eNotes' editorial intern shares his tips of how to make the most of your high school summer. Or any summer, for that matter! I'm a huge Harry Potter fan. My grandma bought me the first book when I was 11, and from then on I read every book within the same week it was released.…
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The Study Drug: Why Adderall Use Is Never Worth It
For those of you on the quarter system, finals are just around the corner. You're likely feeling stressed at the end of this long year, and only just over the hurdle of your most recent midterms. You've heard stories of a friend of a friend who was able to stay up all night on energy…
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Survivor: Finals Edition
Our top 10 study tips to help you survive dreaded finals week. You're going out on a date tonight. It's with someone you really like. You've been looking forward to this for several months. But there's a catch! You have to meet your date's parents first. You really would just rather avoid this ordeal and…
How To Be Successful at a Large University
Success: "The accomplishment of an aim or purpose" (Merriam-Webster). Success is what every person should strive to reach every day. It is the backbone and motivator for all of our wants and needs. Achieving success in college requires hard work and a little bit of knowledge about how to beat the system. The university system…
How to Succeed in Job Interviews
College and high school seniors, graduation day is almost upon us! What a happy and exciting time. But lurking behind that eagerness to rush out into the world is that old nagging reminder---it says, "You need a job. Like, yesterday." But how to make that happen? Turns out our editorial intern Matt is going through…
A Day in the Life of a Student Researcher
Are you studying for a career in the sciences? Not sure where to begin to gather that lab experience that is oh so important for obtaining your degree and landing a great job? Our Math and Science intern Wilson shares his experiences of finding his place as a student researcher and shares the four lessons…
How to Make the Most of your Study Abroad Experience
Part 2 of "Another Kind of Green": 15 helpful tips from our editorial intern on how to prepare for and make the most of your time studying abroad. "Once in a while when it's good, it'll feel like it should." In John Mayer's Song "Stop this Train", Mayer compares life to a train that's moving too fast, wanting…
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Another Kind of Green: How Studying Abroad Can Improve Your College Experience
To study abroad or not to study abroad? It's a question that confronts college students on a frequent basis, introducing an inevitable flurry of related questions that plague us: when should I go? Where should I go? WHY should I go?? Well, in an attempt to help you tackle those questions for yourself, our editorial…
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