I Study and Study but I Can't Ace Pre-Calculus!?

I have always worked really hard and studied in my geometry and pre-calculus classes, but it never shows on my tests! Oddly enough, I got straight A's in Algebra and Advanced Algebra. I'll study for hours diligently every day and although I struggle with the homework, I ALWAYS eventually figure out the solution (I do the problem, check the answer in the back of the book, and if it's wrong, I try to work toward getting that answer). I've gotten tutors that do help with specific problems but don't really help much in general in the long run. I GET the concept, I DON'T freeze or panic during tests, but still, I always get something like a C+ at best. Why am I still doing worse than everyone else, even though they never study or put real effort into their work? What does everyone else do that I don't?

I Study and Study but I Can't Ace Pre-Calculus!?
dont feel badly about this...because you are not alone. there are tons of people that just cant comprehend some things but excell in others. you just need to relax and realize the more you get yourself worked up about this and stressed out over it, the harder it will be to concure your fears of this stuff and master it. just remember to take it all one small step at a time at your own pace. get a friend or someone to help you..and go really really slow starting from the beginning and working your way up to where your suppost to be now. this is what happens when you are tutored......and it helps alot. just remember to relax and breath and think....because if you get all worked up and stressed out you are not breathing right or thinking straight and therefore you cant even do the simplest of things, much less something that looks foreign to you. good luck, you can do this.....remember, you are not dumb nor stupid.....you just need a little more help is all. its perfectly normal. just remember you can do this.....keep telling yourself until your mind is made up...dont give up on yourself. you can do this....now go after it...youll do fine.
Reply:when I started learning Calculus, I had problems... then I read about calculus in a non-math sense. I started to visualize the equations instead of just reading them...





Lots of concepts are thrown about. We just accept them. But if you can fully understand them, you can progress.





it really helped. Read different books!





I was an "A" student in hs too!
Reply:don't cry