As one of the most common and important assignments you’ll find throughout your college experience, knowing how to write a research paper is highly necessary. The bad news is that this genre of writing can be tedious, complex, and hard…
One might think that creative writing is actually easy. “After all, you only need to develop a good story and tell it,” some believe. But if you’ve ever had to do a fiction writing assignment, you know this couldn’t be…
Among the many types of essays that college classes ask from students, argumentative essays are one of the most common. Whether you are studying nursing, business, or economics, you will eventually have to write an argumentative paper for one of…
Essay writing is one of the most required tasks of college life, and as writing is a developed skill, some people find more difficulties with it. The worst part is that with so many essay types, you need to adapt…
Citation styles are one of the most important aspects of essay writing. From APA to MLA format, each style uniquely visually structures your paper and cites the original sources. But keeping track and remembering every specific requirement and rule is…
One of the biggest changes covid brought into our lives was realizing how possible it is to fulfill most of our obligations from our homes. And as college students, we realized that online classes weren’t that bad. Of course, distance…
Letters of recommendation are commonly required as part of college applications. Whether you are a nontraditional student or not, it’s completely okay if you have no idea what a letter of recommendation is like and who you should ask for…
When you register and start new classes or semesters, it’s a fact that you will get a long list of required textbooks you’ll need to get through your courses. That’s why free college textbooks can sound like a dream come…
You might have the most impressive resume in the world, but if it doesn’t look like a million bucks, employers won’t care. If you’re in the market for your dream job, it’s time to start polishing up your resume, but…
Online college courses have become more popular than traditional classes over the last few years. But many non-traditional students have difficulty taking notes in class because they can’t write or type as efficiently as they can in person. Writing down…
With colleges transitioning more and more to a digital format, you may be wondering what you need to make your college experience successful. Non-traditional college students have many demands on their time that limit their efficiency and productivity. The best…
So, you’re reading this article because you are facing distance learning struggles. You may have been forced to engage in distance learning because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Or maybe you made the personal decision to engage in online learning, but…
Here’s an interesting fact: in 2019, 36 million Americans underwent some postsecondary education but did not finish it. Clearly, a significant amount of people end up abandoning college. However, many of these individuals return to college later on, when pursuing…
Think back to the last time you used flashcards to study, were you left with top-notch memory for your exam, or did you instead find out the hard way that they didn’t help you in the slightest? If this has…
Music or no music while studying, that is the question. This is a question many students have once start to prepare for exams or any other assignment that requires memorization. Some say that music only has some sort of placebo…
Meet Nicole. Nicole is at work, but it’s nearing 5pm, and all she can think about is if she will get out on time to pick her kids up from daycare. She’s staring at the clock, but the minute hand…
Do you need some tips to memorize content for an exam or quiz? Here we share some techniques that will allow you to retain all the information you need to excel in your courses. People say that memory is fragile,…
Think back to the last time you had to write an essay for college. Did you struggle more with titling the essay than writing the essay itself? Was it hard for you to summarize your whole essay into one phrase,…
Your phone won’t be a distraction with these awesome apps and websites to survive college. Websites and apps for college students are a must-have in this day and age. Don’t believe me? Count how many times you check your phone…
Think of the last time you studied for an exam. Were you able to remember the topics effectively? Or instead, on the day of the exam, as soon as you read the first question, your mind went completely blank! Are…
Are you struggling with study methods that never seem to work for you? Do you spend hours revising exam content but can never retain information? You are not alone! This frustration of studying but not soaking in information is very…
Have you ever stared at your notes for hours the night before an exam, only to feel frustrated as you didn’t process any of the information? This can leave you feeling hopeless because it’s not that you don’t study; instead,…
Citation styles like APA and MLA can be a headache when writing essays. You have to convey your thoughts correctly, analyze them, and put them into a coherent form. On top of this, you also have to make sure that…
Do you ever get a headache just by thinking about an upcoming research paper? Yes, it happens to the best of us. An essay is usually composed of several parts, like the abstract, introduction, body, you name it. But there…
Let me ask you something. How many times did you end up with a bad grade due to poor APA formatting in your essays? Yes, we know. It’s really frustrating. And then, when reviewing why you got a bad grade,…