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Arts, Business

Why pursue a Liberal Arts degree?
Make the most of your Arts degree
Art appreciation basics to enjoy the gallery
Business study tips

Decisions

Choosing your major or concentration
Changing majors changed one student's life
Choosing a university
Is grad school for you?
Cheating in school and life

Exams

Finals: from preparation to celebration
Prep for exams and tests
In the exam room: things to consider
Test anxiety: identify and control it
Deal with worry during your exam period

Exams: Multiple Choice

Dos and don'ts for multiple choice tests
A to Z: multiple choice from start to finish
Memory strategies
Studying to understand structure
Learn from your marked exams

Exams: Essay Exams

Preparing for and writing essay exams
A good essay answer: how to write it
Types of questions and how to answer
Midterm fun: laugh at one student's mishaps

Freshman, First Year

10 tips to love and live college life
Start your year organized
Humorous advice from one grad
More fun advice from a different grad guy
Surprises: coping with the unexpected
Differences between high school and university
Student story: college expectations and realities
One freshman finds a different kind of success

Fun, friends

Why get involved in extracurricular
Pick a club to join
Cheap fun: 6 parts, tons of ideas
(More) cheap fun ideas
Cheap date ideas
Make friends by meeting new people

Professors

Impress your profs
Life advice from a seasoned prof

Roommates

Roommate tips for living in a dorm
Roommates can teach you about yourself!
Getting along with your roommate
Parents as roommates: how to survive

Sciences

Lab report tips from a teaching assistant
Chemistry tips
Computing Science tips
Science & Engineering tips
Engineering Do's and Don'ts
Med school: tips for getting in
Med school fun lessons

Stress

Stress management
Balance your life

Study Tips

Learning style: what's yours?
Get the GPA without losing your mind
Study more effectively
Tips for assignments, papers, projects
Study groups can help you study better
Too much reading: conquer your pile
Lecture hall course considerations
Memory tips to keep it all straight

Study Tips: Where to Study

Study setting: what's your ideal environment?
Choosing a good study area
Library: is this the best study place?

Time Management

Time tips for students
Time tips to get better grades
Test your time management skills
Procrastination: quit putting it off

University Links

American Schools
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Canadian Schools
Links to official websites of colleges and universities.

Student Profiles

Arts: Dana
Dana talks about the Arts advantage, critical thinking, dealing with stress and being a slave to marks.

Business: Joyce
Joyce talks about group work, work experience and being an immigrant.

Comp Sci: Prem
Prem talks about life in a tech college, academic isolation, social loitering, soccer and music.

Education: Karen
Karen talks about teaching, independence, friends and fitting in.

Engineering: Wing
Wing talks about learning, intensity and stress.

Fine Arts: Ben
Ben talks about creating memorable films and keeping priorities.

Medicine: Shermeen
Shermeen talks about ER, loving people, helping others and getting hurt.

Physical Ed: Jeff
Jeff talks about learning, discovery, motivation and being a jock.

Science: Jeffrey
Jeffrey talks about what makes chemists tick, school advice, choices and friendship.

Student Profile

Meet Tyrone

His hero: Kirkegaard Why? "He taught me what it means to be trampled by a herd of geese."