Selecting Your Courses Recommending classes for college success Part 1

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The academic rigor of your high school courses is an important factor in the college admission process. College admission officers see your high school course schedule as a blueprint of your education. They’re looking for a solid foundation of learning that you can build on in college.

To create that foundation, take at least five solid academic classes every semester. Start with the basics and then move on to advanced courses. Challenging yourself is the part of what makes school fun; but you need a firm grasp of the fundamentals before going on to more advanced work.

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7 Habits of Highly Successful Teens

Habit 3: Put First Things First

Habit three is about Will and Will Not power. This habit helps teens prioritize and manage their time so that they focus on and complete the most important things in their lives. Putting first things first also means learning to overcome fears and being strong during difficult times. It’s living life according to what matters most. Putting first things deals with things that are:

Important or not important, urgent or not urgent. Let’s look at the four quadrants of time management.

Quadrant 1: Things that are important and urgent

Quadrant 2: Things that are important but not urgent

Quadrant 3: Things that are not important but are urgent

Quadrant 4: Things that are not important and not important and not urgent

1.  Important & Urgent	2.  Important but not Urgent
3.  Not important but are urgent	4.  Not important and not urgent

Quadrant 2 is the ideal place to spend our time, doing things that are important but are not urgent. Here’s where priorities come into play. The results for living Quadrant 2 are:

1.  Control of your life

2.   Balance

3.   High Performance

So, in what quadrant are you spending most of your time? The key is to shift as much as possible into Quadrant 2 and this is accomplished by planning. Spend more time planning and incorporating the most important things first, things that matter most. Keep your eyes on the prize and reach for it.

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