SchoolisHard

How to Test Out of Classes

Patrick Sizemore — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 06:01:21 +0000

I remember getting a letter from my college saying that I was exempt from two freshman English classes because of my ACT score. At this instant, I realized I had found the magic bullet. I also began kicking myself for goofing off in high school. (If I had known how easy it was to get [...]

If I MUST, Should I WANT to?

Patrick Sizemore — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 08:34:27 +0000

In this article you will find out the truth about unwanted obligations and your desires. You will see how your perception of your activities alters your ability to do them and how to alter your perception in your favor. This is one of my longer articles (around 1200 words), but I think it is worth [...]

Motivation – Make Mondays Sexy

Patrick Sizemore — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 09:07:10 +0000

Mondays are ugly beasts, and, I hate to break it to you, but you’ve been giving them the twinkies. You spend all of your money on Friday just to get a headache and try to woo Saturday with your mettle by watching all 6 Star Wars. Unfortunately, the weekends are out of your league. To make [...]

How to Study for a Non-Fiction Book Quiz

Patrick Sizemore — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 21:08:04 +0000

Book quizzes are common occurrences in any discipline which requires a fair amount of reading. Literature classes obviously require these most often, but non-fiction disciplines such as history and political science often have book quizzes, as well. A non-fiction book quiz is quite different from a fiction book quiz. Since the subject matter actually happened, there [...]

New Ways to Improve Study Skills

Patrick Sizemore — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 07:40:13 +0000

Smart students hate studying. Having grown up in an education system that permitted them to treat school like a day job, the overtime that comes at college is often a surprise. Every article I have ever read approaches this subject from the point of view that you are already in the process of studying for a [...]

How to Cram for Tests

Patrick Sizemore — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 07:37:30 +0000

I can’t tell you how to make a great grade with only one night of study, but I can help you make it higher. I am assuming that if you are reading this it is because you have a test in one or two days, so if this isn’t the case go read about some [...]

The Most Powerful Force in the Universe

Patrick Sizemore — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 03:04:43 +0000

Albert Einstein, when asked what the most powerful force in the universe is, supposedly replied, “compound interest.” This apocryphal statement is even more true for young students. Investing when you are young will allow you to retire at what most would consider young, thus making the hoops you have jumped through in school more meaningful [...]

4 Reasons That My Freshman Year Was Hard

Patrick Sizemore — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 03:19:41 +0000

My freshman year was my most difficult year in college for several reasons. The primary reasons were due to my ignorance. Though today I cannot say much more about what I plan to do with my future, in 2005 I was even more confused. To exacerbate matters, I actually thought that I DID know what [...]

My Final Speech Assignment

Patrick Sizemore — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 02:46:45 +0000

I’m going to do bi-weekly posts on my current focus. In these, the waning hours of my undergraduate education, my focus will go back to the roots of this website: why school has been, is, or will continue to be hard. This is good news for readers, because I realize I have gotten off track [...]

Hacker.

Patrick Sizemore — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 20:08:46 +0000

Some jackass hacked this blog and messed with my permalinks. Should be fixed now.