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How do people who mess around and hardly study at school get such good grades?

throughout 5 years of education ive seen that most kids who hardly do any work in class or in their free periods and mess around, get such good grades.

how do you people do it?

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GCSE's are piss.

They probably study in their bedrooms, dude.

Reply 3

FinalFlash

Real study is done at home.

Reply 4

therealOG

They study a lot at home.

Reply 5

ebam_uk

Some people probs mess around socially but work hard when not in social situations!

Reply 6

Delaney

They're intelligent and know it.

Reply 7

username549578

GCSEs were simple. I hardly revised for them and got great grades. Then I started A-levels and thought I could get away with doing the same thing... boy was I wrong! :frown:

Study hard kids!

Reply 8

Mick Travis

Because they're clever.Ii know that sounds annoying but remember that all the hard work you are doing will mean you can adapt easily to the world of work. Those who breeze through school without working will find getting a job a real culture shock.

Reply 9

ArcaneAnna

Original post by High VOLTAGE

throughout 5 years of education ive seen that most kids who hardly do any work in class or in their free periods and mess around, get such good grades.

how do you people do it?

GCSE's were piss.
A-levels a tad harder.
Uni much harder.

How do we do it? - By good ORGANISATION - hence there is enough time to do both. Study and play.

Reply 10

kerily

Because we're fantastic :awesome:

It's actually that we work at home. At my school, nobody works in the lessons, so I may as well join in with chatting and having fun in the few lessons I attend, because it's not like I'm going to get anything done anyway. I just teach myself my subjects where it's quiet and free of distractions - away from other people.

Reply 11

Mr Inquisitive

Original post by FinalFlash

Real study is done at home.

Essentially, this.

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Genetics.

Original post by Lewroll

GCSEs were simple. I hardly revised for them and got great grades. Then I started A-levels and thought I could get away with doing the same thing... boy was I wrong! :frown:

Study hard kids!

Ditto.
First exam
*opens up first page*
WHAT THE **** IS THIS CRAP!
*everybody in the exam halls starts to stare*
AWKWARD.

Reply 14

Blackspur

Some of them will work hard at home. The rest will be bright enough that just being in the lesson is enough for them to pick up everything they need to know.

Reply 15

username129099

I think for GCSE's you can pretty much do it just by being there. Any further than that, then they study at home, or just revise hard before exams.

Reply 16

username549578

Original post by SAK.A

Ditto.
First exam
*opens up first page*
WHAT THE **** IS THIS CRAP!
*everybody in the exam halls starts to stare*
AWKWARD.

That actually made me lol :biggrin:

Have some rep (when I get some)
p.s. Did that really happen? Please say yes :biggrin:

Reply 17

peanutbutterlove

You don't really need to work in class, or super hard at home either. I find that if you are generally focused in class, and have the ability to take things in, in that environment then you're good to go.

Reply 18

aspiringwhatever

Well I guess they have a natural intelligence and a photographic memory, like me :biggrin:

Reply 19

amizzle91

Some people just naturally pick things up easier than others and don't need to revise... lucky them!

Others are secret hardcore at home studiers :p:

I did find that those who did really well at GCSE tended to come unstuck at A-Level, and I know I found the transition in workload and difficulty quite hard.