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A Crash Course for Good Research

High school is all about learning, which is kind of why your teachers exist. But what’s the first...

8 Solutions to Your Study Problems

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

Why Learning Should Be Hard

We’ve all felt the pain of struggling through maths problem after maths problem, and the harder we...

Neuroplasticity

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

Maintaining New Habits

Introducing a new habit can be tough. It’s too easy to get demotivated, you forget to do what you...

How to Catch Up On Your Studies

We’re almost halfway through the year and with COVID-19, a truckload of assessments, and just life...

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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...

Moving Onwards and Upwards After Exams

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

How to Juggle the Internal Rush

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

How To Get Back Into the School Year

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

Why You Might Be Feeling Unmotivated

We’ve made it through alert levels 3 and 4. Now we’re in level 2, we’re back...

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...

How To Analyse NCEA Film in 6 Steps

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

Navigating Life After High School

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

Understanding Science Subjects

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

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...

Why Critical Thinking Is So Important

In an age where information can be spread so easily, as GC’s (good citizens),...

Recognition Versus Recall

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

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...

Preparing For Your First NCEA Exam

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

Types of Learners Don’t Exist

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

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.

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 Study for Correspondence Subjects

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

The Never-ending Capacity of the Brain

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

3 Ways to Study for Your Drama Exam

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

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...

A Crash Course for Good Research

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

Maintaining New Habits

Introducing a new habit can be tough. It’s too easy to get demotivated, you...

How To Plan an Internal

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