You can do well in college without being an ideal student. Success happens when you are motivated to succeed and doing the things that lead to success in your courses. According to The Adult Student’s Guide to Survival and Success “Thousands of ordinary people who are nervous, have doubts, and who didn’t stand out in high school do very well in college.”
If you want to do well in college, here is what research studies in student success in college course work have shown:
A recent study by the University of Chicago’s National Opinion Research Center finds the percent of Americans reporting they are “not too happy,” to be the highest percentage in the survey since 1972. Though the remainder of the respondents to the General Social Survey, which was released in February of this year, said they were “very happy” (32 percent) or “pretty happy” (54 percent).
“There’s an increase of discontent, uncertainty, anxiety and anger that’s a product of changes in the economy” says W. Doyle Gentry, author of Happiness for Dummies. But, Gentry also says “a rise in the number of people who describe themselves as “not very happy” does not mean they are necessarily unhappy people.
Here are some tips given by a high school student who recently took the test:
Do a little preparation every day - Doesn’t matter if you are a freshman, sophomore or junior, register on www.collegeboard.com to receive the “official SAT question of the day” via e-mail. Practice question comes from previous tests and takes only two minutes to complete. You’ll receive detailed explanations for each answer.
Get The Official SAT Study Guide immediately - Has 10 previous SAT exams, complete with answers and explanations for the questions. Helps you get a feel for what kinds of questions are on the SAT and what kind of answers to look for.
My website doesn’t get enough traffic. That is a complaint which has been echoing around the internet since websites began. Webmasters discuss the topic in forums and on blogs and everyone has an opinion. You could spend the rest of your life reading all the information that is out there about how to get more people to visit your site.
I have always had a sweet tooth and sometimes I really do crave sugary things. I saw this post from Dr. Mehmet Oz on Oprah’s site and I thought it was worth summarizing here. So here is what Dr. Oz is saying in a nut shell.
Dr. Oz says that knowing what’s causing your sugar cravings can help you overcome them. He says there are basically three types:
Here are some good tips from an article that appeared in our local paper for keeping your clothes budget low:
Short is cheaper than long - Cocktail dresses, typically knee-length or higher, are usually cheaper than gowns. Check out stores such as Forever 21, T.J. Max and Ross Dress for Less which offer trendy dresses (under $75.00). Consider having a seamstress make your prom dress if your really want a long one. Sometimes it is cheaper to go this way.
If you bake or cook often you probably don’t need to concern yourself with the shelf life of ingredients. Once and awhile though you find items that have been sitting in your pantry for a long time. Here are some tips from a group of experts including the U.S. Department of Agriculture on storing ingredients and determining shelf life.
Butter - Stored in its original container in a freezer-safe sealable plastic bag, butter will keep for as long as four months. For optimum flavor use within two weeks. Store butter in coldest part of the fridge. Keeping the sticks in the original container or sealed bag keeps butter from absorbing food odors.
According to the FDA, more than 500 people in the United States have contracted salmonella from products with peanut butter. “The key here, said Dr. Anish Masharani with Texas Children’s Pediatrics Associates, is ‘products’. Packaged food with peanut butter added to it should be avoided for now. The only other thing that’s been found to have issues is the big, institutional size jars of peanut butter. So maybe don’t order it in a restaurant or cafeteria for now.”
