Why is it so hard to get A's?

[KatFUTUREnurse]

I'm trying so hard to get straight A's and it is so hard!! Like as of right now In my first semester of college I have 2 B's and 3 A's but it's not enough.

Just last week in my Organic Chem class, I failed my first quiz with a D+, but ever since then I have been studying so much in that class and it did pay off for me because I got a whooping 100% on my second quiz (Which put me at a B). But it's still not enough. I'm really good at English but I got a B- on my first paper and I just don't see myself getting good grades this semester. I also have an essay due weekly and I keep getting 90/100 on all of them, an then in my Anthropology class I can't seem to get a 100% on all of writing assignments either...

But I admit I spend hours a day on Netflix and it may be compromising my grades but if I don't have Netflix in my life it would just be all about school and nothing else. I mean if I can't have a social life then at least I have Netflix.

So how did you all get good grades and keep them?

[LaBellaVita]

I've been getting straight A's since I started college. It is difficult at times because I do feel that all my free time is spent doing assignments, or studying. However, to me it is well worth it. I may not have time for hours of Netflix, but at the end of the day I feel great about how I am doing academically. And I know all my hard work will pay off. You can do it, you just have to prioritize for now.

[GinaJo]

By the way, how are you in OChem already and it's your 1st semester of college? Just curious. Where I'm at, the first round of Gen Chem is required before getting into OChem (unless you finished that with AP credit in HS which, if that's the case, then this whole thing shouldn't be that big of an issue - except the Netflix!).

In my school we didn't need Gen Chem if we'd taken it in HS. Can go straight to O Chem.