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A quick masterpost on my favourite editing apps for studyblr pictures!!

Snapseed

I love this app for so many reasons. Firstly, there’s a brush tool that enables you to only brighten one specific spot (or saturate only that spot) and works really well for pictures with shadows! It’s also got a pretty good tune (brightness, highlights, etc) setting too

ColorStory

My favourite app for white pictures. The filters are so bright and clean and they make a normal picture look much better within seconds, just by using a filter. You can also save your filter arrangements and brightness and atuff so you don’t have to edit it for all the pictures.

Phonto

I like phonto to add fonts to my pictures. It’s how I make my headers! It’s got a huge selection of fonts and so many different styling options.

VSCO Cam

This has some incredible filters. I don’t personally use this because I like the pure white kind of look, but if you prefer warmer tones or cool tones or anything, their options are great!

Facetune/Facetune 2

These are my holy grails for whitening paper/backgrounds. Facetune 2 is free, and it has a really cool feature where you can choose the extent to how white the whitening tool is. The original Facetune doesn’t have this, but its details tool is really useful when the whitening makes text hard to read, only downside is that it’s around $5.

Canva

This is really good for those who make infographics (if that’s what it’s even called). They have a wide array of templates you can use and they’re fairly easy to edit and customise. Some pictures used in some of them may not be free, but the majority are!! (The app itself is free).

Out of the eighteen editing apps I have on my phone (not even exaggerating) these are my favourites for studyblr pictures. As always, things that work well for me doesn’t necessarily mean they’re going to work well for everybody!! Hope this helped slightly xoxo

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Hi there!

My name is Samantha and I’m a senior in high school (18 Years old/ last year before Uni)!

I’m five days late, but I was so lucky to receive a lot of new tools for studying this past Christmas, and I want to start a studyblr! I’ve tried before but ahahahaha… it didn’t work out.

So I’m hoping this time around, with a brand new blog, I can stay dedicated. I have a couple ideas for posts but I have really been inspired by these studyblrs:

@studyquill

@studyandtea

@ludostudies

@lycheestudy

And plenty more I’ve seen around the community! I know I can’t be as awesome as you guys but I can’t wait to get started <3

A little about me:

I’m an Aquarius (02/15) from the USA. I’m a HUGE Percy Jackson fan, TOG fan (I love anything by SJ Maas tbh), and I love literally any music (from the 1975 to Tchaikovsky. no joke.) I am a senior taking IB Diploma, and my subjects are Biology HL, Maths SL, Spanish SL, English Lit and Lang HL, Film HL, and History of the Americas HL. I’ve completed my TOK seat time and I’m still working on my CAS/ extended essay so you can expect to see some of that here.

ANYWHO sorry for the long intro but yeah I’m so excited to be a part of this community ☺️

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So I found this cool website for learning ancient languages

go wild

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City Newbie Guide - how to feel like home

a study-by-heart series

#1 Go outside once a day

Today’s piece of advice that I have for all of you that are (soon/already) living away from home is to go outside once a day.

Why important?

Arriving in a new city can be overwhelming. All those vibrant streets and squares seem to offer more opportunities than birds living in the city. Even though many people would be jealous of you studying/working in a nice city it may not feel like this to you, especially in the beginning. You may find yourself a little bit like Robinson Crusoe: lost on an island that looks quite nice but you do not know where to start. What should you do? How can you do it? With whom?

Maybe it helps you to incorporate a habit of going outside once a day. Be it for a brisk walk, a new experience or a great adventure. No matter what the purpose of your little outdoor experience is, going outside once a day will reduce the risk of sitting inside, getting bored, frustrated and lonely significantly.

What shall I do outside?

The big question is: what should you do outside? Luckily, there are tons of activities available. And the best? You do not even need lots of money or a group of people to do them. You could:

Explore the city (more about that in next week’s post - stay tuned)

Discover your neighborhood

Discover new places (maybe you’ll find your new favorite coffee shop)

Do a photo tour through the city where you take pictures of everything that seems interesting to you

Listen to a podcast and take a walk

Listen to a guided walking meditation (yes, something like that exists)

Pay attention to how the current season looks like in this new environment. Perhaps you can notice some differences to your old place

Look for a park and read a book

Do some geocaching

Meet new people

I don’t know how to get to places

To solve this problem Google Maps and the app from the public transportation system operator are the most valuable ones. Take advantage of online or mobile tickets if you need to get to places. This may be handy because you do not have to deal with ticket machines that may be out of order, are not communicating in your language or do simply not accept your way of payment.

