College Survival 101
This campus resource helps you improve writing assignments and essays.
What is the Writing Center?
This hormone increases during stress and can affect sleep and memory.
What is cortisol?
LSAMP stands for this national alliance program.
What is the Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation?
The week where students explore joining fraternities and sororities.
What is Rush Week?
A researcher is analyzing gene expression differences between two conditions using RNA sequencing. This statistical method is commonly used to identify significantly differentially expressed genes while controlling for false positives.
What is False Discovery Rate (FDR) correction (e.g., Benjamini-Hochberg)?
The academic document that outlines assignments, grading, and expectations.
What is a syllabus?
The most effective study technique involving testing yourself.
What is active recall?
This LSAMP opportunity allows students to gain hands-on research experience.
What are undergraduate research opportunities?
This type of organization is often referred to as “Greek life.”
What are fraternities and sororities?
A student has a 68 in a class with one exam left worth 30% of the grade. What is the most important first step before deciding to drop the course?
What is calculate possible outcomes and speak with the professor/peer coach before making a decision?
This time management method uses 25-minute focused work sessions.
What is the Pomodoro Technique?
Pulling an all-nighter often negatively impacts this cognitive function.
What is memory retention?
LSAMP programs often encourage students to pursue this level of education.
What is graduate school (Master’s/PhD)?
The event where new members are officially welcomed into an organization.
What is initiation?
Two students have the same GPA. One has research experience, presentations, and strong faculty relationships. Why is this student more competitive for graduate school?
What is they demonstrate applied experience, research skills, and strong professional recommendations?
The number of credit hours typically considered full-time enrollment.
What is 12 hours?
The ideal amount of sleep recommended for optimal performance.
What is 7–9 hours?
Presenting your research findings visually at an event is called this.
What is a poster presentation?
This leadership role in student organizations typically oversees meetings and direction.
What is a President?
A researcher gets statistically significant results (p < 0.05) but with a very small sample size. What is the most critical concern?
What is low reliability / lack of generalizability (risk of Type I error or insufficient power)?
This strategy involves reviewing material over time rather than cramming.
What is spaced repetition?
This concept explains why studying in multiple sessions improves retention.
What is the spacing effect?
This LSAMP role involves mentoring and supporting fellow students academically and personally.
What is a Peer Coach?
The term for balancing academics, social life, and responsibilities successfully.
What is time management?
A peer coach is supporting 10 students, but 3 require significantly more time and attention. What is the most effective strategy to ensure all students are supported?
What is prioritize time management, set boundaries, and use scalable support strategies (group meetings, resources, referrals)?