Archive for November, 2007

What are common topics for graduate school admissions essays?

Wednesday, November 21st, 2007

What can you expect?…

Messy Piles of Research?

Tuesday, November 20th, 2007

Whether you’re working on your first big research assignment or your tenth, you may find that it’s easy to get lost in all the papers and note cards. If you’re…

Graduate School: Attend Now or Wait a Few Years?

Tuesday, November 20th, 2007

You’ve always planned on going to graduate school, but as it approaches you may be feeling less certain that you want to go through another three to eight years of…

Should you explain a low GPA or poor grades in your personal statement?

Monday, November 19th, 2007

How do you handle this sticky subject?…

Rote Learning - Why the Bum Rap?

Sunday, November 18th, 2007

Whenever you hear the term rote learning you probably get the feeling it’s sort of a bad thing. Rote learning is often viewed as bad practice because it involves learning…

5 Tips for Coping with Grad School Stress

Thursday, November 15th, 2007

Exams, papers, and other deadlines are very stressful for students. How do you manage the stress of graduate school? Try these tips. …

The Importance of Key Words

Wednesday, November 14th, 2007

A friend of mine just took an essay test in his college class about the governments of Africa. He complained that a girl in his class got an “A” while…