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Do you know where you want to be a year from now? 3 years from now? Or is your mind blank? If you do know you are developing good habits to get far in your life. All it takes is a little time. Just working on these tiny steps now will help you all your life.

If you are just starting middle school here is some advice from other middle schoolers media type="custom" key="26113648"

Step 1. Be Organized. How many times have you seen a student who doesn't have paper or a pencil or forgets their assignments? Step 2: Be nice. Work hard. Step 3: Track your Grape Point Average (GPA) now. Middle school is different than most elementary schools because you start getting grades. You need to begin tracking your GPA ( online grade calculator ) now. By high school your GPA will determine what colleges you can get into. media type="custom" key="26171386" Step 4. Track your academic progress on state and school tests (such as NWEA) along with class grades. If you are following Step 2 Step 3 will be easy
 * Use a planner to keep track of all your commitments at home and school
 * If I learn these skills my life will get better
 * Did you know that these test scores determine if you get support or elective classes in middle and high school?.
 * If you don't try your best don't complain about being in a support class

You can get your grades up by attending your school library therefore you will have a quiet place to work and you can ask for help. You can also get your grades up by doing extra credit work. There are many ways to be a step ahead. One way to be a step ahead is by learning math earlier. You could always write your homework in your planner so you could remember what to do. You should also make sure that your grades are high enough to make it to college prep classes.

There are many ways that you can be a step ahead. In fact here are a lot of ways to be a step ahead. It's not hard to be a step ahead,it's very easy as long as you know what you're doing.

If you're new to middle school then you will need a middle school survival guide.

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