It's usually like Christmas for Penn State every time the annual NCAA graduation report comes out. This year was no different -- the rates were released today, and Penn State's numbers were stellar across the board.
Procrastination: the infectious disease that most can't seem to shake, the kryptonite of the common student. No matter how many things we write out in our planner or how productive we tell ourselves we are going to be, we always have those Thursday nights at 11:30 when a 10-page paper is due at midnight...and we aren't even sure what we're supposed to be writing about.
Through a completely accurate and standardized system that relies on the credible opinions of high school guidance counselors, US News & World Report ranked Pennsylvania State University at University Park as the 46th best college in America for 2013.
But wasn't our dear Alma mater recently ranked as 49th best university in the world a few weeks ago?
A project that first got underway nearly two years ago reached its greatest milestone to date this week when the full Knowledge Commons was opened for general student usage.
The teaching assistant is a vital position in any Penn State course--they have the all-important but never-heralded task of writing exams, grading papers, and sending out information to their students.
When something goes wrong in the grade book or feedback on assignments is slow to get back to students, the TA catches the heat.
I understand that the sheer volume of tests and papers makes life difficult, but from my experience, there is no excuse for failing to understand and execute the simple tasks a TA needs to perform.
It's time for the first day of classes. And while a few particularly unfortunate freshmen are on their way to their early morning courses, others figured out Rule #1 for themselves. But whether you're up at the crack of dawn for your 8 a.m. or sleeping in until 1:25, here are some tips on how to succeed in college without really trying.