The College Info Geek Podcast: Study Tips & Advice For Students

Want to graduate debt-free? In this podcast episode, I talk with scholarship coach Shanice Miller, who graduated with $10,000 of EXTRA money from winning scholarships. Full show notes Things mentioned in this episode: Debt-Free College Grad - Shanice's website Shanice's interview on Listen, Money Matters Connect with Shanice on Twitter The Four-Hour Workweek 9 Things Successful People Do Differently Want more cool stuff? You can find all sorts of great tools at my Resources page. You can also get a free copy of my book, 10 Steps to Earning Awesome Grades (While Studying Less), by staying up to date with the College Info Geek newsletter. If you enjoyed this episode, subscribe to the podcast on iTunes! It's easy, you'll get new episodes automatically, and it also helps the show gain exposure :) You can also leave a review!

You've got college questions, we've got well-reasoned answers... along with video game banter and some terrible jokes. This month, we're covering bad professors, how to study your notes, dealing with a job you hate, study music, and more. Full show notes Things mentioned in this episode: The 5 best note-taking systems Flow-based notes The Personal MBA Pragmatic Thinking and Learning The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People The Four Hour Workweek So Good They Can't Ignore You focus@will RateMyProfessors Journey video game soundtrack The Ultimate Study Music Playlist My twitter Martin's Twitter and website Anna's Twitter and website Want more cool stuff? You can find all sorts of great tools at my Resources page. You can also get a free copy of my book, 10 Steps to Earning Awesome Grades (While Studying Less), by staying up to date with the College Info Geek newsletter. If you enjoyed this episode, subscribe to the podcast on iTunes! It's easy, you'll get new episodes automatically, and it also helps the show

What's the path of a design student like? How do you stand out and make connections in a hyper-competitive, subjectively-judged field? I ask my girlfriend Anna to find out. Full show notes Things mentioned in this episode: Anna's website/portfolio Connect with Anna on Twitter Anna's prints on Etsy Pragmatic Thinking and Learning The high cost of art school College tuition discounts through reciprocity agreements Want more cool stuff? You can find all sorts of great tools at my Resources page. You can also get a free copy of my book, 10 Steps to Earning Awesome Grades (While Studying Less), by staying up to date with the College Info Geek newsletter. If you enjoyed this episode, subscribe to the podcast on iTunes! It's easy, you'll get new episodes automatically, and it also helps the show gain exposure :) You can also leave a review!

Strengthening your mind through medidation and mindfulness exercises can greatly increase your mental clarity, focus, and work performance - that's why so many CEOs and other high performers practice them. I talk with Tony Stubblebine to learn more. Full show notes Things mentioned in this episode: Lift The Strongest Mind in the Room - you can get a free chapter of the book here Episode 16 - my first interview with Tony on building strong habits Calm.com - a great guided meditation app Headspace - an alternative to Calm LessWrong - I found practices associated with rationality to be similar to what I've learned about meditation, so I'm linking this up. Videos! - I'm doing a new video every week now, so check them out! Want more cool stuff? You can find all sorts of great tools at my Resources page. You can also get a free copy of my book, 10 Steps to Earning Awesome Grades (While Studying Less), by staying up to date with the College Info Geek newsletter. If you enjoyed this episode, subscribe to the podcas

What does it take to write a novel? In this interview, I talk with author Brit McGinnis about her writing process, the value of consistency, and lots of awesome movies and anime. Full show notes Things mentioned in this episode: Gin and Brimstone - Brit's first novel Walden on Wheels Junior League of Portland Fearful Adventurer Daily Zen List Fucking Homepage The Unaccomplished Lady How did this get made? Brit's author page on Facebook Connect with Brit on Twitter! My whiteboard productivity system College Info Geek on YouTube - New videos every week! Want more cool stuff? You can find all sorts of great tools at my Resources page. You can also get a free copy of my book, 10 Steps to Earning Awesome Grades (While Studying Less), by staying up to date with the College Info Geek newsletter. If you enjoyed this episode, subscribe to the podcast on iTunes! It's easy, you'll get new episodes automatically, and it also helps the show gain exposure :) You can also leave a review!

