Recent content by Mark2003

This was a tough semester. I overcommitted, as usual, and by mid-October, I was drowning. I had two classes that were both kicking my butt: Advanced Spanish and Intro to Neuroscience. I knew I couldn't give 100% to both, and the drop deadline was approaching. I was agonizing over the decision. I...

This was both embarrassing and fascinating. I ran my 10-page sociology paper through a free grammar checker, and one of the features gave me a "word choice" report. It basically showed me every word I used more than three times. You guys. I used the word "therefore" FORTY-SEVEN TIMES...

Martin, I've been through this (different situation but similar). Here's what I learned: Do NOT lie. If they have a flag from detection software, they already suspect something. Lying makes it an integrity issue plus a honesty issue. Do go in humble. Start with: "I made a mistake and I'm...

Here's the cheat sheet: ProQuest dissertation: Author, A. (Year). Title (Publication No. #) [Doctoral dissertation, Institution]. ProQuest Dissertations and Theses Global. Institutional repository: Author, A. (Year). Title [Doctoral dissertation, Institution]. Repository Name. URL...

The "write about the void" prompts are so unhelpful like?? What void?? My creative void?? Anyway, I've been using Reddit's r/WritingPrompts and sorting by top of all time. Some are silly but there are genuinely good ones buried in there. Also try taking two random things from your room and...

This is a positive post to maybe help someone else who's struggling. I have dyscalculia, and math has always been my personal nightmare. The numbers just... dance around. I've been too embarrassed to tell most of my previous tutors because I didn't want them to treat me differently or think I...