Online Resources:
The Academic Resource Center at Vassar has compiled this list
of links as a courtesy to the college community and to supplement
the services provided by our professional staff. Inclusion on
this list does not, however, constitute an endorsement by the
ARC. On a given site, some features may be of more use than others.
Please email us if you come across other sites that should be
included on the list.
Study Skills:
Resources for improving time management, listening, notetaking, reading comprehension, memory, and test taking skills.
Fastfax
Study skills strategies from Learning Services at the University
of Guelph in Ontario, Canada, including their Top 40 Study Strategies compiled by students.
Learning Strategies Guides
Everything from managing test anxiety to improving your memory,
from Dartmouth.
Study Skills
Virginia Tech's variation on a theme.
Study Strategies
Self-help guides from UC-Berkeley.
Note Taking
The Colgate system for taking notes.
Study Skills
Concentrating, listening, and notetaking a la University of Waterloo.
Mathematics
Mathematics: Cornell Theory Center Math and Science Gateway
Math links.
Mathematics Archives WWW Server
Very extensive and usfeul collection of math links, organized
by topic.
Math Tables
...just like fast food, only free.
Reading
Reading Comprehension
Good background information on reading comp and strategies for
improvement, but be prepared to scroll, scroll, scroll.
Reading Comprehension Texts with Questions
Extensive collection of articles from a Hong Kong newspaper with
comprehension questions. Good practice.
Writing
Tools for Writers
Resources from the University of Missouri.
Writing Center
Everything from tips on answering essay questions to manuscript
mechanics from the Department of Interdisciplinary Writing at
Colgate.
Garbl's Writing Resources On Line
Excellent collection of resources.
Resources for Writers
An extensive collection of self-instructional materials and handouts
from the Online Writing Lab at Purdue.
CoolSchool Reference Tools
Dictionaries, Roget's, Strunk's The Elements of Style, and other
resources from Vassar.
Graduate School Entrance Examination Preparation
Graduate Record Examination
Information and sample test questions from the Educational Testing Service.
GRE Frequently Asked Questions
Everything you always wanted to know about the GRE from Cornell
Career Services.
GRE Preparation
Advice from the Learning Skills Center at the University of Texas.
Law School Admission Council
LSAT information and registration.
LSAT Preparation
Advice from the Learning Skills Center at the University of Texas.
Disabilities Support Services
Americans with Disabilities Act
The Department of Justice's informative page on ADA legislation.