We answer your college questions, while I get mad at Martin for being better at video games than me! Dinkleberg.... oh yeah. On this episode, we'll cover resumes, night classes, picking goals, how to get paid a lot of money, and learning to code. Full show notes Things mentioned in this episode: Treehouse - a great library of videos that teaches you how to code (among other things) Codecademy - want to actually do stuff for most of the time instead of watching videos? Use this. Code Combat - ...or this. This is more like a video game. And it's AWESOME. U.S. Salary Data 97 Actions You Can Take to Become THE Person Companies Want to Hire - if you do everything on this list, please tell me. I'll be quite impressed. Resume mistakes you shouldn't make Want more cool stuff? You can find all sorts of great tools at my Resources page. You can also get a free copy of my book, 10 Steps to Earning Awesome Grades (While Studying Less), by staying up to date with the College Info Geek newsletter. If you enjoyed this epi

Zach Sexton, a writer for Asian Efficiency, talks about the definition of productivity - and how you can become more efficient at time management and your work. Full show notes Things mentioned in this episode: Getting Things Done - the book that got Zack into being a more productive person Clearing to Neutral Quick capture techniques (and weird animal references) Reticular activating system The Asian Efficiency Primer Inbox Zero - the 43Folders series Boomerang for Gmail - check out more of my favorite email apps as well My morning ritual Check out Zack's website Follow Zack on Twitter! Want more cool stuff? You can find all sorts of great tools at my Resources page. You can also get a free copy of my book, 10 Steps to Earning Awesome Grades (While Studying Less), by staying up to date with the College Info Geek newsletter. If you enjoyed this episode, subscribe to the podcast on iTunes! It's easy, you'll get new episodes automatically, and it also helps the show gain exposure :) You can also leave a revie

Want some tips on saving money in college? Here you go - I've got personal finance blogger Kristin Wong on the podcast today, and we're going to go over some college frugality tips. Word. Full show notes Things mentioned in this episode: Brokepedia Follow Kristin on Twitter! The Psychology of Money - Kristin's interview on Listen, Money Matters 39 Ways to Cut the Cost of College InvisibleHand, PriceJump, and The Tracktor - all great online price trackers Tingo BillCutterz Essential books for students Freedom, FocalFilter, and StayFocusd - all great apps for blocking distracting websites How to review the show - and earn my everlasting gratitude, I might add Want more cool stuff? You can find all sorts of great tools at my Resources page. You can also get a free copy of my book, 10 Steps to Earning Awesome Grades (While Studying Less), by staying up to date with the College Info Geek newsletter. If you enjoyed this episode, subscribe to the podcast on iTunes! It's easy, you'll get new episodes automatically,

The journey of a med student is quite different from other majors. Learn how Ryan Nguyen did it, as well as how to deal with massive loads of homework. Full show notes Things mentioned in this episode: WhiteCoatDO - Ryan's blog Follow Ryan on Twitter The Almost Doctors Channel Study Hacks - check out Cal's 4 Weeks to a 4.0 series Evernote - it's my second brain (here are my tips for using it in college) Check out Ryan's articles on CIG! Want more cool stuff? You can find all sorts of great tools at my Resources page. You can also get a free copy of my book, 10 Steps to Earning Awesome Grades (While Studying Less), by staying up to date with the College Info Geek newsletter. If you enjoyed this episode, subscribe to the podcast on iTunes! It's easy, you'll get new episodes automatically, and it also helps the show gain exposure :) You can also leave a review!

Martin and I tackle 5 reader questions, including how to build a work-life balance, make time for hobbies, deal with useless classes, and gain experience when you don't have an internship. I get my ass handed to me in Mario Kart. Full show notes Things mentioned in this episode: Powlyglot - Martin's awesome language-learning blog The Comprehensive Guide to Finding the Cheapest Textbooks The Motivation Hacker - Nick Winter's excellent book on achieving everything Habit RPG - gain experience, fight bosses, and win loot by practicing habits and getting things done! Fluent in 3 Months - check out some lessons I learned from this book Anki - a spaced-repetition flashcard app that helps you learn things faster Want more cool stuff? You can find all sorts of great tools at my Resources page. You can also get a free copy of my book, 10 Steps to Earning Awesome Grades (While Studying Less), by staying up to date with the College Info Geek newsletter. If you enjoyed this episode, subscribe to the podcast on iTunes! I

