Monday Master Class: How to Read Hard Readings
A Dose of Academic Reality The first college course I attended at Dartmouth was a freshman English seminar titled: Popular Culture. I signed up for … Read more
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Best Blog Awards I was flattered to learn that Study Hacks was recently nominated for Best Education Blog in Performancing’s annual Reader’s Choice Best Blog … Read more
How do you study for foreign language courses?
Aidez-moi? In the course of my research, I’ve talked with top scoring students from a variety of majors. A recent reader e-mail, however, alerted me … Read more
Dangerous Ideas: People Respect Hard Work, But Idolize Magic
What Impresses You? Study Hack readers, I assume, are ambitious. They like the idea of staking a unique route through life, preferably one that impresses … Read more
The Slacker Paradox: Myth or Reality?
The Successful Slacker While conducting background research for an ongoing writing project, I’ve had several people mention an intriguing paradox involving high school students and … Read more
A Simple Technique to Avoid Heart Attack Semesters
MIT Syndrome I’ve noticed an interesting behavior common among undergraduates here at MIT. These students are used to being overachievers. This got them into MIT. … Read more
Monday Master Class: 5 Bad Study Habits You Should Resolve to Avoid in 2008
Toxic Study Habits I often tell students that there is no magic bullet strategy for increasing their grades. Different people have different work personalities. Some … Read more
3 Rules For Making Resolutions That Stick
I originally posted this article at the beginning of the fall semester. With New Years looming, it seemed appropriate to revist. Unfortunately, many people are … Read more
