By Katie Azevedo, M.Ed. Most students will fail a test or an assignment at some point in their school lives. While this isnât ideal, itâs normal and wonât likely jeopardize your overall class grade too much. If you fail a test, follow these strategies here. …
7 Decisions That Will Shape Your High School and College Experience
By Katie Azevedo, M.Ed. Throughout high school and college, youâll make many decisions that impact not only your school experience but the kind of life youâll live (yikes!). Some decisions will be significant, such as choosing which college to attend. Other choices will be more …
21 Productive Ways to Use Your Time Between College Classes
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 …
3 Note-Taking Secrets of Straight-A Students
By Katie Azevedo, M.Ed. Itâs no secret that top-performing students take notes. They take notes in class, they take notes when reading text, and they take notes while watching videos. Why? Because they know their notes serve an actual purpose (more on that in secret …
How to Prepare and Prime Before Class (In Just 10 Minutes) Like Top Students
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 â and with a little less chaos. By …
What is Time Management Really? A Student’s Guide to Understanding Time
By Katie Azevedo, M.Ed. Weâve all heard of âtime management,â and most of us know that itâs 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 …
What to Do When You’re Overwhelmed with Late Assignments
By Katie Azevedo, M.Ed. Whether you miss class because youâre 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 …
Five Ways to Use Your Weekly No-Class Day Wisely in College
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 …
Summer Activities for Students: 11 Ways to Improve Skills and Productivity
By Katie Azevedo, M.Ed. Most students have seven summers to prepare for life after college. And as you know, these 10-week summer breaks go by quickly. Where do I get the number seven? There are three summer vacations between grades nine and 12 and four …
What to Do the Night Before an Exam
By Katie Azevedo, M.Ed. The night before an exam can be stressful. Much of this stress comes from last-minute studying and trying to cram a lot of information in a short amount of time. But top students donât operate this way. Top students spend the …