As I was scrolling through my past articles a couple of days ago, I noticed that I’ve written a bunch! I wanted to create a post where all of my college-related articles would be in one place, and I will come back to edit as I add more. So, without further ado, here are all my tips and tricks so far on how to succeed in college. Feel free to share with anyone who may find this helpful!

1. How I Graduated College Debt Free. I will probably come back and revise this one at some point, now that I have a Master’s degree and am working on a Ph.D. (but I am still debt-free!).
2. How To Survive in College As A Christian. This post was the basis for this blog, as I was finding it very tough in my biology and ethics courses, and I was caught between hiding my beliefs to get good grades or be truthful and sacrifice my grades.
3. How To Pass A Class That Says Religion is Not A Valid Argument. In line with the post above, this post covers my ethics course and how I nearly failed it.
4. 8 Things About Your Average College Student That Annoy Me. This post points out things that you should probably try to avoid as a college student, such as walking out in front of cars while on your phone without looking first.
5. 6 Steps to Writing An Email Your Professor Will Actually Read and Respond To. I have sent emails to professors before who have not responded, which shocks me. But, I figured out ways that almost always guarantee a response (and if there is no response, then it just shows the professor is not good at their job).
6. How to Get Your Professor To Write A Reference Letter. If you are going into the workforce or graduate school after college, you are going to need reference letters. This post covers the six ways to get your professor to write you a good reference letter. Even though it has been six years since I’ve graduated with my Bachelor’s, and seven since my Associates, I am still in contact with professors who were my references.
7. 17 Ways to Excel in Your Class. This post contains most of my tips and tricks for doing well in college classes.
8. Things You Should Have For College. This post was an attempt at affiliate links, which do not work anymore (just so you know, if you are interested in purchasing, as there were not enough purchases to confirm my affiliate links with Amazon. Still link to good products, but I just won’t receive kickback).
9. How To Succeed in Online College Classes. I have always loved taking college courses online. I prefer to not have to mingle with my classmates (I am an introvert, if you didn’t already know). However, I know people who really struggle not having face-to-face courses, so I wrote this to try and help. I may revise this from the professor side, now that I have taught numerous online courses for numerous colleges.
10. Letter to A Student. This was my encouragement letter to any students at the beginning of the school year.
11. 3 Things You Should Know Before Applying to College. Applying to colleges can be very overwhelming (I should know, I’ve applied to numerous colleges at all levels, including veterinary school), and I tried to narrow down the three most important things to know before applying. These are also important if you’re just applying to jobs, too.
12. 9 Ways to Get Your Textbook for Free (Or Really Cheap!). This post is by far my most popular post ever on Back to Stable Hill. I still use these ways today, as I am not shelling out hundreds of dollars for a textbook that I’m never going to open again. I do have one slightly unethical tip that I have had to use twice due to my frugality, but I’m not sure it would be a good idea to post it :). You can try to guess what it is in the comments.
13. 10 Grad School Interview Questions To Impress. I always hate the part of interviews where you’re supposed to look smart and ask good questions. Preparing them for graduate school was easier for me than preparing them for job interviews. In the interviews I had for graduate school, a couple of interviewers told me they were impressed with my preparation, and I wanted to share my tips.
14. 12 Steps to Writing a Good Research Paper. I love to write, and I compiled twelve things I do to help make sure I write good research papers. AI is ruining these skills, but they are valuable to learn and writing your own work, which should be the bare minimum, is now the height of academic integrity. I have a whole post griping about AI. More may likely come.
15. How to Keep Track of References When Writing a Paper. In line with the above post, this article explains how I keep track of all of my references. It can be quite messy, and you don’t want to accidentally delete a source. This article includes by best tips.
16. How To Write Discussion Post Replies. While I do love online learning, I abhor discussion boards. But, I’ve got the formula down to a science on how to write replies that will get full points.
17. How To Write An Initial Discussion Post. This is in line with the above post, and shows how to write an effective initial post. It can sometimes be overwhelming, especially if you’re not entirely sure what the professor is looking for. But, I’ve outlined the method that has always worked for me in this article.
18. How To Write A Discussion Post. This is an addendum to the above post, after interacting with a couple students that I was teaching.
19. How to Ask Your Professor For An Extension. Life happens. While I have never asked for an extension as a student, as a professor, I have granted extensions to students. I based this article off of what would convince me to give you an extension.
20. How NOT To Ask Your Professor For An Extension. Part two and part three are linked here, too. In contrast to the above post, as a professor, the requests that I get sometimes make me stare at the screen and wonder how the student thought that method would work. These are more recent posts, but I have another example I could add that happened about a month ago. Maybe one day I will create a part four. In case you’re wondering, I figured I would share ways you should absolutely not ask for an extension.
21. How to Prepare for College. The start of a new semester or academic year can be exciting and stressful. These are my tips on how to best prepare for college so that you get started off on a good path.
22. How to Argue With Your Professor (And When You Should Not). There are times you need to stand your ground with some professors. But there are also scenarios when you should not, and those include being unprepared.
23. How to Argue With Your Professor (And When You Should). This post covers how you should argue with your professor and the instances that you will likely “win” that argument. As I am writing this, I am currently mildly arguing with my professor, and I will likely share the result of that once it is resolved. This article outlines the methods that you should take if you decide it is appropriate to argue with your professor.
24. College is A Scam (And Yes, I Am Getting A Ph.D.). This post doesn’t really offer college-specific tips, but it does explain my stance on why I think college is mostly a scam, even though I have an Associates, Bachelors, Masters, and hopefully a Ph.D. in a couple of years.

So far, these are all the articles I have written on succeeding in and surviving college. Are there any topics you would like me to cover? Any questions you may have? Feel free to comment down below!

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