Your responsibilities as a college student are countless. Therefore, managing your time effectively and efficiently becomes paramount to your academic success and longevity. Time management is an important skill to acquire for the busy college students because without it, one would need to sacrifice many things vital to human flourishing Continue Reading
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How to Become a Top 1% Student
What does it mean to be a top 1% student? Statistically speaking, being in the top 1% of your class means earning a higher grade point average than the remaining 99%. Culturally, a top student typically refers to someone who is an academic and extra-curricular all-star. Either way you choose Continue Reading
Top 10 Self-Development Books for University Undergraduates
It’s very tempting to go through higher education (college or university) and think you are mentally growing just because you are learning a lot in your school courses. In truth, my experience has been that university takes an emotional, mental, and sometimes quite a physical toll unlike anything else I’ve Continue Reading
Top 50 Media Outlets for Personal Development
The search for high-quality, entertaining content is an arduous one. The information we consume is important and must be chosen carefully and wisely because it essentially shapes who we are. What you choose to surround yourself with, physically and mentally, defines you. Therefore, it is of utmost importance to select Continue Reading
How to Take Better Notes: The Top 4 Note-taking Systems
In middle school, the tests were so easy that I didn’t even need notes. It would suffice to listen to the teacher in class at least once every week. The questions for every subject were so straightforward and required basic levels of common sense. Fast forward to AP Biology freshman Continue Reading
How to Make the Most Out of Summer | Summer Prep
When the final bell of the school year rings around mid-June, I always feel a newfound vivacity sprouting from deep within my soul. FINALLY. I could go do what I want to do now. Freedom at last. It’s not that I hate school. It’s that summer finally offers me an Continue Reading
7 Tips to Eliminate Test Anxiety
“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
How to Wake Up Early (Without Feeling Tired)
So, what’s really the secret to waking up early? If I can be 100% transparent right now and save you whatever time it takes to read this article, the answer would simply be: to go to bed early. But, it’s not really that easy to tell anyone, including yourself, to 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
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