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How To Get Settled at College

mlsmart — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 18:08:09 -0500

How To Survive Sorority Recruitment

sgrande — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 17:19:48 -0600

After you are accepted into the school of your choice, it is time to explore the extracurricular ways to get involved on campus. Particularly if you are moving any distance from home for school, it is essential to make new friends to order a late night pizza with, while attempting to "study" all night for your next big exam. A great way to meet great lifelong friends is to join a sorority.

How To Protect Your Credit Rating and Your Identity

DeniseRichardson — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 12:25:07 -0600

What if your reputation or financial status is threatened by an inaccurate credit score caused by erroneously reported information? Or your personal information is stolen by an identity thief who hacked into someone else's computer without your knowledge? The truth is - odds are if it hasn't happened yet -it will. It is difficult to imagine the amount of time and the physical and mental energy it takes to deal with having your identity stolen...until it happens to you!

Identity theft (or inaccurate credit reporting) is often exacerbated by the fact that consumers typically don't review their credit reports or take any steps to prevent ID theft due to the false belief that they aren't vulnerable to fraud.

The reality is - data breaches continue to happen and thieves continue to find new methods to hijack, then sell our personal information.

How To Organize a Foreign Language Class Debate

aniram — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 18:50:47 -0600

Class debates can be a great motivational tool for creating meaningful interactions and discussions with language learners. They provoke students to speak impromptu and express themselves freely. As a teacher, you are not only an outside observer or a mere prompter of the class debates, but also an active participant and a thorough designer of the class activities.

How To Develop a Good Relationship with Your Teachers

Amadeus — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 11:58:04 -0600

A good relationship between students and teachers makes the classroom a more inviting place. When you like your teacher, it's easier to pay attention to his explanations and improve your grades. When you consider your teacher a friend, you'll certainly have more respect for him. When your teachers consider you to be a friend and not only a student, they'll feel freer in class and that will probably affect the classroom in a very positive way. Now here are some tips to develop a friendly relationship with your teachers:

How To Deal with a Professor of Profanities

mariamia — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 18:37:55 -0600

F*** …. F***…. F***…. are the words that are generally used in my Writing for the Web class at a renowned university. You would generally think this type of language would be coming from the students. However, it is embarrassing to relay that it is coming from the tongue of my professor. Imagine sitting in a class at this expensive institution, being criticized for your writings, and your instructor uses such profanity. What a contradiction!

His use of the word to express anger, annoyance, contempt, impatience, surprise, or simply for emphasis is mortifying. Where is his mind during our two-hour class? Is he in a 'go F*** yourself' mood or does he not just give an F***?

Here's how to deal with a person who has this type of disposition.

How To Avoid All-Nighters

FrankHadley — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 15:33:32 -0600

In all my years of college, I never pulled an all-nighter. I was able to successfully take every mid-term, every final, and write every research paper effectively and in time without losing that much sleep. However, this does not mean all-nighters aren’t commonplace. Too many students rely on this method of working, and it only hurts their academic performance. You shouldn’t just avoid pulling all-nighters; you should never have to resort to one in the first place. If you need help avoiding these dreadful college forced-insomnia study sessions, try out these tips.

How To Settle into Your First Apartment

MissySJ276 — Wed, 03 Oct 2007 13:47:53 -0500

So, you did it. You've accomplished what most twenty-somethings everywhere are dreaming of...settling into your own place. It's the ultimate step in independence. You've stepped out of the shadow, and out from under the roof of Mom and Dad. Congrats!

But now what? Before you head to the mall to start shopping for all the gizmos and gadgets you've been dreaming up for your new pad, you might want to read the following steps. From conquering those ugly bills to the most overlooked apartment necessities to tips on how to save the green stuff (aka cold, hard cash), this article has got you covered.

How To Research Your Term Paper Like a Pro

ghanson — Mon, 10 Sep 2007 14:29:43 -0500

Your term paper is due tomorrow! You haven't done any research on it yet. What are you going to do now? Fortunately, information is easier to access now than ever before. Your library has spent hundreds of thousands of dollars providing online and print materials for your use. When time is short, there are a few power tools you can use to get the articles you need in a hurry. These tips will help you in a pinch, and will provide a good basis. For in-depth research projects, you'll want to be sure to give yourself plenty of time to find the best resources. But for now, we'll focus on what to do in a hurry.

How To Use Wikipedia

apolman — Mon, 27 Aug 2007 19:32:44 -0500

Wikipedia has been on the Internet for several years now and was founded on the idea that everyone had information and knowledge they could share with others, which is what the Internet is really all about. The problem with Wikipedia is that anybody can contribute information on any topic at anytime they like, regardless of what they know about it. Many teachers (like myself) won't allow students to cite Wikipedia when writing papers due to the (at times) unreliability of the information. Many students argue that every page on Wikipedia is checked for accuracy but due to the size and number of updates to the site every day, this simply is not true. If you have found information on Wiki that you really want to use, here are some tips to making sure you get the correct information.