There are many challenging elements to preparing your college application. For many students, though, writing a personal statement ranks as one of the most challenging. On a few sheets of paper, you must name your most likeable traits, past experiences, extracurricular activities, future plans, and ...
Read more ›Now you're down to the wire; there's only one week to go until test time! Hopefully, you have already acquired the foundational knowledge to succeed on the exam. So, what can you do these last remaining days? Let's count down the five most productive ways to spend your time leading up to the IB exam...
Read more ›Internships may satisfy many goals: to build a résumé, to gain exposure to a certain industry, to network, to increase job prospects, and to help gain entry into college or graduate school. But in order for the internship to have the greatest impact, it's best to know up-front what you're looking to...
Read more ›What you read is only as useful as what you understand and retain. Effective readers develop a set of questions to be answered during the reading. While they read, they note which of those inquiries are answered and keep an eye out for the unexpected.
After reading, additional questions are formula...
Read more ›If you want to get more out of your study sessions, that means taking better lecture notes. Sometimes juggling attentive listening and coherent note-taking seems almost impossible, but with a little organizational guidance you may be surprised at what you can improve. Try these four tips to take bet...
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