Well, it looks like we don’t need John Cusack to repopulate the earth for us after all. 2012 is almost at a close. Lots of stuff happened, but no apocalypse came. Whether the year was great or terrible for you, it’s just about over. So now’s the time to look toward the year ahead! I’m […]

Five questions come in, five answers come out. You can’t explain that. Well, maybe you can, since we do this fairly regularly. Regardless, we’re answering five new questions today, and since we recorded this on Halloween, we’re in costume. In this week’s episode, we’ll be answering these fine questions from the depths of the internet: […]

I dunno about you, but I’ve never been content just having one interest. I’ve always dabbled in lots of things. Over the years, these things have ranged from swimming to drawing to 3D modeling to rock climbing to essay writing to online business (to name just a few). Throughout all of that, however, writing remained […]

Earlier this year, we went through the work of hiring a new writer. I say work for good reason; there were 259 applications to sort through and only one of me to sort them. As with anything involving that much time and effort, we learned a few things. Here’s a glimpse into the thought process […]

The time has come for another Q & A, so we’ve taken 5 questions from emails, Tweets, comments, and The College Info Geek Community on Reddit. This time, we’re tackling the following questions: Is it okay to read more than one book at once? How can I start networking if I don’t yet feel qualified? […]

Who says you need to wait for college to build professional-level skills? Mayer Adelberg, creator of the web series , certainly doesn’t. Making solo YouTube videos is already hard enough, but Mayer found the creative fuel to successfully Kickstart his passion project complete with actual film crews and casting, all while still in high school. […]

When it comes to multiple choice tests, there’s this common piece of advice that always gets thrown around: When in doubt, always pick C. At least, that’s the letter I was told–maybe you heard it was B. Whatever the letter, this advice pops up everywhere. Some of you heard it from your parents, some of […]

If you’ve felt an odd tingling sensation in the back of your head recently, it’s because we’ve been stealing reader questions straight from the source. Don’t worry, I we didn’t take anything else. In this episode, we’re going to be talking a lot about reading and motivation, and a bit about research strategies. Specifically, we’ll […]

When I was in 6th grade, I was picked to read a poem I had written aloud at the front of my English classes. My poem was about a kid that got sent to the principal’s office, and I remember myself wishing that I’d get sent to the principal’s office myself so I wouldn’t have to read […]