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How to Deal with Over-Involved Parents at College

By Rose ScottLast updated on December 22, 2022

When I was a student, I had a friend whose mom was “a helicopter parent” taking extreme care of her offspring. To what extent? Well, she helped her student with accomplishing 80 percent of college assignments, had constant cell phone monitoring, and got in touch with teachers whenever the kid got a low grade. Did this over-protection …

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13 EdTech Academic Writing Tools for Students and Teachers

By Gloria KoppLast updated on December 22, 2022

Technology is a wonderful thing. It’s made so many aspects of life just that much easier, including academic life. EdTech academic writing tools are incredibly helpful in giving students that extra assistance they may need to improve their essay writing and find a greater level of success in school. There are a number of EdTech …

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The Lost Art of Memorization: How to Utilize Your Memory

By Amanda WilksLast updated on December 22, 2022

Studying is not the same as memorizing. It’s a reality that many students face, but not all understand until it’s possibly too late. That often happens when they go through the semester attending classes, taking tests, and believing at the final exam that they have never heard of certain terms. It leaves them with the …

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How to Send a Professional Email

By Liz SkogerboeLast updated on December 22, 2022

In high school and college, you’ll likely be in contact with teachers, professors, employers, and more through email. It’s important to know how to send an appropriate, professional email that doesn’t make the reader cringe. Here are 6 tips to help you communicate like a pro: Use an Appropriate Email Address “BasketballLuvr99@hotmail.com”…Wait, what? No professional …

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How to Decide if a Purchase is “Worth It” in College

By Allison WignallLast updated on December 22, 2022

Recently two freshmen girls from Ole Miss have gone viral thanks to their dorm room makeover–overhaul might be a better word. The two coordinated through email to completely redecorate the standard dorm room and turned it into something straight out of a fancy home decor magazine. The transformation elicited two reactions: 1) This is so …

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Make Your Late Night Study Snacks Work For You!

By Laura BulandaLast updated on December 22, 2022

We’ve all been there–you’re on your sixth hour of studying in the corner of the library, you ate dinner before you started your study session…and now you’re hungry again. The vending machine is a few steps away stacked with study snacks, like bags of chips, chocolate, and some sugary drinks, but it’s 12:30 AM. We …

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Packing & Design Tips for Your Dorm

By Kali SlaymakerLast updated on December 22, 2022

Moving into your dorm room is an exciting day. It marks a new beginning that promises independence. It can also bring stress, which no one likes. These college dorm tips aim to make unpacking, moving in, and designing your dorm a breeze! Make a checklist! This is one of the most important tasks you can …

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College and High School Studying: When to Partner Up and When to Go Solo

By Liz SkogerboeLast updated on December 22, 2022

There are advantages and disadvantages to both studying in a group and studying alone. While there is no perfect answer, we came up with some helpful ideas of when to consider studying on your own, and when to get together with a partner or group. Studying Alone Studying alone can be beneficial for a variety …

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Don’t Even Try It: Excuses Your Teachers Have Already Heard

By Rose ScottLast updated on December 22, 2022

“My dog ate my homework” just doesn’t work like it used to. If educators were asked to write down every student’s poor excuses to explain why an assignment hadn’t been accomplished, it would definitely be a bestseller series of one hundred fantasy books able to compete even with our beloved Harry Potter novels. It seems …

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How to Balance Your Budget and Social Life

By Ellen AndersenLast updated on December 22, 2022

There’s nothing more frustrating than constantly telling your friends that you can’t go out with them. Going out to eat, going to movies, going shopping: All of these things require you to dip into your savings. This means that if you want to be able to say yes to going out every once in a …