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Summer Community College Courses for Engineers

Summer community college classes on you mind? Now that spring semester is over many students are thinking about taking courses at a community college.  Community colleges are a great way to get ahead in...

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An Easy Way to Prep for Finals Week

The worst week of the semester is almost here…finals week.  I know when I was a student I absolutely hated finals.  There was just too much to study and too little time.  Exams are...

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How to Get Good Grades In Math

Are you a STEM student about to embark on another semester of math? If so, this post is meant for you! First things first.  Have you ever said “I just can’t do math”?  If...

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Office Hours & How to Make Them Benefit You

A new semester has started (how did the break end so soon?!).  That means new things to learn, assignments to do and exams to prep for.  It’s pretty much guaranteed that at some point...

How to Prep for Next Semester

  Finals are over…what a relief! It’s now time to take a few weeks off and forget about school, right? Well… maybe not. There are a few things you should do to prep for...

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Community College Transfer Student Mistakes

Are you thinking about starting at a community college (CC) and then transferring to a new university to complete your engineering degree?  If so, here are some common mistakes I’ve seen students make…mistakes that...

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5 End of Semester Tasks for Engineering Students

Can you believe the semester is already winding down?! I don’t know about you, but it seems like it just started to me. It’s hard to stay focused at this point, but there are...

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How to Prep for Your First Engineering Interview

Getting your first engineering job can be a stressful adventure. You have to create the perfect résumé, apply to countless positions and then sit back and wait. Eventually you’ll get called for your first...

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How to Take Engineering Notes

One of the main reasons students don’t do well on engineering exams is they are terrible at taking notes.  We are not English majors, writing is typically not our thing.  This means many STEM...

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10 Healthy Zero Prep Snacks

You’ve got 2 projects due at the end of the week, a quiz tomorrow, and a way too long homework assignment due the day after that. With all this craziness, who can worry about...