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I’m homeschooled, so technically no matter what grade I get I will be valedictorian.

This is honestly so inspiring. I’m in my Junior year of high school, and have taken no AP classes and have a 3.1 GPA. I wish so badly that I had found you sooner. So, **If you are in middle school or a freshman in high school, listen to this man!** this advice is incredible and will make your high school journey so much better. Thank you Gohar for helping so many people!

hope y'all found this video helpful! going to try my best to publish more consistently haha

Tip #1: Weighted Vs. Unweighted GPA Tip #2: Make Special Requests - Take as many AP classes as you can Tip #3: Save the Hard APs for Later during your high school career - Make a list of all the AP courses you want to take and save the hardest ones for your senior year Tip #4: Don't compare yourself - Make a list of your strengths and weaknesses and how to improve your performance for these subjects Tip #5: Make a strict after-school routine Tip #6: Optimize your work environment - Declutter your desk - Throw out any garbage - Lay out your supplies Tip #7: Try the Feynman Technique - Identify the concept you want to learn - Pretend to teach the concept. (you can use a mini whiteboard and pretend you're teaching an actual class) - Figure out gaps in your knowledge - Fill in these gaps by going back to your notes and textbooks Tip #8: Use spaced repetition - 7 days, then 5 days, then 3 days, then 1 day before an exam Tip #9: Split everything evenly Tip #10: Ask for help - Use StackExchange and ask questions on forums Tip #11: ALWAYS do the extra credits Thanks for the great tips!

This video came out a few days after I was informed I was graduating as class valedictorian, and I’m amazed at how many things you said are accurate and fall in line with what I did throughout high school. It was my goal since my first year too and I carefully selected which classes to take, knowing who I was going against and to be aware of which teachers graded harshly. 😂

I was valedictorian in my school and I have to say this video covers all my thoughts toward getting a high GPA, especially teaching what you learn to others. I remember I enjoyed making quizzes using google forms for my friends to take, acting like a teacher. This really solidified my learning of the concepts faster than just reading and staring at a textbook ever could. I also highly stress the idea of taking every opportunity to get extra credit. During on of my terms, I was feeling lazy and felt like I didn't have to do extra credit since my grade was already very high. Turns out, I did bad on the term final and my grade dropped a letter grade by a difference of 0.2! I ended up reaching out to the teacher, who is very nice and ended up giving me a second chance to do the extra credit even though it was due like 2 months ago lol.

I don’t know if you’ve mentioned this in any videos prior, but I suggest using the Pomodoro technique when studying. Basically it’s an alarm with a repeating study and break timer. You can adjust both settings, e.g. study for 25 min and break for 5 mins. this cycle repeats, and on some websites, when it hits the 4th loop, you can extend your break.

I’m so glad that I found you at the end of my freshman year of high school. I’ll be more prepared than ever since I’ll be sophomore for the upcoming school year! Thank you for inspiring me Gohar! :)

I’m currently a freshman, but I’ve been watching these videos since 7th grade. Thank you so much for the content you make, it’s so helpful with structuring the path to (hopefully) valedictorian!

GOHAR IS THE FUTURE 🔥🔥

Love this video! Make more of these regarding your study techniques

This is very helpful, I'm going into highschool next year and this gives me ideas on what I need to improve on myself for highschool.

Some solid tips here. Thinking about each of your next steps and long-term strategic thinking is the way to go!

Hey I would love a video like this on your college experience. I'm class of 2023 and getting ready for it so it'd be pretty helpful if you broke down how you studied STEM in college so efficiency. Thanks!

these videos are so usefullll!!! thank you so much

Problem is is that I got a super unfair teacher this year that absolutely destroyed all chances of me getting an A in his class and then on top of that one of our students came from a school that did weight honors classes while we don’t so he kinda got an advantage.

Also I love the videos your helping me a lot in school thank you so much keep it up

I attribute the Feynman technique for my ability to be top of my class. Being able to teach a concept requires a deeper understanding of said concept and it requires you to be able to remember it, which served me well helping fellow students and taking tests.

Awesome vid...thanks for all you do!

Not gonna lie, that tip about a restricting after school schedule could be really helpful to me considering I do extracurriculars and take all honors classes 😅 Lets just say that it's almost 10 rn and I still haven't gotten my homework done

That Feyman Technique does WONDERS!!! I genuinely feel so much more confident since i started using it last year (freshman year). Still waiting for my Junior year rank after sophomore year but last year I ranked 23/998 so I definitely think I could be top 15!

