“Ugh. I know I did terrible. I’m just not a good test-taker.” I heard one of my friends make these statements as we exited the site of our 3-hour AP Biology exam freshmen year. I remember feeling a mixture of exhaustion, nervousness, and optimism about my performance. But when I Continue Reading
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7 Ways to Prepare for a Successful New Semester
Whether you are about to leave behind summer vacation to start your first semester in the school year or are going into the second one, starting a new semester can be stressful. It is a time of confusion and anxiety for many students, simply because they haven’t prepared well, don’t Continue Reading
Top 10 Time Management Tips for Students
I used to be a great planner. Really. At the age of 5, my mom made little schedules of all the things I had to do (chores, schoolwork, playtime, reading, bathing, napping, etc.) and pinned it to my dresser. I had a very good understanding of the purpose of that Continue Reading
How to Study for Finals: The Ultimate Guide to Acing Your Exams
To many students, studying for exams seems to be such a complicated and overwhelming process. Because of that, some go about it the wrong way and others just don’t bother at all. The two biggest problems I’ve noticed are: 1) not knowing how to study and 2) just not being Continue Reading
21 Simple Ways to Be Healthier in 2021
A person’s life isn’t what happens to them on the outside; it’s not the tragedies, misfortunes, illnesses, or injustices they encounter. Rather, it is their response to all of the above. In 2020, we all learned that there a whole lot of things that we don’t (and can’t) control. But Continue Reading
How to *Actually* Achieve Your New Year’s Resolutions
When it comes to upholding New Year’s resolutions, most of us disappoint ourselves. We run out of motivation, we let negative self-talk get to us, or we procrastinate and ignore the decisions we made. In any kind of goal-setting, most people are fueled and ready to rock at the beginning, Continue Reading
25 Tips You Need to Know Before the New Year
Hello, hello, 2021. Thank you for trotting towards us with utmost lag and deceleration. We all appreciate your mighty efforts. Good bye, 2020. Thank you for branding our collective bodies and hearts with the lifelong physical reminder of your once horrid existence. You will forever be etched in our history Continue Reading
How to Get Your Life Together
The struggle is real. But why have we made it a struggle? Why is almost everyone in the modern world in an internal war trying to get every aspect of their life together? It scares me because the search volume for this phrase is greater than any other topic I’ve Continue Reading
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Students
Being an effective student doesn’t happen overnight, nor does it happen unintentionally. All effective students have a strategy, meaning actions that they do consistently and intentionally. What, then, are these habits that produce highly effective students? Well, before we begin, it’s important to define a few things to clear up Continue Reading
How to Grow Your Relationship With God as a Student and Young Adult
Many young adults are genuinely confused with regards to anything spiritual or metaphysical. Others choose to ignore such topics all together. And still, many others don’t know how to grow their relationship with God. While I believe that such matters must be addressed and analyzed from a person’s youth, it Continue Reading