The New Season Begins Last fall I launched an experiment dubbed College Chronicles. It was a “blog-based reality show” that followed three students struggling to … Read more
Starting Fresh The new school year has begun. These first few weeks are a time of heady possibility: exams haven’t yet sucked your will to … Read more
Popularity Contest I’m introducing a new feature here on Study Hacks — a recap of each month’s most popular posts. I hope this will help … Read more
The Study Time Paradox A common complaint I hear goes something like this: “I studied for hours and hours, reviewing every practice problem I could … Read more
The Young and Exceptional In a recent article for the Chronicle of Higher Education, professor Rachel Toor asks: Who feels at home in a place … Read more
From the reader mailbag: I read your article on activity innovation. Here’s my question: how do I find the “ultimate” activity for my field of … Read more
A Major Choice I chatted this morning with a reporter from Money Magazine (over 8 million readers per month). She’s working on an article about … Read more
Advice, Advice Everywhere… The good thing about this season is that back to school advice is available everywhere you turn. The problem, however, is that … Read more
