What is the point of going to college? Is it only supposed to prepare you for the workforce? Or should it broaden the mind and expand one’s ability for developing and understanding new ideas? This question has plagued the minds, […]
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“If ignorant both of your enemy and yourself, you are certain to be in peril.” -Sun Tzu, The Art of War It’s 6:30AM. You’ve had a good night’s sleep, ate a good breakfast, and you’re about to make your way […]
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Group Projects. Nobody really likes them, but we all have to do them at some point. That said, it’s no wonder that study groups are disappearing. Naturally, working with a group of strangers comes with its problems, but they don’t […]
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During the last year of my undergrad studies, I found it hard to focus. I was finally approaching the end of a five-year journey that took me across countless classes in multiple cities, two community colleges, and (at last) one […]
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Research. Finding credible sources. The most terrifying words you’ll hear in your entire academic career. Just hearing them made me go into denial: “What? What do you mean I have to form an opinion? Wait, wait, you mean I can’t […]
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24 hours. That’s all you get in a single day. You can either waste them, get nothing done, and wonder where the time went, or you can make things easier and use your time wisely. At StudyGate, we’re no strangers […]
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Back when I was in college, my classes took up ALL my time. During one quarter, I was attending five classes in one day, from 8 AM to 10 PM. It was brutal! As you can imagine, I got burned […]
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Let’s face it. In-person tutoring is painful. It’s inefficient, troublesome, and painful in so many ways. And it has been for a while. Everyone has a different experience with in-person tutoring. We’re willing to bet that most have a horror […]
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Choosing the right tutor is a matter of personal preference. In the same way that there are so many teachers out there with different strengths and teaching styles, so too are there a wide range of tutors. As with many […]
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Tutoring has really come a long way! If you needed a tutor back in the day, you’d have to post an advertisement (a paper one!) on a bulletin board at your school or a local college and wait for a […]
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So, you’re going to take a test today. A geometry test. Or a calculus test. Or a physics test. Doesn’t matter. You walk into the room, your teacher hands you the exam, and you find a seat. Then, you look […]
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Test preparation has always been very stressful. You’ve got to plan your study time around all your other classes, your travel time, and your time with friends and family. If you’ve got one, or two, or three tests coming up, […]
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