Personal statements are hard to get right. With so many talented students applying for the same courses, how can you make sure that you stand out for all the right reasons? The personal statement (or ‘personal’ or ‘college admissions’ essay for our American audience!)...
Studying for exams isn’t always a walk in the park. Most students find the endless revision and thoughts of exam day pretty stressful. So don’t worry. If it’s all getting a bit much, and you’re feeling tense and scared – you’re in...
The pegword method is a useful mnemonic device for learning a list of items in order, particularly when those items are concrete, visual objects rather than abstract concepts. Without further ado, here’s how the technique works, and how to use it! Prefer to...
PEMDAS, GEMDAS, BIDMAS and BODMAS. It sounds like the start of a wacky kids TV show tune … but they’re all actually clever mnemonics – acronyms to be exact – to help you remember one thing: the order of operations for mathematical calculations. Confused? Not for much...
Whether you’re a seasoned journal-keeper with a stack of filled notebooks by your desk, or a complete beginner about to crack open a crisp new journal … the truth is, sometimes inspiration just doesn’t strike. You don’t know what to journal about. So, to help you get...
You spend hours studying. But how much thought do you actually give to the strategies you’ll use as you take your test or exam? Give a little thought to the techniques you’ll follow in the test itself, and you can have a massive impact on your exam results, no...
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