Yesterday’s post about useful iPad apps for students stirred up lots of interesting discussion, including debates over whether a tablet was a better choice for a student than a notebook PC. But there’s one thread in the conversation I do take issue with: the idea that you shouldn’t have any form of technology at a lecture, because you’ll only get distracted. More »
Dear Lifehacker, With the university semester fast approaching, I’d like to invest in some iPad apps. In particular, I need a good word processor and an app to annotate and edit PDFs. The selection on the app store is pretty overwhelming, and I don’t exactly have the cash or time to try them all. So what can LH recommend, and what other apps could help me out? Thanks, Tablets & Tutes More »
Dear Lifehacker, I’m going into year 12. Aside from exams, homework and all those problems I have a question regarding the smaller details of high school life. I believe most schools, like mine, have a year 12 “area” where senior students can relax and study. My question is regarding how you’d manage money and drinks. We have the option to buy our own drinks to place in a fridge but how do we work out who pays what? It’s not as simple as “everyone puts in X amount”, because some drink more, some drink less — then people start to complain. Any suggestions? Thanks, Money Guy More »
Your professor says an awful lot of things during class. You can’t possibly write it all down, nor should you. To take the best notes (and ace your exams), pay attention to your professor’s cues — conscious and subconscious. More »
Dear Lifehacker, I will be going into year 11 next year and I am wondering what the best way to stay organised is for senior school. The problem with individual exercise books for each subject is that I hate sticking in handout sheets so I just shove them in the back and usually lose them in the black depths of my bag. I have seen people with all their subjects in one binder, but if there is as much work next year as I have been led to believe, then it won’t all fit (or at least it will be massive). So what is the best way to keep school work organised? Thanks, Stressed Student More »
Chrome: If you’ve ever written an essay, you know the pain of formatting citations. refDot is a Chrome extension that pulls those citations from Amazon for you automatically. More »
In 1992, 94.1 per cent of Australian high school students studied a science subject. In 2010, that proportion had dropped dramatically, with just 51.4 per cent doing science. What happened, and how can we make science a more appealing subject? More »
Dear Lifehacker, I just finished the HSC this year and am starting university next year. I’ve been told that the average student takes a laptop to university, that a large majority use Macs, and that I should seriously consider getting one. However, I’ve used PCs all my life and while I am quite decent with using Windows, I have never spent the time getting accustomed to a Mac. More »
Students are cash-poor, so anything that makes life easier and more organised is welcome. Our 2011 gift guide series continues with six choices for the student (or office organising fetishist) in your life. More »
Dear Lifehacker, Exams are just around the corner/consuming our every waking moment for us university students right now and I’ve been wondering if there are extra things I should be doing, study aside, that could get me that extra edge during exams. Are there ways I can mentally prepare? Are there ways I can physically prepare? I will be studying to my utmost and am looking for ways to essentially, get the most out of my mind/body. Thanks, Studying Hard More »
