Bobby Miller
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College Survival
The transition to university life can be a difficult one, whether we're talking about your friends or your grades. In these articles, I've compiled tips from my years of experience and research on the topic of navigating through college. Perhaps what I've learned can help you as well!
Interacting with Students: Making Friends and Staying Safe
Whether you’re in a classroom, in a dormitory, or out and about, you’ll encounter other people at college. Meeting so many new people at a new place can be stressful, but don’t worry. Here are some tips on how to make friends, keep your old ones, and stay safe at parties.
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Interacting with Professors
The whole reason you’re at college is to do some learning. Rather than just throw books at you, colleges offer things called “professors” to guide you on your journey. Here are some tips to get the most out of your professors and teaching assistants, inside and outside of the classroom.
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Using Your College's Resources
The price of college has risen over 1,100% since 1978. Why? Well, aside from gouging you for money, colleges are offering more resources now than ever before. Since you’re paying an arm, a leg, and a pancreas to go to college, you might as well check out what your college is offering you.
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Technology Tips
Computers make life a whole lot easier, especially when it comes to doing work at your university. Chances are, you don’t want to go old-school with a typewriter as you conjure up wonderful essays. But technology also opens the door to Procrastination 2.0. Here are some tips to help you use new-fangled gadgets wisely.
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How to Study for Tests and Exams
Studying effectively is the key to success at college. Being able to learn and work independently is a valuable skill for life, so now’s the time to learn how to learn. If you read only one section of my tips, make sure it’s this one. Here, we’ll find some study methods that are right for you.
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Other Tips for Getting Good Grades
You want the world to know that you worked hard in college, so you want to earn stellar grades. A whole lot of ingredients go into wonderful grades, so here you’ll find a bunch of tips for the academic side of college. That academic side is pretty important, after all.
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How Hard is College?
Although many high schoolers want to know “how hard” college is, the difficulty can be hard to measure. Some university students are surprised by how much free time they have, but others forget what free time is. Here are a few things I can tell you, though.
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Everything Else You Need to Know about College
From commuting to scheduling and from group projects to parents, there are many other aspects of college you might want to learn about. Feeling stressed or homesick? Perhaps my advice here can help you through other nitty-gritty parts of university life.
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Links to Other Resources
In this section, I have categorized various links that students may find helpful for academic work and general productivity. Some of the websites are already well known, but I hope you discover some new gems too. Remember that I do not necessarily agree with everything on the sites listed here.
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