Everyone has seen that student that arrives with an array of uniquely colored pens, maybe you even are that student. Are they on to something? Or is that person just out to cover the desk? Color can be extremely useful in a learning environment; this student is...

Dihydrogen monoxide – dangerous in very low and very large quantities. 😊 We all have some idea that water is important, but how important? Drinking water helps our bodies with a myriad of tasks including; regulating body temperature, preventing infections, feeding our...

What do you think of when you hear that word? Most people think of athletics, maybe some lone distance runner or mountain climber. The word, however, expands to every aspect of our lives. We have social endurance - which we call patience. We have cognitive endurance -...

Spring is wonderful -- unless you have severe allergies :). The extra daylight and flowers make you want to spend all your time outdoors. How do you keep yourself from getting spring fever and neglecting your studies? Let's use this extra solar energy to your...

While we just wrote about the importance of sleep and learning, the opposite is also true – exercise helps with learning! Keeping a balance through your studies is very important. As mentioned in other posts, you can do so much more with a dense study session than you...

It’s somewhat of a myth that sleeping means you’re being lazy. Research shows all over the place that sleeping is the best way to move information from short term to long term memory. So much magical brain activity really does happy when you sleep on those books! Many...

Having trouble putting a “dentin” your studies? Memory works in some amazing ways and there are numerous types. There is no doubt that one of the leading ways is association. So why not associate your material with something positive? Research shows that when we...

Have you heard? The INBDE is a two-day exam administered on a computer. Day 1: 360 test items (3 sets of 100 standalone items, 1 set of 60 case questions). Day 2: 140 test items (2 sets of 70 case questions). The total exam administration time is 12 hours and 30...

Happy New Year! Time for a new you! Many people use the new year as an opportunity for growth and resolutions. Many are able to sustain their goals for a week, maybe two. The majority fall apart by February. Resolutions are basically goal setting. In our previous...