By Katie Azevedo, M.Ed. If you’re taking AP courses as a junior or senior in high school, you’ll likely have AP summer coursework to complete before your school year begins in September. This blog post outlines how to complete AP summer coursework in 3 steps …
By Katie Azevedo, M.Ed. The ability to focus is at the core of nearly everything you’re asked to do in school. You can’t read a book if you can’t focus. You can’t follow along with a science lecture if you can’t focus. You can’t solve …
By Katie Azevedo, M.Ed. The following blog post contains four tips for taking intensive summer courses. Most summer courses are intensive by nature, as there is a lot of curriculum to cover in a limited amount of time. With less time to cover the same …
By Katie Azevedo, M.Ed. The summer season is a great time to boost your student resume with activities you don’t have time for or that aren’t offered during the school year. A good student resume should have a balanced combination of activities (sports, clubs, music, …
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 …
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 …
By Katie Azevedo, M.Ed. Time management for students is one of the main topics I cover in my blog and YouTube videos. That’s because so many students are overwhelmed with the amount of work they have to get done in the small amount of time …
By Katie Azevedo, M.Ed. There are many reasons to work at a part-time job as a student, which I explore more down below. But balancing school and a part-time job as a student is not easy, and all pros and cons should be considered before …
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 …
By Katie Azevedo, M.Ed. This blog post features practical advice about what to do when you have too much to do. The advice is useful for those occasional times – up to a few days in a row – when you are overwhelmed and have …