4 Tips for Midterm Season

4 Tips for Midterm Season

Last time, we talked about the importance of midterms, and why they can be more stressful than finals, especially given their ability to impact the rest of your semester. If you read that post and agreed that midterm season is a significant time of year, you may have...
Studying High School Math

Studying High School Math

Studying math is hard. Unlike other subjects that require a lot of memorization, math is about learning techniques, concepts, and then applying them. Studying math allows you to become a problem solver. When it comes time to prepare, your best approach is to start at...
5 Tips for Better Time Management

5 Tips for Better Time Management

As students, most of us understand the value of time, mainly because we feel that we have too little of it. Think for a moment, of how frequently you say or hear things like “I don’t have time”, “I wish I had more time”, or maybe even “I ran out of time”. When we stop...
Knowing When You Know

Knowing When You Know

I entered post-secondary studies in engineering with an idea that I would learn the tools I would need to build a great product or to solve a problem that others couldn’t.  In high school, I was the top of my class without much effort, but I was warned by those around...
Staying Focused in Lectures

Staying Focused in Lectures

I don’t have the numbers on me, BUT if you search “college/uni tips” I am sure you will find thousands, if not millions, of articles, blog posts, infographics, and books on: getting up for early lectures preparing for lectures how best to take notes...