Thanks this was actually my goal this year!

Thank you a lot Gohar! Finally a video that actually helps. Could you plz make a vid on improving English writing skills.

Hey Gohar! Thanks for the tips it would help a lot! I making some shorts for digital applications too that would help us more and these tips would definitely help me because I am in middle school right now. Thanks Gohar!

My school literally used the Feynman technique this whole time and i had no idea. This is how it usually goes: For a history class the teacher would assign a lesson, and then everyone would go home and read the lesson. During the next lesson the teacher would call on random students and have them explain the lesson to them as if they didnt know the lesson. While i was taking individual/one on one classes (because i was behind in school, due to me moving) my teachers would use this technique, and it helped me catch up to my classmates really quickly

I think one thing you should’ve mentioned during tip 8 is the Leitner system, you talked about it in one of your shorts

Hey there gohar , since Understanding the concepts to following productivity tips to emerging as a top student , i have participated in competitions and balanced them with my academics and have started my own news club at school . I am thankful to you for the videos you shared which inspired me to work hard and smart

I was valedictorian when I graduated from my middle school, now I hope to get valedictorian again in high school. I believe you should take as much ap clases you can, but choose wisely. I recommend you choose the ones that can help you get into the college you want. My friend took many ap clases and was valedictorian, but when she applied for college some of her ap clases were rejected. This is just a recommendation.

Thank you for all the extra hours and extra effort you had to put on for getting this job done. I appreciate every bit of your effort.Thank you for pulling this off so remotely.

Love your vids :) keep working hard

Thanks for these tips I'm going to use this

i always used the Feynman Process ever since i was a kid, because it was a simple trick to easily understand whatever concept i was learning.

I am I am I love the consistency and hardwork of this channel , Despite the stat examination being so tough I aced mine with a perfect Sat score of 1600 . it took a real ton of hardwork .

This was very useful video even though I'm only in grade 9 I'm still trying to use your methods for grades and its seems to be working since my grade has slightly increase thanks Gohar😊

I love your vids! They help sooo much. When I first stumbled across your videos I was like: oh jeez I’m gonna be in high school soon so better listen to this smarty. Especially if I wanna be a biomedical software engineer that wants to go to UPENN

This is so helpful thanks. 😊

The crazy thing in my school is that you can take as many AP's you want and no one will care, as long as you have the prerequisites and the capacity to handle those classes. Because of this some people next year are taking 7 APs as a sophomore. I am taking 6 as I also aspire to be valedictorian, but the outrageous competition at my school paired with these loopholes make it very hard to do so.

My school, Singapore American School allows you to take a max of 7 APs across high school. And my school is incredibly competitive. Being an international American school in Asia,around 4-5 people have a 4.5 unweighted GPA (in my school that’s the max unweighted) per grade

Thanks for sharing this

I just kinda did my work on time and ended up being valedictorian. Not really hyped about making the speech for next month though because I wasn't very involved in my school, kind of just focused on work and college courses

hey gohar, can u have a separate video on how to use chatgpt correctly? i would really appreciate it! ps. i really love your content, its helping me a lot in school

I realize a lot of these high school advice videos say in addition to many things I already know "be confident and stive for quality" wether that be in your work, in your friendships, in your classes, be confident, kind, and never settle if you're going into high school like me or you're just anyone that's my advice. Because it takes confidence and discipline to actually strive for what you want. -wait did I just write a paragraph of my future valedictorian speech if I ever get blessed to go that far?

Damn the editing is too notch! Also we like seeing your face in the videos! Makes it sound less robot-y

I love your videos so much. I'm a freshman in highschool myself and im struggling in studying and grades your videos really motivated me to focus more and achieve my goals.

I'm so excited for this videooo

Thank you so much this really helped me

brother Love your videos Good Editing Keep Going

Ty! It was helpful!

This channel is amazing. You see, I am in 6th grade and I might not need all of this info, but this is such a good channel for studying/learning new concepts. Thank you so much for what you do Gohar Khan. Thank you so much!

Can you create a video on how to make your summer productivity so that you are ahead of everyone else in the beginning of the school year?

thank you for this informative video

I'm from Australia and your vids motivated me. I got the highest grade for my history and geography exam.

