Yearly Archives: 2010

Your senior year of college is often just as difficult as your freshman year, but for completely different reasons. No longer are you stressing about transitioning from high school life to college life, finding the right classroom on an unfamiliar campus or making a good impression on newfound friends. Now, as you study for narrowly-focused [...]

We've all had to sit through a class or two that goes on longer than the official time block scheduled in the student catalogue. There are always a few students who didn't follow along exactly and need to ask questions that unnecessarily waste everyone's time. There is always that one professor who doesn't have a [...]

Study groups are a college student's best friend for a number of reasons. Not only does the student benefit from the solidarity and friendships gained from interacting with other students, but students also tend to retain material more effectively when surrounded with others who are dedicated to succeeding in a class. One of the benefits [...]

These eleven colleges have libraries that please the eye and house some amazing collections that just might make students excited to go.

We've all heard horror stories about college roommates: the ones who stay up all night, attract roaches, use your stuff, and invite weird people over. But have you thought about how you can be a better roommate? Consider the tips in this guide to find out how you can be a great college roommate. Talk [...]

With the exception of some irritating morning people, the early hours of the day can be the worst for college students. Chronically irregular sleep schedules made worse by occasional all-nighters — spent partying or studying — can make even 10a.m. classes hard to get to on time. But mornings can be a great time of [...]

Dorm rooms don't always foster warm and fuzzy thoughts; instead, they're often equated with questionable smells; dirty carpets; dreary, weathered walls; and mopey, stressed out students. But turning your dorm room into a refuge will make everything from sleeping to socializing to studying that much more enjoyable, or at least not so miserable. A nicely [...]

Oh, parents. You miss them just a little, right? At least enough to want to show them all the awesome stuff you like to do around campus? If your parents are coming for a visit, they're happy just to see you, but they'll also want to see a tour of campus and get a peek [...]

It probably seems like your professors and parents expect you to study all the time, but of course that's unhealthy, boring, and a quick way to burnout. But studying in college is more intense than doing your homework in high school, and you do have to fit in many more hours each day doing the [...]

You’ve heard rumors that some of your professors might be celebrities “in their field.” But what about professors who are actual celebrities — household names in entertainment, politics and general pop culture?