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Public speaking causes a bit of anxiety for everyone—even practiced presenters. However, giving a talk doesn’t have to wrack your nerves completely. The trick is to wow your listeners with a great opening. By starting strong, you’ll capture your audience’s attention and get them interested in what’s to come. From that point on, you can

Writing resumes and personal statements can feel like pulling teeth. It’s not easy to distill all your professional experiences, goals and dreams into a few words. Of course, everyone goes through it because they’re looking for a job and they want to be chosen. But there’s an often-overlooked part of the resume that deserves your

It can be a tough transition coming home for Winter Break after experiencing so much independence in college. In college, nobody is telling you to clean your room (except maybe your roommate), go to bed early, eat your veggies or any other annoying parent-y things. But all those things aside, there are also some good

A narrative poem tells a story. It may contain some or all of the components of fiction such as plot, setting, characters and even dialogue. A narrative poem doesn’t have to rhyme like a ballad, nor does it have to have a certain number of syllables like a Haiku. It also doesn’t follow a specific pattern

Christmas is just around the corner, so it’s the perfect time to get anxious about what gifts you’re going to give people. But what can be better than the gift of laughter? Give your friends a giggle and express your unique personality with these funny gift for the holidays. Perfect for your coworkers, your classmates

If there’s one question that absolutely everyone dreads in a job interview, it’s the ‘what is your weakness’ question. There’s a million ways to answer this one, and none of them are the perfect, problem-free solution you’re looking for. Rather than looking for the perfect answer, look at the list below, choose one that applies

Finals week brings plenty of stress. Of course, grades are enough to worry about. However, on top of test preparation, you’re likely shopping for holiday gifts and getting ready to leave campus for winter break, among other things. Changing your routine to accommodate intensive study sessions adds another layer of anxiety. It’s important to remember

Now that exam time has arrived, you’re ready to buckle down and study more fiercely than ever. However, you need to be sure that there’s a method to your madness. Some of those “classic” study tips you’ve heard are ineffective at best and detrimental at worst. Check our list of six bad study habits that

Finals season is upon us, along with the stress and sleepless nights that usually accompany it. If you’re like most students and are finding it hard to get up the motivation to study after an already grueling semester, then this article is for you. I know, you’ve worked hard this fall. You’ve read the books,

Thematic essays are very difficult to write for most students. They are created to test students’ comprehension of historical facts, and the cause and effect relationships between them, not just the ability to regurgitate facts. Thankfully, however, they have a set structure that is supposed to be the same for every thematic essay that you