Sneak peek at how to write an essay

We have a cool article coming out in tomorrow's newsletter on How to write an essay, but since some of you have tests coming up I thought I'd give you a sneak peek at it.

Enjoy!
Professor Cram

November newsletter coming soon

We have a newsletter to publish, and like students around the world, we were faced with a dilemma. We can write fiendishly and publish before Thanksgiving, or we can publish afterwards. One way lets us relax through the holiday, the other way makes us work through it.

Like many students learn this time of the year, there is no winning move. So, we decided to flip a coin. And the winner is...

We'll see you after Thanksgiving (if we can stay awake long enough to finish the articles.)

Chew slowly,
Professor Cram

P.S. Cool new Cramlet out today, we'll probably include a review in the newsletter.

Term Papers and Thanksgiving

Term papers... I don't think there is ever a convenient time for them to be due. There are at least two camps of philosophy for assigning term papers around Thanksgiving.

The first is the professor who wants to give you something to be thankful about by assigning the paper to be due before you leave. The problem is that you stay up all night for several days writing papers and then drive home sleep-deprived. This makes the rest of the family speculate about the dark circles under your eyes, because you (obviously!) can't be studying that hard. They figure you either must be on drugs or an alcoholic. So be thankful you got it done and that you are at least gorging on turkey, because it could be worse.

The second are the professors who don't want to grade papers while they are spending time with their families, so they assign the paper to be due the first day after returning from Thanksgiving. What pure joy! Now you get to work during Thanksgiving itself. Still the family speculates about your well being because you're overeating, grumpy, and not sleeping. Again the conclusions are the same -- you are either on drugs or an alcoholic.

The solution? Sorry, don't have one. Either way, you're going to be spending too much time writing papers around the holiday. The trick, though, is to have books with you anytime you're home -- at least that way your family might possibly consider that you are in fact studying and maybe aren't on drugs...

Pass the Turkey!
Professor Cram

Which way are we going?

The difference between accounting and finance is a matter of perspective. Finance is looking ahead and accounting tells us where we have been. But then there is managerial accounting, which looks forward, and I never could tell it apart from finance. Since I never could steer a car by watching the rearview mirror, when I was in business school I took all the finance and managerial accounting that they had and only the financial accounting that was required.

Another place that direction comes up is in time value of money. The difference between compound interest (future value) and present value is which way you are going – and that is determined by which one you know when you start. They have an inverse relationship. (Sounds a lot like algebra, doesn't it?) With interest rate as a third variable (when you get comfortable with the process), you can use any two to solve for the third.

You can review the concepts in the study Cramlets™ and practice endlessly going backwards and forwards using the bottomless worksheets.

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Professor Cram

Happy Birthday to me!

Today is Professor Cram's birthday, and as all real Tolkien fans know it's a hobbit tradition to give presents on your birthday.

So here goes: I'm giving away Free registrations all month to College-Cram.com!

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Snoozing by the fireplace,
Professor Cram

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Seven Keys to Success in College

I was giving a speech the other day at TCU on the seven keys to entrepreneurship, the bootstrap method. Afterwards I was thinking the seven keys of bootstrapping also apply to college and success in school. Some of you may be scratching your head now and wondering what starting a company and going to school have in common?

School is an entrepreneurial experience, you are taking the time to organize, manage, and invest time and money while assuming the risk for your education. It is also an experience that many have to partake in without the necessary funds (bootstrapping).

Your education is what you make of the situation. It will be your business for the next four years or so. How successful you are at school depends on how well you run your company (yourself). Think about your school as your own private company. Are you spending wisely and are you making wise choices concerning your product (you) and your market (instructors and classes)? Remember the customer (instructors) is always right; they are the ones who will pay or grade your product.

Look for the November Newsletter where I'll be sharing more about the seven keys for college success.

I am the round man, with the square deal!
Professor Cram