Studying and social butterfly seem like an unlikely pair right? Not anymore… Coming to college, I felt like high school had prepared me well. But, I’d be lying if I told you my first semester Freshman year grades were perfect. That semester taught me how to adjust to the different type of academic environment and Read More…
Category: Learning Tips
How To Survive Class
Let me start of this post by saying that I have not always had the best study/work habits. You saw that dude at the cafe or quad that has four notebooks, three textbooks, two iPhones, and one pencil frantically cramming as much information into his skull all at once because the midterm is in 5 Read More…
Sleep, Sleep, and MORE SLEEP
The stereotype of finals week – the stress, the endless amounts of coffee, the sleepless nights spent in the library – is all true. Finals week will feel like both the longest and shortest week of your life as you try to cram a semester’s worth of content into your brain. However, while it is Read More…
Stop studying so much–trust me!
At first thought, what I’m saying doesn’t make much sense. How will not studying help me study? The thing is, that is the key: you can’t always be studying! Studying is an incredibly important part of college. Compared to high school, you learn way more, and exams usually count for a large portion of your Read More…
How to be Resourceful in College
As many of you know, as school has become more and more integrated with technology over the years, learning has become less about your ability to memorize sentences and more about your ability to use your resources to help you understand and speak on concepts and ideas. At the end of the day, no one Read More…
4 Tips for Learning & Succeeding in College
So, you’re finally heading off to college. You’re looking forward to making new friends, exploring campus, and being independent. Nobody will hassle you about whether or not you’ve done your homework. But, you’ve also heard college is more challenging than high school. Well, it doesn’t have to be. With these simple study tips, Read More…
Schedule Time To Stand Up!
Schedule Time To Stand Up! To be blunt, starting college will hit you over the head like a ton of bricks. Luckily, you strong enough to handle it. This is because you are a Badger, and you were accepted out of thousands of candidates to take on the challenge. When times are tough, you will Read More…
QuizLIT
In high school, I was one of those students that was lucky enough to not have to study and still be able to ace classes. However, that changed when I started college. I knew what Quizlet was and had used it once or twice but I wasn’t as familiar with it as other people were. Read More…
That was due today?!?
My best tip to any student, incoming or 5th year seniors, is to stay incredibly organized. Not only as a student, but as an employee as well, the most useful thing I’ve done for myself is master calendar making and managing. Every time something is asked of me or something is due, I immediately put Read More…
3 Resourceful Study Tips
You live during a time of unlimited resources. A major key to mastering college is learning how to be resourceful because the more preparation material you have, the greater chance you’ll be ready for anything on the exam. Here are 3 tips for being resourceful in college. Make sure you grab a study guide. Teachers Read More…