With this past year being full of online class, it was very tempting to finish class and move the 5 feet from my desk to my bed to watch Netflix before my next class. This was my daily routine for the first weeks of school. I would wake up, sit at my desk watching Zooms, Read More…
Category: Unit 4
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…
Take a BREAK for ONCE!!!
Coming into college and even during college all you hear your peers and family talk about is all of the studying you must do or all of the studying they are doing. This turns you into a ball of stress, especially during midterm season (which is basically all semester) and final season. Although the stereotypical 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…
Madison’s Best Escape
There is only one place on campus that can truly take my mind off school when I need it most, and that’s walking down the Lake Shore Path. The Lake Shore Path is approximately 3 miles long in one direction, starting at Memorial Union and ending at “The Very Tip of Picnic Peninsula”, or Picnic 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…
Take a Break at the Capitol!
Studying for the next exam or working on difficult assignments can be exhausting. However, the Wisconsin State Capitol is nearby, which is a great spot to take a breather and explore all that it has to offer. During the past two years, the Capitol has become my favorite spot to take a break and relax Read More…
Where to Study in Madison
One extremely important thing to studying and learning successfully at UW is finding a good place (or places) to get work done. Finding the right place to study will depend on your studying habits or preferences regarding sound and distractions. This is something that can change depending on what you’re working on, so in this Read More…