thank you grammarly for sponsoring this video believe it or not I used to write my name on my test paper then go to sleep but because I didn't want every single one of my report cards to have fail written there I just decided not to go to the exam all together so my report card would say n a instead for not available yeah that was me I will write my entire story of how I went from failing to becoming the top student at my school in two years in the description box below because I do not want this video to be too long because we are not going to waste any time get a pen and paper ready I'm serious because this is literally years of trial and error that I'm giving away for free in one compact video so bestie take notes here are my top 10 best study tips that will improve your grades and have you excelling and flexing when you go back to school stay tuned because I'll be surprising you guys with a free printable somewhere in this video first start writing everything down here are five things I always write down and how I do it have homework projects or assignments write the due date down first you don't need any nice aesthetic stationery here's how you can set up just any regular notebook as a planner then write the date you're going to start that essay or assignment even if it's just five minutes try to do a little bit of research or brainstorming for that project because I find that the hardest part about any big task is just starting so once you get the ball rolling everything else will just fall into place so once you get that first step done immediately write down the next day you're going to continue that project or assignment that way you can avoid last minute work or just forgetting about the assignment altogether if you're enjoying this video so far be sure to click the like button and subscribe it's free second do you want to score the top marks for all your essays and assignments when it comes to essays or assignments I always write down the points that I want to research or add to later on on top of the page here is the table that I always create for any essay you take your question and you find out all the keywords or requirements that they have you add those into your table making sure to Define and tackle each one remember to note down the resources so you can refer back to it later on after that you quickly run it through grammarly to check for spelling punctuation or grammar mistakes look at the marks of my last two essays and the feedback from my examiner this is literally fail proof I have used grammarly since Secondary School to check all my essays and emails I have convinced many of my friends to download it because it's so useful and you guys definitely should too if you're going back to school or if exam season is starting basically grammarly is a digital writing assistant that improves your writing and saves you time you download grammarly for free then use it wherever you work such as Google Docs emails or Microsoft Word you set the goals for your writing then check your final score the free version has grammar spelling and punctuation suggestions this already wipes out any careless mistakes but grammarly premium has advanced features that will help your writing stand out like rephrasing worthy sentences making your writing sound friendly or formal and so much more so if you want to improve your grades and succeed in school go to grammarly.com faithfilms to sign up for a free account if you like the extra features upgrade to grammarly premium for 20 off using the link in my description box third when it comes to your to-do list have a column for the most important tasks you have to get done the column next to it is for any additional things again we don't need any fancy stationery you can separate your to-do list by week by module or by topic whatever you are comfortable with but lectures compulsory readings and homework will live in this column any extra worksheets or any extra readings that your teacher randomly gives you lives in the other column if you have time you do it if you don't have time scrap it next if you make digital notes try to include these keywords in your notes summarize paraphrase this answer this revise this understand more write all of these keywords on top of your document so that you don't forget and keep these consistent throughout your notes during revision week when you're studying press command F Type in the keyword then click the arrow you can find all the questions you need to answer or revise in one go this applies for any of the keywords that you type in when you press command f if you prefer handwritten notes you can use those different colored sticky types and Associate them with each keyword so it's the same thing the fourth thing for every subject have a Google Docs page dedicated to questions you don't understand make sure you write down your current understanding of that question then show this document to your lecturer or teacher and ask them to explain the right answer for you this is a complete Lifesaver that will change your grades trust me next always go for the help classes or extra classes that your school provides it doesn't matter if you think you already understand the material a lot of the times we don't know what we don't know you'd be surprised at the questions that other students ask and how much you actually learn from these sessions especially before exam of course make a separate Google Docs containing any questions or answers discussed during these sessions and make sure you revise them before your exam if these classes are specifically made for very weak students then just attend the classes on topics that you aren't quite sure about next trial and error everyone says study when you're most productive study where you focus the best the thing is how do we know I don't even know what I want to eat for lunch how am I supposed to know when I study the best like here you go screenshot this write down how you feel and which one you prefer now you have no excuses I've already given the list for you next track everything you guys are my besties so here is a free printable for you guys write the topic you are currently studying and rate how difficult you find the topic then write down all the confusions that you