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The Science Behind Studying More Efficiently

Some college students drink, others are straight edge, some hook up, and others do not…but the one thing that we all have in common is that we have to study. Energy drink fueled all nighters have become the college norm when it comes to studying, but how does this actually affect our efficiency? What can you do to ensure you are getting the most out of your study time? Luckily science has the answers (as always!) Short Term The following section will encompass what you need to be doing right before studying and during studying to ensure you aren’t wasting your time. When it comes to studying, many of us put it off until the last minute and then cram as much knowledge into our head as we possibly can. This, as it turns out, is a highly inefficient way to study. Your brain will encode the information into your

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The 15 Most Awkward Things About Taking A Test In College

When you think of all the awkward situations that arise during your day-to-day college life, the majority of them probably don’t occur while you’re in the middle of an exam.  Awkwardness happens at parties, on dates, in the dorm laundry room, but in the middle of a test? If you think about it, I think you’ll realize that there is much more awkwardness during test-taking than you noticed at first.  Here are the 15 most awkward things that inevitably happen during a testing session. 15. When you want to warn someone not to cheat off you because you know you got every question wrong. Is it rude to assume your neighbor is going to peek at your test at some point?  Nah, we all do it.  Maybe it should be part of test taker’s code to warn that person to peek at their own risk, though. 14. Being the first