Education

By Life is Not Hard • April 30th, 2009

I was reading an article in the WSJ and saw that this year’s high school graduating class, applied to more colleges than ever before.  You know what more applicants means right?  More school rejection letters.  It seems that the new fad is creating a “wall of shame” to display your college rejection letters.  Times sure [...]

I have written about Top Ramen in the past, but it looks like the downturn in the economy has created a demand for the dorm favorite!
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Set your goals as large as possible think big! This will create excitement, the desire to achieve your goals, and a sense of challenge.
Be specific in describing your goals.  A clear and specific statement can be helpful in keeping you focused. Writing your goals in the present tense, as if you have already achieved them, [...]

Take a course that will prepare you if you are unsure about your ability to deal with a test. Courses are offered in most major cities and are available by mail or through computer programs. The courses are particularly useful for achievement tests. Although some test makers believe these courses cannot improve aptitude test scores, [...]

One of the most annoying parts of studying in school was the fact that it seemed like I had to constantly reread the material I was studying.  I would read a couple of pages and have no idea what I just read.  I would then have to go back and read the material I just [...]

Although it may look like you can’t afford to go to college, there may be hope. Look into financial aid. Get your hands on the FAFSA and have your parents fill it out. There is always a way to get things done, some just take a little more effort than others.

The professor walks through the classroom door, walks to the front of the class and asks everyone to take out their blue books. I look to both sides of me and watch as everyone puts their books under their desks and pulls out their blue books for the test. I lean to the [...]

I’m sure you learned how to convert Celsius to Fahrenheit in a Science class at one point or another. But do you still remember the formula? If you said 9/5C + 32 = F, then congratulations. If you didn’t remeber, have no fear I’m about to show you a simple techniques that [...]

When I first started looking at colleges I wanted to attend after high school there was one local and one school about 400 miles away from where I lived. After visiting the distant school it became fairly obvious that it was a commuter school and if I was going to be living on campus, [...]

Recently I was pulled over on the way to work and given a citation for “following too close”. If you were able to see the snail pace the freeway was moving at when I received this ticket, it is almost comical. I would have loved to fight the ticket, but with the time [...]

With 6 days till the election I wanted to write a quick post encouraging all my readers to get out and vote! I would never try to force my political views on you and tell you what or who I think you should vote for. There are plenty of other sites and television [...]

As I was watching Michelle Obama speak at the Democratic Convention tonight, it reminded me of how bad I am at public speaking. How do people like Michelle Obama get up there with such poise and such calmness and pull off a speech in front of such a huge audience? I get nervous [...]

Lately it seems like I have this unquenchable thirst for knowledge. It’s amazing how it seems like I don’t have enough time to read everything I want to read. When I was in school, you almost had to tie me down to read a book. I was one of those students who [...]

I recall going to an orientation prior to starting my college experience and the President of the school said something that has stuck with me ever since. He said “If the only things you learn in college are learned in the classroom, you have missed out.” I didn’t quite realize how true that was at the time, but as I look back I wish I would have taken that advice to heart.

Remember to train your memory. If there is one thing I wish I could go back and do prior to going through high school and college it would be to train my memory. I was always under the assumption that either you were born with a great memory or you were not. As time has gone on, I have learned that this is not the case at all. Unfortunately, I missed out on using the techniques I know now. I have had to waste time relearning things that I would have been able to remember the first time had I known my new found memory techniques.