have it could be a question or a page in your notes or textbook that you don't quite understand basically you want to clear up all these confusions before your exam leave a small space for answers then you prioritize the topics during revision week or before your exam you study those with higher priority first the link to download this free printable is in the description box below the only payment that I need is for you to like this video and leave a pencil Emoji in the comment section that's all I need and ever to spend my play in the next few seconds so if you want to support this Channel please do not skip the ads thank you next feed your curiosity and ask questions I remember reading yesterday that carnivorous animals have sharp canines okay everyone knows that and large molars I thought to myself why large molars I could just stop there and memorize the fact as it is but I decided to search it out you have no idea how many times these little curious questions actually came out for the exam because they're related to the topic that your teacher is teaching but it goes into more depth which is exactly what your entire exam is about is to test your understanding of your topic and this actually came out as a question so feed your curiosity keep asking questions and finding the answers to them because I remember vividly my science secondary school teacher he said that the questions I asked during class always spoils what is coming out during the exam and because of what he said I never stopped doing that and it's never stopped helping me next start doing something other than studying to improve your grades contrary to popular belief you can't only study you might think that by not participating in anything you have more time to study thus it will improve your grades but that's not always the case you see doing other activities will not only allow you to take a break from your academics but also teach you two very important life skills time management prioritization how are you going to learn how to manage your time if you have nothing to manage or how are you going to learn how to prioritize is your things when you don't have anything to do you only have to study my grades actually improved significantly when I started putting a lot of my energy towards other things like my passions because I didn't have as much time available to study I was actually much more productive every single time that I did plus you hone in on many other important life skills activities could be anything could be cooking cleaning dancing music Art Theater just do something other than studying and see how much your grades improve trust me on this next start knowing your teachers or lecturers it's not about becoming a teacher's pet I was never one I was never cheerful enough to be one there are many benefits that come with being friends with your teachers or lecturers I'm going to teach you how you can do that you can start by becoming a familiar face by asking them questions after class like oh I wasn't so sure about concept A you explained just now or back in a levels I would arrange meetings with my lecturers every two weeks to discuss questions that I didn't understand first of all you start to notice them emphasizing different parts of your syllabus that is what is coming out for your exam second by building a bond with your teachers it makes you feel more comfortable asking questions and it also makes you more accountable for your work because you don't want to disappoint them in University your lecturers are tickets to your future they have connections in the industry that you want to go into and they have walked the exact same path that you are going through right now talk to them after class about their personal experiences in the industry or read up on papers that they've written before build a relationship with them and they will be more than happy to help you now stop whatever you're doing besties and listen I need to ask you this do you feel like you're not performing at your best or at your fullest potential because of all these reasons here are some of the other responses that Instagram fam gave me I want you to look at this list and count how many times you agree with it do you realize that all of these specifically are excuses these are all attempts at blaming something or someone else because that's so much easier than blaming ourselves and this was the mentality that I had for many years for example if your teacher isn't good are you going to sit there and do nothing for the next one month or three years until you miraculously bump into a good teacher if social media is too distracting are you going to wait until YouTube or Instagram collapses before you start studying like how long do you have to wait until everything is perfect enough for you to start and by the time everything falls into place is it too late you have a good teacher you saved up to buy nice stationery you've managed to download a blocker for social media websites so on and yet our grades will still never improve because we're just gonna continue making excuses for ourselves I wish someone had told me this when I was younger but you're never going to improve if you keep pointing your fingers at everything else except for yourself I'm sorry if this sounds harsh but someone needs to tell you because no one told me and it took me many years of making mistakes to find that out we have to change our mindset we have a bad teacher okay let me look for other sources that can help me I don't have my stationery okay let me make notes with circles under lines and arrows it's been a while since I've said this but there's nothing stopping you but yourself check the description box below because I have linked all my videos that solve common student problems if you've made it this far comment down below one thing you want to improve about yourself this semester think about it long and hard until you come up with one be sure to like this video subscribe and turn on the notification Bell and set it to all so you don't miss out on any future uploads thank you guys for 593 000 subscribers it's amazing you guys are amazing and I'll see you all in my next video bye the sun is really bright oh gosh you take a thumbnail now the lighting's so good