School
Exam Success Tip: Find Old Tests
Tests are hard. Studying for tests is hard. Tests suck.
And science courses use tests to determine your grade. Instead of writing papers (with the exception of lab reports), you take tests. And tests suck.
It’s especially troublesome if you don’t take tests well.
So here’s the best test-taking tip I can give you:
Find a mentor. Now.
I just watched Good Will Hunting. What a great movie. Will Hunting is a troubled young genius in need of some direction in his life. Who to turn to in such a time of need? Robin Williams of course!
Maybe some of you can relate to the burden of superior brainpower and the subsequent need for [...]
Simple, yet important tip: Get to know your professors
If you’re a pre med student, that means you’re at least moderately intelligent and have probably been successful throughout your educational career. That also means you’ve probably learned the art of sucking up (or kissing ass, or brown nosing, or whatever you want to call it). Now, I hate sucking up. I avoid doing it [...]
