Archive for July, 2008
Applying to Princeton University
One of the Ivy League universities offering a sense of tradition and excellence on a golden collegiate plate is Princeton University . Formerly known as the College of New Jersey, the university was renamed Princeton University in 1896 following its move to the town where it stood since 1756. Co-ed, private, and catering to scions [...]
Applying to Cal Tech-The California Institute of Technology
The California Institute of Technology can direct you to the right path if you’re looking for a road paved for greatness in the fields of science, technology, and engineering. Founded in 1891 by local businessman Amos Throop, Caltech had a variety of names such as Throop University, Throop Polytechnic Institute, and Throop College of Technology [...]
Getting into MIT (Massachussetts Institute of Technology)
Getting into the Massachusetts Institute of Technology: Counting Cards and Much Much More A movie focusing on card-counting student geniuses from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology has put a spotlight on one of the revered academic institutions in the US. This wasn’t just based on fiction, as MIT really did have a blackjack team that [...]
Review of 10 Free academic journal websites
Scholarly journals are a valuable source of information for school papers and projects. But not all of them are free—some require expensive subscriptions, while others are exclusive to society members. If you’re a student, here are ten sites that give you free access to academic journals. Penn Library Electronic Journals Hosted by the University of [...]
Become an effective discussion leader in college classes
HOW TO BECOME AN EFFECTIVE DISCUSSION LEADER IN YOUR COLLEGE CLASSES The break finally comes to an end, and the semester opens to a fresh period of learning. Whether you are the teacher or the student, you understand the value of first impressions and expectation setting. In the academe, open communication lines and dynamic information [...]
How to survive Medical School
Even if you studied hard, managed to obtain excellent remarks on your report card and received great recommendations from several important people, the amount of work you need to toil when entering medical school does not stop the moment you get accepted. For some, that’s merely scratching the surface: the competition, long hours of studying [...]
Get rid of fail grades in your transcript
Getting high grades during college is a task that requires plenty of perseverance, determination, and good old study habits. However, other factors may make this a difficult task. As a result, the chances of getting into law school , medical school , an MBA program , or graduate school are lessened. Fortunately, there are a [...]
Applying to UC Berkeley
HISTORY OF UC BERKELEY The University of California at Berkeley has one of the richest histories among the United State’s premier educational institutions. It began as a merger between two universities in the mid-1800′s: the College of California and the Agricultural, Mining, and Mechanical Arts College. The College of California was a private institution, whose [...]
How to Apply to University of Texas at Austin
The University of Texas At Austin is one of the most prestigious universities in the United States that is well-known for their research programs. Established in 1883, this academic institution has a record for having the largest enrollment in the whole state of Texas, and the fifth largest single enrollment of students in the whole [...]
Write PASSING termpapers without reading sources
Not all of us are fast readers, so reading for a term paper is a challenge for many college students. Even if you genuinely want to read the book, sometimes you just can’t finish in time to actually write your paper and beat the deadline. Of course, if you’re lucky, you’ll be saddled with only [...]