How do you get a job at Google? Or start a successful website that turns into a published book? Or build a thriving coaching business? Jenny Blake has done all of these things, and today I talk to her about the art of planning, adapting, and pivoting for success in business and life. Full show notes Things mentioned in this episode: Jenny's website Life After College - the blog Life After College - the book Lucent - Jenny's new meditation app Speak Like a Pro - a free virtual conference on public speaking happening August 25-29, 2014 Beeminder Unroll.me Connect with Jenny on Twitter Want more cool stuff? You can find all sorts of great tools at my Resources page. You can also get a free copy of my book, 10 Steps to Earning Awesome Grades (While Studying Less), by staying up to date with the College Info Geek newsletter. If you enjoyed this episode, subscribe to the podcast on iTunes! It's easy, you'll get new episodes automatically, and it also helps the show gain exposure :) You can also leave a review!

The story of how Matt went from being the most frat-tastic resume-padder ever, to a dude working a job, to a badass freelance web designer. It's all about the hustle. Full show notes Things mentioned in this episode: Matt's Website Follow Matt on Twitter The Bro Journey - Matt's podcast! Goodreads - my favorite place to manage my books. Connect with me there. The Compound Effect The Power of Habit The Lean Startup Want more cool stuff? You can find all sorts of great tools at my Resources page. You can also get a free copy of my book, 10 Steps to Earning Awesome Grades (While Studying Less), by staying up to date with the College Info Geek newsletter. If you enjoyed this episode, subscribe to the podcast on iTunes! It's easy, you'll get new episodes automatically, and it also helps the show gain exposure :) You can also leave a review!

People with interesting careers are often asked, "How'd you get into that?" In this episode, I talk with my friend Grant Baldwin about how he got into his interesting career - travelling the country as a professional speaker. Full show notes Things mentioned in this episode: Grant's website - details on his podcast, How Did You Get Into That?, can be found there CONTEST - Grant is giving away an iPad and other cool stuff to help launch the show! Connect with Grant on Twitter Confessions of a Public Speaker by Scott Berkun - my favorite book on public speaking Want more cool stuff? You can find all sorts of great tools at my Resources page. You can also get a free copy of my book, 10 Steps to Earning Awesome Grades (While Studying Less), by staying up to date with the College Info Geek newsletter. If you enjoyed this episode, subscribe to the podcast on iTunes! It's easy, you'll get new episodes automatically, and it also helps the show gain exposure :) You can also leave a review!

Personal finance is a complicated beast - how do you learn to pay off debt, save money, automate finances, invest, etc - without going crazy? In this episode I talk with the Listen Money Matters guys on how to get started. Full show notes Things mentioned in this episode: The Listen Money Matters podcast Mint.com - my favorite money-management tool Mastering Mint - Matt and Andrew's book on using Mint to the fullest (if you're interested in it, you can use the coupon code collegeinfogeek to get $5 off) Betterment - managed investments with super-low fees Vanguard - my mutual fund company of choice VITA - volunteers do your taxes for you, free! Want more cool stuff? You can find all sorts of great tools at my Resources page. You can also get a free copy of my book, 10 Steps to Earning Awesome Grades (While Studying Less), by staying up to date with the College Info Geek newsletter. If you enjoyed this episode, subscribe to the podcast on iTunes! It's easy, you'll get new episodes automatically, and it also h

Bud Hennekes is one of those people who knows how to identify way to get what he wants and execute on them well. Check out this interview for his story about travelling over 1,000 miles for a 5-minute interview, along with other cool experiences. Full show notes Things mentioned in this episode: Exosphere Ramit Sethi Gary Vaynerchuk - you can also check out my interview with Gary The Motivation Hacker The Xerox study Want more cool stuff? You can find all sorts of great tools at my Resources page. You can also get a free copy of my book, 10 Steps to Earning Awesome Grades (While Studying Less), by staying up to date with the College Info Geek newsletter. If you enjoyed this episode, subscribe to the podcast on iTunes! It's easy, you'll get new episodes automatically, and it also helps the show gain exposure :) You can also leave a review!

