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How to overcome academic stress by implementing time management

Farah Aaryanna

Aug 29, 20213 min read

How to overcome academic stress by implementing time management

During the school year, there are many weeks where we find ourselves overburdened with schoolwork, therefore leading us to feel overly...

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Geethika Nandigam

Aug 16, 20213 min read

Active Recall & How To Do It

Growing up our teachers and parents have imparted learning techniques to us, said to be the most effective, such as re-reading, note...

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Making Aesthetic Presentations, Brochures, and Posters

Yara Orfali

Aug 9, 20213 min read

Making Aesthetic Presentations, Brochures, and Posters

Are you tired of using the same Google Slides templates over and over again for all of your presentations?

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jv29012

Aug 2, 20214 min read

How to Manage Academic Stress

The past year has been a crazy time for all of us with the pandemic arising, schools being shut down, thousands dying, then returning...

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How to Stop Getting Distracted During Virtual Lessons

ggiseleh

Jun 7, 20213 min read

How to Stop Getting Distracted During Virtual Lessons

Virtual classes are now necessary for many due to COVID-19 in order to maintain their own or other family members’ wellbeing. However, it...

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liannah

May 10, 20214 min read

How To Survive High School

As a high school senior, my final year is coming to an end, so I wanted to share some tips with future or current high school students on...

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Rida Z

May 3, 20214 min read

How to Prepare for Oral Presentations

No matter what courses you take, oral presentations will be an important part of your high school career because they help you develop...

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rullsamrit

Apr 19, 20212 min read

How To Be Academically Organized

Being organized for school can be a challenge if you manage multiple classes, a job, or extracurriculars. Below, you will find ways to be...

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"How To Stop Being A Procrastinator, The Perfect Guide"

Tvesa Shah

Apr 12, 20213 min read

"How To Stop Being A Procrastinator, The Perfect Guide"

Are you a professional procrastinator? If you answered yes, don’t worry, because you are not alone! Almost everyone, including me,...

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How To Show Quality Over Quantity In Your Schoolwork

amritaseeram1

Apr 5, 20213 min read

How To Show Quality Over Quantity In Your Schoolwork

Have you ever decided to sacrifice your sleep to stay up and make sure that your schoolwork is perfectly completed? Is using more of your...

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Nyla Nasir

Mar 22, 20213 min read

Tips For A Good Nights Sleep

As the stress of balancing school, extracurriculars, and a social life piles up, something as simple, but important, as sleep becomes...

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Ilhem Ghanem

Mar 17, 20214 min read

How to Invest in Yourself

Have you ever heard of the term “invest in yourself’’ but never understood what it meant? Investing in yourself can be a broad term that...

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How I Got Better Grades by Studying Less

Nyla Nasir

Feb 22, 20213 min read

How I Got Better Grades by Studying Less

During elementary school, I didn’t have to study most of the time to get high grades, and if I did, my study method was horrible. I would...

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How to Balance Your Extracurriculars and Your School Life

mahishukla

Feb 9, 20213 min read

How to Balance Your Extracurriculars and Your School Life

Balancing school and extracurriculars is hard; it took a while before I learned some tricks to manage my time between the two, and I am...

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How to Effectively Manage a Heavy Workload

Tia Ketsan

Dec 21, 20202 min read

How to Effectively Manage a Heavy Workload

Since the start of online school, students have been placed under more stress than usual. In school, we have friends and teachers to ask...

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How to Manage and Succeed in Multiple AP Classes

Tia Ketsan

Dec 8, 20203 min read

How to Manage and Succeed in Multiple AP Classes

As a student, I understand the competitiveness to get into a post-secondary school. Students have to push themselves to the limit because...

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Ally Chan

Nov 30, 20204 min read

How I Increased My Math Mark By 20%

For many students, including myself, math is a dreaded subject. During my time as a pre-IB (International Baccalaureate) student, it was...

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Disha Talaulikar

Nov 23, 20202 min read

How to Practise Self-Love as Students

Self-love appears to be self-explanatory but as students, we often fail to incorporate this in our lives. As a student myself, I know how...

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The Ultimate Guide to Acing Classes You Don’t Enjoy

sabrihaamin1

Sep 28, 20204 min read

The Ultimate Guide to Acing Classes You Don’t Enjoy

Have you ever sat in a class where it seems as if time never passes? It seems as though whenever you try to concentrate, you just drift...

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How to Better Focus and Prevent Distractions While Studying

nathaniabaptista

Sep 21, 20203 min read

How to Better Focus and Prevent Distractions While Studying

Living in the 21st century with technology at its best and changes taking place everyday, means that the number of distractions has also...

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