Academic achievement has always come naturally for me, however, I understand the importance of good study habits and have implemented them in my weaker subjects, such as anatomy and physiology and psychology. By using what I learned throughout my time in Upward Bound about good study habits, I will be able to earn an adequate grade in my Bridge classes. Taking good notes and organizing them properly is the first and most crucial step to achieving a good grade in a difficult class. I surely knew this before entering the program in ninth grade, but the importance of this struck me during an Upward Bound workshop in my early years of the program, where we were shown examples of good notes in every subject. These examples were concise, easy to