Most students are aware that post-secondary education poses greater challenges than the more obvious and straightforward ones of excelling academically. Many factors act as barriers that stand in the face of achieving that aim. For example, many college students are living away from their homes and families for the first Continue Reading
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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
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
Top 5 Ways to Motivate Yourself to Study
I really admire people who are consistent in their emotional state. You know those people who are just stable and have one or two emotions that they exude at all times? I specifically admire those people when these emotions are “energetic and motivated”. That said, even the most driven, hard-working, Continue Reading
How to Study Efficiently & Effectively
The most intriguing common factor in high-performing students is their ability to be both efficient and effective. They leave us wondering: how?! How do you understand these topics so well without spending anything near the amount of time that I do?? You might think it’s annoying and discouraging. It leaves Continue Reading
How Can You Stay Motivated Year-round?
“Tomorrow, folks, we will take our 65-multiple-choice-question-and-5-free- response-question final for this class. But, don’t forget, your Unit 9 Pogil is also due tomorrow and your DNA Building Simulation on Monday and a recorded video on your Amino Acid Roles presentation is due Tuesday.” I exited class that Thursday wanting to Continue Reading