How to Pretend You Are Paying Attention in Class: A Guide for Getting by When You Couldn’t Care Less

by D. LLean We’ve all had those classes – those long, boring, what-the-heck-is-going-on classes – where your mind is sailing away long before your body is able to join it. The professor drones on and on about subjects that no longer make sense. Share and Enjoy:FacebookTwitterGoogle BookmarksemailPrintPDFStumbleUpondel.icio.usYahoo! BuzzPing.fmRedditDiggLiveLinkedInMySpaceTechnoratiRSS

How to Calculate Your GPA

Grade point average or in short, GPA, plays a pivotal role in the life of a student as throughout his or her college years and later in his or her career; a person’s smartness as well as intelligence is judged by the GPA that one is holding. Share and Enjoy:FacebookTwitterGoogle BookmarksemailPrintPDFStumbleUpondel.icio.usYahoo! BuzzPing.fmRedditDiggLiveLinkedInMySpaceTechnoratiRSS

Meningitis and Possible Vaccine Side Effects

The meningitis vaccine is one of the “school shots” that your college or university may have you take. In some cases, it is optional, especially if you don’t live in a dorm.   Meningitis is an inflammatory condition that affects the membrane surrounding the spinal cord and brain, and sometimes the cerebral and spinal fluids [...]

Theses and Dissertations: A Guide to Planning, Research, and Writing

By R. MURRAY THOMAS and DALE L. BRUBAKER Click here to read the complete version of Theses and Dissertations: A Guide to Planning, Research, and Writing at Questia.com. Traditionally in academia, the two main purposes of master’s-degree and doctoral projects are (a) to provide graduate students guided practice in conducting and presenting research and (b) [...]

What Happens In the College Classroom

As an older student, you get to see what the Department of Education has done to the system. The No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 was implemented to ensure that all students learn at the same pace and no one gets left behind. This Act applies to first and secondary schools, but its promising [...]

Socialization for Mature Students in College

Despite being over 30 years old, you can still get caught up in the college life. How? Oh, say, frat parties and joining student clubs and forgetting that you’re actually there to learn. Use your head when socializing in college. Student clubs can be hands-on, so your studies may suffer. Share and Enjoy:FacebookTwitterGoogle BookmarksemailPrintPDFStumbleUpondel.icio.usYahoo! BuzzPing.fmRedditDiggLiveLinkedInMySpaceTechnoratiRSS

Rewiring Your Ancient Memory for New Learning

Anyone can learn. Granted, it may take your mature brain a little longer than others, but it still holds the capacity to do so. You need to be willing to accept change, throw out all of the old wives tales and unlearn many things you have learned up until this point. Learning is a life-long, [...]

Sample College Essays

This article is a continuation of Building a College Essay. I’ve inserted a few more sample college essays and response papers I’ve written for classes. A response paper is a little different than a traditional essay because the professor wants your response to a particular written or visual work. Share and Enjoy:FacebookTwitterGoogle BookmarksemailPrintPDFStumbleUpondel.icio.usYahoo! BuzzPing.fmRedditDiggLiveLinkedInMySpaceTechnoratiRSS

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