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Just InCASE International: Study Tips for Students by Students

Welcome to Just InCASE International — our newest study guide for international students! Due to the popularity of our current guide, our international population has developed a number of useful tips to help you along with your studies.

Please submit your tip (200-500 words) describing your best study strategy, whether it's taking study breaks, studying in groups, getting a good night's sleep, or anything that helps you succeed. This is your chance to share what has worked for you! We will acknowledge receipt of your tip and will add new tips monthly to our collection.

If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Judith Olson-Fallon.

Table of Contents

A Message from the Editor - Zack Miller, Civil Engineering '11

First-Month Tips

• Surviving Your First Year — Yung Mo Cho, Business Management '12
• Study Tips for International Students — Yitao Wang, Accounting '12
• To New International Students at Case Western Reserve University — Yae-Rin Lee, Biology '11
• Don't Be Shy! Get Involved! — Yi (Tristan) Chen, Economics and History '11
• My First Year at Case Western Reserve University — Steve Lee, Biology '12
• Break a Leg with Your First-year Studies  — Ni Su, Biology '12

Case Study Strategies

• Don't Be Afraid!  — Hui Li, Undecided '12
• Study Tips — Ji Li, Statistics and Finance '11
• Interest and Learning Habits  — Yuan Gao, Civil Engineering '12
• Study Tips for Students  — Jiyong Ryu, Electrical Engineering '11
• Study Tips in the United States  — Se-Jong Yoon, Biology '11
• Some Tips for You  — Yi Cai, Economics '12
• Success in College  — Andy Kim, Materials Science and Engineering '11

Helpful Campus Resources

• Use Your Campus Resources — Vichalya Wisidagama, Sociology and Chemistry '11
• Eating Better for Your Grades  — Jiezheng Yu, Engineering '11
• Explore Your Interests and Stick to What You Choose — Di Tang, Economics '12
• Make the Professor Your Best Friend  — John Kunwoo Lee, Biology '11
• How to Build Your Writing Skills  — Wayne Qin, Biomedical Engineering '12
• Explore Endless Opportunities at Case!  — Si Young An, Biomedical Engineering '12