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10 Ways to Ruin a College Paper
Tweet Share on Facebook August 25, 2010 Comment (23)Learning to write well is one of the most important skills you can learn at college, yet many students think paper writing is something you do only in a "writing" course and then never have to think about again. Wrong! Many employers today are looking for workers who have strong communication skills, and that includes the ability to write. You'll be sure to improve your writing skills if you know the 10 biggest mistakes college students make in writing papers—and how to avoid them:
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Top 10 Secrets of College Success
Tweet Share on Facebook August 17, 2010 Comment (16)It's out! Our new book, The Secrets of College Success, is now available "wherever books are sold." For loyal followers of this U.S. News blog—and for web surfers who just stopped by—we offer our 10 best tips for college success (the book has 627 more):
1. Take control.
For many students, the most striking difference between college and high school is that at college there's no one there to stand over you and tell you what to do. Getting to class, doing the homework, getting your papers in on time—all of these are things you're going to have to do without a parent or teacher to beat on you. Step up to bat and take responsibility. You're in charge of this thing.
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10 Tips for Women Students in Science Fields
Tweet Share on Facebook August 11, 2010 Comment (14)There is growing concern at American colleges about why so few women study science, technology, engineering, or math (the so-called "STEM" fields). Though women constitute more than half of undergraduates, according to a study of college students in 2009, 138,000 bachelor's degrees in STEM fields went to men, while only 88,000 went to women.
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Top 10 Tips for Doing E-Research at College
Tweet Share on Facebook August 4, 2010 Comment (7)The situation: You've just been given your first 15-page college research paper assignment. Your professor wants you to use books and scholarly journals in writing your paper, and doesn't want you to rely solely on Google and Wikipedia to do the research. What do you do? You could call your parents or ask advice from a friend. But a far better idea would be to follow these 10 best tips, offered by visiting blogger Cheryl LaGuardia, research librarian at Harvard University's Widener Library:
