Easy Tricks To Make Your Final Paper Longer

The end of the semester is the worst for papers, especially in the spring. All you want to do is lay out by the pool with your friends and sip on something fruity

How to Survive Finals Week 101

The last few weeks of the semester can get a little stressful. And not because you just can’t seem to find the perfect present for everyone on your list (or in my case because you keep getting distracted by Macy’s shoe department and never get around to buying those other presents), but because of finals. Remember those? Probably not.

The Weekly Ten: Avoid Studying for Midterms

Fall is in full swing. The pumpkin spice lattes are a part of your daily ritual. You’ve broken in your new fall boots. You’ve given up that whole turning over a new leaf idea – you know, the one that involved getting your homework done on time. And hey, just in time for midterms too.

Spring “Break”? Not With Some Professors

Ah, Spring Break. A time to relax, to de-stress, and to recharge for classes after midterms have drained us of our livelihood. Some people go on vacation to cut loose, some go home for a little R&R, and some even enroll in a short course to catch up on credits or work on a project with their favorite professor. Whatever your plans, Spring Break is you time.

It’s National Grammar Day!

Happy National Grammar Day, everyone!
Hope you stopped by the card store on the way back from cla…

Food for Thought (and Memory, and Studying, and Learning, etc…)

I’m starting to think that there is some truth to the rule, “You are what you eat.&#…

Adderall: My (Academic) Performance Enhancing Drug

(Last week one of our writers opened up about her personal use of Adderall. We have since receive…

5 Ways to Combat Writer’s Block

Okay so it’s finals week, and that = lots and lots of papers, lots of tests, and, of course,…

How to NOT Go Crazy From School.

This is supposed to be my Spring Break. I wasn’t going anywhere warm and tropical, no, but I came h…

Need an A+? Berate Your Ex! (and Other Writing Tips)

I don’t know about you, but sometimes it can take me a while to get into the academic-paper-writi…

Writing College Papers: The Art of Bullshit

I was an English major during undergrad, and people often have the misconception that English m…

Why Being Your Professor’s BFF is a Good Idea

A lot of people think sitting front and center at a lecture is lame. Lame and nerdy. And a lot more t…

Back to School: Internet Research for Procrastinators

We’ve all been there. It’s a little past 2am and you’re 3 paragraphs into a paper due in a few hours…