Archive for April, 2009

Brain Teaser! April 17, 2009

Friday, April 17th, 2009

Brain TeaserIt’s time for this week’s brain teaser! Getting excited? Because I know I am!

Can your brain unravel this mystery??

Main st. has a traffic light at the end of the street. Moving vehicles, motorists, and all others who are traveling on the street cannot see the traffic light until they are 200 feet away.

The cycle of the traffic light is: 5 seconds yellow, 20 seconds red, and 30 s [...]

Cramster tops the list

Friday, April 17th, 2009

NewspaperAn article on Mashable rated Cramster as the top “Must-try
social media site” for college students. 

I guess the cat’s out of the bag now. You
knew it, I knew it, and now everyone else knows: Cramster really helps! Twitter, Internship ratings, and Campus books are other
notable websites cracking the list.
What impact do social media websites have on the average college studen [...]

Speaking of Facebook…

Thursday, April 16th, 2009

Cramster.com Facebook Fan PageWow. Yesterday’s blog post sure generated a lot of comments. Keep them coming!

And since we’re on the topic of Facebook, have you checked out the Cramster.com Fan Page recently?

Because it’s pretty awesome.

On the Wall, you can converse with Cramster. Really, we’ll write back!

The Discussions tab, is where you’ll find our weekly brainteaser, plus a place to g [...]

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Facebook gets an F

Wednesday, April 15th, 2009

FacebookOhio State University just released a study that apparently links the use of Facebook to less study time and lower grades.

It seems obvious. 

Facebook sucks up free time, so naturally, highly active Facebook users may not be spending as much time with the books as their non-Facebook member counterparts.

But that is not to say that using Facebook causes lower grades. 
[...]

Student Resource Center: Interview Prep

Tuesday, April 14th, 2009

InterviewThe Student Resource Center is back with some very important advice.

Interview Prep:  Ace the Interview

An interview is a gift.  If a company makes time to meet you, it is your job to make their time worthwhile.

There are plenty of websites dedicated to helping you ace the interview.  Here are some favorites:

General Interview Advice
Advice:  Acing th [...]

Etiquette for E-mailing your Professor

Monday, April 13th, 2009

A guest blogger shares some helpful
tips!

Etiquette for E-Mailing Your Professor

Professors are going electronic, which means that, in addition to the one-on-one office hour, professors are increasingly willing to communicate with their students by E-mail.  Here are some things to consider before clicking the “Send” button:

> E-Mail is forever.  Once you send it off [...]

Brain Teaser! April 10, 2009

Friday, April 10th, 2009

Brain TeaserIt’s that time again!  The last brain teaser was pretty tough, so we’re following up with a *slightly* easier teaser this week.  (Still pretty tricky if you ask me.)

Can your brain unravel this mystery??

You have 13 blue buttons and 15 red buttons inside a hat.

Outside of the hat, you have 28 red buttons.

Without looking into the hat, remove two buttons.

If
the [...]

How do you feel about online study sites?

Thursday, April 9th, 2009

NewspaperJudging by the fact that you are on one right now, I’ll assume you (at least kinda sorta) like them.

Did you read the news today?!?

If so, you’ll know that online study sites, à la Cramster.com, are the hot topic of the day.

Prove it?  Sure.

Read the Wall Street Journal article here.  I dig it.

The discussion at hand is how online study sites are chan [...]

Should college degrees be standardized?

Wednesday, April 8th, 2009

CollegeYes.  And no.

As those of you who follow this blog may know, I’m not a huge fan of standardized testing.  I’m not totally against it, but I do feel that, in general, the process could be improved.

Today I think I’ve come across some standardization that I can support.  But just maybe.

In an effort led by the Lumina Foundation for Education, three states will join f [...]

Student Resource Center: How to get a job… via twitter.

Tuesday, April 7th, 2009

ResourceGee, I love Tuesdays. So much, in fact, that I’ve decided that Tuesday blogs will be chock full of goodness.

Today, I introduce to you: The Student Resource Center.

Nope, it’s not actually a ‘Center’. But it is a place here on the Cramster blog for finding and sharing helpful resources.

And it will be here every week.