Photo courtesy of Ben White/Unsplash There are few variables that can upend your college performance more profoundly than a mood disorder, particularly anxiety or depression. Studies have shown that 40-50% of college and university students suffer moderate depression, and about as many are on some kind of anti-depressant as of 2010. And the 2020 pandemic …
Your ability to focus on your work, prioritize your studies, and make time for your reading and assignments is a major component of academic success in your post-secondary years. And your day-to-day lifestyle choices will likely bear heavily on these needs. Here are a few quick thoughts on your lifestyle choices. Are you a party …
Photo courtesy of Holger Dieterich/freeimages.com “So, what do you want to be when you grow up?” You’ve probably heard this question more than a few times over your childhood, and perhaps even tried answering it a few different ways (astronaut, nurse, pro athlete, anyone?), and all the while not being held to your conviction. And yet, …
Photo courtesy of Sarah Brown/Unsplash So, what kind of a student were you in high school? What peer group did you most identify and hang out with? Where you part of the Good, the Bad, or the Ugly? Perhaps you were one of those nerdy types who actually did well in school. If so, you …
Photo courtesy of Jorge Fernandez Salas/Unsplash “I always wanted to be somebody, but now I realize I should have been more specific.” Lily Tomlin’s quote is a good reminder of why some people never succeed at college or university–a lack of focus. It is hard to start down any road without having at least some …
Photo credit: Mark Fromberg As this is the first post on this new website, I wanted to make it pretty clear as to what the most important goal of this blog is: simply, to make you a better student! And here is why: With better grades, not only will you be more likely to finish …
Mark Fromberg, B.Sc., M.D, has spent most of his life learning, whether in grade school, college, university, conferences, or continuing medical education. Now retired, he has returned to take more college courses, and has now written a book on what it takes to become a successful student. Read more.
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