by Ruth Bomar | Jul 5, 2016 | Blog, My PhD Journey or How to study like a pro
Hello everyone! What’s happening with my research? There are several parts in my doctoral journey. Coursework, comprehensive exams, proposal writing, acceptance and approval to conduct research. The next step is recruitment of participants and then conducting...
by Ruth Bomar | Mar 16, 2016 | Blog
It’s the week after Spring Break and my students are coming back sunburned and sleepy only to face the sad results of their midterms. One of my students needs to perform a post-mortem on a Criminal Justice midterm exam. How exactly do you do a post-mortem on a midterm...
by Ruth Bomar | Nov 2, 2015 | Blog, College Transition 101, Study Routines
Five things college students need to do three weeks before Thanksgiving. Why? Time to get ready for Finals! If you haven’t done it yet, get all remaining assignments on your calendar! Get most (by most I mean 95%) of your work for projects or papers done before...
by Ruth Bomar | Aug 13, 2015 | Blog
The week before the semester starts students often find themselves in a situation where they need to adjust their schedule. How do you make the decision to drop one class and add another? Here are my 6 tips to adding and dropping class at the beginning of a semester....
by Ruth Bomar | Jul 28, 2015 | Blog, College Transition 101
Get familiar with any technology you will use during the upcoming semester. Will you use a Smart Pen? Learn how to use it. Will you need your text books on audio? Do your research and locate the audio version of your text books. Find a pharmacy to fill out your...
by Ruth Bomar | Jul 20, 2015 | Blog
After you’ve received your college acceptance, guess what? Now, you actually have to Go. To. College. Students with disabilities are enrolling in college after high school in ever increasing numbers. One out of ten freshmen have reported having a disability and...
