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8 Solutions to Your Study Problems

After a wild year filled with Covid restrictions and teacher absences, exam season is finally upon...

How to Prepare for Exams

Let’s all stop kidding ourselves - studying for exams is insanely hard. The content is confusing,...

How to Study with Past Exams

Attempting past exam papers seems like a solid use of your study time when you can’t really think...

Preparing For Your First NCEA Exam

It’s your first year of NCEA exams, and you’re looking at the stressed-out year 12’s, the lifeless...

How To Bounce Back From Mock Exams

Mock exams are everyone’s favourite time of year, and by everyone, I mean no one. It’s no one’s...

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The Science of Habit-Building

Why are Habits Important? “How we spend our days is, of course, how we spend...

Planning your University Studies

In your last few years of high school, things can get pretty exciting. More...

6 Step Guide to Writing a Killer Essay

At high school, particularly here in New Zealand, ideas are always assessed in...

How to Study with Past Exams

Attempting past exam papers seems like a solid use of your study time when you...

7 Things to Remember Before Results Are Out

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

Understanding Science Subjects

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

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...

A Procrastinator’s Guide to Planning

Before we dig into the details of our planning guide, we just want to combat a...

9 Study Hacks When You’re Unmotivated AF

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

Writing in the Real World

Do you groan internally when your English teacher announces that you need to...

The Never-ending Capacity of the Brain

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

Why Learning Should Be Hard

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

Dealing with Exam Anxiety

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

How To Get Back Into the School Year

We all know the feeling. One minute you’re lying on the beach with your...

How to Study for Correspondence Subjects

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

How To Analyse NCEA Film in 6 Steps

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

The Study Method You’re Forgetting: Retrieval Methods

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

A Procrastinator’s Guide to Planning

Before we dig into the details of our planning guide, we just want to combat a...

Neuroplasticity

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

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

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

3 Ways to Study for Your Drama Exam

Before you read further… Everyone loves a little bit of drama. We’re all...

Timetabling Options for the Busy Student

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

Moving Onwards and Upwards After Exams

Logging into NZQA for external results feels like a cold slap-in-the-face to...

Preparing For Your First NCEA Exam

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

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...

A Crash Course for Good Research

High school is all about learning, which is kind of why your teachers exist....

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...

The Study Method You’re Forgetting: Retrieval Methods

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

How to Juggle the Internal Rush

It’s mid-year(ish), internals are coming in hot as you get into the swing of...