One of the most important skills i picked up when i was studying was the ability to speed read. This cut down the time i needed to study entire textbooks by at least 60%. Lets face it, why would you want to spend 2 hours a day reading when you could spend 40 minutes reading the same material and devote the remaining 80 minutes to something else. Now im going to warn you at the outset, speed reading takes practice, patience and takes some time to learn. Now if your finals or an exam are around the corner, don’t try it now, wait till you have about a couple of weeks to spare and then start, even if you can’t use it now, it will be useful later. [click to continue…]
Did you know every year, there is a disaster that hits college students twice a year in May and December? Without warning it sweeps in, disrupting lives of thousands of people. Some people don’t make it, and the people who do survive would rather forget the whole experience and look to the future. Sound familiar? No, I’m not talking about tsunamis or hurricanes. [click to continue…]
Man oh man. Can you believe it’s finals time already? I can’t. Seems like just yesterday I was procrastinating on my final exams and papers from last semester! I’m working on a post that will give you advice on how you can kick butt on your finals, but alas, I am pretty busy with school this week. In the meantime, I’ve found some good articles on the subject that I thought I would share with you: [click to continue…]
Are you a blogger and have a good post relating to preparing for final exams? Submit it to the Carnival of Test Preparation! I’m collecting all the best advice from around the blogosphere on how we can do our best on final exams. The carnival will hopefully go live next Monday, but I may extend it if I don’t get enough submissions. Hope to hear from ya!
Pimp Your Grades was recently featured in two “blog carnivals,” and I want to send a thank you out to both carnivals for accepting my submission. Blog carnivals are scheduled events, usually on a specific subject or topic, where bloggers get to show off their best articles to the world. The two carnivals I’m talking about are The Carnival of Homeschooling, and The Carnival of College Admissions: 2nd Edition. There are some great submissions in both of them so check them out if you have some time!
I recently bought the rights to the ebook “Powerful Ways to Sharpen Your Memory.” And guess what? I’m gonna give it away to you. The ebook is fantastic. It’s jam-packed with great tips on memory strategies and tips, how to improve creativity, tactics to overcome forgetfulness and absent mindedness, and a lot more. [click to continue…]
When it comes to learning, memory is king. So it can really suck if you’re a student and you have a less than perfect memory! Fortunately, memory can be improved just like any other aspect of our selves. That’s where memory techniques come in. One of the simplest and most powerful techniqes for memorization is called the Link Memory System. If you learn and practice the Link System, you’ll be able to memorize anything in half the time it takes you now, and retain it for as long as you want. And not only is the link system easy to use, but it’s fun too! [click to continue…]