I respect anyone who's aiming for valedictorian, but I also wanted to point out that from hearing all of this, I personally think that it's too much work for not a lot of payoff. It's an amazing feat, of course, and it looks good for college as well, but the amount of work and, more importantly, stress and anxiety, that comes with taking all these AP classes can be super detrimental to your mental health. However, these tips are really helpful even if you just generally want to keep a good GPA and gain good work ethic/study skills as well! Great video, thanks for making it!

I love these videos, also would love to see a video on chatgpt

I’ve always found the idea of being valedictorian so amazing and inspiring. I’m not sure if it’s too late for me, since I’m already halfway through my sophomore year (AND in a Catholic school), but either way, I can still use this information to help out my grades. Thank you

This helps so much my gpa got a huge boost from 2.6 to 3.5 this helps so much and I finally know my potential thanks man.

Can you make a video of all the school supplies you should get

Hey Gohar great video! Can you make a video on extracurriculars and college essays for ivy leagues?

Hey Gohar, now that you've graduated, what do you do as a career? Have your degrees at ivy league schools helped at all?

I can't believe how you are so good at studying AND an awesome KZfaqr

Thank you... I mean im pretty young right now and i do feel like this is very valuable advice for me to reach my full potential

Due to my medical needs, my school only offers me core classes. I self study approximately 6 APs a year extremely successfully, but it’s extremely disheartening knowing I have no chance for valedictorian :(

I realized I used the Feynman Technique without knowing lol. I also love it as well it helped me study for state testing and I noticed my scores improve. It got me through middle school so I HIGHLY recommend it and hope it helps you like it did me!

im in 7th grade and thats my goal for highschool. Can you make a video about tips for middle schoolers going into highschool?

Thank you. God bless everyone ❤

you can never find something more useful that this on youtube this guy's a living legend

I’m only about to enter 8th grade but I will try to keep these tips on the top of my mind. The thing is that I’ve never studies for a test in my life and it would be great if you gave me some tips to do so.

great editing

Hey Gohar! I’m a huge fan of your videos (who would not be) and I’m just asking is it possible to do a video about schools in the UK (high school) to enhance my knowledge? If not that’s totally fine, thanks for your time people :)

i may be going to choate soon, so im definitely saving this… that school looks tough

Yes!!!! Please make a separate video on ChatGPT.

It kinda sucks being in a smaller town because my school only has two AP classes, both of which can only be taken during junior year. There are definitely some schools that have no AP classes as well.

As someone who said to everyone on my last day of middle school that I will be valedictorian, this is very helpful.

Please make a video on chatgpt, I would like to use it but I'm afraid I will use it as a advantage and use it for everything I do for classes, and I don't want to be lazy or rely on it for everything, especially since I will need the knowledge for final exams.

Great video! but i seriously want to know what you did or what the most successful things to do over summer break

I really love to follow these tips. But I also get easily tired after the day and get brain fogginess during class hour. I got low grades straight in my High School semesters. I hope if there's any advice about my situation.

As a current senior, I wish I found this earlier. I know I left so much on the table in high school. Our school does use weighted gpa, and we cannot take AP’s freshmen year and only one sophomore year. I had a good freshmen year(could have been better) but I took a standard class. If I had used your tips I probably would have been among the top 10-20 in a very competitive high school *maybe even top 5*

I’m currently a week of starting eighth grade. I’ve been taking notes of every single one of your shorts and TikToks for my high school year. Is there any tips for my eight grade year?

Gohar can you please do a College version ?

CG 🎉🎉🎉🎉

Please make that ChatGPT video. Thank you SO MUCH for this video, things like this are what motivate me to do amazing and study

Hey Gohar, I have a question. My school only allows us to take three separate subjects from grade ten onwards. How do I know which ones would be the best to take. I don't live in the United States of America so my school doesnt use any GPA. At the end of the year we have awards day where they award the person who comes out first with a scholarship. I really want the scholarship. Do you have any tips on how i can achieve that?

we can take 1 ap class freshman, but i didnt end up taking it because i didnt want to be stressed first year. Now im going into freshman year and im taking AP Psych and AP World history, along with 3 honors classes. GPA for my school: A in Regular/on level classes: 4.0 A in Honors classes: 4.5 A in AP classes: 5.0 And its all averaged together, m school also doesnt do A- or A+, all A's are just A's.

