GRE Exam Scores – How Grad Schools Use Them

GRE exam scores can be the first hurdle to getting into the grad school you want.Exactly how important is your exam score for getting into grad school?

If you’re planning on going to grad school in the near future, chances are you’ll have to take the . Unfortunately, grad schools are all over the map on exactly how they use those scores. For some schools, it can be the first hurdle you have to get past in order for them to even look at your application.  Continue reading

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    More Motivation Tricks for Sluggish Students

    Fun fact: the smell of text books can be used to anesthetize rhinos. I made that up. But, seehrusly, if you’re finding it hard to get motivated to crack the books without the aid of a car battery, jumper cables, and a pair of wet-sponge ear muffs, read on. I’ve got five –count’em, five! — techniques to get that class work done when you’d really rather run. Continue reading

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      Get smarter during the summer?

      Is it possible to actually get smarter during the summer whilst basking at the beach? Absolutely, yes! How? Take this semester’s notes and give them a light going over every week or two–while at the beach, if you like. Quiz yourself over them. Practice a bit. I’m not saying you’ve got to spend hours; just a little refresher every now and then. You’ll be transferring all that hard won knowledge into the vaunted vaults of your long term while the hottie with the pre-cancerous tan next to you is ever so slowly losing her spring semester learning and getting dumberer.

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        Motivation Tricks for the Sluggish Student

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        Lacking the uuumph to bust out that text book on The Unabridged History of Colloids? Does the idea of studying “Innovations in 19th Century Grouting Techniques” leave you less than enthused? Fear not, grasshopper. Here are some slick tips to overcome your motivational malaise. Continue reading

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