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Why Failure is Okay

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.

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Preparing For Your First NCEA Exam

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

How To Analyse NCEA Film in 6 Steps

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

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...

8 Solutions to Your Study Problems

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

Understanding Science Subjects

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

How to Catch Up On Your Studies

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

7 Things to Remember Before Results Are Out

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

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...

How to Study with Past Exams

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

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...

Maintaining New Habits

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

7 Things to Remember Before Results Are Out

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

The Never-ending Capacity of the Brain

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

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...

Moving Onwards and Upwards After Exams

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

How To Make (Good) Goals for 2020

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

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...

8 Solutions to Your Study Problems

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

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 Prepare for Exams

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

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...

Understanding Science Subjects

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

How to Study for Correspondence Subjects

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

6 Step Guide to Writing a Killer Essay

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

The Science of Habit-Building

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

Timetabling Options for the Busy Student

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

Planning your University Studies

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