Although reaching goals in high school may not seem very important, setting them in high school helps students when they go to college. Two types of goals are known as minor and major. A major goal is long and distant and a short term goal is more simple. High school students set minor goals all the time. Some examples are passing a test, completing a homework assignment early, or even getting a chapter read before eating dinner. These goals may seem small and

even though no one has achieved great success from one assignment or quiz, reaching small goals can add up and help students reach their major goals (Pauk, pg. Six). Examples of major goals are for beginning high school students are getting straight A’s all four years of high school and getting into Harvard. To reach these big goals students must obviously work hard and achieve small goals along the way. They must study hard, do well on assignments, and avoid things that could get in the way of reaching these goals. This takes a great amount of self-discipline. Setting goals is something that is very important to learn how to do in high school that will help students in college.

Managing time is also a determinant in how well a student does in school. Once a student reaches high school level they realize that he or she does not have the large amount of free time they used to have. Sometimes students play sports, which means they must go to school, practice, games, and make time to study. These days, many high school students have part-time jobs as well. The need to manage time well when a student plays sports is similar to a student who works. If a student has had a long night at practice or work, chances are they won’t feel like doing homework or study when they get home. Therefore the student needs to plan a schedule that allows them time before work/practice to finish their assignments. Instead of going home from school and turning on the tv, students should go home, sit at their table or desk, and finish their homework, that way when they return home from work or practice they can feel free to relax, or talk on the phone, or do whatever they feel like doing. If the students wait to do their homework until after work/practice then they run the risk of being too tired when they get home to study well or do a sufficient job on their assignment, or if they do it at all. High school students also tend to have a very active social life, therefore they need to make sure they allow themselves enough time to finish their homework or study for their quiz before or after they hang out with friends. These are all things that students tend to do in college.

High school and college are not as different as people think they are. If students learn to do these things in high school, they will go to college more organized, self-disciplined, and prepared for college. These things will put students in a better position towards being successful in school than if they went to college thinking that what they did in high school has nothing to do with their life now that they are in high school.

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