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From balancing your course load to forging relationships with classmates to extracurricular involvement, these are the tried and true methods to nail your career as a student.
The Best Ways to Help Your Child When They’re Struggling with School Material
Spending time in the classroom is one thing. Learning at home is another. Children often face a pile of assignments but feel too tired after spending half of their day at school, especially when they’re involved in extracurricular activities. This means that even if the school material they have is well-designed and not difficult to grasp, your little one might still be struggling with it. If you want to assist them but don’t know how, you’re at the right place. Listed below are some of the best ways to help your child when they’re struggling with their school material.
By Marie Nieves6 years ago in Education
Strapping
In the not so subtle hierarchies that exist in school, there are a series of practices that those at the top of the ladder subject to those at the bottom. These are compounded at boarding school, where the students who are left largely to themselves, forge their own ritualistic privileges and are reinforced by the very system in which they live. At my boarding school, “strapping” was one such practice.
By Archibald Jacobs6 years ago in Education
Factors to Consider Before Applying to Law School
Disposition Different people have different strengths. Your family, friends and teachers may encourage you to go to law school, but if it requires you to operate too far out of your wheelhouse, you may not find it worthwhile in the long run. Likewise, if you want to be an attorney simply because you want to make a great salary, you may consider other careers with this benefit that are more in line with what you enjoy doing. It takes certain skills to be successful as an attorney. You must be willing to work long hours and have the capacity to comb through detailed information to build a case. These same skills are needed to even get your JD. You want to make sure your strengths match up with the rigors of acquiring a law degree before you take the leap. If you do decide that the law is the right career path for you, you still must choose the type of law in which you are most interested, whether it be corporate law or immigration law. These choices can have an effect on where you decide to study.
By Paisley Hansen6 years ago in Education
The Financial Aid GAG
FINANCIAL AID GAG I’m going to jump right in and get straight to the point! The most common types of aid are: Grants—Free funds usually based on need and low income Loans—Debt which must be paid back at some point Scholarships—Free money based on merit Work-Study funds—(Yes, federal work-study awards are Federal Financial Aid funded. It’s based on need, and students must work a part-time job to receive a bi-weekly pay check.)
By Sophia Yates6 years ago in Education
Fill in the Blank
Mere seconds ago had I pulled up the blank Vocal template, but now—it seems like now has always been—I stare hypnotically at my computer screen, that white glow attracting my eyes in the midst of this naturally lit, near-nightfall room. My gaze hangs, loosely tethered to this page of potential, this "could be," this "not yet," until some unknown force inside of me urges my eyes to focus. I blink rapidly, a few times in succession, and shake my head. I had in mind to write something instructive and encouraging about grad school. Perhaps a "you can do it," or a "at least just try," but now all I can think about is "blank page," which leads to "unwritten thesis," which transforms into "failure."
By Stacy Watkins6 years ago in Education
Tips and Tricks for the Engineering Student
At this point in the school year, my fellow engineering students (or maybe not engineering—maybe students just trying to learn how I study) are probably struggling, or trying to get inspired to get through midterms or finals. Let me start off my saying that I am in my third year of undergrad, in Electrical and Computer Engineering. There are probably a maximum of five females in my class (including myself) at this point in my course. This is all just my experience, especially since the school I attend is very small and very male-dominated—not just in the engineering department. One of the first classes I attended, I was pointed out by male teacher who called me a "little girl," and proceeded to assume my ethnicity and speak to me in Spanish (when I am Filipina, and can't speak Spanish worth anything). He continued to do that for the rest of the year, and I was unable to drop the course as all classes were full. It was a deeply disturbing experience for me to sit through a class where the guys in my class would join in and tease me, calling me, "little girl." At my school, I had to earn the respect of my peers and teachers, in order for me to not get teased or called out in such a manner that would never happen to my male counterparts. I was once a straight A student, and now I was struggling to get a B. My sophomore year, I had to try my hardest in everything, and get the best grades in order for people to stop thinking of me as the person that was constantly struggling in class to actually wanting to be a part of my study group. Here are a few things that I did to get my grades together, and start studying more efficiently.
By Emily Harwood6 years ago in Education
Federal Student Loans: Three Ways for Relief
Many people worry about paying off their student loans. In fact, it has been estimated that more than 40 million people have unpaid student loans in the United States. About 5.6 million of them owe more than $50,000.
By Margaret Minnicks6 years ago in Education
How To: Get Rid of Student Loans Fast
When I first learned about this method, I did not believe it. I have read so many articles about decreasing student loans that all basically listed the same ideas. "Attack it aggressively," "use tax benefits," "FAFSA," and blah blah blah. The redundancy of all the same ideas made me feel even deeper in the whole. After years of searching, I have found a way that I have never heard of to get rid of student loans fast. I had no idea this existed or why everyone was not doing this, so I thought "this surely must be a scam." I can assure you that this is no scam, and that this method WORKS! And this is NOT some clickbait article that claims "creditors don't want you to know this," because actually creditors love this method.
By Karly Lamm6 years ago in Education
Smart Studying: Top 5 Study Tips
Studying probably isn’t your favorite thing in the world, which is something common for the vast majority of people, but that doesn’t mean that it also has to be difficult, stressful, and challenging. When you approach the process of studying in the right and a smart manner, you can deal with and learn new information a lot more efficiently. With different habits and practices, you too can master the art of studying!
By Isla Wright6 years ago in Education
What It's like Being a Student in Our Current Day and Age
Hello readers. I'm sure that some of you know that being a student in this day and age isn't easy and there's a chance that some of you might even be a student yourselves, but whatever the case I'm here to share my story and how things have been for me these past year or so. I understand that some people have it worse than me and I'm not here to make people feel bad or pitty me in my situation. I'm just here to share my experience to see if I can make a change eventually.
By Enkel Cipa6 years ago in Education
