Surviving Small College Classes
Surviving Small College ClassesI seem to have been among the lucky few that escaped enduring lectures crammed with 1000+ students in my first year. And although the rest of my non-seminar classes at...
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How To: Do Well on Difficult ExamsMy professor stood in front of my class and announced that he tends to write difficult exams. Cue major class-wide freak out. Did I write that midterm? Yes, and I...
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Finding Your Best Study SpaceLet’s face it: no matter how beautifully you equip your desk in your room, at some point you are going to get tired of it. Like, really tired of it. I mean realistically if...
View ArticleMastering Concentration: 10 Reasons Why It’s Hard, and 10 Ways to Fight Back
Mastering Concentration: 10 Reasons Why It’s Hard, and 10 Ways to Fight BackWhen our parents were yea high, the distractions in their lives included flies buzzing at the screen door and this newfangled...
View Article5 Ways to Streamline Your Apartment for Productivity
5 Ways to Streamline Your Apartment for ProductivityWith apartments that barely have space for a kitchen much less an office, our small homes-away-from-home often pull double duty when we need a place...
View ArticleMake Your Own Finals Survival Kit
Make Your Own Finals Survival KitIt’s that time of year again: finals week! That time when you have projects and papers due every day, and you spend more time studying in the library than you do...
View Article5 Great Organizational Apps for College Students
5 Great Organizational Apps for College StudentsAs a college student, you’ve probably experienced that overwhelming moment of shock as you realize just how much work you’ve signed on for. After the...
View ArticleFive Strange Ways to Study
Five Strange Ways to StudyDisclaimer: these methods probably don’t work. My campus isn’t that big. It only takes about 20 minutes to walk from the north end to the south end of campus. However, it is...
View ArticleThe “Back to School” Crash
The “Back to School” CrashIt’s week three after the winter break, and I’m willing to bet that we’re all feeling the burn of school (not to mention the burned holes in our pockets due to textbooks). I...
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Study Break: Links We Loved Today *Spring Break Edition* [3/7]We spend a lot of our work day on Twitter (Follow us @SurvivinCollege!) and one of our favorite things about tweeting all day is finding...
View ArticleMy Advice to Freshmen & New Students
My Advice to Freshmen & New Students Forgive me if I use the word “freshmen” or “freshman” incorrectly anywhere in this post. In Canada, we just say “first years”. Surviving College -
View ArticleVideo: 8 Essential Study Hacks and Facts
Video: 8 Essential Study Hacks and Facts We all know that studying for exams is pretty much the worst thing ever. But unfortunately, it’s not something you can really Surviving College -
View Article4 Easy Tips for Better Time Management
4 Easy Tips for Better Time Management If you have been in college for at least a week, you know that the hardest thing about being a college student Surviving College -
View Article6 Tips for Avoiding Procrastination & Getting Better Grades
6 Tips for Avoiding Procrastination & Getting Better Grades So I’m writing this article, but I am in no way talking down to you here. I am just as diseased with Surviving College -
View Article5 Tips for Preparing for Intersession
5 Tips for Preparing for Intersession This will be my first time taking intersession courses. In fact, I’m taking courses all summer long and it’s looking like a Surviving College -
View Article3 Ways to Convince Your Professors to Have Class Outside
3 Ways to Convince Your Professors to Have Class Outside It’s springtime! The sun is shining, the flowers are blooming, the breezes are just peaches and cream ideal. Feel like going for Surviving...
View ArticleHappy Hunger Games: 4 Ways to Survive the Library During Finals Week
Happy Hunger Games: 4 Ways to Survive the Library During Finals Week May the odds be ever in your favor... Surviving College -
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3 Tips for Surviving Intersession Exams Question: Do exams ever end? Answer: No. Because school. To all my fellow intersession students, I feel your pain. Summer is not Surviving College -
View Article4 Tips for Being Productive on Minimal Sleep
4 Tips for Being Productive on Minimal Sleep Time spent at Starbucks: 30 minutes Time spent actually typing useful things: 30 seconds I’m a big advocate for sleeping your 8 Surviving College -
View ArticleThe Best Study Break Activities
The Best Study Break Activities There’s nothing worse than that feeling that settles into your mind and body after you’ve spent hours, seated and immobile, under the fluorescent Surviving College -
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