It has often been said that the key to being a top student is organization. Most of the time, this statement rings true. The best students often hold themselves to rigorous schedules, sometimes detailed down to the half an hour with the day’s scholarly activities, from revising notes to completing a certain portion of an […]
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If a Fish Climbs a Tree
A question for you, reader: who would you be more likely to consider a genius — Stephen Hawking or William Shakespeare? In 1983, developmental psychologist and professor Howard Gardner devised a theory of multiple intelligences that differentiated intelligence into categories (i.e. logical-mathematical, visual-spatial, bodily-kinesthetic, etc.) rather than determining it by a single factor or ability. […]
How To Learn Fast And Smart
If you are a high school student, you are probably counting down on the days until summer vacation. But before the calm comes the storm. Exam season is approaching and some of you might have already started preparing for it. Follow these tips on how to learn faster and smarter! Make It Fun Whether it’s […]
Goal Digger: What Do Academic Goals Look Like?
What does it mean to be a good student? The image of the good student as it exists in the common imagination is punctual, well-organized, attentive, and undoubtedly has an outstanding report card to boot. You may even envision them being a teacher’s pet in some form — respectful and helpful and the only academic […]
All In This Together? Managing Teamwork and Group Projects
“When I die, I want my group project members to lower me into my grave so they can let me down one last time.” The joke above, while morbidly humorous, is reflective of the view many students have of class teamwork and group projects. The stress of collaboration manifests itself in communication problems, procrastination, and […]
How to make the most out of attending class
Attending class is necessary to achieve academic success. Even on days that you can’t give 100% of your attention, it is still much easier to study something that you have already heard and seen before than material that is completely new. Going to class and paying attention every day can be difficult, so here are […]