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rullsamrit

Feb 15, 20212 min read

Tips to Destress For Exams and Tests

Taking a test can be very stressful as the test can determine your final mark or affect your overall average. Tests can cause you to feel...

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Why having a broad vocabulary matters & tips on how you can improve yours

zainabmajid05

Jan 25, 20213 min read

Why having a broad vocabulary matters & tips on how you can improve yours

No matter how old I get, I will never stop writing, whether it be in the form of an essay, story, or persuasive prompt. As I got older, I...

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Planning for Success: Physical and Digital Planners

wangmelinda9

Jan 11, 20214 min read

Planning for Success: Physical and Digital Planners

What does planning mean to each one of us? It generally means to organize and plan out dates, events, habits, etc. It is not too late to...

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Strategies You Could Use to Boost Your Math Marks

Tanya

Jan 4, 20213 min read

Strategies You Could Use to Boost Your Math Marks

Many students feel that being good at Math is an inborn skill; however, the truth is that anyone can thrive at Math. All you need are the...

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6 Tips and Tricks On How to Better Understand Math

jacqueline chan

Dec 28, 20203 min read

6 Tips and Tricks On How to Better Understand Math

Math tends to be quite a difficult subject to understand for many people due to the confusing combination of numbers/words/symbols and...

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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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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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liannah

Sep 14, 20203 min read

Student’s Enemy: Procrastination

Every single time that we students have an upcoming project, assignment, or test, we always have a choice whether or not to do it early...

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revasingh2904

Sep 11, 20204 min read

How to Study Smarter

With school just around the corner, you might be dreading the long nights before a test trying to cram in as much information as you can....

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My Experience With Online Learning (Overseas Edition)

Zane Johnson

Sep 9, 20203 min read

My Experience With Online Learning (Overseas Edition)

When I was around ten years old, my dad got a new job that required us to move from Texas to Saudi Arabia. The first two years there were...

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Prantika Saha

Sep 7, 20207 min read

A Beginner's Guide To Essay Writing

Essays are almost a guarantee in high school. You will most likely have to write one every year, unless, perhaps, a pandemic suddenly...

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How To Protect Mental Health During Remote Learning

Hailey Cooper

Sep 4, 20203 min read

How To Protect Mental Health During Remote Learning

One of the perks that came with physically attending school that students used to take for granted, was the ability to interact with...

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How to Utilize Resources to Better Your Academics

Daffny Cardoso

Sep 2, 20203 min read

How to Utilize Resources to Better Your Academics

Have you ever worried about how to obtain enough community service hours or how to organize your time wisely or even about where to start...

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aananditasharma13

Aug 28, 20204 min read

Tips on time management

Time management plays a vital role in mankind. In our daily life, we get only twenty-four hours in a day, therefore, we cannot do...

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5 Secrets to Studying Effectively at Home During the Pandemic

Tanya

Aug 27, 20204 min read

5 Secrets to Studying Effectively at Home During the Pandemic

How do you study well while stuck at home?

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liannah

Aug 16, 20203 min read

Tips On Being A Productive Student

Being productive has a lot of definitions although most of us think that means finishing work or finishing the tasks. Especially now,...

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gabriellarignacio0

Aug 15, 20203 min read

How to Use Planners Successfully

For many students, being organized can be hard to control.

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