College Commando: How a Special Forces Candidate Tackles Undergraduate Life
An Unconventional Student Steve is a student at the University of South Florida, where he studies religion and international relations. He first came to my … Read more
Dangerous Ideas: Imagine a College Application without Transcripts, Test Scores, or Extracurriculars
The SAT Debate Monday’s New York Times reported the results of a commission, “convened by some of the country’s most influential college admissions officials,” that … Read more
The Freshman 15 Contest: I’m Giving Away a Free Laptop
An Offer I Couldn’t Refuse A few weeks ago I received an interesting call from HP. They wanted help spreading the word among college students … Read more
Monday Master Class: The Retreating Deadline Method
Dated Thinking I rarely know the date that things are due. Yet I’m not disorganized. I check my calendar every morning, and it contains dozens … Read more
Case Study: How Scott Discovered That His Activities Wouldn’t Get Him Into Law School Then Harnessed Simplicity To Become a Star
Imagine if a stressed out, over-committed undergraduate failed to get into his top 11 choices for law school, and then discovered a new path to … Read more
I’m Looking for a Few Good Volunteers…
The Birth of a Handbook Study Hacks readers often complain that it’s hard to navigate the 300 articles and 1500 comments that populate this blog. … Read more
Do You Have a Working Disorder?
The Danger of Emotional Working I had a college friend who made social plans based on whether or not he felt like he should be … Read more
Monday Master Class: The Quarantine Method for Producing Better Work in Less Total Hours
Excavating Crap In a 2004 interview, author Neal Stephenson noted the following about his writing process: I did figure out that I tended to write … Read more
