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Category Archives: College success tips
How to survive college winter break after the holidays
Leading up to winter break, you may have had awesome expectations of lazy days and late nights, of home cooked meals and long visits with family members. However, as reality sets in, you may come to realize that living back … Continue reading
Study help: Academic tutoring and college writing centers take the stress out of studying
As you finished up the end of your previous semester, you may have felt as if you were barely able to keep your head above water. As you venture into this new semester, however, take a look at all the study help … Continue reading
From student health to study habits: What not to do when starting the new school year
You got through the first semester – phew! But another semester is looming. Friends, parents, and older siblings who have done it all before are hammering you with advice on how to handle dorm life, student health, study habits, avoiding … Continue reading
Posted in CB Blog, College life, College success tips, Study advice, Study tips
Tagged good habits, new school year, student advice, study tips, TheBrainiac
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Top tips for setting goals for the new year: Academic success, career planning and more
It’s now a brand new year and there’s no time like the present to re-evaluate your goals for academic success and career planning. Setting goals is the process of defining where you want to go and the best way of … Continue reading
How to handle the stress of college life and living with roommates
Let’s face it: we’ve all got a lot going on in our lives, and sometimes the stress of everything is a lot to handle. Roommates, jobs, college life, significant others, friends, extracurricular activities—all of these things demand attention. Sometimes we … Continue reading
Posted in College life, College success tips, Dorm life, Roommates
Tagged conflict resolution, roommates, stress
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College life: Keeping your balance the college way!
Probably the most useful thing I’ve learned in my college life is how to stay afloat while balancing school, work, personal and social life. It’s not a lesson that comes easily learned; it takes more of a trial and error approach. But … Continue reading
Posted in College life, College success tips, Greek life, Student health
Tagged career advice, student advice, time management
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College life: How to decide if graduate school is right for you
Deciding to apply for and attend graduate school is not a decision that should be taken lightly. Perhaps you’re nearing the end of your undergraduate program, or maybe you’ve just started and like planning ahead. There are important questions to … Continue reading
Top 10 ways to relieve stress during (and after) finals week
Maybe you are in finals week right now and totally stressed out. Perhaps your final exams are quickly approaching and you are overly anxious about these tests. Or, you may be completely finished with this term, but you still feel … Continue reading
Posted in CB Blog, College life, College success tips, Student health, Study advice, Study tips
Tagged finals, finals week, study advice, study tips
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Scholarship hunting? Now accepting applications for The Dan Coiro Scholarship by CengageBrain!
America’s Top TA In May of this year, we at CengageBrain introduced our national competition, America’s Top TA, as part of our ongoing dedication to education. College students from across the U.S. were given the opportunity to recognize the teaching assistants (TAs) … Continue reading
Posted in College life, College success tips, Loans and scholarships
Tagged money management, savings, scholarships, TopTA
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