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How to Prepare for Exams + FREE printout!

8 Apr

Everyone has always hated exam season but I actually kind of like it. I think a lot of that is that I’ve always been pretty good at preparing for exams. 

See, exam season to me means that I’m almost done! So yeah, it’s stressful and there’s a lot to get done, but if you know you can get it done, it’s actually kind of exciting to tackle the tests head-on and see the courses check off your to-do list!

The key to all of this, though, is understanding how to prepare for exams. Once you know that, the rest of it doesn’t seem nearly as terrifying. This is my final exam season until grad studies (HOORAY!) so here are the tips that got me through four years of university. I hope they help you, too!  [Read more…]

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10 Best Study Tips | Top 10 Tuesdays

5 Apr

Is it just me, or do most study tips just say the same thing? 

I mean, we’re coming into exam season so there are tons of articles like “how to study for exams” and the like that are great and all, but most of them just present stuff that you should be doing anyway. Like “go to class” or “read the textbook.” I’ve written tons of posts about just general college habits you need like those, but I don’t really consider those actual study tips.

And although all of those things are really important, I want to take it a step further. I’m in my final semester and only weeks away from my last exam season ever, so I’ve got a lot of experience to share with you guys. I’ve managed to keep an excellent GPA throughout my academic career, and I’ve taken pretty much every type of course there is–I was originally a BSc in psychology, switched into a BA in psychology with a minor in English, and now I’m a specialization in psychology and have taken electives in religions courses, languages, leisure studies, and even economics.

Throughout all of these courses, I’ve found that there are some things that just work but not enough people do. These are the 10 best study tips that I think really separate the students with good GPAs from the ones with great GPAs. And I’m so excited to be sharing them with you today!

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Cultivating Happiness in College

7 Mar

I was listening to a TED radio hour last week for my social motivation course that was all about the secret of happiness. And since I’m a college blogger, while listening I naturally thought about how to be happy in college.

The TED talks gave all sorts of different theories, and all of them made sense. Some of them included having fewer items, being present in the moment, cognitive reframing, and slowing down the speed at which we live.

It can be hard to know how to be happy in college. To have happy times, sure, that’s easy. But to actually be happy as a general disposition? That can be pretty tough when you feel bombarded by five different papers and three midterms and the volunteer work you’re doing so your CV looks better for grad school all while trying to keep in contact with friends from back home and figure out how to live on your own and eat healthy and do laundry and the list is endless. [Read more…]

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5 Ways To Improve Grades After Getting Low Marks

18 Feb

It can be hard to improve grades when you’ve gotten a failing mark on a midterm or a big assignment, but it’s definitely not impossible!

We talk a lot about how to go from a B average to an A average, or how to bring your work to that next level. But I don’t often see a lot of posts on what to do if you’re flat out failing a class. I have worked through this with so many of my friends, and it’s something we need to talk about!

I have some good news for you: this is definitely not the end of the world! 

If you’re failing a class, a test, and assignment–anything, there are some steps you can take to improve grades you let slip earlier, so let’s talk about it.
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How to Study for Midterms

16 Feb

Midterms. None of us like them, but they’re a sad fact of college life.

Since we can’t avoid them, the question becomes how do you prepare for midterms? They can be so daunting, especially if you have multiple tests back-to-back (*shudders*). However, like everything else in college, I believe that they can be conquered by studying smarter, not harder.

I’m in my final semester in college and am about to graduate with an A+ average. I’m not trying to brag at all–I just want to show you that I do know what I’m doing when it comes to tests. I’ve gotten a pretty solid routine down over the last four years of midterms and exams, and today I want to share it with you to help you survive midterms this winter! [Read more…]

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We are all sick but having a toddler means we stil We are all sick but having a toddler means we still went for a walk 😅
Mommy and Vivian tummy time! 🥰 Mommy and Vivian tummy time! 🥰
I love babies. And I love my daughter. And I love I love babies. And I love my daughter. And I love that she’s perhaps got the worst baby-patterned baldness that I’ve ever seen 🤣
I love this little one. No asterisk. No caveat. I I love this little one. No asterisk. No caveat. I just love him. 

God uses parental imagery for Himself all the time when he talks about his love for us. 

So why do we feel the need to add asterisks to Gods love?

God loves you…. But you don’t deserve it. 
God loves you… but only because Jesus died for you.
God loves you… but you make him sad and angry.
God loves you… but, but, but. 

Yes, we get it. We are sinners. I’m not arguing against that. 

But can I ask you something? 

Why do you think Gods love needs a caveat? 

What are you afraid will happen if you simply accept his unconditional, all-encompassing love for you? 

What are you afraid will happen if you AREN’T a horrible worm God can’t stand to look at? 

What would happen if instead of being motivated by fear of Gods anger and disappointment we were spurred on to good deeds out of Gods magnificent joyful love for us? 

God loves you. No buts. 

———-
(Also shoutout to @pastor_rob_wiesner who was the first pastor I ever heard say in a sermon that God delights in us and just plain likes us without giving a caveat. It made such a profound impact on me and opened my eyes to how anxious of a faith I have had for so long.)
THIS is what I spend most of my time doing. Clea THIS is what I spend most of my time doing. 

Cleaning my kitchen. 
Breastfeeding my daughter.
Reading to my son.
Folding laundry.
Taking care of my home. 

There are some big-name authors who talk about me as if I’m some big evil mastermind, like there’s some huge conspiracy against them, like they’re somehow the victims when they’re the ones who are propped up by the largest organizations in Evangelicalism today. The ones who have made their living off the backs of women who have been bruised and beaten by their false teachings. 

I hate to break it to them, but it’s not true—I’m not anyone special. I’m just a mom who wants better for her kids. 

I’m just a mom who refuses to allow her son to grow up in a church who sees him as a lustful animal who needs women to keep him honest. 

I’m just a mom who refuses to subject her daughter to soul-destroying teachings that her body is a problem, and her role is to be second to a man. 

I’m just a mom who sees the poison you are pouring into her children’s milk, and is finally standing up. 

I think they have to see us as some big mastermind threat. Like some huge, powerful enemy. 

Because the alternative is way scarier. 

The alternative is that we are just normal women. And we aren’t taking your crap anymore.
She’s got eyes of the bluest skies, as if they t She’s got eyes of the bluest skies, as if they thought of rain. ❤️
My kids are good. Yes the baby cries. Yes she bi My kids are good. 

Yes the baby cries. Yes she bites me every now and then. 

Yes Alex spills his milk when he doesn’t pay attention. Yes he has big emotions when he gets overwhelmed. 

But these are not “badness.” These are necessary parts of learning. My kids aren’t just “good kids”—my kids are an example of goodness. 

They remind me every day that although I’m still learning, I was born with the same goodness my kids have. 

The goodness that drives them towards connection. 

The goodness of the look of joy when they learn something new. 

The goodness in satisfaction and contentment found in everyday needs being met. 

I love getting to see that goodness flourish. I don’t have to break their spirits, “beat the devil out of them,” or see them as dirty rotten sinners. 

My job is to foster that goodness. To rejoice when they run towards love, towards Christ, and not get in their way. 

“Let the little children come to me and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.” Matt 19:14
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