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How to kill procrastination (and why one common solution doesn’t work)

In a recent post we gave you some tips on how to stop procrastination deadlines. Our fourth was what we called “accountability.” Today we’re going to dig into that tip a bit more. Procrastination is a killer of student success. And we want to help you see an important reality about it: You can’t do […]

Improve Your Writing: Creating an Outline

Last week, we showed how reading helps to develop your skills as a writer. This week, we will look at the importance of creating an outline. If you are like me, you will want to resist this advice. You have probably waited too long to get started writing (check out this blog on procrastination), and […]

Stop procrastinating with these 4 tips for students

Stop procrastinating may sound a bit like, “Stop sleeping with your eyes closed.” A lot of students don’t know any other way to study. It’s not like they want to procrastinate. It’s just that… that’s what you do! Well, believe it or not, you don’t have to keep procrastinating. You can stop procrastinating, become a […]

Procrastination: 3 reasons it’s worse than you ever thought it was

Procrastination: is it just a bad habit, like biting your nails or smacking your gum? Or is it a bigger deal than that? We think it’s a bigger deal. We’d lump it into one of the top 3 or 4 problems that hinder student success. It’s so important to us that we have included a […]

Improve Your Writing… Without Writing (Seriously)

Without a doubt, writing is an important skill. And before you ignore this blog because you don’t think writing is really that important, consider these questions: Do you have a Facebook account? Do you Tweet on Twitter? Have you sent any emails lately? How many text messages have you typed today? We write everyday. Whether […]

Increase Your Memory and Test Scores in Three Easy Steps

Increase Your Memory Is it really possible to increase your memory? Are you a forgetful person? Do you ever spend thirty or so minutes reading something, only to forget the majority of the material you read by the time you close the book? Think your memory is a lost cause? Think again. There are plenty of ways […]

Which matters more: my SAT scores or grade point average?

The short answer is grade point average. But it’s really not a short answer. It’s not a short question, even. It’s a difficult, complicated, messy question and answer that we have no ability to answer definitively. But we’ll try to make a case for a few reasons why your grade point average is probably more […]