Majoring in Biology Will Help You Succeed in the World Today

Majoring in Biology Will Help You Succeed in the World TodayWhen you are going to major in biology, you will be studying various aspects of life forms. You will have to spend a good amount of time focusing on different aspects of the life span of the animal you will be studying.Bioscience has taken the most amazing sciences to its furthest conclusions. In fact, many studies have been made to attempt to understand how the human mind works and can be used in our future world. As you get ready to take your classwork, you will see that some students do not want to major in biology, but instead take more advanced classes.Many students do not want to take science courses in high school because they think that these classes will be too hard. You should find out what it is that you want to study and what your goal is. If you are a student who wants to get a better job once you graduate from college, you may want to focus on biology instead of becoming a doctor or even an engineer.If you want to major in biology, you will be spending the most time in biology classes. This field is one of the most common ones that you will study in college. You will be learning about the development of the entire world and how we as humans live within the world. Once you get into college, you will find that there are many courses to choose from.The only thing that you have to take into consideration is that all of the courses that you take will be important to you in the future. The more advanced classes you take will prepare you for the work that you will have to do in your life. You should always be looking at the long term impact of what you are doing.After biology, you will be studying everything from zoology to the study of the ocean. Although these are the two branches of study, there are other branches that will be introduced to you as well. While they may not be directly related to what you are studying, if you are really into studying a particular field of study, you may want to take some other courses that you might not otherwise have taken.Biology majors need to make sure that they get the best education possible. You will be spending most of your college life in biology courses. Not only will you be learning about the world around you, but you will also be getting a very important experience.

Helping Your Child Cope With Exam Stress

Helping Your Child Cope With Exam Stress Exam season can be a stressful experience for students, but parents may also find it difficult to help their child during this time. Here are some strategies for parents to help their child cope with exam stress written by Priory Group's Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist Dr Hayley van Zwanenberg. A parent’s guide to helping your child cope with exam stress By Dr Hayley van Zwanenberg Exam season can see stress levels rise in your children and household. We understand that this can be a challenging time for everyone and is probably the most pressured your child will have ever felt. There are ways you can help to manage exam stress and anxiety so that it doesn’t become overwhelming. While feeling some stress is normal as it can kick start the ‘fight or flight’ response and help your child to perform at their best, unrelenting stress can see their health and wellbeing deteriorate. Priory Group’s Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist Dr Hayley van Zwanenberg has provided some exam tips for parents that you can use to prevent their stress from escalating. By equipping them with stress-busting strategies, you will not only be helping your child during exams, but will also be giving them tools they can then use to deal with stresses they face later on in life. Make time to talk Start a conversation with your child when you are both free from distractions. Ask them how they feel. If they say they are angry, sad, worried or anxious, explain that it is normal to occasionally have such strong emotions, but that they shouldn’t have to deal with these feelings all the time.   Let them know that that they can always turn to you for support. If they feel that they are going to fail their exams or perform terribly, challenge these irrational thoughts and help them to recognise all the hard work they have put in so far. You can also help to problem solve their concerns. For example, if they are worried that they won’t get their expected grade, identify the options that are available following on from this so that they are aware that they have alternatives and a future. Help them recognise the symptoms of stress Explain to them what symptoms of stress they should look out for. Are they finding it difficult to sleep and do they constantly feel tired? Are they not feeling hungry or are they finding it difficult to finish their meals? Does their heart rate constantly feel high? Have they lost interest in hobbies that they once enjoyed? When your child is busy revising or preparing for exams, it is important that they check in with their body throughout the day to see if they are exhibiting any symptoms of stress. Get them to set an alarm on their phone, or to take time before meals to check. Has their leg been jiggling? Has their heart been beating faster than usual? Is their mind racing? Let them know that it is not okay to feel like this constantly and that there are ways that they can reduce their exam stress symptoms, which you can teach them. Show them strategies for dealing with exam stress When your child feels that their stress is escalating and becoming distracting, get them to visualise their worries. Then get them to build a metaphorical wall between themselves and these concerns. You can also teach them to put an expiration time on their stresses, where they can only worry for 10 minutes once or twice a day to prevent their anxiousness from becoming overwhelming. You can also get them to sit with you and think of a relaxing place. Ask them to tell you what they see, smell, hear and feel. Encourage them to go back to this place once or twice a day, so that they can practice removing themselves from moments when they begin to feel too stressed. Set times for revision breaks Make your child aware that revising when they are exhausted is not an effective or healthy way to prepare for exams. It is important for them to feel that they have tried their best, but there are ways to do this without it negatively influencing their health and wellbeing. Encourage them to take short, regular breaks. Suggest going for a walk or a drive together, book in time for daily exercise, and make sure they spend meal times away from their books to give them an opportunity to refresh and restart. By helping your child manage their exam stress, this can prevent their anxieties from snowballing into something that impacts their health and wellbeing. If you feel that their stress isn’t improving you may need to get help from your GP, who will be able to give you the right advice and support you need. Dr Hayley van Zwanenberg  is a Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist for The Priory Group. You may also be interested in:  The science behind exam stress  or  A top tutor's tips to help with exam stress. Photo by  Alexis Brown  on  Unsplash

