In our last post, Lacy remembered her first semester of engineering school and her brilliant discovery of study groups…. Brilliant until she saw the study group myths in action. We…
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Engineering school isn't like the golden days of high school, when you might have passed without opening a textbook. If you want to ace it now, you'll need to figure this whole effective studying thing out stat. Check out these tips that will make studying not just more effective, but also more enjoyable (yes, enjoyable!).
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The Truth About Magical, Grade-A Engineering Students
You’ve probably noticed that enchanted student in your classes who seems to sail through engineering school, showing up seemingly without prepping and acing every. dang. exam. You know the one…….
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3 Reasons Why You Should Rehearse (Not Study) for Exams
Sometimes exam grades just don’t line up with where we think our knowledge level is at. Sometimes we earn lower grades than we think we deserve and other times we’re…
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How to Be an Intentional Student for Engineering Brilliance
Plus Why Multi-Tasking is a Highway Straight to Crappiness For many of us, university is the first time we’re adulting proper. We might live on our own and pretty much…
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More Time Doesn’t Mean Better Grades
We all know that doing absolutely zero coursework is a highway to failing engineering school. Not attending class, doing no homework, and never reading or studying means not passing. The…
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Why Grit Trumps Talent Every Time
Learn the 5 Easy Ways You can Become Grittier We often think that great students are geniuses, born with wicked math skills and the ability to slay any problem thrown…
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Great Engineers Aren’t Always Great Students (But Can Become Them!)
The number one adjective used to describe what it takes to be a successful student in engineering school is: “smart”. After all, the story goes, engineering school is hard so…
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Why Study Groups Short-Circuit Your Problem-Solving Ability
Lacy remembers her first semester of engineering school in a different country region…. (Realistically, how different is Canada from the US? Don’t answer that.) I didn’t know anyone in my…
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How to Ditch Test Anxiety
As an engineering student, you might know all about test anxiety. Maybe you’ve dreaded the day of your test for weeks. Maybe you had borderline illegal ideas caused by desperation…
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How to Ditch Test Anxiety on Exam Day
(Psst–this is Part 4 in a 4-part series on overcoming test anxiety. ) Create an exam day routine to capitalize on your strengths, get you in the mood, and crush…
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