8 a.m. on a Thursday morning
I cursed my throbbing head as I blindly felt around for my phone in bed.
I mentally prepared myself for the cringe-worthy drunk texts that awaited me, but what made my stomach turn was not the four unread texts from a “Cantina Andrew,” but an email from a professor whose name I barely recognized informing me of an exam I had completely forgotten about.
Only one clear thought made it through my fuzzy mind: Study Edge.
For those of you who have been at UF for a while, I’m sure this scene brings back some painfully familiar memories. Study Edge was there on the Sunday after game day when you had to cram for a huge test on Monday. Study Edge was there when your most difficult final exam just so happened to be cumulative. Study Edge was there through your orgos and your calcs and your econs. Study Edge has been the saving grace that’s pulled us through some of our most challenging academic moments.
We’ve all spent days watching Study Edge reviews online, grateful for Zach’s ability to put such confusing concepts into such understandable terms. We’ve all dragged ourselves to Study Hours for extra help when the practice problems continued to make no sense come 1 a.m. at Lib West. Our monthly payments to Study Edge feel as mandated as our tuition payments to UF.
For those of you who are new to the eccentric world of higher education (Hello class of 2019!), you’re about to embark on a four(+) year journey of unpredictable (and at times, seemingly illogical) learning. Everyone starts college with the expectation that professors will be incredibly invested in your success and that lectures will be engaging and effective.
Unfortunately, that is rarely the case.
Whether you’re sitting in a large auditorium struggling to understand a professor who only recently learned the English language, or you just haven’t found that balance between your drinking habits and your class responsibilities, getting outside help is not something to be ashamed of. Nobody is “too cool” for tutoring.
I remember sitting in the Broward study room my freshman year feeling helpless as I watched an online lecture in what felt like a completely foreign language. I felt as if I was retaining a quarter of all the material thrown at me. An older friend of mine who had already taken the class told me to stop freaking out and try Study Edge. I couldn’t believe that such challenging material could be taught in such a familiar way. Their tutoring has been my Adderall (focus) and my Xanax (calm) the past two years.
With live review sessions behind Midtown, Study Edge has blended convenience and functionality in a way that no other local service has been able to.
As I grow older, I’m trying to have fewer Cantina Andrews and fewer Thursday morning panic sessions, but at the very least, I have Study Edge as a support system for my latest nights and darkest mornings. With age comes wisdom, right?
