Hi, Dan Dobos here.
When I was in Grade 10 and 11, I spent 2-3 hours a night studying in high school when my friends would be outside or playing video games.
You would think that because of all of the time spent studying, I would be someone who did well at school...
Well, I wasn’t. 😞
Despite spending HOURS every day studying, I’d often score Bs and Cs.
In fact, there was one time in Grade 11 where I handed in an essay and my teacher refused to give me a Grade for it. Instead I got a UG ie 𝘜𝘕𝘎𝘙𝘈𝘋𝘌𝘈𝘉𝘓𝘌 😳
My essay was that bad!
Then one day in Grade 11, it hit me: There’s no point in working really hard if you don’t know what you’re doing or even know if you're spending your time on the wrong things!
So in Grade 12, I decided to approach my school subjects differently...
I found some mentors who systematically helped me develop better study processes.
I finished Grade 12 with an equivalent 4.0 GPA - a far cry from the Bs and Cs I’d been getting in Grade 10 and 11.
I was stoked, my parents couldn’t be happier. I got into a university course I never thought was possible back in Yr 10: Law and Engineering at Melbourne University.
Since then, I’ve gone on to create SpeakToCoach - a coaching company dedicated to helping high school students reach their full potential. 📚