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Maintaining New Habits

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

Understanding Science Subjects

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

How To Plan an Internal

We don't think we're being dramatic when we say internals are the single worst part of NCEA. Okay,...

How To Get Back Into the School Year

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

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.

The Science of Habit-Building

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

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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 Poetry in 6 Steps

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

How to Study for Correspondence Subjects

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

How To Make (Good) Goals for 2020

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

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...

Types of Learners Don’t Exist

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

Why Critical Thinking Is So Important

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

Planning your University Studies

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

How To Plan an Internal

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

Recognition Versus Recall

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

9 Study Hacks When You’re Unmotivated AF

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

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...

3 Ways to Study for Your Drama Exam

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

How to Analyse NCEA Poetry in 6 Steps

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

A Procrastinator’s Guide to Planning

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

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...

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

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

Planning your University Studies

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

How To Plan an Internal

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

7 Things to Remember Before Results Are Out

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

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...

Maintaining New Habits

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

How to Prepare for Exams

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

Dealing with Multiple Assessments

Having a mile-long list of things you need to get done is one of the worst...

Dealing with Exam Anxiety

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

Recognition Versus Recall

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

How To Make (Good) Goals for 2020

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

Moving Onwards and Upwards After Exams

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