Ep.160 How to Overcome the Biggest Barrier to Higher Essay Grades

#160 – In this episode, I dive into the biggest barrier to higher essay grades, exploring what truly holds you back from achieving the grades you desire. By listening, you'll uncover actionable insights to help you break through these barriers and enhance your essay writing skills. I address common challenges adult learners face, from not knowing what skills to improve, to struggling with time management and understanding feedback. This episode is packed with practical advice and empathetic understanding, ensuring you feel supported and empowered to take control of your academic journey. Tune in to discover how to turn feedback into progress and elevate your essay grades to reflect your hard work and determination. To get the links and show notes for this episode, head to: https://chloeburroughs.com/episode160. Find out more and enrol in Write Better Essays. Join the waitlist for the Kickbutt Students Club. Grab a copy of my book, The Return to Study Handbook.  

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This podcast provides simple studying advice for non-traditional students returning to education to advance their careers. You’re in the right place if you’re a mature student, distance or workplace learner (or all three like Chloe) and studying for a degree or professional qualification. Chloe Burroughs, study skills expert and author of The Return to Study Handbook, will teach you how to study effectively so that you can boost your academic confidence, get more done in less time, and achieve the grades you really want. Chloe understands what you’re going through — the stress of juggling studying around your job and personal life; the feeling that you’ve never actually been taught how to study effectively; the worry that you’re not going to achieve the grades you need to move forward in your career. You’ll learn step-by-step strategies for time management, organisation and productivity; boosting your studying motivation and confidence; overcoming negative thinking and fear of exams; note taking and reading; essay writing and critical thinking; improving your memory; and exam revision and preparation. In short, you’ll develop the skills to make the most of the time, energy and money you’re investing in your education — so you can gain your dream qualification. With solo shows full of actionable study advice, conversations with other students, and interviews with education experts, Chloe Made Me Study will give you the confidence to achieve the grades you need to take the next exciting step in your career. So, if you’re a non-traditional student who’s ready to uplevel your study skills and results — hit that subscribe button to discover how to make your studying life easier.