6 Essential College Study Skills

Developing and implementing successful college study skills can be a hassle. The study skills that you developed in high school have to be enhanced in college, where the workload is heavier and more time consuming.  For me,...

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5 Easy Tips To Improve Your College Essays

It doesn’t matter whether you’re majoring in English or Theoretical Physics: sooner or later, you’ll have to write an essay. Thankfully, it doesn’t take the mind of a theoretical physicist to write an...

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College…Piece of Cake? Think again!

So your weighted GPA in high school was a 4.3. You scored a 2100 on the SAT. You even took five AP classes and passed all of the exams with flying colors. And at a prestigious private school no less? That is pretty impressiv...

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What Happens If I Don’t Like My Major?

Kids always change their minds about what they want to be when they grow up, and the same goes for college students. Maybe you came to college determined to be a pre-med major but then learn you can’t stand the sight of bl...

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How To Get Good Grades In College

The first day of classes is usually a stressful time for college freshman in the fall. Once you figure out how to get to the classroom from your dorm room, you suddenly realize how different this semester is going to be comp...

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Time Management Strategies for Students

One skill that every modern day college student needs is the ability to multitask. Most students today are involved in multiple activities outside of the classroom. Besides having multiple majors or minors, today’s ave...

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Writing or Typing Notes: What’s Better?

When you first arrive at college, there is the question that lingers of whether to type or handwrite your notes. There still hasn’t been any scientific conclusion that proves one can significantly help you retrain informat...

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Expand Your Horizons With Elective Classes

One of the most exhilarating aspects of the college experience is scheduling your classes.  The variety and sheer number of classes that most colleges offer is staggering.  From scuba diving to stargazing, you could find j...

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Study Techniques For College During Finals

Finals are approaching. Are you ready? This semester has come and gone and soon it will be time to study study study. Finals are a huge part of your grade so studying is a must. We all know it is not fun to study but it is e...

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Where Can I Find Cheap Textbooks?

The amount of money you dish out for college is insane. It’s so much money for a semester and it’s a continuous cycle for four years. But tuition is just the start of it. The most annoying purchase in college is books an...

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