College Success

November 5, 2023

So, you want to study engineering, but you’re a little anxious about the workload. You’d like to find an engineering major that’s going to pay off with a stable,...

October 16, 2023

Depending on their course of study, engineering majors can expect a high payout for all the hard work they do at college. Median annual salaries range from about $80,000...

September 1, 2023

As classrooms become more diverse and learning outcomes vary, educators seek innovative ways to fairly evaluate student performance. In the ever-evolving landscape of education, grading on a curve is...

August 10, 2023

College is demanding. Okay, that’s a banal opening, but still. Obviously, there’s coursework to contend with. But there’s also the stress that comes along with roommates, dorm life, and...

August 9, 2023

Going to college introduces a new level of independence into many students’ lives. It means living with people your own age and outside the purview of your parents or...

July 29, 2023

You’ve poured your heart and soul into your studies, burned the midnight oil, attended lectures diligently, and strived to ace every assignment. But then, a single misstep, a single...

July 20, 2023

Writing successful argumentative or persuasive essays is a sort of academic rite of passage: every student, at some point in their academic career, will have to do it. And...

July 19, 2023

When structuring an argument, whether verbally or in written form, it is important to consider not only the ideas but the ways in which they might be persuasive. This...

July 10, 2023

Do you ever wonder (or daydream) about getting a second bachelor’s degree? There are enough Hollywood movies are about going back to college to know that you definitely aren’t...

June 30, 2023

Have you ever struggled to find just the right word to describe an author’s attitude in a sentence or character in a scene? Or do you worry about repetitiveness...

June 29, 2023

The social sciences have multiple origins, in the ancient teachings of Confucius and Plato, the sociology of the medieval Muslim world, and later European Enlightenment. Yet only in the...

June 28, 2023

After the stressful roller coaster that is the modern-day college search and admissions process ends, parents and students deserve a chance to catch their breath and let the new...

June 5, 2023

If public speaking causes your palms to sweat or your voice to quaver, you’re not the only one. Simply adding to a student-led discussion used to make my heart...

June 1, 2023

You know that you want to give a gift to a college student in your life. You know you want to give that gift soon. And you know which...

May 31, 2023

Environmental science is a varied discipline that encompasses a variety of subjects, including ecology, atmospheric science, and geology among others. Professionals within this field can pursue many occupations from...

May 30, 2023

Scrambling to find technology research topics for the assignment that’s due sooner than you thought? Take a scroll down these 54 interesting technology essay topics in 10 different categories,...

May 10, 2023

So, you want to learn how to ask a professor for an extension, but you’re afraid of sounding like a slacker, or of getting on your professor’s bad side....