Want to become fluent in a foreign language? Benny Lewis can do it in 3 months, and in this episode we discuss how you can achieve fluency in a short amount of time - even if you can travel to a new country to do it. Full show notes Things mentioned in this episode: Fluent in 3 Months - Benny's new book on learning a language at any age Erasmus Student Exchange Program - foreign exchange program for student (EU students only, I believe) IAESTE - foreign internships program for engineers and architects italki and Lang-8 - two excellent communities for practicing your language skills with others Want more cool stuff? You can find all sorts of great tools at my Resources page. You can also get a free copy of my book, 10 Steps to Earning Awesome Grades (While Studying Less), by staying up to date with the College Info Geek newsletter. If you enjoyed this episode, subscribe to the podcast on iTunes! It's easy, you'll get new episodes automatically, and it also helps the show gain exposure :) You can also leave a

Reader questions about apartments, studying, motivation, and travel are answered. Super Mario is played - until my controller dies. Full show notes Things mentioned in this episode: Kayak - set up flight price alerts HostelWorld - use this for travel lodging Eating Healthy in College - my article at Nerd Fitness How to eat healthy on the cheap - includes my stir-fry recipe Pick Four goal-tracking workbook Focus@Will - amazing study music site Indeed - job search site How to build a personal website How to create your own business cards My study music playlist The Cornell Method - great note-taking strategy Building an iPhone App - how I turned a CIG project into class credit Want more cool stuff? You can find all sorts of great tools at my Resources page. You can also get a free copy of my book, 10 Steps to Earning Awesome Grades (While Studying Less), by staying up to date with the College Info Geek newsletter. If you enjoyed this episode, subscribe to the podcast on iTunes! It's easy, you'll get new episo

Networking is simply the process of forming relationships with others - but it's often done completely wrong. In this episode, you'll learn how to build mutually beneficial relationships with others... without looking like a robot. Full show notes Things mentioned in this episode: Essential books for students Networking Awesomely by Colin Wright Podcast Question page - ask me anything! CIG Podcast Episode 6 with Barrett Brooks Living For Monday - a great blog for young professionals and job seekers College Q&A + Gamin' Episode 1 - Sign up for the CIG newsletter below to be notified when the next one is coming Want more cool stuff? You can find all sorts of great tools at my Resources page. You can also get a free copy of my book, 10 Steps to Earning Awesome Grades (While Studying Less), by staying up to date with the College Info Geek newsletter. If you enjoyed this episode, subscribe to the podcast on iTunes! It's easy, you'll get new episodes automatically, and it also helps the show gain exposure :)

How do you motivate yourself to achieve your goals? How do you deal with limited willpower in today's distrating world? Lift co-founder Tony Stubblebine and I discuss these questions and more. Full show notes Things mentioned in this episode: Lift Create a Life Plan - my plan on how to set and achieve goals that affect your whole life Lift's How to Meditate page with free guided meditations So Good They Can't Ignore You - one of the best books I could recommend for students Thinking, Fast and Slow - a fascinating book if you want to learn more about how the brain works Follow Tony on Twitter and Medium Want more cool stuff? You can find all sorts of great tools at my Resources page. You can also get a free copy of my book, 10 Steps to Earning Awesome Grades (While Studying Less), by staying up to date with the College Info Geek newsletter. If you enjoyed this episode, subscribe to the podcast on iTunes! It's easy, you'll get new episodes automatically, and it also helps the show gain exposure :) You can als

Learn how Vincent Nguyen scored three internships, built relationships with highly successful entrepreneurs, and created his own successful, fast-growing blog - at just 19 years of age. Full show notes Things mentioned in this episode: 48 Variables That Make the Biggest Difference in Your Life How to Avoid Burnout: Getting Things Done Efficiently What No One Talks About - The Downsides of Success Want more cool stuff? You can find all sorts of great tools at my Resources page. You can also get a free copy of my book, 10 Steps to Earning Awesome Grades (While Studying Less), by staying up to date with the College Info Geek newsletter. If you enjoyed this episode, subscribe to the podcast on iTunes! It's easy, you'll get new episodes automatically, and it also helps the show gain exposure :) You can also leave a review!