The Learning Makeover: How to Transform Your Study Skills.

Andrea Zians
Feb 27
2 min read

Updated: Feb 27

Spoiler alert: I don’t actually have a TV show. (Yet. 😉)

But if I did? It would be called "The Learning Makeover" because, just like those dramatic home and personal transformations on TV, academic success can feel like a total before-and-after moment.

The best part? You’re the star of this story!

Episode 1: The Struggle is Real - "Help! My Study Skills are in desperate Need of a Makeover!!"

Picture this: You’re the student who feels totally lost.

You’re drowning in assignments.
You don’t know where to start with studying.
Your grades aren’t reflecting your effort.

It’s frustrating. Overwhelming. And honestly? It’s exhausting.

But just like every great makeover, the transformation starts with a plan.

Enter Andrea (me). The Learning Makeover Begins

As an academic coach, I help students revamp their study habits, boost their grades, and regain their confidence. And just like on those home makeover shows, every session (aka “episode”) follows a familiar process:

✔ Spot the problem → What’s getting in the way of success?

✔ Gather the right tools → What strategies will work best for you?

✔ Make the changes → Study plans, time management, tech tools, and mindset shifts.

And then comes the big reveal…

The Transformation

By the end of your Learning Makeover, you’re not just “getting by” in school. You’re:

More confident in your learning abilities.
More organized and in control of your workload.
Seeing real results in your grades and study efficiency.

And the best part... you really have some killer new study skills! It's not like on a carefully curated reality TV show.

Because here’s the thing: This isn’t just a TV fantasy. This is what happens when you learn how to learn.

Real Success Stories

Recently, I worked with a student who was struggling in a tough course. This teacher is known to have an 85% fail rate on her first few tests of each semester (and refuses to bell curve)

Together the students and I:

✅ Integrated new study tech.

✅ Built a study plan that actually worked.

✅ Even brought in a tutor for extra reinforcement.

The result? Slow and steady progress. Until one day, I got a text—"I just got the highest grade in the class! I can’t believe it!"

And this student had for years been self-proclaimed as “just not good at the school thing”. That is what she told me at our first meeting. I silently thought to myself, “challenge accepted!” But THAT is the power of learning how to learn.