Archive for May, 2007

How Students Benefited From Identifying Important And Urgent Things To Do

Wednesday, May 30th, 2007 in Problem Solving Skills, Studying Tips, Time Management | No Comments »

Deciding which we should prioritize first is sometimes confusing just like when we have an important homework to do and an urgent club meeting to attend or you need to meet an important person but you have an urgent project to finish. Instances like these give us headache as we do not know what we [...]

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The Importance Of Evaluating Your Schedule

Saturday, May 26th, 2007 in College Studying, Studying Tips, Time Management | 1 Comment »

Many tell us that we need to make a schedule or to keep a planner so that we could track all our projects, homework and extra-curricular activities. Making a schedule is great because it helps us to be more organized and prevent us from forgetting those important things to do.
But still, many students fell short [...]

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Heard About Student Prospector?

Wednesday, May 23rd, 2007 in College Studying | No Comments »

I bumped upon Student Prospector and I get caught on its idea of prospecting students who are soon to study in college.  Student Prospector offers a sort of matching service for students and higher education institution.
And what I liked about Student Prospector’s idea is that students will be the one to be contacted by the [...]

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Cool Studying Tips For College-bound Students

Wednesday, May 16th, 2007 in College Studying, Studying Tips | No Comments »

All college-bound students are certainly excited but nervous as what awaits them in their college years. But did you know that studying in college is something you should prepare not only financially but also emotionally?
You need to be emotionally prepared on what top expect and how to deal with the difficulties that you may encounter [...]

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Do External Aids Really Improve Our Memory?

Saturday, May 5th, 2007 in Memorizing Tips, Studying Myths, Studying Tips | No Comments »

I bumped upon this short article about using external aids such as planner, diary, alarm clocks, and asking someone to remind us to help us remember better. And it is interesting to know that although these things really help us remember, many people believe that the use of external aids does not really improve our [...]

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Free Online Memorizable Tables

Tuesday, May 1st, 2007 in Examination Tips, Memorizing Tips, Study Tools, Studying Tips | No Comments »

If you love studying using customizable or online flash cards, then you may also want to try Memorizable. This is an efficient online tool which works just like flashcards that can help you prepare and review for your exam.
With Memorizable, you can add, edit or create and save an entirely new table to memorize anything [...]

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Recharge Your Brain By Laughing

Tuesday, May 1st, 2007 in Studying Tips | No Comments »

Have you ever heard that “laughter is the best medicine”? I believe that this is true because even researchers are telling that laughing is good for our health. Laughing is scientifically proven to release endorphins and other positively powerful chemicals into our system.
And by simply laughing, you are already doing yourself a favor by recharging [...]

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Free Online Literature Summaries From LitSum

Tuesday, May 1st, 2007 in Reading Tips, Study Tools | No Comments »

Reading an entire literature book and creating your own summary and analysis is probably one of the most hated works by students. But did you know that there is an online resource that could lessen your work load into half? Try visiting LitSum, this is a site where you could find hundreds of book titles [...]

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Shaking Your Legs Can Revive Your Concentration

Tuesday, May 1st, 2007 in Studying Tips | No Comments »

Studying is actually hard when the student is unable to concentrate on what he or she is doing. Reading comprehension is likely to be difficult when you have a poor concentration. And sometimes, even if we managed to concentrate during the first hour of our studies, it seems that our concentration diminishes over time.
And [...]

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