Academics

  • Tips for Staying Organized During the School Year

    Do you struggle with keeping up with schoolwork? Do you need better tips and tricks to help you get through the year? This is the perfect guide for you to stay organized! Why is Staying Organized Important? Staying organized during the school year is very important in many different ways. This will keep you on

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  • How to Reduce Stress During Finals Week

    Finals week, an “absolutely horrendous week where you and your friends hole up in the library to make up for the ridiculous amount of slackin’ you’ve ever done over the course of the semester,” says Urban Dictionary. It’s a week when students are running on no sleep and caffeine to keep them somewhat functional. During

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  • Difficult College Course? Use this, as your last resort!

    Difficult College Course? Use this, as your last resort! Like many students, when I was in high school, I was a high-achieving student. Like…seriously. High school was a BREEZE! I was involved in every organization I could think of, got the highest marks, and occasionally had enough time to nurse an epic hangover or two.

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  • Finding Balance: Classes, Work and a Social Life

    It is important for students to find balance if they want to have a successful four years.  Going to college can be a full-time job in itself, unfortunately, it’s a job that doesn’t pay very well (at least not in money). Most students end up having to hold down a part-time job at some point

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  • Stuck choosing a major? Choose Communication Studies.

    What do you want to be when you grow up? This is a question I struggled with when first attending West Chester University. I had no idea what I wanted to do after college, which made me scared of what my future would hold. There was nothing I was insanely passionate about that I could

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  • Six Best Places to Study in West Chester

    Looking for a place to study? Start here. It’s Tuesday. Three in the afternoon. The weather’s a little muggy and you’re sitting in your dorm room with a panicked expression, according to your roommate. You and I both know what you’ve done. Procrastinated. Your project is due at 9 AM tomorrow, isn’t it? Your mind

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  • Fearless Public Speaking: 5 Steps to a Successful Speech

    As communication majors public speaking is a battle that we all must go through, whether we like it or not. Public speaking has been around since before the times of Socrates. However, just because it’s and oldie doesn’t mean it’s a goody. At West Chester public speaking is a required course for those who wish

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