I dont pay hardly any attention in school and manage to get a 3.25 GPA. And no, it isnt a joke school, its a hard school. My college counselor said I had one of the highest IQs in the grade, so if you want to have a decent GPA (3.25) without doing any homework and hardly paying attention, I suggest you get a really high IQ
. Seriously though. I am going into senior year of high school, and am taking some very hard courses to enhance my college application. Basically I would suggest listening in class, not neccesarily writing a lot of stuff down. When I actually listen, I find I remember the material much clearer and much more in depth than just writing it down and memorizing it. And, well, I hate to say it, but homework is where the real applicable learning takes place. Basically just do what they tell you to: listen, organize, prepare, study, do homework, and you should be fine. Best of luck to you and everyone else out there about to embark on yet another year of school!