Tag: College
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Master the SAT: Unveiling Top 5 Data Trends in Math Section for Optimized Study Strategies
Here at Zinkerz, we closely monitor trends in the SAT to bring our students the most up-to-date test-taking strategies to utilize their study time best. When answering questions of the Problem Solving and Data Analysis sort, it’s crucial to understand topics like probability, data organization, and statistics. Let’s review some specific topics popping up on…
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Understanding and Leveraging Learning Styles: Zinkerz’s Guide to Personalized Education
Explore different learning styles and their unique strengths with Zinkerz’s learning style quiz. Understand whether you’re a verbal, auditory, kinesthetic, or visual learner and discover personalized strategies to elevate your learning journey. Learning styles encompass individuals’ various preferences when it comes to acquiring knowledge. Since everyone learns differently, understanding one’s learning style can greatly enhance…
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More Than Just Sunshine: How Weather Shapes Your College Experience
Unpack the unassuming role of weather in shaping your college experience. From influencing campus architecture to study habits, discover how climate can subtly impact your student life and decision-making process. When considering your college options, one of the things that won’t come to mind is the weather. There are more demanding things on the list,…
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From High School to Higher Education: A Freshman’s Guide to Thriving in College
Unleashing Opportunities, Navigating Challenges, and Crafting a Successful Journey through Your First Year at University! Congratulations on starting college! This is an exhilarating time in your life where there are many opportunities to learn, make friends, and grow. Understandably, sometimes it can be hard moving away from home. Although it can feel overwhelming, there is…
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Discover Your True Self: Unlock Your Potential with Our Personality Test for Students
With over 7 billion people on the planet, there is almost endless diversity regarding how we experience and interact with the world around us. It is always interesting to meet people we have things in common with and those who are different from us; both are valuable learning experiences! While each of us is unique…
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Mastering Your Digital Footprint: A Student’s Guide to Social Media Etiquette
Social media has become one of the most common places to communicate with friends and family, especially for college students. Not only has social media become a place for communication, but now users can create their businesses and brands just from a social media platform. Social media can be used for marketing, advertising, exploring job…
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Building Your College List: Quality Over Quantity
For many students, knowing where to begin when thinking about college applications can be difficult. Everyone—from parents to teachers to your fellow students—may have strong opinions about which colleges you should apply to. While there are certain colleges and universities that many students will consider their “dream school,” the college application process isn’t just about…
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A Little Healthy Competition Goes a Long Way
Racing to the finish line isn’t fun if you break the tape on a vacant track. Competitive sports are exciting for a reason: they engage, challenge, and allow you to see the payoff of your hard work. There may be some hesitation when considering a competitive environment for a student’s academics. The doubt is understandable;…
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AP Pre-Calculus: Making AP Courses More Accessible
The accessibility of college-level courses in high schools is a hot topic in the United States and worldwide. However, for students to have the opportunity to take AP Calculus, students would need to start taking advanced courses in 9th grade—and many students are not ready to plan that far ahead when they are just starting…
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I WAS NEVER GOOD AT MATH EITHER: Things NOT to say to your child
How to talk to your child about math when you never liked math Every parent wants to help their child in school. But that can be much more difficult when children are learning subjects that their parents never felt very strong in when they learned it themselves. This issue arises most often in math, where…