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What to do in High School to Prepare for University

Getting to finish high school, move out of home, and start to study for a...

7 Things to Remember Before Results Are Out

NCEA results come out tomorrow.  Whether you’re actively dreading it or...

Timetabling Options for the Busy Student

With mock exams right around the corner, and NCEA externals following soon...

Types of Learners Don’t Exist

Have you ever seen a really good diagram in class, and it just made so much...

The Study Method You’re Forgetting: Retrieval Methods

Retrieval methods refer to the ability to access information from your noggin...

Dealing with Exam Anxiety

You’re not weird if you often find yourself feeling particularly anxious...

How to Analyse NCEA Poetry in 6 Steps

If you’re doing English, there’s a 100% chance you’ll be asked to...

Neuroplasticity

What is neuroplasticity, and why should we care? If you’ve just hopped onto...

Why Learning Should Be Hard

We’ve all felt the pain of struggling through maths problem after maths...

Navigating Life After High School

So you’ve made it to your final year of high school. Amidst the final sports...

Why Failure is Okay

Failure’s often seen as a bad thing, but sometimes it can actually be good. We share how you can turn failure into success.

How To Make (Good) Goals for 2020

Goal-making is a notoriously common task you’re asked to do at the beginning...

Has Your Motivation Hit a Wall? Here’s How To Push Through

Do you find yourself going to the library only to waste your day staring at a...

How To Analyse NCEA Film in 6 Steps

You’re gonna be asked to analyse The Truman Show at least once in...

The Never-ending Capacity of the Brain

The human brain is a mysterious beast. To some students, it’s a vital organ...

Understanding Science Subjects

It’s no secret that science - be it chemistry, physics, or biology - is a...

What to do in High School to Prepare for University

Getting to finish high school, move out of home, and start to study for a...

Why Learning Should Be Hard

We’ve all felt the pain of struggling through maths problem after maths...

What To Do When Your Goals Aren’t Going To Plan

We all know that sinking feeling you get when you realise that you aren’t...

How To Plan an Internal

We don't think we're being dramatic when we say internals are the single worst...

How to Study for Correspondence Subjects

Heaps of students opt for correspondence school to study their favourite...

Recognition Versus Recall

What’s the Difference? If we were to insert the Burger King logo here and...

How to Finally “Get” Maths, Once and for All

There’s nothing I hated at high school more than Maths.  Not only were my...

8 Solutions to Your Study Problems

After a wild year filled with Covid restrictions and teacher absences, exam...

Preparing For Your First NCEA Exam

It’s your first year of NCEA exams, and you’re looking at the stressed-out...

How to Effectively Study with a Past Paper

So you’ve decided that since exams are coming up, it might be time to do some...

9 Study Hacks When You’re Unmotivated AF

When I was in high school, I knew exactly how much  I was supposed to...

How To Make (Good) Goals for 2020

Goal-making is a notoriously common task you’re asked to do at the beginning...

How To Plan an Internal

We don't think we're being dramatic when we say internals are the single worst...

What To Do When Your Goals Aren’t Going To Plan

We all know that sinking feeling you get when you realise that you aren’t...