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Building Academic Success, Step by Step

Achieving good grades and accomplishing your goals in high school takes hard work; the ability to work consistently is attainable only with structured schedules and well thought out study habits. What exactly is a ‘habit? A study habit is an acquired behavior pattern regularly followed until your need to study, read, or finish homework becomes almost involuntary. Developing good study...

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How to Find School-Life Balance and Defeat Stress

The most difficult part of of high school is finding a healthy balance between a part-time job, sports, and extracurricular activities—all on top of doing well in school and studying. Finding a school-life balance will help to reduce stress and optimize your functioning. You wear many different hats as a student (worker, Mend, classmate, etc), but you must learn to...

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4 Habits of Highly Successful Students

Developing effective study habits is a key step to achieving academic success because it is what you do oonsistently, rather than occasionally, that makes a difference. Once you set a goal, or implement a habit, it is important to be disciplined. It takes effort. Once the momentum begins to build, it becomes easier and you will be driven to achieve...

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How to Tackle Multiple Choice Tests

Taking a test composed of multiple choice questions may seem easy, but often these questions are tricky because of their wording, and you may get stuck on more than one answer choice. Studying for a multiple choice exam requires a special method of preparation and thinking. To overcome struggles with taking a multiple choice test, follow these strategies: Strategy 1:...

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How to Increase Test Performance

One of the most common questions students ask is, “How can I increase my test performance?” Every student encounters several tests during a school year, and this can be a source of continuous stress, Test performance reflects your content knowledge and concept knowledge of a topic and topics studied through the year. In the article, I will introduce you to...

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Strategies to build an academic foundation

Adapting to the new high school environment early is crucial for a student’s success over the next 4 years and is often overlooked by parents and students. Most students coming out of elementary school are accustomed to a “take it easy” environment, where homework, stress level and competition is minimal. High school is different. The demand on the student is...

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