#that gifted feel when

ask box is open for submissions

[democraticsenator]

It’s Ya Girl’s College Scholarship Masterpost

Hello internet civilians! As some of you may or may not know, my name is Dana and I am a high school senior that is ALWAYS on the prowl for trying to get to college for as cheap as possible. I’ve come across 1000′s of scholarships that I simply don’t qualify for, so I thought “hey, why not share these with random people on the internet that don’t know where to start?” You asked the question and only answers you shall receive.

Please remember to credit me for this masterpost because I spent a lot of time and energy on it :)

PLEASE ALSO REMEMBER THAT A SCHOLARSHIP IS WORTHLESS IF YOU DO NOT APPLY FOR IT. 

SO DO NOT JUST SAVE THIS POST IN YOUR DRAFTS AND NEVER USE IT. ACTUALLY WRITE AN ESSAY OR FOUR

Scholarship Databases:

fastweb.com

cappex.com

http://www.uncf.org/

http://schoolsoup.com/

http://www.tuitionfundingsources.com/

http://hsf.net

https://www.collegeboard.org/

http://apiasf.org/

http://hispanicfund.org

www.maldef.org

www.supercollege.com

www.finaid.org

www.collegeispossible.org

www.mach25.com

http://chegg.com

www.HBCUmentor.org

“Big” Scholarships That Cover: Tuition, Room Board, Books, or Full Scholarships

Gates Millenium

Posse Foundation

Coca-Cola Scholarship

AXA Scholarship

Dell Scholars Application

Ron Brown Scholarship Program

Burger King Scholars 

Horatio Alger Scholarship

Questbridge

Voice of Democracy Scholarship

Chick Evans Caddie Scholarship

Hertz Foundation Graduate Scholarship

+ 111 Full Tuition Scholarships to Universities!

Scholarships

(**Some May “Prefer” Minorities, But That Does Not Mean You Should Still Not Try For It**)

http://blackstudents.blacknews.com/

May/June 2015 Scholarships

http://www.fastweb.com/college-scholarships/articles/the-2015-scholarships

http://blackstudents.blacknews.com/opportunities/

Scholarships for Minorities: White House Edition

LGBT Scholarships

Buick Achievers Scholarships

Cultural Diversity Scholarships

50 LGBT Scholarships - 1 Application

50 Top Scholarships for 2014/2015

National Association of Black Journalists

7 Prestigious Undergrad Scholarships

The Jackie Robinson Foundation

500+ Scholarship List

Masterlist of College Minority Scholarships

4 Scholarships That Are Easy To Apply For

Do Something Campaigns

Need help on Scholarship Motivation?

HOW TO WIN A SCHOLARSHIP: FROM A GIRL WHO’S APPLIED FOR 300+ AWARDS

12 Tips on Winning Scholarships

Skip these 6 Scholarship Errors

Students with Average Grades Can Win Scholarships!

4 Ways To Make Your Scholarship Essay Stand Out

Get Rid of Student Loans!

How I Got Rid of 60k Student Loans in 3 years By Living in a Hotel

10 Steps To Minimize Loans

Minimize Student Loans

Know How Much Student Loans To Take 

Paying For College

Miscellaneous Articles That Are Good Reads

Out-of-State Colleges That Offer In-State Tuition

5 Myths About Financial Aid

How To Negotiate A Better Financial Aid Package

How To Read A Financial Aid Letter

How To Deal With A Low SAT Score

Great Schools That Accept Low SAT Scores

How To Demonstrate Interest in a College

I Told Harvard I Was An Undocumented Immigrant. They Gave Me A Full Scholarship.

Credit: @jesussbabymomma

[sociopathick]

NOBODY SKIP THIS REBLOG AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE IT MAY NOT HELP YOU BUT IT CERTAINLY HELPED ME I ALMOST SKIPPED OUT ON COLLEGE ENTIRELY !!

PLEASE REBLOG REBLOG REBLOG!!!!

[tourharry]

Yay! Pardon the rough lighting. Yolo.

Inspiration resources and other tutorials:

the Original Bullet Journal (video)

super creative organized person (video)

a mom with cool ideas (video)

(i watched so many youtube videos)

idk!! but this one is super neat (also the whole blog)

a LOT of helpful info

spiraldexes // calendex 

Feel free to send me questions or comments :)

[lampurple]

Actual good first-time college student advice:

Wear jeans/pants that “breathe” and bring a sweater, even if it’s scorching hot out, until you know which building blasts the AC to 60 degrees F and which feels like a sauna

Backpacks with thick straps are your friend!  Messenger bags are cool and all but if you’re commuting with a lot of stuff, symmetrically styled backpacks are better for your back

You are your own person and you can walk out whenever you need to or want to, so long as you’re not disrupting the class.  Meaning you can go to the bathroom without permission, take a breather if you’re anxious, answer an important phone call, etc.