I am on my own. Is that safe?

Not all people enjoy being on their own. Especially in a new environment in which you naturally feel more insecure than usual, you may wonder whether it is safe to go outside and explore the city on your own. Even though I cannot guarantee you that you will never encounter a weird situation in your new environment - there are great tips that you should consider to make your adventure more joyful.

Explore your city during the daytime. Do not risk to get lost in a city at night that you do not know yet.

Prepare your routes. Know where you want to go, how long that will take and how to get home safely.

Travel with cash but only enough to pay a taxi that brings you home - just in case.

Don’t walk around town like a tourist or the owner of a jewelry store; meaning: dress like the locals and leave any valuables that are too flashy at home. If you really need them, keep them closely-attached to your body (e.g. with an ultra-flat fanny pack).

Whenever you use public transportation: sit close to the driver or people that you would like to have as neighbors. That is a good rule of thumb to be surrounded by normal people.

If you enjoyed this first part of the City Newbie Guide then stay tuned for next week’s post that will go into more depth on how to conquer your new city.

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50 Things that Top Students Do

Listen to everything they’re taught, not just hearing

Take notes

Listen to opinions they don’t like

Be open to having their minds changed

Don’t listen to music with words when studying

Practise

Commit

Keep a regimen of self-discipline even in the face of a lack of motivation

Take breaks

Sleep regularly and more than expected

Work very hard during the day

Exercise

Plan in advance

Get small tasks done when there isn’t time to do bigger ones

Engage

Take failures as a learning curve

Think positively

Do their best work at the start of the year so they get more slack later

Talk to those who teach them

Debate

Do a little every day instead of all at once

Ask for help

Help others

Drink water

Work hard but work smart

Know what study setup is their most productive

Hold themselves accountable

Figure out which work is a priority

Don’t waste time re-reading as a form of studying

Find out things they don’t understand

Test themselves frequently

Work backwards through things to understand why something works

Learn more than they need

Have more interests and hobbies than just academics

Find out the most important concepts in a course

Learn the most important 20% of the course to get 80% of the grade

Don’t complain

Tailor their courses to focus on what interests them the most

Play hard after working hard

Read in advance

Know how to say no but don’t say no unless they have to

Take every opportunity they can

Eat well

Defend their personal beliefs

Don’t use other people’s successes/failures as an excuse for anything they do

Don’t let studying become the main part of their life

Understand that everything is temporary

Set goals, short- and long-term

Put their phones away/on silent when studying

Don’t expect any results immediately

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Hey so, I decided to do another masterpost. This time on exams. Some tips for studying at the very last minute if you are like me, disclaimer: I am not in any way supporting cramming but this is just to help you through if you are left with no choice other than cramming.

