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Going to College
From Core Classes to Large Lectures: A First-Year Guide
Tips to help you through the first weeks of your new academic life.

How to Write Killer Admissions Essays
From EssayEdge, an essay-editing service (coincidentally enough).

A Tale of Two Schools
Why transferring was the best decision I ever made. (by Rob Becker)


Grad/Biz/Med/Law School
How Not to Apply to Grad School
How I almost massacred my education. (by David Faris)

Life After the MCATs
Unhappy with your score? Deep breaths; your academic life may not be over.

Is Law School for You?
We'll help you decide if the bar exam looms in your future.


Majors and Classes
Major Stressing
Students spill their guts about how they chose their majors.

Know When to Walk Away
Add, drop, or stand put? We'll help you figure out which classes should get the ax.

Core Classes Ain't the Devil's Spawn
Beth Onusko was convinced those "core" classes were pointless - until she took a few of them.


The Daily Grind
Improving Your Diet, Improving Yourself
Food fads may come and go, but tried and true methods can help keep your brain at its best.

How to Deal With the Profs You Hate
Instead of plotting horrible ways to kill them, let us help you make class worth going to.

Don't Let Your Paper Die
A dropped laptop, soda spilled on the keyboard... We'll show you how to avoid losing all your files.

I've Written 45 Pages. Can I Stop Now?
Writing a senior thesis isn't nearly as much fun as procrastinating - but it's way more fulfilling.

2001 Guide to Web Procrastination
National Procrastination Week is long over, but we've got plenty of ways for you to kill more time.


Everything Else
Virtually Advising's Q&A Advice Columns
Our best advice, in fun-to-read prose form!

Women in College
Eleven articles and columns providing an in-depth look at the lives of women in academia today.



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