How to Succeed in High School and University

All teenagers can succeed in school if they take a positive attitude toward the rollercoaster of any educational process.

Seek out and take harder courses that will stretch your mind and prepare you for the real world, Christian Milord wrote. Monkey Business Images/Shutterstock

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What are some steps youngsters can take to succeed in secondary school and institutions of higher learning? The most important traits consist of solid study habits and a healthy work ethic. These habits can start to develop as early as elementary school. Despite growing up with limited resources in a family that moved often, I somehow managed to accept the challenge. Moreover, someone upstairs was looking out for me.

How I Did It

I started to develop work habits in junior high school. I helped neighbors with chores, mowed lawns, and cut wood while attending schools in a number of Canadian provinces. As I moved into high school, I continued with part-time jobs. These included cafeteria work, farming, and maintaining coal boilers to heat the dormitories and other buildings at boarding schools in Alberta and Tennessee.