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Start a New Habit

April 19, 2018 / by Nashville Aquino / Academics, Life, Planning, Resources, skills, Strategy, Study Tips, Success, Testing, Tips

The end of the school year is almost here! These are your last days before the denouement (if you do not know what that means then ask your English teacher or look it up and it will serve as proof you need to buckle down for this last part of the school year). We say […]

How to Deal with Springtime Jitters

March 29, 2018 / by Nashville Aquino / Life, Planning, Resources, skills, Tips

Yay, it’s Springtime. Time to get from under the cold weather and feel freer when you get rid of heavier jackets and have more hours in the day to feel sun on your skin. But it is also a time when people can start to feel anxious and jittery. Months of hibernation and avoiding cold […]

Spring is a Time to Grow: Reflect with Some Personal Time

March 27, 2018 / by Nashville Aquino / Life, Planning, Resources, skills, Strategy, Tips

Andrew Carnegie, the man who funded and started libraries, had many secrets to his success – one of which was a daily time of reflection. Andrew Carnegie was an extremely busy man who in 2018 dollars was worth over 300 billion dollars from his vast holdings (compare that to Jeff Bezos who, today is worth […]

Blossom and Bloom Into A Successful Student

March 23, 2018 / by Nashville Aquino / Academics, Life, Planning, Resources, skills, Success, Tips

Are you worried that you have not reached your full academic potential yet? Have you ever been told that you are a late bloomer? Well, the important thing is that you do “actually” bloom. A flower that blooms later on, is just as beautiful as the flower next to it that bloomed earlier. Blooming does […]

Kick Your Test Prep Into High Gear With These Tips

March 15, 2018 / by Nashville Aquino / Academics, Admissions, Life, Planning, Resources, skills, Strategy, Study Tips, Success, Testing, Tips

Map Out Your Strategy There is nothing better than a good, solid plan. Take out your calendar and look at your curriculum as well as all of your “must-dos”, like: SAT prep, family events, work commitments, etc. and fill in your calendar. One way is to work backwards from key due dates. For example, if […]

Believe It! You Can Learn to Love Studying

February 22, 2018 / by Nashville Aquino / Academics, Life, Planning, Resources, skills, Strategy, Stress, Study Tips, Success, Tips

You may like school, you may hate school, but one thing is for sure you need to study to be successful in school. Studying may seem boring, it may seem like that “one more thing” that you have to do on a long list of to-dos. You may even like the subject but the idea […]

The Connection Between Chocolate and Studying

February 20, 2018 / by Nashville Aquino / Academics, Life, Planning, Resources, skills, Strategy, Study Tips, Success, Tips

Let’s be honest, chocolate tastes good and if you are reading this you are hoping that this post will say that chocolate is good for studying. Well…read on to find out more. Your brain needs glucose to function. In fact, with all the neurons and nerve cells in the brain, it uses up to ½ […]

Summer Preparation

January 25, 2018 / by Nashville Aquino / Academics, Life, Planning, Resources, skills, Strategy, Study Tips, Success, Tips

It may seem a bit early to begin talking about summertime, but it will be here faster than you can say summer vacation! So, now is the time to start deciding what you are going to do with your free time during the summer months. Plan early to make the most of it! Sure, you […]

Adjusting Your Focus for the Future

January 23, 2018 / by Nashville Aquino / Academics, Life, Resources, skills, Study Tips, Success, Tips

Your future is right in front of you. Do you see it? Sometimes it is cloudy. Sometimes it is foggy. Other times it can even look dark and meek ahead. If this is what you see when looking toward your future, it is time to adjust your focus. No future is perfect, but you should […]

Tired of Old Habits? Change is Good for the New Year.

January 19, 2018 / by Nashville Aquino / Academics, Life, Planning, Resources, skills, Strategy, Stress, Study Tips, Success, Tips

Out with the old, in with the new – change is good for the new year! Although it is just a calendar switching over to the next year, it always seems to symbolize to us that it is a fresh time to make new habits and get rid of the ones we dislike. In fact, […]

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