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Understanding University Degrees

As the end of year 13 sneaks closer and closer, so do big decisions about your newfound post...

Planning your University Studies

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

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 degree is something that...

Navigating Life After High School

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

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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...

7 Things to Remember Before Results Are Out

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

Dealing with Multiple Assessments

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

Moving Onwards and Upwards After Exams

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

Why Learning Should Be Hard

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

How to Juggle the Internal Rush

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

The Study Method You’re Forgetting: Retrieval Methods

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

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...

6 Step Guide to Writing a Killer Essay

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

Types of Learners Don’t Exist

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

Navigating Life After High School

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

Timetabling Options for the Busy Student

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

Maintaining New Habits

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

Understanding University Degrees

As the end of year 13 sneaks closer and closer, so do big decisions about your...

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...

Types of Learners Don’t Exist

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

The Science of Habit-Building

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

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

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

Why Critical Thinking Is So Important

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

Neuroplasticity

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

A Crash Course for Good Research

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

How To Make (Good) Goals for 2020

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

Dealing with Exam Anxiety

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

How to Study for Correspondence Subjects

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

Writing in the Real World

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

How To Get Back Into the School Year

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