All you need to do to become dux at my school is get the top exam grade (IB or NCEA) Even though this wasn't helpful for me, I still watched the entire thing because I found it interesting and engaging Good job Gohar

for shedding light to what wasn't cleared at first

Gohar, could you make a video in-depth about Chat GPT. Also a video about online school vs in person

I am so glad you are sharing this because many high schoolers do not know this stuff before it's too late. In my freshman year, I was fighting for those A's but I got a B in English ACC. In my sophomore year, I got a B in English II ACC 🥲. However, in my Junior and Senior year (the only times I did not have English except DC Comp which I loved a lot and challenged me greatly with all those papers I had to write) I got all A's by taking more challenging courses, especially in math because I love it, and balancing my soccer and club counseling duties. I was ultimately 3rd sadly probably from the two B's but I learned so much about strategizing my courses and getting the job done. Even if you do not get valedictorian or salutatorian, it is vital to learn as much as possible during your *last few years of mercy* before going into the real world. For example, I was already researching college admissions and scholarships in June so I can maximize my chances and scholarship money. Sure you can look to become top 10 in your class but it is not guaranteed to solve all your problems. You have to think ahead. I am glad I decided to apply early and do my research because I am basically going to a university for free while being in their top programs as an undergrad. In the past being val or salutatorian could give you a full ride like what my uncle had but today it ranges from nothing to 2,000 a year. It's important to do in school but it's also important to be ready for the outside world. Good luck to all the high school students!

Thanks Gohar for this amazing and useful video.I would also like to know how we can use the chatGPT to get high grades in school.

Nice vid!

Thanks to your videos im graduating top of my class and going to an awesome uni.😊😢

We actually need a video on chat cpt explanation.

Hi @Gohar Khan! I will be in 11th grade this coming year (class of 2025). I currently have a 3.9 uw gpa and 4.1 weighted gpa (because I screwed up and get a c in one semester in 8th grade 😭). I did not get a chance to take aps these past few years because of my counselor screwing up my classes, but I did sign up for 5 5.0 classes such as aps and dcs (dual credit), an honors class, and a regular class (bc i was forced to for some reason 🙄)for 11th grade and i took 7 honors in 9th and 10th grade combine. My grades (except that one semester in one hs credit class back in 8th grade) are pretty solid, around 97 average. Since my school is a new school, my class only has around 400 people. The last time I checked my class rank, i was top 9 in my class. I also planned to take 6 or 7 5.0 classes in 12th grade to bump up my gpa. Ik there are 5 smart people in my class and im afraid they will have higher grades and better classes than me. Based on these information alone, do you think I will have a chance to be valedictorian in my class for hs? If not, what do you think I can do better from now? Thank you!(Im literally shaking while typing this whole paragraph)

Thank you so much

Love your video n visuals. What software do you use for your videos?

Notes (rising ninth grader) Tip 1: Unweighted vs Weighted GPA - go for hardest classes possible, make best grade possible Tip 2: Make Special Requests - try to get more AP classes, especially ones thst you’re not allowed to take at your grade level Tip 3: Take harder APs later in high school (sponsor segment) Tip 4: Don’t compare yourself -find your weakest subjects -find strengths and weaknesses (eg: overthinking, reading, algebra) Tip 5: make a strict after school routine -limit leisure with phone timers Tip 6: Feynman Technique -identify concept -pretend to teach concept to a child or beginner -go all out! try using mini whiteboard or even teach an actual child or whatever -figure out gaps in knowledge -fill in gaps w/ notes or material Tip 7: Spaced Repetition -review things every day or two. Tip 8: split everything evenly. never procrastinate Tip 9: constantly ask for help/questions -stack exchange or reddit. or chat gpt! make sure it explains steps. Tip 10: ALWAYS do the extra credit. ALWAYS!! That’ll make you valedictorian

Once, I saw ChatGPT make up a report without being asked to or saying that it was fake. You should only use it as a last resort for questions.

After seeing your channel for the first time five years after graduating high school, I knew I messed up by taking no AP classes and striving for the minimum in freshman and sophomore year. I was an honors student but my schools didn't offer enough classes within my reach. The state of New York hated students like me who had anxiety disorder. Yes I was top of my tenth grade class but all other students at that school were failing. My mission now is to start a private school (prek to postdoc) for people like me who can't handle stress like hw or pass/fail. Im currently in my fifth year at an unaccredited higher ed institution because no accredited school is going to waive the requirements that are to stressful for people like me. Also there was one exam I took that was more difficult than anything Gohar ever did (English Regents) and it belongs in postgraduate school

ChatGPT video and what to do with regular credits (such as marching band and french I regular)

I used the Feynman technique to help me better understand the rest of the tips.