Back to School
I’m sorry for being so inactive, I was on summer break :D. School starts in 3 weeks and I’m so not ready, I’m going to year 11 and my GCSEs are in a year. Yes, it’s stressful. Today I thought I’d list some common mistakes almost every student does before the first day (I’m guilty of almost all of these lol), and how to avoid them. I found these hacks on youtube and pinterest, and came up with some myself over the last few years.
Overloading yourself with too much work.
Yes, I know, it’s the first day of school and you feel very productive. I always do this. I buy new textbooks and folders, and can’t wait to use them. Or I download a productivity app for the first time and can’t wait for my to do list to overflow. If this is you, then try to avoid this. As exciting as it is, if you add too many things to your to do list, you’re gonna feel so overwhelmed, which will really put off your mood. Your productive mood will die down, and you’re not gonna show any interest in your homework for the next 2 weeks. So only add the essentials to your to do list, the list will get bigger (when you wouldn’t want it to :p)
Don’t rush with buying school supplies.
You might be thinking “The only thing I look forward to in back to school season is buying school supplies!” Same. But here’s what might happen. You’re gonna show up on the first day of school with so many cute and aesthetic notebooks, an awesome pencil case, and all the stationery that you could possibly get, only for the teacher to say that you didn’t need any of that for the first day (which kinda sucks). Or your teacher will give you a set of books to buy, which means you’ll have to go to the store again. This always used to happen to me. So keep the school supplies shopping for the 2nd or the 3rd day, so that you don’t end up wasting money on stuff you wouldn’t need.
Always be prepared.
First impression matters a lot. And when I say a lot I mean A LOT. You could either be the teacher’s most or least favourite student, and you don’t want to be the latter do you? Don’t forget to bring your folder/book, always listen in class, DON’T talk to your friends in class (I know, you’re seeing them after a loooong time, or you might say “They started talking to me and it would be rude not to reply”, or I might seem uncool if I don’t act rebellious or if I do my homework). Trust me, you’re not going to remember what that person said, but you are going to remember your grades in the long term. Labelling in school is very common. Although studying a lot and not spending time with friends might make you seem “uncool”, you’re not going to remember it. On results day, you would see that all your hardwork would have paid off, which would make you feel so happy and proud of yourself.
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