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In our previous article we talked about the things you have to take into consideration before you apply for any scholarship. For most students, where to find scholarships to apply for is a bit tricky. Below are some of the scholarship opportunities you may have. 1. Government scholarships These are the most popular of all. Almost all countries provide scholarships. 2. Employee scholarship programs These award scholarships to eligible employees or their dependents. Don’t be shy! Check with your/parent's employer if they have a scholarship you are suitable for. Professional membership associations may also award scholarships. 3. University aid office These know various scholarships being offered by the school for different majors. You should also check the university's website regularly, most universities have the available scholarships listed on their website. 4. Religious and other charitable organizations. These scholarships aren...

the idea of applying for scholarship may sound simple like filling a form, submit it and receive the money which isn't the reality. this series of articles will teach you how to write a scholarship application that stands out and today we are looking at some of the things that students don't  take seriously but contribute to the success or failure of your application.  1. it requires effort yes you heard me right! you are not the only one who is applying. to make your application standout you have to invest time and effort. good things don't come easily however, the advice which you will get in our future posts will help you to transform your next application from "just a scholarship application" into a "winning scholarship application".  so stick around 2 know the instruction before applying for any scholarship read the instructions first. know the right procedure for submission.make sure t hat it fits within your academic abilities and achievem...

studying the right way is a serious problem to a larger percentage of students. the most dangerous part is that bad study habits consume more time at the end you yield poor quality work.this article covers the common college studying mistakes and how to avoid falling into their trap. 1. leaving work to the last minute when a professor gives an assignment the majority of students leave the assignment unattended till the last minute. this makes you work under pressure and submit work full of mistakes which could have been avoided if you started at the right time. click here for tips on how to deal with procrastination . 2. getting less sleep getting less than the required eight hours of sleep per day results into a decline in productivity of any kind. you will find yourself dozing during class or study time. make sure you manage your time well so that you get enough of play and sleep. click here to see how a typical day in the life of a top performing student looks like.  ...

are you one of those students who believe that As are only achieved through overloading yourself with too much work to an extent of not getting the required amount of fun and sleep? lack of play and sleep are the fruits of poor time management. top performing students use techniques that most students don't use (yet simple),  which enable them to have more fun and sleep time at the same time achieve excellent grades. This is why people get surprised  to see winners of the most scandalous award  topping their classes when ever the dean's list is pasted. lets get each other clear hear, this statement has come to make realize the secret which a guy who spends most of his evenings boozing get good grades uses not to encourage the irresponsible behavior. this article covers some of the time management techniques which you can use to achieve excellent grades without burning out. 1. use time management tools the time management tools that we will cover in th...

in this week, the POWERFUL STUDY TIPS blog released an article on time management tips. yesterday we received a message from Lubanzi Nkosi (a straight A engineering student from university of cape town). In his message Lubanzi agrees with what powerful study tips wrote concerning the right time to study. he says that mostly he covers his school work during the day and finishes by six thirty. we asked him to share how his normal day's schedule looks like and this is what he sent. 5:00-5:30 exercise 5:30-6:00 shower & breakfast 7:15-9:00 study 9:00-12:00 class 12:00-1:00 lunch 1:00-3:00 class 3:30-6:30 study 6:30-9:30 supper, watch movies, chill with my girlfriend, etc. 9:30-5:00 sleep one thing that is interesting with this guy is that he is an engineering student and these are one set of students who complain more about their workload and limited study time but this is not the case with him. by six thirty, he has already covered close to fiv...

welcome to the second episode in the time management series. in this episode, we will continue looking at some of the strategies top performing students use to get more work done at the same time have plenty of time for sleep and play. we keep on mentioning play and sleep in our articles because we know that most people perceive these important ingredients of success in a WRONG WAY. Successful people prioritize these two factors. Leonardo da Vinci, Bill Clinton, Eleanor Roosevelt, and many more successful people are believed or believe that one secret behind their success is napping. Be there “80% of success is showing up” Woody Allen this is the basic secret to any success. regular class attendance saves your time to study the material. no book can explain the material better than a human being directly. if you don’t understand something ask right away . leave all those lame excuses and attend classes so that you learn the material better and save the time you could spend try...

Sometimes you don't feel like studying because it's a boring subject, you are stressed with other things, you don't want to leave your warm bed in winter, you feel tired, you are overwhelmed by the amount of work, you think it's not the right time to start the task, you have just received the result of an assignment and the professor has given you a 25% or your study session has coincided with a party somewhere. these are some of the excuses students cook when they don't want to study. The bottom line is that all these students won't accomplish what they could accomplish if they could just kick their excuses aside and get their hands on the important task ( study). the following techniques will motivate you to study in situations such as the ones mentioned above. 1. set clear goals.   setting goals lets you know what to do in order to achieve what you want. despite saying this for a number of times I will say it again, "there is no something for...

mathematics is a heavy threat to a larger percentage of students and I once was a member of this set of students. these students believe that they are not good at math because they have bad genes for numbers, but the reality is that everybody can be a math person if he or she follows the advice that you will get in this post.  as much as this dangerous thinking circulates, mathematical skills remain the main facet to getting good jobs and running successful businesses in the modern world. believing you cant be better at math is a huge sabotage to your potential in life.in addition you are supporting a terrible myth that will continue to hurt future generations. from my experience I distilled a common formula which works perfect in all math related subjects.no one has failed mathematics after implementing the strategies that you will learn from this article, on the flip side  no one has succeeded in mathematical subjects without implementing them. since I started using ...