If you don’t like the class on the first day, if you can- DROP THAT CLASS AND TAKE ANOTHER ONE!  It’ll only get worse from there!

If you can, take a class outside your major; it’s a good break from your expected studies.

You are in charge of your schedule.  Your adviser and guidance counselor is there to ‘advise and guide’ but if you don’t like certain classes and you can substitute for others, that’s your choice.

Consequently, if you are changing anything drastic in your plan, talk with your adviser and instructors.

Pay attention to your credit hours and grades.  Never leave this to the last week of school, you will be sorry and stressed beyond belief!

Unless it’s a lab book or otherwise specified, go to the class for a week or so before buying an expensive textbook.  Some classes, while having it on their required list, do not actually use the textbook a whole lot and you might find some of it scanned online.  Rent if you can or buy used online (schools actually don’t give discounts).  Use your best judgement on what you think you need.

Tell the people who go up to you selling or advertising things you are not interested in that you are in a rush to class and don’t have time to listen to them.  It’s less rude and they’ll leave you alone.

The smaller the class, the better it is to have some sort of acquaintanceship with a couple classmates.  They might save your ass if you are absent one day or need to study.  And talking with them makes the time go by faster without it being so insufferable.

You don’t need to join a club or sport, but internships are cool and useful!

If you can afford it, take a day off once or twice each semester if you’re too exhausted.  Just be aware of what you missed and if it was worth missing!

Your health is the most important, this goes for mental health too!!  Note: College-age/upper teens is when mental disorders like depression and anxiety are most commonly diagnosed.  Most schools have therapy services, especially during exam time.  Look into it if you need to!

Communicate with your professor if you are having trouble with something.  Anything.

Eat and stay hydrated.  Bring a water bottle and snack to class.

All-nighters will happen but never go over 36 hours without sleep.

It’s going to be hard and there will be times you might think about giving up.  This WILL happen.  You just have to make sure what you’re doing isn’t making you absolutely miserable and/or there is something rewarding and positive to look forward to at the end!

[saintmosshart]

I did none of this and it bit me in the ass every time so this is EXCELLENT ADVICE.

ADDITIONAL ADVICE

Don’t let a mental health day turn into a mental health week because you will be so screwed.

Pay attention to the syllabus and do not lose it. A lot of professors put all of the assignment due dates in there and ONLY in there.

If your school has blackboard or moodle etc. CHECK IT. a lot of professors will only post certain info there and not talk about it in class

Check your student email account weekly. A lot of it will be unimportant junk but sometimes it’s the only way professors will communicate.

[beauty-and-learning-blog]

Check your student email multiple times DAILY. 

[fightostudy]

THANK YOU. I’m so glad i have resources like this queued up in my ‘college’ tag bc honestly i was so stressed before

[studyingallnight]

Advice from someone who really fucked up their freshman year:

READINGS ARE NOT OPTIONAL.

I REPEAT. READINGS. ARE. NOT. OPTIONAL.

Put them in your schedule, read BEFORE class. And summarise it. For bonus points, come up with some questions about the text and go introduce yourself to your professor either after class or during office hours, and ask them about it. This will make them much more likely to remember you in a positive light (and possibly bump your grade up if you hit a hard patch.)

Your library will have a copy of your textbook. If you cannot afford to rent it, you can go to the library and borrow it from the front desk for a few hours whenever you need it. It is there for you, okay? 

SO DO YOUR READINGS.

[studyblrforbeginners]

Reversed Marking

If you’re like me and end up marking entire pages with your pretty pink, blue, yellow or green marker because ‘everything is important’ this will work for you!

Copy the pages of your book. If it is a .pfd print the pages you have to study. This way you won’t ruin your book to the point that it is no longer readable.

Grab a black permanent marker. You’ll use this to strike out every part of the text that is of no use to what you’re supposed to be studying. You can use any kind of marker you want. In the picture below I have 3 different kinds, though I usually go for the one in the middle. If you do not want to strike/cross out the words with a black marker you could also use the handy little blue tool. It’s like a correction fluid, but not in its fluid form. (in the Netherlands we call it tippex)

IF you accidentally crossed out something you didn’t want crossed out you can always add it in pen. or if you want to add more information from another source that wasn’t in your book you could write it next to the text as well!

tldr; 

Copy pages of the book Grab a black permanent marker Byebyetoo much text, hello keypoints! Good luck everyone!

