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

Staff — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 09:09:37 +0000

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. But remember, most professors prefer their students to be interested, and you [...]

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How to Calculate Your GPA

Staff — Sat, 09 Aug 2008 19:18:29 +0000

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. GPA is used as a metric by employers and [...]

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Meningitis and Possible Vaccine Side Effects

Staff — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 15:58:18 +0000

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 [...]

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

Staff — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 16:23:58 +0000

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) [...]

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What Happens In the College Classroom

Staff — Sat, 17 May 2008 04:11:07 +0000

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 [...]

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Socialization for Mature Students in College

Staff — Sat, 17 May 2008 03:43:50 +0000

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. You’ve still got house chores. You [...]

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Rewiring Your Ancient Memory for New Learning

Staff — Sat, 17 May 2008 01:21:44 +0000

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, [...]

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Sample College Essays

Staff — Fri, 16 May 2008 22:07:40 +0000

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. Basically, you have to summarize the author’s work and [...]

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Building a College Essay

Staff — Fri, 16 May 2008 20:47:19 +0000

The TEEP structure is the best advice I received from an English writing professor, one that I still use today. The structure is especially great when one has writer’s block. There are four things to remember when building an essay: TEEP – Topic sentence, Explanation, Example and the Point. Just string those sentences together. That’s [...]

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College Essay Writing

Staff — Fri, 16 May 2008 19:39:26 +0000

Not everyone is familiar with college essay writing. A longtime friend of mine, who had decided to go back to college at 34 years old, called me one afternoon in sheer panic: “I have to write a 1200-word essay! I don’t remember how to write a college essay! How do you write an essay? I’m [...]

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