College Life
Hello everyone: So, here you are, just days away from the big exams. What do you do now? I recommend going over all of your summaries a few last times and then taking the night before the exams lightly. That is, don’t try to cram a bunch more stuff into your brain, just review the basics, and then go to bed in a timely manner....
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College Life
Hello everyone: Here is the information I promised you on studying for individual topics within your qualifying or comprehensive exams. Take all of the books and articles you had for this class and make a summary of them. If you have a study group, assign each team member a specific book or group of articles to summarize. Begin with a 20-page summary of a given...
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College Life
Hello everyone: A couple of my online graduate students were sharing their mutual concern about their upcoming comprehensive exams. Since I went through my qualifying exams a couple of years ago, it seemed like a good idea to share some tips with you, my readers, on how to successfully go through these difficult tests. First, check any recent written material you have from your university...
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College Life
Hello everyone: So, you have committed to study for good grades, but how do you prepare for an exam? It starts back with pre-reading the assignments before the lecture. You have organized your academic calendar at the beginning of the semester. You have faithfully read your assignments ahead of time, but there are some steps you need to take as soon as you get home....
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College Life
Hello everyone: Tests….exams…..groan…..groan louder. How do you get your act together to get an exam completed successfully? Well, what kind of grade do you want? If you are looking for a C or D, you might try to listen occasionally in class but don’t take any notes. You are going to depend on your ability to remember everything the instructor says. In eleven years of...
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College Life / Suddenly Single
Hello everyone: This is the time of the semester when final exams take place. You need to be prepared for them, since they can have a profound effect on your final grade for a class. First, begin preparations the first day of class (too late for some of you for this semester, I know!). Take good notes, making sure that you make a special note...
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