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Hey guys.. So before go and talk to my class teacher, I wanted to ask your opinion about the problem... Well I`m now in 9th grade.. Till 9th grade I had good grades... Mostly 80-85+ I`ve never studied to any exam those years and still I got good grades.. But this year, I got 4 fails alredy... But I`ve studied about 2-3+ hours for those exams.. When it comes to home work, or projects, I dont have a problem.. But when it comes to exams, I just can`t focus enough... Mostly I`m sure I`m right, but when I get the results, its a bad grade or a lower then I expected... So what should I do? Is there anything I can do to get better?

fear of failing?

i think it's a mental problem.

heroo wrote:fear of failing?

i think it's a mental problem.

Well I got it first in 8th grade, when I got a fail on the first math exam of the year.. It started then, but only on math.. this years its on most of the exams... And if it is a mental problem... What can I do about it?

Hmm, well at my school you can get yourself some kind of coach for that. There are treatments for these kind of things.

I suggest you deal with it quick, before you go to highschool/college/university, because believe me, it will become worse. And failing at those tests will be a big problem.

don't try to learn longer than your concentration allows,
(by that i don't mean stop learning )
A human learns the most if he learns for around your time: 2-3 hours..
more would just strain and the learning would decrease.

So you are on the right track concerning learning.

And concerning concentration problems:

If you have any time devouring habits, try and extinguish them to a mininum degree
(like SRO, bleh)
Try and start training your concentration every day by doing some exercises

doing this will help you increase the ability to concentrate slightly everytime.

Well I don`t really play SRO anymore so its not the reason.. I hope I`ll get better in the near future, cuz this is the last year before high school.. >.<

yeah, i mean just stuff you can decline for a long time,

it can also be masturbating

Sinner wrote:Well I don`t really play SRO anymore so its not the reason.. I hope I`ll get better in the near future, cuz this is the last year before high school.. >.<

i suggest you get yoursef a coach or something.

You don't have to get 80~85+ to pass tests,
65% is enough already.. So don't worry that much

BloodyBlade wrote:You don't have to get 80~85+ to pass tests,
65% is enough already.. So don't worry that much

Well, yeah. I know its enough.. But next year I`ll be in High School alredy.. And we have some extra classes for the final exams .. It gives us some kind of diplome, which we take to a university... I alredy know what grades I need to get to the university I want to go to, but still, I`m not really satisfied with my current grades... Anyway, thnx for the quick replies I really appreceate that

Here they say always to my parents
"Hey guyz, your son only has 60%, I dunno if he can go to the next grade yo"
And my parents are like
"Yeah he can yo, cuz he's kewl"

And im always 60%, if I get under it I study a bit more xD

Sinner wrote:

heroo wrote:fear of failing?

i think it's a mental problem.

Well I got it first in 8th grade, when I got a fail on the first math exam of the year.. It started then, but only on math.. this years its on most of the exams... And if it is a mental problem... What can I do about it?

which math class?

i hate math too. i flunked calculus big time

Sinner wrote:But I`ve studied about 2-3+ hours for those exams..

2-3+ hrs is a joke, i study everyday until 1/2am doing/reviewing hw, then get up @ 7am to go to school

pff 2-3 hr? u gotta be joking think ur stressing ur self, try not studying decrease stress so ur brain works better and remember procrastinate but not too much thats how i got through high school

i am actually serious...

I never ever ever study for anything and still manage to pass everything with 85-100s (if your area uses that system) by simply paying attention in class...

Yes I know college is going to be different.

Yes I know that my public school district's curriculum may be too cheap and too easy.

And tests? It's just another worksheet that you have to complete for that class. I don't see why people make such a big deal about exams, just the fact that it will be worth more percentage that the normal everyday grade...

i never study... if i make a D or a C then im happy as hell

your probably nervous, in grade 8 they made high school sound like a harsh place and there was to be no seconds chances or nothing but they were totally wrong on that one, i don't study neither and i get about 70-80-90% on tests(except law).

My music teacher once told us:

It is most efficient to have concentrated study for 20 mins then take a break and do whatever for 10mins than get back to concentrated study. But those 20mins have to be absolute concentration = no music, no phone calls, but silence in a room.


Break = check email, eat a piece of bread, browse srf etc. not playing games for 10mins. or doing some other type of concentrated work.

ya I think you're the same as me, we both have a short attention spend, our type of people get bored easily, so its best to study for short bursts of time and take a break.

but most important of all is to have discipline in your study, I think that's what matters most.


edit: typos

I can probably help you.
But I need to know what subject.

haha good job tackling this problem when you still have time.

Try to study in short bursts, because you remember what you memorize in the beginning and end of study time. So if you study for a long 2 or 3 hour period of time, chances are your gonna forget a few stuff in the middle.

That used to happen to me. I've overcome the "fear" by studying with some kids from my school. something thats helped me remember some "terms/vocab/phrases" were by using them on people. ex. if i had to use slut for something, i can remember that word by thinking of my ex-gf.

_Panu_ wrote:That used to happen to me. I've overcome the "fear" by studying with some kids from my school. something thats helped me remember some "terms/vocab/phrases" were by using them on people. ex. if i had to use slut for something, i can remember that word by thinking of my ex-gf.

im not a slut

Burningwolf wrote:

_Panu_ wrote:That used to happen to me. I've overcome the "fear" by studying with some kids from my school. something thats helped me remember some "terms/vocab/phrases" were by using them on people. ex. if i had to use slut for something, i can remember that word by thinking of my ex-gf.

im not a slut

.... shit

Well, I got time so I guess I will give you my personal experience. This comes from a current university student taking Health Science program and about to enter into masters.

Basically, when I was in high school I rarely studied, although I attended to all my classes, so I paid carefull attention to what my teachers said. My average was around 86%, and I only took english + all science courses + math (basically only took the courses that I needed to enter my program in my University).

Once I got to university my habits did not change but my first 5 tests went well, around 85%. However, the next 3 tests I got around 70%. So, I thought that I needed to study and so I did. I studied little by little every day and the next 2 tests, I still ended up around 70's. I still wanted more, so basically I changed the way I studied. I started to do all assignments during the day/afternoon and study ONLY at night. Studying at night was the best thing because I can fully concentrate and it is very quiet. Only downside, is that the next day you might feel tired, but once you do it a couple of times, you will just get use to it; just like me.

Anyways, my advice to you is try different ways of studying. Perhaps, use soft music to help you concentrate, study in groups, make cards with key words or even study at night (best strategy IMO).

Keep this in mind though, study for the sake of it (to get smarter in life) and do not study just to get high marks. If you just study to get high marks, you will quickly forget what you have studied and in later years, you will need that knowledge. I guarantee you that (especially if you planning to go to university --> masters/ph.d/m.sc).

Anyways, have fun studying.