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Science • December 2, 2016
Final exams are coming, and eating healthy and maintaining a well-balanced diet may be the last thing on your mind. Eating certain foods may improve not only your physical well-being but also help you succeed on your finals.
Science • December 2, 2016
If you are one of those students that rereads your notes and textbooks to prepare for an exam, you’re doing it wrong. Rereading information is actually not an effective way to study, despite what many students think.
Science • December 4, 2016
The Starbucks lines are somehow longer than usual, students are rushing their professor’s office hours and Koerner Library is more packed than Koerner’s Pub. That’s right, it’s officially exam season.
Science • December 5, 2016
It’s not a myth. Music can help you concentrate while you’re studying, but according to science, only instrumental tracks. Anything else is just about as helpful as your roommate blab in your ear about their wild night out …
Science • December 5, 2016
Science says no — an all nighter is definitely not worth it. According to a sleep deprivation experiment in college students “sleep loss depletes effort.” In short, the less sleep a student gets, the less effort they put …
Science • December 9, 2016
Studying in comfort isn’t bad for your grades, but it’s not good for your body. So when you’re picking a studying position and space, put on some pyjamas and get comfy, but make sure to keep your back …
Science • December 11, 2016
If you think that studying hard is the only way to succeed on your final exams, you're completely wrong. A successful performance on finals depends on a combination of multiple factors which cannot be separated from one another.