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what to do when you don't understand what you're learning

What to Do When You Don’t Understand What You’re Learning

Katie Azevedo September 29, 2025good habits, grades, self advocacy, study skills

By Katie Azevedo, M.Ed. School is basically one big exercise in learning things you’ve never seen before. So, it makes sense that you’ll sometimes be confused.  Getting confused isn’t the problem. Not doing anything about your confusion is the problem.  In this blog post, I’m …

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10 Things to Do at the Beginning of Every Month to Make School Easier

Katie Azevedo August 18, 2025college tips, goal setting, good habits, routines

By Katie Azevedo, M.Ed. Most students think about goals and fresh starts at the beginning of a new school year or the beginning of a new semester. But if that’s been your approach in the past, you’re missing out on an awesome opportunity for growth. …

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3 reasons school feels so overwhelming

3 Unexpected Reasons School Feels So Overwhelming

Katie Azevedo July 14, 2025college tips, executive function, good habits, grades, motivation

By Katie Azevedo, M.Ed. School can feel overwhelming for a million reasons, most of which have to do with the fact that school is hard. I’m dead serious. AP physics can feel challenging because AP physics is challenging. Advanced economics can feel difficult because advanced …

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25 things all college freshmen need to know student advice

25 Things All College Freshmen Need to Know: Top Advice for Students

Katie Azevedo July 7, 2025college tips, good habits

By Katie Azevedo, M.Ed. Starting college can be exciting, overwhelming, and full of unfamiliarity. Whether you’re moving into a dorm on campus or commuting to college from home, there are some universal truths that will make your freshman year smoother, smarter, more manageable, and more …

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What’s a Personal Operating System (and Why Every Student Needs One)

Katie Azevedo June 2, 2025executive function, goal setting, good habits, organization, routines

By Katie Azevedo, M.Ed. A personal operating system is a set of habits, routines, processes, tools and self-maintenance strategies that we use to manage our lives.  Just like a computer needs an operating system (OS) to run programs and process information efficiently, students need a …

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good school habits that are actually bad

10 “Good” School Habits That Seem Smart (But Are Actually Bad)

Katie Azevedo April 14, 2025good habits

Katie Azevedo, M.Ed. Some habits feel smart and productive simply because we’ve done them for so long — or because they look like the right thing to do.  But not all school habits are created equal. In fact, some of the most common strategies students …

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Weekend Routine for Students: 5 Ways to Reduce School Stress (Without Doing More Work)

Katie Azevedo March 24, 2025good habits, routines, time management

By Katie Azevedo, M.Ed. I often see students take one of two approaches to their weekends: They either ignore school completely until the stress and workload catch up with them, or they spend their weekend frantically catching up on everything they didn’t do during the …

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6 ninja skills that will make you a better learner - now and in the future

6 Ninja Skills That Will Make You a Better Learner (Now, and in the Future)

Katie Azevedo February 10, 2025career and internships, good habits, self advocacy, study skills

By Katie Azevedo, M.Ed. We’re going to talk about skills that will make you a better learner. Yes, this includes study skills. But study skills aren’t just skills to get you through your next exam. Legitimate learning techniques and good school habits will also benefit …

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5 things you do in college that you can't do in high school

5 Things You Do in High School That You Can’t Do in College

Katie Azevedo January 27, 2025college tips, good habits, study skills

By Katie Azevedo, M.Ed. I don’t need to tell you how different college is from high school. If you’re in college, you already know this. If you’re in high school, I’m sure you’ve already heard that everything changes after high school graduation. The most obvious …

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21 Productive Ways to Use Your Time Between College Classes

Katie Azevedo December 16, 2024college tips, good habits, productivity, time management

By Katie Azevedo, M.Ed. The benefit of a typical college schedule is that you have chunks of time between classes each day. Top-performing college students utilize these blocks of time strategically. In other words, top-performing students use their time between classes in ways that stressed-out …

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