By Katie Azevedo, M.Ed. This blog post is about how to get a summer job as a student. It contains tips for choosing the right summer job, where to find summer jobs, and strategies for applying for a summer job. Getting a summer job as …
How to ask for college recommendation letters
By Katie Azevedo, M.Ed. The college application process has many moving parts, each of which requires planning ahead. (Hello, SAT prep!) And, each of which can be stressful. One part of the college application process that often overwhelms or confuses students is the teacher recommendation …
5 tips for finishing the school year strong
By Katie Azevedo, M.Ed. As the school year comes to a close, you might be looking for ways to power up and end on a good note. Fortunately, as a student, you have a few strategies at your disposal that can help you do exactly …
10 tips for taking hard classes
By Katie Azevedo, M.Ed. This blog post shares 10 tips for taking hard classes in high school and college. Hard classes provide a healthy challenge, the opportunity for growth (and getting smarter!), and often a pathway to cooler things. In other words, you should be …
How to feel less overwhelmed in school: 5 tips for students
By Katie Azevedo, M.Ed. Feeling overwhelmed in school is a primary reason students experience anxiety, miss school, sleep poorly, and avoid assignments. That can hardly be surprising, as school is essentially a high-stakes, full-time job with endless assessments and many moving parts. Common causes of …
5 signs you’re studying wrong and what to do instead
By Katie Azevedo, M.Ed. This blog post reveals five signs you’re studying wrong and what to do instead. Because schools rarely teach students how to study, students are often left to figure it out on their own. Naturally, this includes a lot of trial and …
The complete guide to learning styles: Study tips, study space design, and characteristics
By Katie Azevedo, M.Ed. The following is a complete guide to learning styles. I have written a lot about learning styles on this blog, and this guide serves as a central hub to direct you to the specific learning style resources that you’re looking for. …
What to do if you hate a class: 6 tips for students
By Katie Azevedo, M.Ed. You’re going to hate a class. At some point in your school life, you’re going to hate a class for some reason or another. Maybe it’s the teacher, or maybe it’s the subject matter. Maybe it’s too hard, or maybe it’s …
How to figure things out: 5 ways to move forward, student edition
By Katie Azevedo, M.Ed. Knowing how to figure things out is one of the most valuable skills you can have as a student. (And also as a working professional and human, really.) The ability to figure things out is called resourcefulness. Resourcefulness is a superpower. …
How to do a student self-assessment to identify strengths and weaknesses
By Katie Azevedo, M.Ed. This post will teach you everything you need to know about how to do a student self-assessment. To support you in this process, I have made a free Student Self-Assessment Checklist that you can download and use over and over again. …