Wolfpack Academics is an advice podcast for college and graduate students hosted by Skylar Wolphe, an Academic Advisor and law professor. Skylar's advice is made for students looking for help finding community, juggling responsibilities, and learning effective study techniques to maximize their efficiency. Having been a first generation and ADHD college student herself, Skylar is a master of procrastination and understands how to help students navigate past similar roadblocks.
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After Office Hours: The Girls Do It All! College Jobs, Making Friends, Working, and Never Sleeping
Today I'm talking to my friend - and fellow community college graduate - Irene, AKA Camps. In this discussion style episode we'll be talking about the study schedules of two ADHD night owls, why we valued our community college time so much, finding jobs in college and working through school, the AP classes scam, and how to make friends amongst it all. Grab some snacks, start your crafts, and hang out with both of us as we slowly eat more and more cheese and drink just a little bit more w...
24 Sept 2024
How To Make Friends In College
Are you having a hard time making friendships that actually last more than a couple weeks? Have you moved to a new city and you're starting all over, and now you're a little rusty? Today I'm going to talk about the way Covid lockdowns have prematurely aged teenage brains, and disrupted the friendship making process. I'll also talk about ways to combat this change, and how to make friends in college. l'll discuss different clubs and activities offered around campuses, as well as how to u...
13 Sept 2024
The Art of Rewriting Your Notes
Are you struggling to retain the information you hear during your lectures? Are you trying to decide if rewriting your notes is really worth it? Today I'm going to talk about how to take notes during your lecture so you actually remember the lecture. I'll discuss the difference in recall maximization when comparing hand writing notes versus taking notes on your laptop. And, I'll talk about how to close that gap if you want to continue to take notes on your laptop. Spaced repetition will ...
4 Sept 2024
Managing ADHD In College
Do you struggle to stay on task, especially now that you're on your own and responsible for your schedule? Do you find yourself wondering how to take on monumental writing assignments and where to even start?Today I'm going to be talking about how to manage your ADHD in college and grad school. First I'll get into disability accommodations, and how to ask for them even if you miss the deadline. Then I'll discuss breakdown complex task into bite size pieces, which is something I highly recomme...
28 Aug 2024
Learning To Love Studying
This episode is part two of a two part series, called Learning to Love Studying. The first episode is titled "Combat College Procrastination". Are you someone who has never really "got" studying? You didn't do it much in high school, you don't like to do it, and now you're in college and feeling lost. More important than anything though, you want to know how to study without it sucking quite so much. If you think that's impossible I've got some strategies here that can change your mind, and i...
20 Aug 2024
Combat College Procrastination With This 1% Rule
This is the first part of a two part series, called Learning to Love StudyingDo you struggle finding the motivation to study, staying on task, and avoiding distracting notifications? Do you find yourself procrastinating despite the anxiety inherent to procrastinating? If you do you're not alone, and I've got a few tricks to help you break the procrastination cycle. My name is Skylar Wolphe, and I'm an academic counselor (and former law professor) here to share weekly tips, tricks, and shortcu...
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