positive attitude from day one!
Many students defeat themselves in school by thinking I hate my classes. Im going to flunk. Whats the point ? I cant stand my professors ; they cant stand me. May be if I just sit in the back all semester and hope no one notices me. Dos that sound like anything youve thought of in the past? If so, then you probably have developed something known as a Losing attitude and its getting in your way.
What can you do about it?
Use the early advantages you have at the very beginning of the semester. Unless your on your departments shit list , you and ever one else start the new class on the same footing.
On the 1st day of school your professors have no idea that your no Einstein , the trick is DONT LET THEM FIND OUT ! try to keep them in the dark for as long as you can (buy your self time).
Your instructors , superiors or who ever the hell it is that gets paid good money to put you throw an aggravating , gratifying semester of quizzes and exams , form impressions of you from things other than the nut cracking tests they make you take , or home work they make you hand in and papers.
If you drag your self to class like the leaving dead , or a wounded animal , or mumble responses , like your not sure what to say , then they sure will form an impression that have little to do with your actual abilities.
The solution is simple LOOK ALIVE , be prepared , hell if your not then just pretend that you are , smile , chin up (even if your thinking I look like a bloody idiot) , try to site where the wankers (teachers) can see you , the most important thing you should establish is to trust in your self
heh that’s so true really
I always go to class with a smile even though I just had a shitty day yesterday or I don’t even feel like going to classes. But to study with a good attitude, it needs some effort. However, it’s really worth it and with a good attitude, anything is possible, I’d say 
Good advice
I find that BSing your teachers works 99% of the time provided you’ve got a postive attitude to go along with the BS otherwise they’ll be on to you. Love the Alucard sketch … hopefully you’ll know what Hellsing is and haven’t just stolen the pic of the net ‘cuz it looked "cool". Take care, Laters!