Being Productive In College, A Guide For Students

Any successful person in life is intimately concerned with productivity. Being able to complete tasks effectively – the essence of productivity – can give a person a deep sense of accomplishment. But many college students arrive on campus with goals and aspirations that are incompatible with their own success: They want to be productive and … Read more

How To Study Effectively In College

At one point or another every college student will have to study. Higher education brings a long series of events where a student is evaluated on what they have learned during their classes. In order to do well on these, students will have to be skilled at learning the information all on their own. The … Read more

Why Students Lose Motivation In College

Motivation is an ongoing struggle for all college students, yet it’s the driver that allows them to get work done for their classes. At one point or another all students find that their motivation begins to flag, with some struggling just to get their work done. To some extent this variability in feeling motivated is … Read more

Daily Tasks For College Success

The ongoing, daily work for college students is the requisite student “grind” that higher education can bring. The semester is an endless cycle of attending lectures, completing readings, turning in homework, studying for exams, and other things that are the core of being a college student. It’s easy to get away from, or even be … Read more

Key Tasks For Early In The College Term

The beginning of the term is always exciting.  You get to meet new people, see your friends again, and the high energy of starting new classes can all be thrilling. But never get so caught up in the excitement that you forget why you’re there: Completing classes and earning good grades. Some classes have a … Read more

Applied Learning Skills Inventory(TM) – Register/Start Page

This is the registration/start page for the The Applied Learning Skills InventoryTM(ALSI). Register here then return to use the button to begin.  Click here to go to the Applied Learning Skills Inventory Jeff LudoviciJeffrey Ludovici, M.A. is an Educational Consultant based in Pittsburgh, Pa.  He holds a B.S. in Psychology and an M.A. in Clinical … Read more

Student Self-Assessment For Academic Underperformance® Register/Start Page

This is the registration/start page for the Student Self-Assessment For Academic Underperformance®. Click here to go to the Student Self-Assessment For Academic Underperformance. Jeff LudoviciJeffrey Ludovici, M.A. is an Educational Consultant based in Pittsburgh, Pa.  He holds a B.S. in Psychology and an M.A. in Clinical Psychology, and has been helping students to reach graduation … Read more

Correcting Bad Grades In College: A Guide

One of the common questions that I am asked by parents and students is “can bad grades be corrected or fixed?” In general, colleges are very resistant to changing final course grades, but there are some circumstances where they actually will. These opportunities are rare, however, and fixing bad grades can be a very confusing … Read more