by Colton Lipfert | Aug 28, 2022 | Study Tips
In a previous post, I went through the story of how I went from disorganized, to hyper-organized, then to plain-old well-organized. In this piece, I want to outline the nitty gritty of what my process for making a student schedule looks like now. If the last piece...
by Colton Lipfert | Jul 29, 2022 | Study Tips
In the spring of 2021, I thought I had everything under control. I had just updated my organization and I had never been more put together. I tracked all of my tasks in Trello, scheduled all of my meetings in Google Calendar, and planned my day using a time block...
by Chase Yano | Jul 28, 2022 | Standardized Testing, Study Tips, The College Application Process
I remember when, in my freshman year of high school, my teachers introduced me to what would become my mortal enemy: the ACT. My initial encounter with the dreaded test (and, in particular, the English ACT section) led to a years-long battle filled with UWorld free...
by Colton Lipfert | Jul 6, 2022 | Study Tips
There’s a serious deficiency in a lot of student advice. It seems like everyone is always going off about Cornell notes or flashcards (wink-wink) or some other studying technique, but very few people talk about something equally as important: your studying mindset. ...
by Colton Lipfert | May 16, 2022 | Study Tips
Let’s simplify studying a little bit. Forget your test date, to-do list, and notes for a second. Instead, let’s focus on having great 60-minute study sessions. That’s it. Take your studying one hour at a time, and crank through your work until you’ve crushed all the...
by Chase Yano | May 1, 2022 | Standardized Testing, Study Tips
Are there any AP classes that your school doesn’t offer that you wish you could take? Have you taken a non-AP course in a subject that there is an AP exam for? Do you like to inflict (academic) suffering onto yourself? If so, you may want to self-study for an AP test!...
