around them.

        my priorites were definitely set around

       academics. my goals were to make

       straight a's and to not stress as much.

       i successfully can check off one of those,

       but if you can't achieve one of your goals,

       you just have try harder next time.

        approach your goals differently and see

       what works!

 

         my last big tip is take time to mentally,

        physically, and emotionally prep yourself

        for school again. you're going to have

        harder classes and getting up early.

        i might do a post on this. but i definitely

        know in the first week of school, i was

        just not ready. i didn't want to get out

        of bed and very moody to everyone at

        school, it just wasn't me. so, make sure

        to take a few weeks in advance to prep,

        like sleeping and waking up early, eat

         breakfast, just start having a routine

        again!

 

         those are my biggest tips, they're not

        the greatest. i hope those helped you!

        but here are some of the smaller tips

        that helped me!

             one.

        if you have athletics or p.e, start

         training a little earlier. i know you're

        not going to want to, but staying

        active will definitely help you!

         especially if you're going to tryout

        or are in a sport. it'll help you not

        be out of too much breath when you

        run or do warmups. you don't have

        to do extravagant workouts, unless

        your school has such a rigorous

         workout. we used to have an nfl

        player as a coach and we were put

        into hard workouts but at the end of

        the day, we were very much in shape.

             two.

        choose your planning technique!

         whether it be creating a bullet journal,

        a planner provided by your school, or

        maybe an online planner or an app.

        try to figure out your planning system,

        use different methods and see which

        one works the best for you!

            three.

         choose how you're going to take

         your notes. are you going to use

         a certain method to jot your notes

         down? should you use grid, dotted,

         or lined paper for your notes?

          find a way that works for you!

            four.

          another one is find a decent backpack,

          if you don't have one already! i have

          a pink nation backpack, herschel

           backpack, and this fjallraven, raven 28.

           they're all very durable backpacks!

           and tons of pockets! speaking of

           backpacks, know how you're going

           to organize it!

            five.

            know how you're going to organize

            your backpack, folders, binders,

            pencil case. so you don't have to

            shove papers inside your backpack

            and gets crumpled. i have lost

            so many chemistry homework by

            being careless where i put it. so,

            choose an organizing system!

       

             

                that is it for today's blog. it was

               kind of long. sorry, i talk a lot. yikes.

               i hope you liked this or found it

               somewhat helpful. okay. love you,

               have a great day! stay positive!

 

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{ june. 10, 2019 }

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