10 Ways to Overcome Mid-Semester Grade Slippage
Picture yourself halfway through the semester, teetering with a failing grade and one bad test score …
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How to Cure Your Back-to-School Blues
If you suffer from the denial that endless days of sunbathing and bonfires will soon end, it’s time …
13 Lucky Classes to Take During the Summer and Still Get a Tan
You’ve been rocking the one arm tan you get from sitting next to the window in a stuffy indoor …
Get Your Grades in ‘A’ Formation
This situation happens to all of us. That fateful moment when you find out you completely bombed …
16 Times She’s the Man Was on Point about Life as a Creative Writing Major
Remember when you crossdressed as your twin to get into a prestigious creative writing program so …
How To Get on Your Professor’s Good Side on the First Day of Class
“This will be the year. I’ll actually go to class prepared and participate. I’ll visit my professors …
Gotta Catch ’em A’s: How to Master the #MajorKeys of Upper-Division Courses
The days of drawn out, doodle-inducing lectures are behind you, and damn it if there isn’t a first …
Is UF’s “Good Life” Really a Good Time?
When students at the University of Florida ask the question, “What is the Good Life?” …
How to Decide Which Clubs Are Better than Pokemon Go
The days of joining clubs just for applications and resumes are long gone. You’ve heard it all …
How To Form A Study Group That Will Actually Help You
I know studying definitely makes the top of your list of least favorite activities in college, and I …
About the Time I Won the “I Hate Math” Award
At the end of sixth grade my teacher passed out superlative awards. My classmates’ honors included …
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Mistakes of a Grade A Procrastinator
Ever feel like you have life all figured out? You breeze through classes, often getting higher …
10 Essential Books to Help You Survive College
So you’ve just graduated from high school, and the last thing you want to do is crack open a book …
Why Not Choosing a Major in College Is Smart
You sit impatiently in a waiting room that reeks of coffee and education. Three minutes past your …
Food for Thought–Why Learning a Foreign Language is an Essential College Experience
When considering the appealing classes in the STEM fields and business majors that promise bountiful …
Stellar Grades? Who Needs Them
Logging onto the college portal to check your grades seems like the most intense 60 seconds in your …
Six Ways to Not Turn into an Idiot over the Summer
During summer, some students run as fast as they can to the nearest beach to soak up the sun while …
Get It Right: Journalists’ Advice on Ethical Reporting
When it comes down to journalistic dilemmas, no one has time to thoroughly reference the Society of …
Supply and Command: Turning Present Failure into Long-Term Gain
Perfection. Something time and time again we realize is unattainable, but for some reason, a concept …
How to Actually Finish Your Class Reading
How fast did you read this sentence? What if I told you that you could do it faster? Whether it’s …
Why Are You Hating On My Major?
College—a place of safe spaces, loud parties, quiet libraries, questionable fashion choices …
The 5 Most Unconventional Study Spots in D.C.
When you get tired of studying in your room or the campus library, try turning Washington, D.C. into …
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Ignore the Haters: The World Needs Liberal Arts Degrees
Maybe your parents looked at you with disappointment when you told them you decided to major in …
The English Major’s Dilemma: To Write or Not to Write
It’s summer vacation and you’re sitting at the dinning table at a family reunion. Aunt Becky sits …
