College Advice
Whether you failed a course, changed majors, or are just trying to keep on track to graduation, you can use your time wisely by taking courses over the summer. The summer semester is a great chance to get up to 9 or more credits in about two months. Here are some things to factor into [...]
We’ve all experienced it, whether you show up because it’s required or just want to stay current with the class material. I’m referring to the event that professors around the country make a staple of their courses: the boring lecture. Other than our evaluations at the end of the year, we really have no way [...]
Many times I have caught myself wishing I was out in the real world instead of school. In my mind there is a clear distinction between college and my future career. Somehow I think that once I graduate, my life will begin. But when I think about it, nothing is further from the truth. Life [...]
College is already hard enough with test and homework to deal with. The last thing you need is to try to stay on track while being sick. According to the latest research, about 70 percent of college students will get sick each year. The reason is that whether you hang out in the dorms, lecture [...]
Try incorporating these foods into your breakfast. Research has shown that breakfast eaters are likely to achieve higher grades, pay closer attention, participate more in class discussions, and manage more complex academic problems than breakfast skippers. Breakfast sets the pattern for nutritious eating throughout the rest of the day. When you miss breakfast to save [...]
No matter what your major is, there is going to be a class that is a requirement, yet you are not interested in. This can really suck if your grade heavily depends on homework assignments. . However, you can still get through the class with a decent grade and not much mental effort. There are [...]
You already know which professors to select for gen eds, electives, and lower level classes. Now it is time to talk about which professor you need to take for your advanced classes. Since these are your major’s core and most important classes, you want to have the best professor teaching them. Here’s how to go [...]
No matter where you go to school the one thing that college students dread the most is exam day. Every day of the semester is essentially a day to prepare for the next exam. While each student will eventually develop their own individual study method to best prepare themselves for exams, here are some tricks [...]
I started off my educational journey after high school by attending the local community college in my area. More and more students are seeing the value in this option. Whatever your situation is, you’re reading this because you want to or think you might want to transfer from one college to another. It can a [...]
There are two ways to pick professors for your classes. Each strategy depends on what you want to get out of the class. If you have to take a class but are not very interested in the subject (i.e. most general education requirements) then try hard to be in a section with a visiting professor. [...]