Cramming

Cramming tips that actually work by @optomstudies

The night before the exam

What to do the night before an exam by @beautifullearning

The night before your exam by @tiny-personal-university-thing

The night before exam and I didn’t study guide by @renaistudying

The night before test and I haven’t started studying by @getstudyblr

Revision methods

Revision methods that actually work by @alimastudies

The 5 Best Revision Methods by @bstudies

Study tips

More unconventional study tips by @minimaliststudy

A stash of tiny study tips by @justestjarchives

College study tips that actually help by @samsstudygram

Five tips for study marathons by @booksavolonte

General study tips by @plantednotes

More study tips

My study tips by @anatomyandcappuccini

My study tips

Personal study tips

Quickfire study tips by @annabaestudying

Quick study tip by @studyspiratiom-coffee

Rare study tips by @studybllog

Scientifically proven study tips by @swankiegrades

Secret study tips I wish someone would have told me by @fearlessroadtomd

Some rare study tips by @organisedorgana

Top 5 study tips by @studyign

Weird study tip by @artemissstudies

101 study tips by @study-early

Study tips by @howtohighschool

Study tips from someone who has already been there by @haylstudies

Study tips straight from my professor by @just-refuse-to-be-stopped

Study tips that helped me get back on my feet by @sillydaisies

Study tips that aren’t bullshit by @thebitchwhomadeit

Tips for effective study by @kimtented

How I write revision summaries by @athenastudying

Ways to study for exams that are actually productive

10 mistakes when studying by @howtostudyquick

Memorising information

How to memorise information by @monetstudy

How to memorise information faster by @qxzu

Memorization tips by @aescademic

Memorization tips by @determinationandcaffeine

Memorization tips by @studyquill

Exam tips

How to cope with exams by @uk-studying

How to revise for exams by @a-pro-s-studyblr

Studying for exams by @orangeblossomstudies

Tips for doing well on your exams by @aboysstudyblr

Tips for doing well on your exams by @thepeachystudies

Exam tips by @studywithmaggie

Exam guides

Finals: study guide for the brave by @educatier

Pennyfynotes guide to exam season by @pennyfynotes

Quick guide to doing the finals by @inkskinned

Test taking tips

How I revise for exams + tests

How to study for a test by @tbhstudying

My test taking tips by @55studies

Test taking tips

Exam preparation

How to make a stress free exam plan by @marias-studyblr

How to mentally prep yourself for a test by @eruditicn

Procrastination

How to beat procrastination by @eintsein

Types of procrastination and how to deal with them by @emmastudies

Time management

Time management by @academiceve

Time management tips for busy students

Motivation

My motivation tag

Other masterposts by me

Notetaking masterpost

College advice masterpost

Apps for students masterpost

Icon credits to @rhubarbstudies

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“Qué” vs. “Cuál” in Spanish

Hope this helps:)

Qué

When in questions

Used to ask something in general, something we don’t know anything about. If the verb carries a preposition, the preposition goes before qué.

¿Qué es la biología? What is biology? 

¿Qué harás mañana? What will you do tomorrow?

¿De qué hablas? What are you talking about?

When in a sentence working as a question

There are no question marks but there’s the intention of a question. 

Me pregunto qué es un hobbit.  I wonder what a hobbit is. 

When in exclamations

Used as an expression of emotion, feeling or reaction. 

¡Qué mañana tan agradable!  What a nice morning! 

Cuál 

When in questions

Used to ask for an option between a list of similar possibilities. Both the speaker and the listener know about these possibilities, they expect them to be familiar. If the verb carries a preposition, the preposition goes before cuál.

¿Cuál es tu fruta favorita?  What/which is your favorite fruit?

¿Cuál es tu opinión?  What/Which is your opinion?

¿Cuál es el mío? Which one is mine?

¿De cuál hablas? Which one are you talking about?

¿Cuál es tu nombre? What is your name?

Note: ¿Qué es tu nombre? sounds off and translates as “what is ‘your name’” as in somebody who doesn’t know what names are.

When in a sentence working as a question

There are no question marks but there’s the intention of a question.

Me pregunto cuál es la fruta favorita de mi madre. I wonder what my mom’s favorite fruit is.

Remember that cuáles is used for when using the plural, but qué never changes. Cuál/cuáles is also used in exclamations, but it is so rare that I think I will talk about that in another post. 

Check the difference 

¿Qué quieres hacer?¿Ir al cine o comer algo? What do you want to do? Go to the movies or eat something?

Estrenaron Spider-man y La monja. ¿Cuál quieres ver? Spider-man and The nun came out. Which one do you want to watch?

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Prince Philip is the most badass prince EVER. And here's why.

Okay, so he’s got a girly face, and he wears tights and some high boots. Sure.

But check out that noble steed. That’s one ready-to-kick-ass-and-take-names steed.

While other princesses just run away and leave nothing, Philip gets AN INVITE TO HER HOUSE. He gets a song, a dance, and a first date.

He comes home, just to tell his dad he’s not going to marry the princess because he’s in love.

No. Other. Reason. He rides in and is just like, “I met the girl I’m going to marry. Now I’ve got a birthday party to be at. Bye Dad.”

Now how much do you think his dad weighs? That short fat little man? Probably pretty heavy.Not a problem for Prince Philip.

And then he gets jumped by goblins, both hands tied behind his back

But that’s not enough to stop Prince Philip.Oh no.

He breaks his hands free and starts chucking goblins.

Look at that face. That face. The “BITCH JUST YOU WAIT” face. He may be tied down by a dozen goblins but he’s not gonna take no shit from this witch.

In fact, he’s so strong, she ends up keeping him chained to the wall, but he still fights back.

