Student mental health is an important topic. We want to consider a list of indicators that may reveal you are experiencing student burnout. However, please keep in mind that this is not a medical blog. Some of the symptoms listed here could be related to health conditions that require the assistance of a medical professional. […]
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Student burnout is becoming so common that we need to spend several articles covering tips to help you prevent it or recover if you are already experiencing it. In this week’s blog, we’ll consider some health tips to reduce the risk of student burnout. Regular Exercise – Exercise is good for both your physical and
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There is so much pressure on high school students (and sometimes even younger students) to have a flawless record that will get them into the best possible university that student burnout is becoming increasingly common. Here are a few tips to help you avoid getting overwhelmed academically. Priorities – You need to sort out what
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If you are researching colleges online rather than seeing them in person, it usually comes down to either not having enough time to see all the schools on your list or not having the resources to visit. Either way, the pandemic may have done you a favor in regard to researching colleges online. Let’s take
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Before we get into our article, the first thing you need to know is that we’re not telling you to ignore college rankings. What we are saying is that you need to know what the college rankings site you are looking at takes into account. For example, U.S. News (arguably the most well-known college ranking
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If you are a high school student preparing to attend college, one thing you should be thinking about is applying for internships. Not only does an internship look really good on your student profile, but there are many other benefits as well. Here are just a few reasons to consider applying for internships before you
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The requirements for a community college are often less strict than that of a university. Tuition is also a lot less. For this reason, many families decide that this is a good starting point for a child who doesn’t have a lot of scholarships or financial aid opportunities. Here are a few things you should
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There are many reasons students decided to skip the fall 2020 semester. Some were worried about going to school and getting COVID-19, perhaps even bringing it home to their family. Others feel like they don’t learn well in an online environment and want to wait for their school of choice to hold in-class lectures again.
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Harvard is certainly a newsworthy school in its own right, being one of the private colleges in the US that students fight the hardest to get into. However, there are two particular reasons that you will find Harvard all over your newsfeed this week. They’ve decided to hold all classes online for the 2020-21 school
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by Amanda Yen, Student Writer The UC application is making waves as it adopts a standardized test-optional policy. Going test-optional, however, means that UC app readers will focus more on personal insight questions as they evaluate prospective students. Below, you’ll find some quick tips for tackling the writing section of the UC app. Skip the
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