March 14, 2024

Study Smarter

Tips for Taking the GRE While You Are Still in College

The Graduate Record Exam (GRE) is the aptitude test students take before graduate school. Almost all graduate school programs require students to take this exam. You will probably need to take the exam while you are still working on your undergraduate degree if you plan to enroll in graduate school the following fall. Taking the GRE can be stressful, but...[Read more...]

Opportunities for Active Learning both Inside and Outside the Classroom

When it comes to education, the most important thing to remember is that you study for you and you alone. Not for your parents, and, God forbid, not for your tutors. You study for yourself, and today responsibility for quality of your education belongs solely to you. In 1991, Bonwell and Eison first brought up the concept of ‘active learning’. What...[Read more...]

How to Learn a Foreign Language Outside of the Classroom

Learning a new language is exciting and challenging, but it also opens up new opportunities on a global level. So why not speed up the learning process by trying a few methods to learn outside those few hours in class? Here are eight ways to advance your foreign language skills: 1. Create a Language Study Group – Learning with other people makes it more...[Read more...]

Using Brain-based Study Methods and Life-long, Self-directed Learning

What are the requirements of a person dedicated to learning and achieving big things in life, a person who won’t settle for less and keep on aiming higher and higher? Other than the sweat and blood they pour onto their work, they tend to find ways to smartly do their work as compared to those who spend their energy where...[Read more...]

4 Tips for more effective note-taking

Now that you are in college, you’ll quickly learn that great organizational skills, good study habits, and overall discipline are crucial to your academic success. While these habits may not be the norm for you, making them a regular part of your routine will make the college experience more enjoyable and rewarding. One of the first skills you should strengthen...[Read more...]

10 Tools that Help You Write Admissions and Scholarship Essays

College admissions would be much easier if you could only send an application that contained basic information, your standardized test scores, and your GPA. Unfortunately, those are not the only factors you are concerned about. Now is the time to understand what your high-school teachers meant when they said essay writing skills were important. These essays practically determine your future....[Read more...]