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4 Quick Tips for Keeping Your Brain Active Over Summer

by Grace Dickins

Most college students take a break from their studies during the summer. This can be a useful time for you to re-focus and re-charge your brain. But how exactly do you do that? (Especially when it's oh-so-tempting to binge watch seasons of Game of Thrones on Netflix.) Not that you shouldn't allow yo...

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How to Find the Right University Abroad

by Christine Chadwick

If you're feeling a bit of wanderlust as school comes to a close, you may be looking to find a unversity that will take you out of the comfort zone of your hometown. Applying to universities across the country is one option, of course. However, if your love of travel leaves you yearning for a more w...

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4 Reasons Class Size Matters

by Grace Dickins

Class size might seem like a trivial thing, but under the surface, there are many reasons why the size of a classroom matters. Statistics and research point toward the great benefits of having a small number of students in a learning environment. Here are just some of the reasons why a small classro...

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5 Mistakes Students Make While Learning Calculus

by Grace Dickins

While calculus is not known for its simplicity, students can destroy their odds of success with some very simple mistakes on top of the expected mathematical ones. Here are several things you shouldn't do if you want to succeed in your calculus course.

1. Skipping class

Mathematics can be learned ...

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Building A GMAT Preparation Plan

by Grace Dickins

Studying for any major test is difficult, but the GMAT poses an especially difficult challenge. Rather than the fact-and-rote approach taken by most high school and early college testing, the GMAT tests an appropriate graduate-level set of skills - that of problem solving and contextual analysis. Ho...

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