In honor of students heading back to school, here are a few past posts to get you off to a good start:
How to achieve your goals in school this year
Become more impressive by doing less
Five things you can start doing tomorrow that will get you better grades
Back-to-school resolution suggestions for students
And two books to help you be successful this year:
1. Cal Newport wrote How to Become a Straight-A Student: The Unconventional Strategies Real College Students Use to Score High While Studying Less for college students, but almost everything—how to take notes, how to study, how to take a test—is just as applicable for high school students. If you need to improve your study skills, this is the best book I’ve found on the subject.
2. If you like the advice on this blog, my book If the U Fits: Expert Advice on Finding the Right College and Getting Accepted walks you through every element of the college admissions process, from classes and testing to applications, essays, and interviews.