For decades, the sight of blue books has struck fear in the hearts of collegians. Those books usually signal an essay exam, the topic of one of the handouts in a larger series on specific writing assignments. Using the handout, writers...

Silly journal and essay prompts may be fun to write, but they don't model the kind of writing needed for college papers and standardized tests. The 15th part in a series of 24 covers the concept of reading to write—during and after...

Resource to obtain necessary information about the GED, LSAT, SAT, ACT, CLEP, MCAT, and TOEFL. Contains descriptions of the tests, helpful test-taking tips, time limits, and sample questions with full explanations of correct answers....

Provides tips for test preparation and test taking strategies.

The Study Skills Help Page offers many learning strategies for success. The website is based on a college course - it has a wide variety of online learning resources such as study skills course objective, notes, and practice tests/games.

Gives up-to-date information on immigration. Guides you through the process of becoming a U.S. Citizen, allows you to take a practice test, find out the cost, and even file your application online.

View examples on completing the square and deriving the quadratic formula. The key to solving by completing the square is "practice, practice, practice". By so doing, the process will become more "automatic", and you'll be much more...