Lots of love and take care,

Yessi♡

[onlinecounsellingcollege]

When You Feel Discouraged

1. Try and figure out the reasons behind it. Make a list – and then highlight the main factors.

2. Go through your list, item by item. Try and dig more deeply for the underlying reasons. Is it because you are afraid of being seen as a failure? Is it an area that’s important to key people – so you feel they will judge your value by that? Are you afraid of disappointing and letting yourself down, or disappointing someone else who matters to you?

3. Try and gain a broader, and more balanced, perspective. This is only tiny aspect of your life. There’s so much more to you, and your personality.

4. Think about your physical and mental health. Are you totally exhausted, run down or burnt out? Are you lacking sleep, or emotionally drained?

5. Is there someone you can talk to, who believes in you, and will help to build you up, and can see your gifts and strengths? We all need friends who can see beyond the chaos – and remind of our worth, and how valuable we are.

6. Reassess your plan, and maybe think about some changes. Do you need to change your goals, or re-set your expectations. As things change in life we have to make some adaptations. That may be all that’s needed for things to turn around.

7. See how you are feeling as being temporary. There’s still hope for the future! In time, things will work out.

[justgiftedstudentthings]

Hey so senior year I plan on taking a lot of ap classes and a course at the tech school, but I'm not sure if I'll have time to do all that on top of college applications and capstone projects. Do you have any suggestions for handling all that?

Advice #1 is to take a look at your priorities. Ask yourself “do I really need this class?”. This is a lot easier if you know what you want to go into and which colleges you want. First make sure the credit will be accepted, then figure out which will actually give you an advantage. For example, if you’re a biology major like me, it may be a good idea to take that introduction biology class you would be able to skip with the test credit, just to make sure you really know your shit since everything else builds off that. So, there may or may not be a point to taking the AP biology test for it. But if you can get out of that freshmen English class you have to take “just because,” then it may be worth it to take the AP and get the credit so you can focus on your other classes. I know it might feel like you have to take everything to look like Super Student™, but now’s the time to start planning ahead, and planning smart. 

Advice #2 is to limit your college applications. Applications can be a lengthy process, depending what you’re looking at. Look realistically at your university choices. Are you going to be able to handle that distance? Can you afford that college? Would you really want to live in that weather? That kind of stuff is surprisingly important, and if you have issues thinking with those, then don’t waste your time and stress on that application. Use a Common App if you can, reuse essays if applicable, and take it one application at a time. If you try to do the whole lot at once, it’s easy to get overwhelmed. Keep a calendar visible on the deadlines for each, and make sure you don’t do them last minute. (cue groaned “yes mom”)

Advice #3 is to keep organized. This project is due this date, this homework that date. Outlines are your best friend. Planners are a lifesaver. This is cliche but trust me.

Advice #4 is to be realistic with yourself. This is key for pretty much everything tbh. Are you realistically motivated enough to handle all of this stuff? Are you realistically going to do that project at a decent time? It sucks, it’s a lot of soul-searching, and you might not be happy with some of the stuff you find. But it’s important. Don’t get too in over your head. Yeah, doing all this stuff might sound nice on paper, but if you’re having weekly breakdowns, it’s not worth it. This is coming from someone who has experienced this. Once you figure yourself out, you have two options: push harder, and you’ll either grow or break; or you can stay where you’re comfortable, which isn’t necessarily a bad thing. It takes strength and humility to determine and respect your own limits and weaknesses. No one can make that choice but you.

Advice #5 is to do things you enjoy. If you don’t enjoy taking x AP class, then don’t. If you won’t enjoy that project, do something else, even if it’s something “easier.” Spend time with your friends in this last year. Have fun with them and the things you do. Things can get scary in the future, and having them tight with you, having things you love, it’ll help get you through. Doing things you like is also very good for your mental health in this time, it’ll help ground you. You have a support network, you have something to do to unwind, and trust me, if you base your entire life around this routine of “I have to,” you will burn out fast. Do what you have to, but take care of yourself.

Hopefully some of this helps, it may not have been what you’re looking for but it’s my advice nonetheless. #3 is probably really the only one that fits into what you’re thinking but oops. If there’s any specific areas you’d like help for, feel free to ask and we’ll do our best to help. Good luck!

