Archive for the 'College Studying' Category

Cramming For Your Next Day Exam? Don’t Take Too Much Caffeine!

Saturday, February 16th, 2008 in College Studying, Examination Tips, Studying Tips | No Comments »

Most students cram for their next day exam especially if it is their final examinations. This is so natural as many of us tend only to study hard if the exam is already fast approaching. But one way to reduce cramming is to listen in each lesson that you have in your day to day […]

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Studying Smart & Extra-Curricular Activities As Early Scholarship Preparation

Sunday, December 2nd, 2007 in College Studying, Studying Tips | No Comments »

We encourage students to study smart so that they could have better career in the future. But sometimes, no matter how smart we are, it is hard for some of them to study in college because of financial restrictions. However, I noticed that many students do not bother to think about college scholarship until they […]

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Cool Resource For Students Looking For Alternative Courses

Saturday, November 24th, 2007 in College Studying | No Comments »

This is not really a studying tip but I think it is worth writing it here because it can inspire students and help them to identify in one way or another what other career they may pursue based on their talents and interests aside from the usual programs in management, education or nursing.
I am talking […]

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College Sports-Related Resource

Sunday, September 23rd, 2007 in Extra-Curricular Activities, College Studying | No Comments »

Part of college life is the exciting sports that every university integrates in their campus. Sports in college are an important extra curricular activity in each student as it helps us to be physically strong and socially grounded with fellow students and the entire campus community
Sports are indeed of the best activities you can engage […]

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Survey Revealed That Online Study Tool Is In

Saturday, September 15th, 2007 in Study Tools, College Studying, Examination Tips, Studying Tips | No Comments »

A report revealed that the use of online study tools is in among college students.  And one of the most popular type of online study tools that are highly popular among students is the online quizzing.
Well, online quizzing tool which are frequently in the form of flashcards are indeed very effective tools to prepare for […]

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Learn Anywhere Using StudyStack Flashcards

Sunday, September 2nd, 2007 in Study Tools, College Studying, Studying Tips | No Comments »

Studying and preparing for examinations is a lot easier when you have a systematic and organize way of reviewing your past lessons. This is the reason why there are many free online flash cards that are available in the internet nowadays. Most of them are created by educators and students who want studying to easier […]

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Avoid Missing Classes To Strengthen Your Class Standing

Wednesday, June 27th, 2007 in Class Participation, College Studying, Studying Tips | No Comments »

This is so true even in college and of course, especially if you are already working. Absences will make your class standing at stake. No professors or instructors can take an absentee student because it only means that the student is lazy in his or her studies and does not respect the instructor.
This is the […]

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Why Extracurricular Activities & Clubs Are Important

Wednesday, June 27th, 2007 in Extra-Curricular Activities, College Studying | 1 Comment »

Students who have difficulty managing their time between studies, friends and projects are often hesitant about joining college clubs and community organizations outside their academics. Well, it’s true that we need to evaluate our schedules and think before joining a group because there is a possibility that when we have too many extra-curricular activities, our […]

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Computing Your Study Hour Schedule

Wednesday, June 27th, 2007 in Time Management, College Studying, Studying Tips | No Comments »

A friend shared the formula she is using to compute the time she needs to study per subject or course. According to her, she based the computation on the following:

2 hours for every hour of easy course
3 hours for every hour of average course
4 hours for every hour of difficult course

The number of hours you […]

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Chart Your Day To Day Studying

Wednesday, June 27th, 2007 in Time Management, College Studying, Studying Tips | No Comments »

Do you have difficulty budgeting or allocating your time? Perhaps you need to track your daily schedule in a more specific manner. Try using the free and easy to accomplish Time Use Chart  from University of Minnesota Duluth Student Handbook that allows you to record everything you do every 30 minutes.
Then, at the end of […]

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