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
Hi Everyone: I have been asked to discuss the differences between undergraduate programs and graduate ones and how to make the transition. Here goes. Simply put, graduate programs are undergraduate programs on steroids. Where you might have been pretty coddled in your four-year program, you absolutely need to take responsibility for your own education in graduate school. Do not even think about coming to class...
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College Life
Hello everyone: Maybe you have set your goals for the future and that future includes graduate school. When do you begin preparing? Right now. The first four parts of this college prep series have gotten you well-organized and ready to hit the deck running. You are taking your assignments seriously and you are not making excuses for not doing the work. You enter each class...
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College Life
Hello everyone: Today’s blog is about two gals who are in one of my classes. These ladies have truly got their college act together. Let me tell you what they do: They figured out a few semesters that they were majoring in the same thing and would be taking the same classes, so they made the commitment to take the same classes at the same...
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