Gap years between high school and college and study abroad trips taken during the summer or for a full year are becoming increasingly popular among American college students, but what about taking an entire semester off of school altogether? It’s a weighty question that you’ll have to discuss with family, professors, mentors and even friends, [...]
No matter what your major is (well, okay, some are worse than others), you’ll quickly notice that college courses require way more reading than even most advanced high school courses. Just from looking at your syllabus, it’s hard to figure out how you’re supposed to fit in reading 75 pages in a religion textbook, two [...]
Creativity isn’t something that most people can bring up on demand, but being a student in a creative field means that you’ll often have to do just that. Even if you’re feeling tired, sick or just burnt out at the end of the semester, you’ll need to be able to create work that best represents [...]
One of the more delightful elements of Sesame Street involves celebrity cameos meant to educate kids and entertain their parents.
Students these days may spend a lot of time on cell phones, laptops and browsing the web, but despite all the technology at their fingertips, one thing that hasn’t been entirely replaced for a digital option is textbooks. Many textbooks are available in digital forms that students can access on their computers, through e-readers or [...]
Many professors include a participation grade on their syllabi. Often, this grade is some percentage of your overall grade, and, depending on the nature of the course, it can be a low percentage or a very high percentage. This is all fine and dandy for those students who have no trouble speaking their mind in [...]
When final exam time approaches, your initial reaction may be to study, study, study. But there is a lot more involved in preparing for final exams than the obvious studying portion. Here are some helpful tips to help you mentally and physically prepare for your final exams. The first thing you need to do is [...]
These blogs offer a look into language, development, phonetics, grammar, and more.
One resource that many students fail to take advantage of is their professors’ office hours. These times outside of class are a great opportunity to meet one-on-one with a professor to get help in the course. Whether you’d just like to get clarification on the day’s lecture or need to discuss a grade on a [...]
By Angelita Williams As many mourn the dissolution of the English language thanks to the internet, text messaging and other stuff those crazy kids are into these days, you stand there shaking your proverbial cane and stick with your flawlessly-executed homophones, thank you very much! You put your education to good use, consarn it, even [...]
In some classes, your professor might have a policy that allows you to revise your work for a higher grade. These revision policies are most often seen in humanities courses, such as Literature and History; however, you might also see them in science courses, though they will work a little differently. You might, for example, [...]
There will be times during your college career when you are late for your classes. Maybe you overslept or got stuck in traffic. Or maybe you got your schedules mixed up and went to a Thursday class instead of a Wednesday class. When that happens, it will be tempting to think, "Well, I’m already twenty [...]
