Tag: university

8 Myths About College

Originally posted on Jay Colby:
Myth #1 – It’s better to get good grades than take challenging courses. When you have even modest success in advanced or accelerated courses, it indicates to a college that you can handle challenging courses – like those you will find in college. A challenging college preparatory program or some…

Prepping for Exams: How to Manage Stress

Most students experience high levels of stress during examination periods. This is a natural response to the testing process, especially for college students who have thousands of dollars of investments riding on whether they pass or fail. If you have a scholarship or grant to consider, then you may also be worried about keeping your…

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5 Best Places to Study

One of the go-to study spots for most college students is their bedroom. But this is actually one of the worst habits you can develop.

How to Create a Study Plan (Tutorial)

Benjamin Franklin once said, “By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.” Yet, many of us run into the most difficult season of our college careers with no plan at all.

5 Reasons you Shouldn’t Drop out of College

Are their truly happy and successful college dropouts out there? Of course, there are. But let’s face it: most of us aren’t destined to be the next Steve Jobs or Bill Gates. So stay in school.

Jesus Forgave my Attacker – But I have Not

I never saw my attacker again and I hope I never do. I’m terrified that I might strangle him, or start screaming, “You rapist!” in the streets.

But even more terrifying is the fear that he might turn around and say, “It was your fault for wearing a tank top. You were asking for it. You should have said no sooner.”

And I’ll start crying on the sidewalk and sink back into the depths of depression, from which I had come…

Halloween as a Twenty-Something

Originally posted on Not Another Millennial Blog:
I struggled with this article when it was first assigned. Writing about Halloween as an “adult” just didn’t feel right. When I think of an “adult” Halloween, I think of parents taking their kids trick-or-treating, or a grandmother handing out caramel flavored hard candy while watching Jeopardy. I’m…