[flirting-with-psychology]

The fuck point (n.) The point in an assignment at which you say “Fuck it all,” slap down some bullshit, and turn it in without reading it

[polcry]

B U R N O U T  1 0 1 // what it is and how the fuck to fix it 

So, you’ve been really stressed/anxious/exhausted and all of a sudden you’re feeling unmotivated/apathetic/frustrated? Congratulations, it’s looks like you’ve burned yourself out!

What is burnout?

Normally, burnout occurs after an extended period of excess. The breaking point is different for everyone; some may cave after a week of finals, for others it may take months or even years. Symptoms of burnout include, but are not limited to:

- Apathy/disinterest

- Short attention span, difficulty concentrating, switching between tasks frequently 

- Frustration with others, your work, or yourself

- Depression, low mood, anxiety 

Shit, that’s me! How do I solve it?

- Start small, and ease yourself back into the swing of things 

Make note of the stuff you absolutely unavoidably have to to do with immediate urgency. Order in terms of immediacy as well as workload. So give credit for tasks both urgent and time consuming. If it doesn’t need to be done (either partially or completely) right this very minute, don’t worry about it. 

Break big tasks down into little tasks and tackle them one at a time. Reward yourself upon completion, but keep it reasonable. One episode of Parks and Rec is okay; a whole series is not. 

- Reestablish a routine

As insanely fantastic as it is, laying in bed all day is not going to get you anywhere. Set a routine, and stick to it; wake up at a consistent time and actually get out of bed, accomplish a few things each day (but they don’t have to be academic - laundry, taking a walk or vacuuming your bedroom) and stay out of bed except for when you’re sleeping. 

Naps are ok too though, but keep them short and don’t start after 3pm because you won’t be able to get to sleep at a human hour that night. 

- Take care of yourself

Give priority to maintaining healthy and normal sleep, eating, and self-care habits. You’re going to be useless if you’re exhausted, hungry, and grimy. 

Try to identify why you’re burnt out. Yes, you had two weeks of back-to-back exams. But is there anything you could have done differently? Could you have started studying earlier, made revision materials as you went, reduced or delegated other commitments? While this isn’t necessarily cure for burnout, it’s crucial to preventing another episode further on down the line. And after all, they say prevention is the best medicine. 

- Ask for help!!

Counsellors (academic and therapeutic) are there for your use. Take advantage of them, especially if they’re provided free of charge by your institution! They’ve got a lot of experience, and could impart some seriously useful wisdom about managing workloads, maintaining your sanity and resources if you really are struggling.

Supportive family; not everyone is lucky enough to have one, but if you do, make sure they know you’re under duress and see if they can help in anyway - letting you get off chores or offering to help with your place if you’ve moved out, providing sustenance, or just offering an ear for you to moan and rant and talk it out. 

Make sure there’s nothing underlying that’s causing your anxiety/depression/low mood, and if you suspect there is talk to your doctor!

[haleystudies-deactivated2017062]

This is a matter very close to my heart. I have bipolar I disorder and ADHD as a result of bipolar. There aren’t many big posts about studying with mental illnesses so I figured I would compile a huge list of tips and posts! I’m going to be making a video about this very soon. I hope for all of you struggling that this can help or at least remind you that mental health is more important than school sometimes. Take care of yourself in any way you can. lets get started…

Studying with Mental Illness

Take things slowly. Don’t be afraid to take a week doing one assignment. Making sure that you can focus on assignments can be draining so breaking them down day by day can truly help you. Make a task list with each portion of an assignment mapped out so that you can see exactly what you need to do. I know that i get overwhelmed very easily and seeing smaller things is less daunting then having a list full of HUGE things like research papers and midterms. Seeing it as “write paragraph one” or “review unit one vocab” makes everything less scary. 

Nothing has to be pretty. Notes don’t, papers don’t have to be perfect, study guides don’t need to be colorful and cute. What really matters is getting things done. My mom always tells me “even an F is better than a zero” which is so true. Turning things in late is not shameful because you are still turning it in. You still did it and that is something to be proud of. 

Study somewhere other than your room or your house. Make sure there are people there. Surrounding yourself with others will allow you to feel less isolated and sometimes more motivated to do things. You can’t take naps when you’re at a Panera or Starbucks either. People can be motivating, they can remind you that you are not alone, they can hold you accountable for what you have to do. Get out of your bed where you can sit and stare at the wall and go to a coffee shop or the library where other people are doing work. This always helps me get on track. 

