29 Songs to Save You from Finals Week Hell
1. “Your Hand in Mine” – Explosions in the Sky Any song by Explosions in the Sky will do the trick, …
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Crafting the Perfect Schedule for Next Semester
Everyone has been there. Sitting in front of the television searching for something to watch on …
Don’t Hate the Player, Hate the Game: 8 Ways to Win at School
It’s a cold world out there. Whether you’re studying to become a doctor or trying to survive …
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Views From The Podium: Why Professors Hate Finals Too
It’s that time of the year when college students are studying way more than they are sleeping. When …
10 BC Electives Better Than Late Night
You’ve heard the mantra: a Jesuit education is all about “educating the whole person” and “becoming …
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10 Things Your Professors Won’t Tell You About Finals
Nobody’s perfect. But when you’re surrounded by academic superstars and Kate Upton …
10 Ways to Outsmart Your Take Home Final
As students, we’re constantly wondering what exactly professors want. As the semester speeds on and …
CM’s Guide to the Architecture Major
Say someone mentions Lincoln Logs or Legos, and your inner 5-year old gets a little too …
20 Ways to Boost Your GPA Before Finals
We all know that feeling: that panicky, there’s-no-way-I’ll-make-it feeling that hits right around …
7 Ways to Keep Student Loans From Ruining Your Life
After filling out all those forms before the first day of class, most of us choose to forget about …
Game-Planning the Night Before an Exam
If you’re like most college students, procrastination is your best friend, except when all of your …
Learning To Switch Majors With Confidence
One of the first things a friend said to me during my first year of college was that, …
Dean: Friend or Foe?
Throughout my academic career, authority figures always seemed so approachable. Guidance counselors, …
How to Change an Unfair Grade
Once you start college you begin to realize that not every professor is going to be as cool as Mr. …
Cramming is Cool, But You Know What’s Better?
Cramming can be a great way to prepare for upcoming tests. It can also… It has the ability to… Is …
Boot Camp for the Procrastinator in All of Us
It’s 11 p.m. on a Sunday, you have a paper due tomorrow, and with an embarrassed smile to your …
11 Steps to Surviving an All-Nighter
As college students, we know all about what I like to call the great rite of passage: pulling an all …
A Major Catastrophe
Everyone has heard the statistic that about 80 percent of college students change majors at least …
10 Reasons Why You (or I) Will Never Be Ernest Hemingway
What have we come to when we hand out trophies to last place little leaguers? The world is consumed …
How I Met My Writing Idols in College
What surprised me the most about David Sedaris’ handshake was its gentleness. I don’t know why this …
How Sorority Women Ace Their Midterms
If the library had box wine hidden in the non-fiction section I would guarantee that more sorority …
A Procrastinator’s Guide to Midterms
Despite my inherent revulsion to organization, there are times when I become consumed with an …
A Letter to My Awful Group Project Partner
Group project. I can’t even listen to the professor describe our assignment because she lost …
10 Reasons Your Professor Doesn’t Like You
During my first semester of college, I had a professor who I was fully convinced had a vendetta …
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