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Why School Is Hard: 7 Invisible Traps That Make School Feel Impossible

Katie Azevedo June 9, 2025college tips, grades, homework, motivation, organization, self advocacy, study skills, time management

By Katie Azevedo, M.Ed. We all know that tests can be hard. Obviously. But for many students, the real reason school feels hard isn’t the work itself: it’s everything around the work that’s the real challenge. The things no one talks about. The invisible stuff. …

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Advanced Pomodoro Techniques for Students: Boost Focus and Study Smarter

Katie Azevedo May 19, 2025focus, homework, productivity, study skills, time management

By Katie Azevedo, M.Ed. The Pomodoro Technique is a popular time management strategy for increasing focus and motivation during tasks. It’s perfect for students, professionals, and anyone who has work to do and not a lot of time to do it.  The classic Pomodoro Technique …

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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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How to Use Parkinson’s Law to Get Schoolwork Done Faster

Katie Azevedo March 3, 2025focus, goal setting, procrastination, productivity, time management

By Katie Azevedo, M.Ed. Have you ever noticed that an assignment due in one week takes one week to complete, but a same-sized assignment due in one day only takes one day to do? This isn’t just a “you” thing. It’s due to a psychological …

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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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How to Prepare and Prime Before Class (In Just 10 Minutes) Like Top Students

Katie Azevedo October 28, 2024college tips, good habits, SAT / ACT, time management

By Katie Azevedo, M.Ed. College and graduate students often have breaks between classes, unlike the back-to-back schedule typical in high school. While many students slide into their seats with 11 seconds to spare, top students operate differently — and with a little less chaos.  By …

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What is Time Management Really? A Student’s Guide to Understanding Time

Katie Azevedo October 21, 2024productivity, self advocacy, time management

By Katie Azevedo, M.Ed. We’ve all heard of “time management,” and most of us know that it’s important. Time management is a concept my students and professional clients often say they understand. But when I observe their day-to-day habits, it’s clear that many don’t know …

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What to Do When You’re Overwhelmed with Late Assignments

Katie Azevedo September 30, 2024ADD/ADHD, grades, homework, time management

By Katie Azevedo, M.Ed. Whether you miss class because you’re sick, have an excused absence, or just choose to sleep in, missing school almost always results in missing assignments. And missing assignments lead to late assignments. Something else that causes late assignments? Not doing them …

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Five Ways to Use Your Weekly No-Class Day Wisely in College

Katie Azevedo September 9, 2024college tips, good habits, productivity, routines, study skills, time management

By Katie Azevedo, M.Ed. One of the biggest challenges students face when transitioning from high school to college is adjusting to differences in their weekly class schedule. Most high school students are accustomed to attending class for seven straight hours a day, five days a …

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3 Things You Need to Know Before Going to College

Katie Azevedo March 25, 2024college applications, communication, good habits, study skills, time management

By Katie Azevedo, M.Ed. Being a college student is so different from being a high school student. Don’t get me wrong: High school certainly has challenges. But in most cases, high school students get a lot of support from teachers and parents to manage those challenges. …

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