Archive for the 'College Studying' Category

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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Free Online Self-Assessment Screening For Anxiety & Depression

Friday, June 8th, 2007 in Problem Solving Skills, Study Tools, College Studying | No Comments »

I came across the screening program that is provided for free by Cook Counseling Center - Virginia Tech. This free online assessment will screen students for depression, alcohol, eating disorders, and anxiety. This is an anonymous screening and is aimed to assist students aged 17 years old and above to determine whether professional consultation could […]

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The Importance Of Evaluating Your Schedule

Saturday, May 26th, 2007 in Time Management, College Studying, Studying Tips | 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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Some Studying Tips For All-Nighters

Friday, April 20th, 2007 in Studying/Self-help Books, Brain Food/Supplements, College Studying, Studying Tips | No Comments »

I stumbled upon a book “How to Pull an All-Nighter” that is published and being sold at Lulu for $14.95. The description of the book is quite nice because the book tells about everything that students need to know to stay up all night with minimal tension and better outcome.
I read the book description as […]

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Some Terms That You Need To Understand When Applying For College

Wednesday, April 4th, 2007 in College Studying | No Comments »

I read an interesting article from USNews.com that helps students understand the jargons being used by universities or colleges in their admission. And I think that these are very worthy to know so that we could avoid some confusion. These admission jargons and their meanings are provided by the National Association for College Admission Counseling.
Depending […]

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Free Concept Mapping Software

Monday, March 12th, 2007 in Problem Solving Skills, Study Tools, College Studying | 1 Comment »

I just found a mapping software that you can install right on your computer for free. This concept mapping software is called the CmapTools program. This is a free software that can be use and explore by anybody. CmapTools allows users to create, navigate and criticize models which are represented as concept maps.
So if you […]

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Saving Money While Studying At College

Saturday, February 17th, 2007 in College Studying | No Comments »

College students are among the group in our society who are known to be the most spenders and of course, that is just natural. College students usually live on their own far from their family home and thus, they truly need to buy virtually everything from toilet paper to food. And aside from the basic […]

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Practical Tips For Incoming College Students

Wednesday, February 14th, 2007 in College Studying, Studying Tips | No Comments »

College is often called the “Big School”, the place where we could learn to become professionals someday.  College life is exciting and full of adventures, a stage in our lives where we begin to experience to be independent.  College life and studying in college is far different from what we have in high school.
So I’m […]

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