College Life: Do's and Don'ts in the Dorm Zoo
Living in the dorms is an experience you'll never forget - although sometimes you may wish you could! Here are some things you definitely want to make sure you do, and some you seriously don't!
Do...
use Superman/Minnie Mouse sheets.
personalize your space.
close the blinds at night (unless you're on the 27th floor).
use your closet.
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Study Skills: Ace Your Computing Science Courses
Top 5 VIRTUAL WORLD Tips
Have your logic thought out and written down before starting to write programming code.
Write code in modules, thoroughly testing each before integrating them all together.
Consider special cases when testing your code.
Put brief, but informative, comments throughout your code.
Always allow plenty of time for...... >Read More
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How to choose where to study (college or university)
You may not realize what an incredible impact the school you choose will have on your life. Perhaps you do not realize it, but you can change your mind.
So here a few things that I learned during my time at Queen's University that you may find helpful to keep in mind when deciding on a school.
Just because your significant other... >Read More
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Study Skills: How to Ace First Year Chemistry
First Year "Killer Chemistry" -- that's what they call it at the university I attend. Here are some tips that I hope will help you do well:
Learn significant figures. If you do not learn significant figures, you will lose marks. Contrary to what most people think, learning how significant figures work is not actually very difficult. Make sure...... >Read More
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Business 101 Survival
Master these early on in your business classes and you'll be well on your way to acing the rest of your business degree:
Learn to read effectively. Skim the less important parts and spend more time on key concepts.
Learn memory tricks. First year classes teach you the base "language" for later courses. Memory tricks help to learn all those...... >Read More
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Study Skills: Managing Your Test Anxiety in College
by UWO Student Development Centre's Learning Skills Services
What does test anxiety feel like?
Some students feel mainly physical distress symptoms, such as headaches, nausea, faintness, feeling too hot or too cold, etc.
Others express more emotion, wanting to cry or laugh too much, or feeling angry or helpless.
The major problem of...... >Read More
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Making Sense of Money Basics
Every day, we face decisions about money: how to earn and spend it, save and invest it.
While countless books, videos, and seminars offer a flood of advice, financial success is really about mastering three fundamental principles.
1. Live Within Your Means
As someone quipped, "Why do we spend money we don't have, to buy things we don't need, to...... >Read More
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