Category Archives: School

Midterm Essentials

Your time is precious. Don’t we know it. Managing midterm exams can throw off your everyday routine into a frenzy, but working in a few organizational tools can help you minimize the chaos, maximize your output and leave more room for fun. Editor’s Picks has 5 quick and quirky ways to eliminate the stress and position you for success. Continue reading

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Story bites

Part of our fun is finding out the stories of what interns are doing once they actually secure a remarkable internship. Now, we bring them to you. Do you have a story? Share it with editorspicks@interncircle.com. Continue reading

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Looking to the Greeks

For many of you starting spring recruitment as a sister or potential new member, you’ll realize that Greek recruitment is not all that different from internship recruitment. Continue reading

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Cheaper and greener textbooks

It’s always a shocking reminder that the semester has started when a professor e-mails the first assignment of the semester two weeks before anyone returns to campus. It’s also a reminder that the time has come to buck up the green to pay school books, a seemingly manipulative operation to overcharge students for necessities. Well, this semester, you save some money, trees and potentially your money support global literacy initiatives by buying books on Web sites like Chegg and Better World Books. And you can finish that assignment by your jump-starting professor before classes start. Continue reading

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Brief: Universities propose dorm fee increase in 2010

While families figure out how to pay for university education in the new year, universities are deciding to offset their losses by increasing the cost of living on campus, ranging across the country from a 2.5 to 11 percent increase. [NSNS]
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For those in the red during finals week, StudyBlue

Sometimes, it becomes overwhelming and repetitive studying your own class notes with abbreviations and pages askew. So, you could chose to study with a friend, or you can stay in your favorite study spot and check out StudyBlue, the world’s largest academic network that allows note collaboration, search by class, study tools and the ability to connect with classmates.
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Surrounding yourself with positive influencers

Positive influence extends beyond the people you surround yourself with. Immersing yourself in environment that parallels your goals will ultimately effect your personal zen. Placing yourself in an environment to succeed will energize positive thinking. And whether your spot is a bedroom or coffee shop, it will ultimately clear your vision and lower stress levels. Continue reading

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