When academia starts to get harder, you can begin to feel like your whole life is swept up in this wave of studying, reading and note-taking. Granted, there is an immense amount of time commitment needed in the Leaving Certificate cycle, even more when you go to university, in order to cover all the necessary…
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4 Tips to Help You Prepare for Exams
Every student dreads exam time! Trying to memorise everything covered in class in the past six months is not easy, no matter how academically smart you are. Most of us forget everything as soon as the exam is over! Feeling under pressure when exam season approaches can have many negative effects on both your physical…
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The 6 Most Common Biases – And How They Can Affect Our Judgement
Biases can be described as a personal prejudice for or against a person, group or situation, especially in a way that is considered to be unfair. Because of the way in which we may have been informed of certain situations, we can often apply certain characteristics and assessments just by how we look at someone…
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5 Tips to Best Mental Health & How it Affects Your Learning
According to a report by the Union of Students in Ireland (USI), one third of all students are experiencing “extremely severe levels of anxiety” and have had a formal diagnosis of a mental health difficulty at some point in their lives. The largest quantity of students (28%) stated their mental health difficulties often affected their…
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5 Tips for Creating a Productive Study Space
Where you study can subconsciously influence your study patterns and can either encourage or impede your maximum academic potential. With our busy lifestyles, it is important to have an area or space that is designated for study and productivity. A space that is unique to you and your own study habits. For many people, the…
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3 Things to Help You Choose your Ideal College Course
Your final years at school can be overwhelmingly daunting to everyone, no matter what anyone may tell you! The stress of impending exams, studying, parents and teachers constantly in your ear… all of this does not help the fact that you are also faced with a big decision regarding your future. Whenever you meet someone…
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