CM to the Rescue: 15 Places to Get Cheap Textbooks
Walking through the aisles of your college’s bookstore, it seems like each time you look at the …
Academics
11 Must Have Items before You Start Packing
During your packing and shipping meltdown, you’ll be tossing and swerving in bed because of haunting …
10 Reasons to Be Best Friends with Your Peer Editor
At least once in your college career, you’ll be assigned or recommended to a peer writing …
When to Just Give up and Drop That Class
A new semester is like the new year. Everything screams fresh start and academic resolutions run …
Mastering the Essay: How to Go from BS to BA
We’ve all been there—you’re sitting in class waiting to have your paper handed back, certain you …
Yes, It Will Be on the Final: Professors’ Pet Peeves
As strange as it might seem, professors were once students, too. They know the pain of all-nighters, …
21 Organizational Tips All College Students Need to Know
College is a four-year hodge podge of fun and stress. You go from sleep-deprived high school senior …
The Undecided’s Guide to Choosing Classes
“What are we?” “UNDECIDED!” “What do we want?” “WE DON’T KNOW!” Myself and 15+ other undecided kids …
Professor Pro Tips: Connecting with the Person Behind the Podium
Selecting the right courses is a nitpicky process, to say the least. Do all of your classes start …
College, My Favorite Rollercoaster
College is a truly amazing point in life. It’s the biggest step towards your future that you’ll …
10 Ways to Make that “A” Easy
You’ve made it to every class, you’ve never missed office hours and you’ve spent every free moment …
How to Knock the Socks Off Your Professors from Day One
That grade you got on your exam must be a sign mandated from the heavens above that your instructor …
The Easy “A” is a Myth
The Easy “A” is more than just a fantastic Emma Stone movie. I believed in its mysterious ways …
How to Get Away with Not Doing the Reading
“So, does anyone have any thoughts about the reading?” the professor asks for the second time. The …
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How to Write a Killer Essay the Day Before It’s Due
Come this fall, your college workload will hit you like a brick. Summer has ended and the cynical …
10 Ways to Turn Procrastination into Productivity
Sometimes the word productivity has a way of redefining itself. Do an hour of homework, then take a …
How to Win Over Your Professor – No Apple Required
It’s your first college class. You’re shaking in your shoes or maybe you’re strutting in to lecture …
CM’s Guide to the Philosophy Major
Despite popular belief, philosophy majors don’t sit around in togas pretending to be in Ancient …
How to Write a Boss-Ass English Paper
Aw, yes. It’s a new semester, a new English course and you’re ready to tackle your first essay …
19 Grammar Mistakes to Piss Off English Majors
Picture it: You stay up all night writing the perfect paper. You’re sure it’s going to get you an …
Being the Best at Not Being the Best
Congratulations, fellow college student! You’ve “made it!” You maintained that solid 4.0 in high …
Sometimes Winners Do Quit
I like control. I like to know where I am going, what to expect, and how it will all turn out. …
What a Cheat Sheet Taught Me About Studying
There are many stereotypes surrounding communications students, but one fits me far better than all …
How to Make the Most of Your Gen Eds
Making it out of high school and into college means you FINALLY get to take classes that you want. …