Study in short bursts. Don’t wear yourself out with work. Find out when your concentration peaks and go with that. I usually work the best around 2pm so I have to make sure that I have eaten and showered before then so that I can capture that time to focus on my studies. 

Don’t beat yourself up. Studying just takes a lot more effort other days when depression hits you the worst. There might be days when you can barely get yourself out of bed but know that you do have the ability to succeed and that depression just has to suck sometimes. 

Get yourself out of bed. Shower. Change your clothes. Read a single page. Look at only one thing you have to do so you aren’t overwhelmed. That is something to be proud of and know that I am proud of what you did!

Study in a routine style. Let yourself have a routine that you can fall into. Try pomodoros or study games, Create a routine that you can stick to

If you don’t feel like doing anything… work for 5 minutes. You may feel more motivated or up, or you will at least be able to say that you have done something. 

HYDRATE. I’m really awful at drinking a lot of water, but it helps so much with both anxiety and depression. Water keeps you moving and awake. SO drink that H2O guys

Helpful Links

Staying Sane on Campus

Tips to stay mentally and emotionally healthy while you study

How to school when mentally Ill

Depression

Studying with Depression

Depression study tips

Studying through Depression

6 Tips To Get Motivated When You’re Feeling Depressed

Five Ways To Deal With Depression During Exams

Anxiety

Anxiety in Grad school

Dealing with Stress and Anxiety

Studying with Anxiety

Get Ready for School If You Suffer From Anxiety

Living & Studying with Anxiety

ADHD

How to succeed with ADHD

10 Study tips for ADHD students

I couldn’t find any resources about OCD, BPD, PTSD, or bipolar for that fact so keep on the lookout for any additions to this post if I find anything more! If all else fails, just google things. That always helps me. Message me personally if you have any questions about my struggles or need some specific advice! I love you all so much and I am so proud of you!! xx Haley

[fineapplepizza]

things i wish people had told me when i was a freshman

so i’ve been thinking about this for a few days, and i wanted to make a list of some things that i wish people had told me when i was a freshman in college

don’t skip class.

really, don’t skip unless it’s absolutely necessary. i had a professor who didn’t tell us when the tests were going to be until the class before. go to class.

if you get lost, look around for an office and ask where to go - especially during the first few weeks, everyone is happy to help you figure things out.

buy a planner. keep it in your backpack 24/7. keep it out in class. professors change due dates and assignments constantly and you don’t want to forget things - two missed assignments can become four and suddenly you’re making a C in a class you need a 3.0 for. 

join organizations!!! join clubs or something that will keep your societal needs fulfilled and also look good on a resume. volunteer work too, work at events, and get friends to join you. it’s more fun than you might think.

also always have a binder with blank paper in it. always. 

keep your phone and computer chargers with you all the time because you will need them and you will use them.

no one will look at you funny for eating food in class (just don’t eat anything crunchy for the love of god)

don’t go out for food constantly - this is the fastest way you will spend money, and before you know it you’ve spent $400 on food in a month which is like. ridiculous.

keep to the right of the sidewalk, and don’t bunch up with your friends. you’ll understand in a semester or two. 

get your college email sent to ALL your devices. don’t know how? contact your school’s IT department.

that paper that’s due in a month? make an outline and collect resources now. it takes ten minutes and you will be super glad two days before it’s due when you haven’t started it yet. 

take time to go outside. take walks. eat a salad. 

go to bed before midnight. i promise, you won’t do it at first but you’ll thank me later. 

sometimes a good night’s sleep is better than an A on an assignment. get it presentable, sleep, and do better next time.

you can do this. it’s new and kinda scary and big, but you can do it, and you’ll be telling people what i’ve told you by this time next year.

[deactivated7238-deactivated2017]

and don’t take low grades as a joke. that GPA is not easy to bring up

[justgiftedstudentthings]

(APUSH anon)all the homework my teacher has graded is only worth 5 points (my 15 pages of notes for 3 chapters, key terms, and review questions) and the quizzes he put in is out of 65 points. And it's not that he's a hard teacher, he just doesn't

Get the information across. My teacher last semester was a super hard teacher, but she knew the information, and she taught it to us really well. Now, he tells us things during the lectures, and he quizzes us over things he never talked to us about

And my friends all think he plays favs, b/c he’s a tennis coach, and all the tennis girls are in 3rd hour, and he gave them 2 extra bonus questions on a quiz yesterday. So they had 4 bonuses, and we only had 2, and it was all because they made a #

On twitter. And I’m really sorry about coming into your ask box and complaining. I feel like a really bad person (the hashtag was about a guy that has a crush on a girl in that class and everyone basically makes fun of him)

Oh no he’s one of those types of teachers. After the APUSH teacher I had retired after our year, the guy who took over was exactly like that. Wouldn’t hardly teach, sequestered the football players and would spend more time talking to them than, you know, the class he was supposed to be teaching. Unfortunately, I never learned how to deal with him because I dropped the only class I ever had with him. 

