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Originally Posted by Miswimmy1
You are not alone. This was exactly me. I got to 9th grade and my life fell apart. In high school, you have more independence but higher expectations, too. Honestly - you need to just experiment what works for you: what motivates you? What time of the day do you get the most work done and are the most focused? What subjects do you need to spend more time on? What type of learner are you - visual, kinesthetic, auditory, etc.? You basically need to just try different ways of learning material - are you a note taker? Do you like to make flashcards? Do you like to make web diagrams to connect concepts? Do you like to listen to audiobooks (if you need to read a book for an English class)? Are you a person who likes to highlight or annotate? Sticky notes? Colored pens? It's all a matter of figuring out what works best.
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Audiobooks are a great idea. Check your uni and local public library for your titles that are free audiobooks for check out. You can save some serious money that way. Make sure to mention if you want MP3s too. Our local public library has a service where you can checkout for free audio files to play on MP3 devices or smartphones. Just make sure to check if the recording if abridged. You never want abridged because that is more like the edited and condensed highlights of a long book. That could trip you up on an exam. It should list on the case. When it doubt ask the librarians, they can check in the computer library record for you. Publishing seems to be moving away from the abridged format. Still if you are looking for classics though you might run into it.