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Writing a college admissions essay can seem like an impossible task. But it doesn't have to be. Today's post will show you exactly what you should do.

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If you feel like everyone "gets" how to navigate college EXCEPT you, this episode will put those fears to rest with practical tips on being college-ready.

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Things mentioned in this episode:

The First Year College Experience survey

The Unwritten Laws of Business

Dr. Josh Klapow on homesickness

A look at Iowa State's 800+ clubs

Jeff Ma

The House Advantage  (Jeff Ma's book)

Hustling, Connecting, and Winning with Gary Vaynerchuk (Ep. 8)

Shinrin yoku (forest bathing)

Biophilia hypothesis

Learned Helplessness (Ep. 99)

How Exercise Improves Your Brain (Ep. 105)

Finding a Part-Time Job in College (Ep. 67)

Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal comic

What if you have too many interests?

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When your energy and attention ebb and flow throughout the day, not every minute is created equal - and if you try to spend all of them working, you'll burn out. That's why taking breaks is essential; doing so will boost your productivity and health.

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Loans, scholarships, grants, the FAFSA... paying for college can be complicated. This episode goes over all the details, as well as how to make it cheaper.

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Things mentioned in this episode:

Sunk cost fallacy

Listen Money Matters (my other podcast)

Do Elite Colleges Lead to Higher Salaries? Only for Some Professions

Community college grads out-earn bachelor's degree holders

39 Ways to Cut the Cost of College

ISU's monthly payment plan option

FAFSA

FAFSA Income Estimator

What you need for the FAFSA

FSA ID

Are you independent or dependent on the FAFSA?

Perkins vs. Stafford loan

How To Win Scholarships (Ep. 34)

FastWeb

Scholarships.com

BigFuture by The College Board

Cappex - looking for Zinch? Looks like it got bought by Chegg, and is no more. Sorry!

Confessions of a Scholarship Winner

The True Cost of Student Loans

Vsauce number video

Bankrupting student loans with credit cards?

Peace corp and student loans

Deferring student loans

Income-driven repayment plans

Direct loan consolidation

Sofi - student loan consolidation

Parents: Think Hard Before Borrowing for, With Your Student

Finding a Part-Time Job in College (Ep. 67)

529 College Savings Plans

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Choosing a college and getting accepted can be complicated. We go through the whole process step by step, and provide tips based on our experience.

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Things mentioned in this episode:

Debt-Free U by Zac Bissonnette (the top pick on my Essential Books for Students list)

The Happiness Equation by Neil Pasricha

CollegeBoard's college application checklist

CollegeBoard's detailed college application timeline

Stop Trying to Find Your Passion

How to win scholarships (Ep. 34)

Resume and interview tips from Brad Karsh (Ep. 40)

The power of storytelling in job interviews (Ep. 80)

College interview don'ts

Peterson's ultimate guide to getting into college

Financial aid effect of early decision/early action

ISU's minimum acceptance requirements and RAI formula

The Superstar Effect

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Today's episode is a conversation with my friend Simon Clark - we cover what student life is like at Oxford University, the workload of a PhD student, and more.

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Things mentioned in this episode:

Simon's YouTube channel

Follow Simon on Twitter

Infinitesimal: How a Dangerous Mathematical Theory Shaped the Modern World

The Swerve: How the World Became Modern

Paradise Lost

Crash Course on Atmospheric Physics

PhD Watch

Jake Wright

OxVlog project

Simon's Goodreads

My Goodreads

A History of the World in 6 Glasses

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We didn't know how to title this episode. Despite the dumb title I went with, this episode actually happens to be an analysis of "The Art of Loving", a book by the philosopher Erich Fromm which argues that love is an art, requiring active practice.

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Things mentioned in this episode:

The Art of Loving, by Erich Fromm

Erich Fromm

Mindware: Tools for Smart Thinking

Strand bookstore

Want more cool stuff? You can find all sorts of great tools at my Resources page.

You can also get a free copy of my book, 10 Steps to Earning Awesome Grades (While Studying Less), by staying up to date with the College Info Geek newsletter.

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If you want to become a programmer or developer, or just learn how to code, this episode will get you started and point you to lots of learning resources.

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Things mentioned in this episode:

Codecademy

Code Combat

Treehouse

Lynda

Codecourse

CodingBat

Sublime Text

Brackets

Atom

Vim

Emacs

JS Beautifier

JS Fiddle

CodePen

Github

Stack Exchange

Dream in Code

Martin's Twitter

Martin's cool Linux desktop

Descent

GeoCities

Zao (my old website is dead and gone)

CIG v3.5

The ultimate guide to building a personal website

How to develop new skills quickly

AMpanic

WordPress

The Millionaire Real Estate Investor

Game jam

Startup weekend

Unreal engine

Unity

A complete course on Unity game development

The Motivation Hacker

How I learned to build iPhone apps

Hour of Code

GameSalad

BuildBox

16 tools for making video games

How not to be afraid of learning programming

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In this episode, Dr. John Ratey, author of "Spark: The Revolutionary New Science of Exercise and the Brain", explains how exercise improves your brain's functions.

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Things mentioned in this episode:

Spark: The Revolutionary New Science of Exercise and the Brain, by Dr. John Ratey

Discuss this episode in the community

Dr. Ratey's website

7 Minute Workout app (iPhone)

7 Minute Workout app (Android)

Tabata app (iPhone)

Tabata app (Android)

BDNF

Neurotransmitters

HPA axis

GABA

Want more cool stuff? You can find all sorts of great tools at my Resources page.

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Finals are coming up in a few weeks, so we basically just wanted to dump as many tips for acing them on you as possible. This episode goes over study schedules, effective review, test anxiety, catching up on homework near finals, and more.

Full show notes

Things mentioned in this episode:

College Info Geek Test Prep Videos

Prisoner's dilemma (video)

Good, fast, cheap - pick two

Study on writing down fears before the start of a test

How to get better test scores through confidence tracking (interview with Justin Couchman)

How to get to bed on time and stop losing sleep

StayFocusd

Anki

StudyBlue

Memrise

Supermemo

Spaced repetition

Directed Attention Fatigue

Inhibition Theory

Koofers

Cortex

Strict Workflow

Want more cool stuff? You can find all sorts of great tools at my Resources page.

You can also get a free copy of my book, 10 Steps to Earning Awesome Grades (While Studying Less), by staying up to date with the College Info Geek newsletter.

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