The one thing I can recommend you do is to find out who the department head is for that department and possibly bring it up with them, especially the extra bonus. That’s not allowed, definitely not okay, so bring evidence if you can. Unfortunately, you can’t really complain about “teaching style” since they’ll probably just dismiss it as you two not meshing as teacher-student, but if you can bring up that proof of favoritism, they should hopefully make an effort to look into it.

It really sucks that you have to deal with shitty teachers. I’m really really sorry, and I hope you can get support on your side to maybe do something to help out. Don’t feel bad at all complaining to us. Things can suck, and sometimes you need someone to complain to who will listen. We’re here for that, whatever anyone needs.

[zenamiarts]

Night Vale Inspires series.

[theyuniversity]

🍅 Via The Good Picture 

[meridok-old]

I learnt it as a longer break after the third pomodoro but! This technique works brilliantly for me.

[justgiftedstudentthings]

ok I'm so mad about my apush teacher right now. He has 2 classes, 1st hour which is the one I'm in, and 3rd hour, which is after lunch. So Mr. Teacher assigns my class like 5 hours of homework a night, like outlining 2 chapters in one night, but 3rd hour doesn't get assigned the same stuff we do! My class had to write out our analyzations of documents, outline a DBQ with them, and then actually write it on top of 3 more assignments and it makes me so angry because it's so unfair that we do more!

Ok, my response may make you hate me a little, but just hear me out on this. This is coming from someone who had a hard APUSH teacher, while some of my friends had an easy one.  

It honestly sucks doing all the work while you’re doing it, but I promise you it’s going to pay off. First, the more work you do, the more points you can earn, which means more wiggle room generally for any mistakes in assignments. In order to keep the class values roughly equal between the two classes, it just means the other class that does less probably has higher point values for the assignments, which can hurt their grades a lot more. Second, all that extra work is going to make the AP test so much easier. APUSH was the first AP test I ever took, and I would probably say that it was honestly the hardest. The essay portion made me completely blank, but if you have habit of outlining your DBQ/FRQs already ingrained, that is going to help so much. Whipping out those essays, and doing it well, it all comes from habit, the one you’re forming right now. 

Absolutely nothing I said is going to stop you from being mad, because I can’t say anything to change that. Hell, I probably sound just like your teacher. “You’ll appreciate it in the long run, do the work and be grateful.” But I want you to keep these things in the back of your mind as you do that work. Does it seem unfair now? Absolutely. And it’s only going to be in retrospect that you’ll appreciate, once the frustration has been lost to the past. I hated doing all the work our teacher assigned us, coming in after school, going in for Saturday classes, reading tons of old debates and documents and writing how many essays over it all. I hated it. But we got those scores back, and you know what? Not a single person who had the “easy” teacher got above a 2 on that AP test. Really made me appreciate my own teacher, who made us do all that extra work.

[justgiftedstudentthings]

When I study, I listen to French music, like Stromae, Maitre Gims, Coeur de Pirate, etc except when I do my English homework, I have to listen to classical like Stravinsky, Debussey, Dvorák (my love ♡), Mussorgsky, and others haha

Good stuff! Classical is so nice because it can be soothing and wonderful or super intense and motivating. I’ve never tried French music before due to personal bias oops lmao

[cartel]

I grew up as a “gifted” kid and exceeded in every subject. Now, when I’m stuck on something, I have no idea how to study because I never learned when I was younger. I never developed study habits either and this screwed me up so much in high school and college.  

[justgiftedstudentthings]

I don't know if you'll answer this because it isn't directly related to your blog, but we have to read the Iliad in Language Arts and to make it more interesting I've replaced all the characters with my OC's. It's hilarious AND it makes it easier to pay attention!

Anything that makes schoolwork more interesting is completely relevant to our interests. Please send stuff like this, we love it. It’s such a fun idea! I can only imagine some of my characters in those roles, and the image is a thing of horrible beauty, like some kind of botched, off-the-rails D&D session. If it lets you have fun, then it’s good! The benefit of helping your focus and also gaining a better understanding of both the story’s characters and your own characters is just an added plus!