text: how come i do so well on my school work but when the school gives me a standardized test don't do so well?   u might be studying too hard. i always do that. i think ill do better if i study hard, but i dont end up doing that. so calm yourself and oh yeah a good thing about studying is to do it at night. youll remember it the day after b/c your brain does better with long term memory than short term memory.try it!