Cheating sucks. This is a topic that seems to come up more often than ever because it’s become so easy for most students. It’s a trap that’s become so easy that most students don’t even realize they’re doing it –
Why Actually Being Smart Is More Important (And It’s Not AI…)
As a consultant for engineering firms, I often get to talk to head honchos at large organization in a way that your average employee might not appreciate. Supervisors often get to hire based on their own best judgement but handing
How To Transform Academic Mediocrity Into Academic Excellence
By the end of this article, I’m going to share with you the 3 fundamental keys to turning your average mediocre grades into top tier grades. But it’s really important that you don’t skip ahead because there is a little
Get Good Grades Despite Grades “Not Really Mattering”
Good grades bring with them lots of good things. Good grades can bring you opportunities that other people want immensely. They can bring you academic opportunities in the most powerful schools in the world. They can bring you professional opportunities
How To Make Memorization Fun (And Way Easier)
I’ve worked with thousands of students over the years in some way or another. (I’ve been at this a while now.) And one of the starkest contrasts I’ve seen between successful – high scoring – academically impressive students and the
Why You Should Be Memorizing More & Not Worrying About “Understanding”
Rote memorization has had a rough patch in the last few decades. People talk about how school has historically used memorizing instead of actually teaching people how to use the information correctly. They talk about memorization with a dismissiveness that,
How To Use College to Thrive in an Unpredictable World
Your grades aren’t what matters. This is something you probably wouldn’t expect to hear from the guy teaching students how to get killer scores in school easier than you could ever imagine for over a decade now. But it’s right
What Students Need to Know About Speed Reading
The classic Greek epic poem “The Odyssey” is a 115,000-word beast (epic for a reason) that can be read in approximately an hour – assuming you’re a top-notch speed reader. Otherwise, it could take you a full 8-hour workday of
Why AI Absolutely Sucks for Students (Seriously… Use carefully.)
A few weeks back I listened to a professor stewing about the challenges of his job. He was a teacher in the engineering department. He’s a smart and respectable dude. A guy you’d be bored out of your mind to
The Nasty Truth About Cheating These Days
Based on what I’ve been hearing recently – cheating is more rampant than ever. Ever since schools have spent long months with remote classes and other drastic changes, some students have turned this chaos into an opportunity of sorts. I’ve