Now when he finally does get free–

He’s ready to go into battle UNARMED. He don’t need no shield or sword, he’s going to go punch Maleficent’s face in with his fist. If Flora didn’t stop him, he probably would have, too.

Backed up against a cliff edge, nowhere to go. Fighting off goblins. But there’s so many and just one Philip.

NBD I’LL JUST JUMP AND SLIDE DOWN THE ROCK PILE IN MY SKIN-TIGHT TIGHTS.

Gate closing?

who gives a fuck? certainly not prince philip.

Lighting hitting rocks around me?

NBD BRO

Giant forest of thorns?

Bitch, get out of my way. I’ve got a princess to save.

Giant dragon of hell?

CHARGE HEAD ON.

Fire? Dragon? Burning dry twigs? No. Fucking. Problem.

Just smack that bitch on the nose.

Sheer cliff face? Fire burning behind me? Back to a wall?

Calm down guys, I got this.

I’LL JUST FUCKING SCALE IT ONE-HANDED.

And fight the bloody beast from 500 feet high, with literally nothing to save me if I fall.

Lose the shield off the cliff?

JUST STAND THERE AND SMILE ‘CAUSE I’VE GOT A FUCKING MAGIC SWORD THAT’S GOING THROUGH YOUR HEART BITCH.

Just chuck it. Straight through.

Then jump out of the way…

And survive. That’s what happens to bitches who mess with the woman I love.

Get the horse.

Get the girl.

EXPLAIN NOTHING.

that’s how he EARNED his happily ever after.

Srsly. The most bad. ass. prince. disney ever wrote.

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CALLING ALL ACTIVE FALL AND COZY BLOGS

I need new blogs to follow! Please reblog if you are an Active…

-Fall/autumn blog -Halloween Blog -Spooky Blog -Cozy blog -Book/reading Blog

That would be awesome, thanks :)

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latin phrases worth knowing:

(in case you wanted to know because i fucking love this language) 

ad astra per aspera - to the stars through difficulties 

alis volat propriis - he flies by his own wings 

amantium irae amoris integratio est - the quarrels of lovers are the renewal of love 

ars longa, vita brevis - art is long, life is short 

aut insanity homo, aut versus facit - the fellow is either mad or he is composing verses 

dum spiro spero - while I breathe, I hope 

ense petit placidam sub libertate quietem - with the sword, she seeks peace under liberty 

exigo a me non ut optimus par sim sed ut malis melior - I require myself not to be equal to the best, but to be better than the bad

experiential docet - experience teaches 

helluo librorum - a glutton for books (bookworm) 

in libras libertas - in books, freedom 

littera scripta manet - the written letter lasts 

mens regnum bona possidet - an honest heart is a kingdom in itself 

mirabile dictu - wonderful to say 

nullus est liber tam malus ut non aliqua parte prosit - there is no book so bad that it is not profitable in some part 

omnia iam fient quae posse negabam - everything which I used to say could not happen, will happen now 

poeta nascitur, non fit - the poet is born, not made 

qui dedit benificium taceat; narrat qui accepit - let him who has done a good deed be silent; let him who has received it tell it 

saepe ne utile quidem est scire quid futurum sit - often, it is not advantageous to know what will be 

sedit qui timuit ne non succederet - he who feared he would not succeed sat still 

si vis pacem, para bellum - if you want peace, prepare for war 

struit insidias lacrimis cum feminia plorat - when a woman weeps, she is setting traps with her tears 

sub rosa - under the rose 

trahimir omnes laudis studio - we are led on by our eagerness for praise

urbem latericium invenit, marmoream reliquit - he found the city a city of bricks; he left it a city of marble 

ut incepit fidelis sic permanet - as loyal as she began, so she remains

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Reblog if you can speak, read, or at least kinda communicate in more than one language.

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Gotta 😤 love 😤 IB 😤 Math 😤 IAs Lol I actually do enjoy this a little bit the nice thing about these IB IAs (and I think the IB Program in general) is how Project oriented it is. You can really choose things you are interested in!

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I got really sick the last time i tried this so let’s hope that doesn’t happen again…  Doing the 100 Days again! Printable from @emmastudies

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I love love love my planner

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Lily propagation for Day 9 of #100daysofproductivity Heres hoping they don’t die on me 😬😬#studygram #study #biology #summerassignment