Study Tips and More for Success in Graduate School
What you know is important in grad school. What determines "what you know?" Study skills as well as people skills (knowing how to approach faculty, what to expect and do in class and more).
Save Money on Textbooks
With the beginning of the semester comes a whole new set of classes and big shiny new stack of expensive textbooks. Save cash on your textbooks by following these tips.
With the beginning of the semester comes a whole new set of classes and big shiny new stack of expensive textbooks. Save cash on your textbooks by following these tips.
4 Tips for Taking Notes in Class
Success in college and graduate school is not a matter of luck nor innate intellectual ability - it is a matter of skill. One of the most essential skills is the ability to take useful notes during class.
Success in college and graduate school is not a matter of luck nor innate intellectual ability - it is a matter of skill. One of the most essential skills is the ability to take useful notes during class.
The Impostor Syndrome: Are You Fooling Everyone?
At one time or another nearly every graduate student and new faculty member wonders about his or her competence: "Will they find out that I'm making it up as I go?" The impostor syndrome runs rampant in academia - and women are especially prone to it.
At one time or another nearly every graduate student and new faculty member wonders about his or her competence: "Will they find out that I'm making it up as I go?" The impostor syndrome runs rampant in academia - and women are especially prone to it.
How to Approach a Professor for Help
How do you approach a professor for help? Few students make it through college and graduate school without having to seek some assistance from a professor. How do you ask for help?
How do you approach a professor for help? Few students make it through college and graduate school without having to seek some assistance from a professor. How do you ask for help?
Make a Good Impression on Professors
Relationships with faculty are critical to success in graduate school. The initial relationship is often formed in class. How do you make a good impression in class?
Relationships with faculty are critical to success in graduate school. The initial relationship is often formed in class. How do you make a good impression in class?
Back to School Advice for Graduate Students
It's back to school time. Time to hunker down for a new fun-packed year of graduate study. Although we all work over the summer, the we have the luxury to focus on only one or two things rather than the usual heap. Guess what? It's time to focus on the heap again! This back-to-school collection of resources will help you start the semester right.
It's back to school time. Time to hunker down for a new fun-packed year of graduate study. Although we all work over the summer, the we have the luxury to focus on only one or two things rather than the usual heap. Guess what? It's time to focus on the heap again! This back-to-school collection of resources will help you start the semester right.
You Missed Class: What Do You Do?
Everybody misses a class once in a while. It's unavoidable in collee and graduate school. Most professors care about missed classes, but you can redeem yourself, at least a little. Learn how.
Everybody misses a class once in a while. It's unavoidable in collee and graduate school. Most professors care about missed classes, but you can redeem yourself, at least a little. Learn how.
The Syllabus Decoded
The syllabus is your guide to the class. It holds all the information you need to know what is expected of you and what you need to do to prepare for each class. Here's what you will find on the syllabus
The syllabus is your guide to the class. It holds all the information you need to know what is expected of you and what you need to do to prepare for each class. Here's what you will find on the syllabus
The First Day of Class: What to Expect
The first day of class in college and graduate school is all about introducing the class. There are different ways of approaching the first day.
The first day of class in college and graduate school is all about introducing the class. There are different ways of approaching the first day.
Why Relationships with Other Students Matter
It is not just relationships with faculty that matter in graduate school. Many graduate students are surprised to learn that relationships with other students also predict success in graduate school and beyond.
It is not just relationships with faculty that matter in graduate school. Many graduate students are surprised to learn that relationships with other students also predict success in graduate school and beyond.
How to Start the Semester Right
The most effective way to ensure success in college is to prepare early and often. If you want good grades and eventually an excellent letter of recommendation for graduate school, this is what you should do at the beginning of the semester.
The most effective way to ensure success in college is to prepare early and often. If you want good grades and eventually an excellent letter of recommendation for graduate school, this is what you should do at the beginning of the semester.
Get the Most Out of Your Course
The semester has ended, but are you really ready to put it behind you? Don't move on too quickly. Follow these three steps to get end-of-the-semester closure.
The semester has ended, but are you really ready to put it behind you? Don't move on too quickly. Follow these three steps to get end-of-the-semester closure.
When it Comes to Learning Grad School is a New World
Success in graduate school requires a whole different approach towards studying.
Success in graduate school requires a whole different approach towards studying.
Study Tips for Graduate Students
Succeeding in graduate school requires lots of study time. How do you find the time to study? Try these study tips
Succeeding in graduate school requires lots of study time. How do you find the time to study? Try these study tips
Make the Most of Your Study Time
Can't find time to study? Here's how to make the most of your study time.
Can't find time to study? Here's how to make the most of your study time.
How to Start the Semester Right
The most effective way to ensure success in college is to prepare early and often. If you want good grades and eventually an excellent letter of recommendation for graduate school, this is what you should do at the beginning of the semester.
The most effective way to ensure success in college is to prepare early and often. If you want good grades and eventually an excellent letter of recommendation for graduate school, this is what you should do at the beginning of the semester.
Back to School Advice for Graduate Students
It's back to school time. Time to hunker down for a new fun-packed year of graduate study. Although we all work over the summer, the we have the luxury to focus on only one or two things rather than the usual heap. Guess what? It's time to focus on the heap again! This back-to-school collection of resources will help you start the semester right.
It's back to school time. Time to hunker down for a new fun-packed year of graduate study. Although we all work over the summer, the we have the luxury to focus on only one or two things rather than the usual heap. Guess what? It's time to focus on the heap again! This back-to-school collection of resources will help you start the semester right.
Learning in Grad School
Success in graduate school requires a whole different approach towards studying.
Success in graduate school requires a whole different approach towards studying.
Share Your Homework Time with Your Kids
Got kids? Then you probably don't have time. Here are some tips for balancing your home and school lives.
Got kids? Then you probably don't have time. Here are some tips for balancing your home and school lives.
Full-Text Journals and Books Online
Looking for full-text journals, books, and other study resources? Start here
Looking for full-text journals, books, and other study resources? Start here
Learning Styles: Learn How You Learn
Study efficiently by understanding how you learn.
Study efficiently by understanding how you learn.