Tag Archives: Graduating

April 10, 2011

Senioritis & A Busy Schedule

Feel the burn yet? Senior year is coming quickly to an end for many and it’s likely your calendar is filling up with those end of the year banquets, papers, team projects, final exams and more.  Oh and not to mention planning a graduation party or sending out all of those invites to relatives!
Here’s 4 small but cool tips from Unclutterer on how to best unclutter your schedule in your remaining days.

To add to theirs, we’d also recommending:

  • Picking your social events wisely.  The last thing you want is to catch a full case of senioritis and cause you to do badly in a course.
  • Make use of your study time, go explore the college area.  Go study in a new location around campus or that coffee shop you never stepped foot in.  Don’t study in your apartment or dorm if you can avoid it!
  • Eat with friends.  It doesn’t have to always be out, but cook!  Do a dinner party and make some bomb grub.
  • Watch less TV – Trust us your favorite show will still be there when you graduate.  Spend free time with your friends while you’re still in close proximity to them.

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March 15, 2011

Studying Tips for College Students

Studying can be a difficult challenge for a variety of reasons. For some, it’s an issue of your studying environment and for others, it’s the idea of just sitting down and concentrating. Regardless of your reason, we want to help you succeed and make it to graduation so you can wear your awesome graduation stole! (alright…. that last sentence was a shameless plug, we’ll admit it).

But in all seriousness, here’s a few of the best study web sites and a few quick tips we’ve come across while searching the web.

“Drink a glass of water before sitting to study. This will really enrich your brain connections to help you to concentrate.” (while we’re not sure if this is true, it doesn’t seem like it could help.  If you stay hydrated, you’re less likely to get hungry, and we know how much hunger can be a distraction and lead to the 2 hour “meal break”)
via HowToStudy.com

http://www.how-to-study.com/study-skills/en/studying/33/becoming-a-flexible-reader/

“Learn the general concepts first, don’t worry about learning the details until you have learned the main ideas.”
via TestTakingTips.com

http://www.testtakingtips.com/study/index.htm

“Study in chunks: 20-50 minute time periods followed by a brief break (5-10 minutes) is the most effective way to study”
via Dartmouth

http://www.dartmouth.edu/~acskills/success/study.html

Have some study tips of your own to help you get to graduation?  Let us know!

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February 24, 2011

Freshmen Tip – Public Transportation

This post is geared for the freshmen… not so much the graduating seniors, but if you’re looking for ways to navigate around the college town or make it home to surprise your parents or significant other … and all without a vehicle, you’ll want to check out this post from Jezebel.com.

The tips also apply well for students traveling or studying abroad!

January 21, 2011

The World According To… Americans?

Sometimes we just have to go with a funny and bizarre post.  This one comes from one of our favorite comics, XKCD.

The World … According to Americans.

Now just make sure you don’t show this to your history or global studies teacher though, they may start viewing you differently.

On another note, we’ve already started getting in orders for April 2011 graduations. If you or your organization is graduating in April or May, be sure to order your graduation stoles early to save money!

Photo Credit XKCD http://xkcd.com/850/

January 3, 2011

Does Wearing Glasses Helps You Land A Job?

So we don’t know the full scientific validity behind this article, but check it… from the DailyMail, a new study reports that when you wear glasses to an interview, you’re more likely to be hired.  That said, this strategy will likely give you an advantage over the other candidates competing for the same position.

It’ll only be strange later on when you have to lie and say you’re wearing contacts now!

Interested in preparing for your job interview?  Can you answer these 5 questions on the spot?

  1. What do you see yourself doing in five years?
  2. What’s the most rewarding thing you hope to gain from your career?
  3. What do you really enjoy or want to do in life?
  4. What motivates you to go the extra mile on a project or job?
  5. Describe a big mistake you made in college.

photo credit: evil erin

April 10, 2008

Time Management & Graduation Tips

Graduation
photo courtesy Joe Shlabotnik
Today we wanted to feature 2 different posts.
The first one, Graduating Into A Recession comes from BusinessWeek.com. While the focus of the article is on those graduating from business school, it reiterates some important points that also apply to undergrads.
The 2 points we liked the most were:
1. The importance of networking and building up contacts.
2. Having a backup plan, or two.

The 2nd part of our post comes from Professor Randy Pausch.
If you haven’t heard of his remarkable story yet, please take a read/listen at ABCNews.
Check out his most recent lecture at the University of Virginia. It is long, but more than filled with great tidbits on time management that any senior or person in general should consider.