Resources

Writing Guide: Three Ways to Write Introductions and Conclusions

Strong introductions raise problems that theses resolve. Think of your paper as a detective story; here’s how to set the scene of the crime.

Writing Guide: Lenses and Annotations

Poetic techniques associate one thing to another — typically through an equation or a tension.

Writing Guide: The Key Components to an Analytical Paragraph

The key elements every analytical paragraph must contain—with notes on how to manage each.

Making the Jump to College-Level Study and Getting Ahead of the Weed-Out Courses

Alex Chang shares strategies for first-time college students facing challenging weed-out courses.

How to Ace Business Track Midterms

Master the essentials for success in economics, statistics, finance, and accounting with effective study strategies, early preparation tips, and a focus on understanding core concepts for midterm exams.

Writing Guide: Four Useful Sentence Constructions (and a note on citations)

Strong analytical sentences don’t just make a point — they show why a point matters. Use these four sentence constructions for maximum impact.

Writing Guide: How to Analyze Quotes and Examples

Good paragraphs start with good quotes. Here’s how to incorporate and analyze them with multiple lenses.

The Path Ahead for Careers in Finance

Steven Menking, our resident expert in all things finance—including career coaching based on his own tenure on Wall Street—lays out this path for early college students aiming for careers in finance, outlining the dynamics at play so students can take the right steps to best position themselves for their careers.

Writing Guide: Three Ways to Turn Weak Sentences Into Strong Ones

Learn how to identify your weak sentences—and use these three techniques to turn them into strong ones.

Writing Guide: Two Methods of Constructing Paragraphs using Conflicting Interpretations

Model paragraphs incorporate alternate explanations; here’s two ways to refute, modify and reconcile counterarguments to make yours stronger

Writing Guide: Essential Transition Words

Start your sentences with these transition words to make your writing sound truly polished.

Writing Guide: How to Fix Dangling Participles

Dangling Participles are perhaps the most common grammatical issue out there—here’s how to fix them.

Writing Guide: Words to Set a Formal Tone

Good analytical writing doesn’t say what is definitively true, but what is probably true. Use these words to set the proper tone.

Writing Guide: Essential Nouns and Verbs

The words every essay writer should use for polished analytical sentences.

Writing Guide: How to Use Subordinate Clauses

Subordinate Clauses are essential to contextualizing points and establishing counterpoint — here’s how to use them.

Writing Guide: How to Write a Thesis or Topic Sentence

Good theses and topic sentences show relationships, embody tensions, and identify a road map ahead—here’s how.