College Study Skills
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Sleep Your Way to Better Grades
Sleep is more than just timeout. Sleep, like exercise and good food, is essential for better grades and a happy college life.
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Procrastination: Cause and Cure, Part 2
Procrastination is a destructive habit, but it can be overcome.
Follow these steps and more to cure your procrastination.
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Why do We Procrastinate? Five Reasons that Cause Us to Put Off Tasks
Procrastination is a common and complex problem that can lead to frustration and failure. Learn what it is and what causes it and you're on your way to avoiding and correcting it.
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Online Classes--What You Need to Know Before Signing Up
Online classes are increasing in number, but are not suitable for all students. This article discusses the skills and behaviors that help students succeed in online classes.
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Shopping for Dedicated Teachers? Look for these Signposts
A discussion of some qualities of dedicated teachers. Encourages students to balance recommendations of other students with their own judgment and experience.
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The Suite Smell of Success
This article gives highlights of the wide variety of inspiring and informative topics on Suite 101 to encourage College Success readers to explore the site.
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Put Toads in Your Garden: Sure-fire Way to Improve Your Writing
writing, history, topic, thesis statement
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Back to School Shopping: What are the Essentials?
Basic school supplies including comfortable clothes contribute to school success.
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Thinking Critically--Easier Said Than Done
Learn some steps to develop your critical thinking as well as potholes to avoid.
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Why Didn’t I Think of That?
Are some people smarter than others? Does intelligence exists or is it an hypothetical construct? Whatever you call it, we all have native ability that can be developed.
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Abolish Grades? I Don't Think So
Explores the reason for academic grades and tips on getting better ones.
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Do You Know What You Did Last Summer?
Summer activities offer more than just academics, extra money and fun. They also contribute to career and life planning.
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Don’t Forget Your Memory Skills
Without memory skills learning cannot take place. Here are five memory techniques that when paired with good notetaking and time management insure college success.
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What is Proper College Classroom Etiquette?
In order for a college classroom to be conducive to learning students must show courtesy and respect toward classmates and teachers alike.
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Summer Fun Can Lead to Academic Success
Fun activities in the summer can build skills that contribute to academic success.
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How to Extinguish End-of-the-Semester Burnout
Six tips for extinguishing end-of-the-semester burnout. Includes links to tests for burnout and resilience.
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Does Speling Kount?
Reasons to aim for accuracy in spelling, grammar, and usage in school and our daily lives.
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What's the Word on Vocabulary Building?
Seven strategies for building vocabulary to increase comprehension and college success.
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Old Sayings Lend New Life to Your College Experience
How old adages apply to modern college experiences.
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What is Your Test-taking Savvy?
Test-taking tips that reduce anxiety and improve test performance.
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Prior Knowledge is Your Connection to Learning
Ways to expand your knowledge base so that you'll recognize allusions found throughout your reading.
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Collge Textbooks: Pain or Salvation
Dealing with textbooks as the core of a college education: buying them, using them and going beyond them.
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The Road to College Success
How to navigate the road to college success by learning the lay of the land.
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Start College Right to Insure College Success
Getting into college is just the first step. It's what you do the first few weeks of college that spells the difference between success or frustration.
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