{"id":4304,"date":"2016-11-02T22:19:38","date_gmt":"2016-11-02T22:19:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.winona.edu\/wellness\/5-tips-to-help-boost-your-gpa\/"},"modified":"2022-11-23T17:44:59","modified_gmt":"2022-11-23T17:44:59","slug":"5-tips-to-help-boost-your-gpa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.winona.edu\/wellness\/blog\/5-tips-to-help-boost-your-gpa\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Tips to Help Boost Your GPA"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Students<\/a><\/p>\n

Some days it can be tough to get motivated and stay on top of everyday tasks. Sometimes we fall into old habits of procrastination and laziness.<\/p>\n

But, it\u2019s important to get yourself used to engaging in\u00a0everyday habits during the week\u00a0to stay on top of your work and maintain a high GPA.<\/p>\n

Here are 5 easy tips to do just that:<\/p>\n

1. Take detailed and clear notes.<\/strong><\/p>\n

This has helped more than I can say in classes. I have found that when my notes are messy I am less motivated to study them. So, when I take notes that are organized, colorful and neat, it makes it way easier when studying for upcoming tests.<\/p>\n

2. Study your notes at least a little bit every day.<\/strong><\/p>\n

This one can be hard to get into, but once you do you\u2019ll thank yourself later. On the day of a lecture, make sure to study your notes that night. This will help you take in and memorize the information better. This way you\u2019re not cramming for your test but have already been studying your notes section by section gradually throughout the chapters.<\/p>\n

3. Make a plan.<\/strong><\/p>\n

I have found planning my day by the hours with all the things I need to accomplish makes for a more productive day. Having yourself on a schedule can help you know exactly what you should be doing at what time and push yourself to get your stuff done.<\/p>\n

When I plan my days out like this, I feel motivated to get all I want done and it surprisingly leaves me more time to relax later.<\/p>\n

4. If you don\u2019t know the answer, don\u2019t be afraid ask.<\/strong><\/p>\n

It\u00a0will work in your favor if you don\u2019t wait to\u00a0ask your professor questions you have on class material right away.\u00a0It\u2019s important to know what you\u2019re doing and it\u2019s simple to ask for help.<\/p>\n

Asking one question could be the difference between earning a B or an A. Take advantage of your professors’ office hours!<\/p>\n

5. Eat healthy and sleep well.<\/strong><\/p>\n

I\u2019m sure you have heard more than once to eat healthy and to try to get eight hours of sleep a night. Sometimes this is hard\u00a0to accomplish,\u00a0but if you can try to consistently get the same amount of a sleep a night and try to skip drinking soda and eating junk food certain days,\u00a0it will do wonders for your mental and physical health.<\/p>\n

When you\u2019re in a healthy state, it helps you perform well in school.<\/p>\n

I hope these tips help you boost your GPA here towards the end of the semester and push you to be more organized in your days!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Some days it can be tough to get motivated and stay on top of everyday tasks. Sometimes we fall into old habits of procrastination and laziness. But, it\u2019s important to get yourself used to engaging in\u00a0everyday habits during the week\u00a0to stay on top of your work and maintain a high GPA. Here are 5 easy […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":26,"featured_media":4305,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":true,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[668],"tags":[669,678],"class_list":["post-4304","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-admissions-blog","tag-academics","tag-wellness"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/blogs.winona.edu\/wellness\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/02\/41156957454_92dd887ac9_k.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p7PQJv-17q","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.winona.edu\/wellness\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4304","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.winona.edu\/wellness\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.winona.edu\/wellness\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.winona.edu\/wellness\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/26"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.winona.edu\/wellness\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4304"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.winona.edu\/wellness\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4304\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7715,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.winona.edu\/wellness\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4304\/revisions\/7715"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.winona.edu\/wellness\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4305"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.winona.edu\/wellness\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4304"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.winona.edu\/wellness\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4304"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.winona.edu\/wellness\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4304"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}