College is hard, and sometimes it can feel like it’s a lot of work and you’re not going to get anything out of it. Should you quit? If there are medical reasons for withdrawing from studies then my answer is definitely yes. You can return to studies later when you’re fit and well but trying [...]
by on March 23, 2012
Recipe: Chicken Breast with Tomato and Mozzarella
If you’re hungry and in the mood to try something new then this is for you! It’s quick, simple, yummy and you should have all the equipment you need already. Ingredients: 1 chicken breast per person (each around 150 g/5 1/4 oz) Salt Freshly ground pepper 1 tomato ½ a packet of mozzarella cheese (around [...]
by on March 14, 2012
Backing Up Your Computer (Mac)
Your computer is probably one of the most important things in your life. It has your photos, your documents, your emails, your videos – your entire life seems to be on it! So the last thing you want is to lose all of that information therefore backing up must be one of the things you [...]
by on March 12, 2012
Credit Cards, an Expensive Mistake?
Last week I got my credit card bill, I use my card for my every day expenses like I would a debit card, the only difference being that I pay it off at the end of the month. This month however I was in for a nasty shock. What happened? My payment was late. I [...]
by on March 7, 2012
Top 6 Firefox Addons for Students
Download them all If you’ve ever encountered a situation where you need to download more than 1 or 2 files on a page – such as PDFs to read you’ll know what a pain it can be to click, save, go back, and repeat. Download them all will download pretty much any file you can [...]
by on March 1, 2012
6 Reasons to Get a College Degree
A lot of people think it’s important to try and make money as soon as you get out of college and that seems to be the primary motivating factor for them to enrol themselves in colleges. They think that joining a college or a university for a degree not very useful. For them, studying is [...]
by on February 29, 2012
What Does Being Productive Mean?
Everyone tells you things like “watching TV isn’t productive” or “you could be so much more productive if you just…”, but what does being productive actually mean? If you are very productive then you can do more things, better, in less time. That’s the really short definition, but how does this explain things? Let’s take [...]
by on February 28, 2012
Does Technology Make Your Life Easier
In the modern world it seems almost impossible to exist without internet, a phone, your own computer, and so on, but does it really make life any easier? Essays and papers Let’s start with a great example of something almost everyone has to do on a regular basis in college – essays and papers. With [...]
by on February 27, 2012
5 Ways to Make Money in College
We’ve looked at when you can work during college, where, and why, but what else can you actually do to make money? Start Your Own Business This sounds a little scary, but the truth is that it isn’t. All you have to do is think of something you’re good at and then sell that talent. [...]
by on February 22, 2012
The Students’ Guide to Time Management
Managing your time might not sound like the most fun thing to do, and it may even sound like a waste of time. However with a few quick tricks you will find that you spend less time on the things that you don’t enjoy and have more things for what you do. 1. Get a [...]
