During finals week, time and time again I hear things like “you have such nice handwriting,” and “so much lecture information on so few pages,” and I am always very thankful that over a decade ago, my German teacher (props to Frau Bahr) told me that I’d learn best if I rewrote my notes for [...]
The internet is truly a wonderland. Thousands of news stories, blogs, games, videos, social networking sites, all lie tantalizingly beneath your fingertips, just waiting to be explored. Don’t surf the internet on study time. Some buildings on my campus don’t have wireless. I remember being stuck inside the Political Science department once in a rainstorm. [...]
Although I was a Freshman over seven years ago now, I remember feeling so overwhelmed as I packed my first few boxes. What am I gong to need? What is everyone else bringing? What am I forgetting? Everyone knows to bring the big stuff, bedding, pillows, your toothbrush, a computer, but I forgot three things, [...]
First, a quick introduction! I’m Sarah, a new writer around here at The Student Help Forum. I’m a full-time post baccalaureate student in public health education. I work over 30 hours a week, write for four blogs and try to have a social life on top of everything. I hope my words of advice within [...]
School is hard. Between papers to write, tests to study for, projects to finish, and trying to actually have a social life, there’s a lot for students to do. There’s also a lot of software out there that promises to make things easier – unfortunately, a lot of it can break a student budget. Fear [...]
Facebook has become a major distraction for university students around the world. There is just so much happening at any one time that all thoughts of assignments and study get thrown out the window. This has happened to me on many occasions. But there are some applications you can use to help increase your productivity, [...]
Please thank Cal Newport for this guest post. I will be writing up a post at his blog, Study Hacks, very soon. Cal is also a successful author, with two books entitled: How to Become a Straight A Student, and How to Win at College. A Surprising Discovery To research my second book I devised [...]
When you leave home for the first time, and start going to university, there is one thing which you can never be prepared for – the number of colds and illnesses you will get in your first year. It will seem that every week you willl have another kind of flu. You will catch anything [...]
Cal Newport has posted a very insightful post recently titled Productivity is Overrated. While many people will argue against this idea, Cal does have some interesting arguments: Being productive does not make you accomplished. It does, however, make being accomplished less stressful. This leads to the idea that accomplishing your goals is not about productivity [...]
As many of you may realize, one of my favourite blogs on this topic is Lifehack.org. This is because of the huge number of high quality posts they can continually produce each and every day. And once again they have done it. Thanks to Dustin Wax, we know have 11 more tips for having a [...]
Trying to stay focused and motizated about your study can often be difficult, but one of the easiest ways is to set some goals. Think of why you joined the course in the first place – career plans, your interest in the topic, and what you want to get our of your course. Write down [...]
Starting at a new university is a daunting time for any student, but there are ways to avoid any problems. eyeRblog has provided 9 (actually 8…) tips for this, but I could think of 3 more. There is only one way for these ideas to work, and that is to try them. University can be the best time [...]
Rory Marinich from LifeHack has provided a great resource for all budding authors, and can be applied to nearly every assignment scenario. Sometimes the hardest part of any assignment can be the beginning. Even if you have already done a lot of research, the writing process is often very intimidating. The 6 tips provided by [...]
Having full and detailed notes that you can understand are one of the most valuable tools that a student can have, but it can be hard to create these yourself. Writing during classes and lectures can mean that you are distracted from what the lecturer is actually saying, but it is sometimes vital. There are [...]
Have a big list of tasks that you need to complete by a certain time can sometimes be intimidating for even the most dedicated student. But there is an easy way to make youself feel more productive and hopefully get more things done. The simple, yet somehow contradictory answer is to make a bigger list. [...]