So the obvious statement everyone tells you is to start studying early. But no one every really tells you how to start early. So here are two possible plans you can use.

One week in advance

Start by creating index cards, study guides, cheat sheets, etc.

This serves the double purpose of getting material ready for later when […]

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Are you ready to test your coding skills? Join Google Code Jam, a competition where programmers and students solve complex coding challenges in a limited amount of time. Winners get cash prizes and a trip to a local Google office. Last year, one competitor even went on to intern at Google and helped to create […]

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First take a deep breath and relax. If you take things in perspective things could be worse and you have a 99.9999% chance you will survive.

Let go of any remorse you may feel that you didn’t get it done early. This will only bog you down.

If you have been going to the […]

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Setting goals can be hard. Here are Sean Covey’s 5 keys to setting goals from his book The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens along with a quote to help remember them.

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Use a Planner

By putting everything you have to do, places you have to be, etc. in a planner you only have to look in ONE place to find out what you need to do.
To make the planner more effective make different types of entries differentiable in a single glance

i.e. Put a box next […]

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Here are three rules of thumb that I use while taking notes:

Write down everything

Even the things that seem trivial but have never occurred to you.

Highlight the important parts
Seek to comprehend not memorize

Why they are useful:

Memory recall: The first and third points help with this immensely. When writing things down you are creating multiple ways to […]

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If you want to do research, start early! Even though four years in college may seem like a lot, it’s still good to start as soon as you know you want to do research. If you don’t know what you want to research in I strongly suggest taking CMSC297. It is a one-credit course with […]

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Registration is coming, which means advising appointments. Here’s some quick tips on what to do before, during, and after your advising appointment.
Before Appointment
- Create a potential schedule with one or two alternatives (This means GStation for anyone that came in 2005 fall and after.)
- Know requirements of classes you want to take
During Appointment
- Be prepared […]

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If the deadline for an internship or job has already passed, apply anyway! They worst they can do is say no. But if you are a strong enough applicant, they wouldn’t dream of not considering you just because you applied late. Brandi wouldn’t be our wonderful advisor if she had let the deadline passing stop […]

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LEET SPEEK (1337 5P33K) Starting today, once a week (Every Monday) there will be a post that will be a tip of the week column. Basically, we hope to give you advice that will be useful in some way. Many of the writers wish that they knew this information when they were in your shoes. […]

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