Improve Your English in 3 Minutes With This Tip

Improve Your English in 3 Minutes With This Tip I hear it ALL the time. My students use emall  /emincorrectly. Im so used to it, sometimes I dont even notice. But today during one of my classes I noticed the mistake and I decided to investigate why this is so hard for English language learners. It turns out that it is actually quite complex, grammatically speaking. Do you say emall my things/em or  emall her life/em? If yes, you can learn to useem  /ememeverything/em and emwhole/em  and instantly sound more fluent in English. Watch the video for the rules and explanation. p style=text-align: center;iframe src=//www.youtube.com/embed/Clr8Z8Yni7s?rel=0 width=560 height=315 frameborder=0 allowfullscreen=allowfullscreen/iframe/p p style=text-align: center;Think youve got it? a href=/?p=16395Click here to try our quiz./a/p p style=text-align: center;/p

October Language Challenge Public Video Pledges (Part IV)

October Language Challenge Public Video Pledges (Part IV) Check out whos taking up our Language Challenge! If youre taking the Language Challenge and really want to succeed, were giving away 50ITC if you make a Public Video Pledge! Why would you ever want to do this? (Click here for more details) Please take some time to motivate and encourage our Public Video Pledge Challengers by commenting on their Notebook entries! This is the fourth blog listing of October Language Challenge Public Video Pledges o_O And the Pledges just keep on coming! Watch them on our first 3 posts below: PART I HERE PART II HERE PART III HERE Hannah from Canada is learning Japanese Hannah seems pretty motivated: she loves the Japanese language and wants be more confident when speaking it. I totally understand, Japanese is a beautiful language. Its so soft and melodic, if you dont believe me check out her video below. You can tell her how good she sounds on her Notebook entry! Jan from the UK is learning Spain Jan came back from her trip to Spain a little frustrated. Hey, I get it, its hard speaking a language with native speakers when you lack the confidence. Thats what italki is for! Im sure the October Language Challenge will improve your Spanish in leaps and bounds. Spaniards of italki! Leave a comment on her Notebook entry! If I might venture a correction: conciencia means conscience. You probably meant to say confianza ?? Great accent btw!!! Paulo from Brazil is learning English Paulo is a Portuguese teacher learning English. Hes really good at it but he hopes that by the end of the challenge he will be able to speak without pausing as much. Paulo, complete the challenge and youll see how much better youll get! Fluency is just around the corner! He wrote down his objectives on his Notebook entry LilBrito from Spain is learning English LilBrito is definitely being too hard on herself, her English is already very good! But she wants to get it up to a professional level, and we commend her for that. By the end of the month she will be able to have job interviews in English like its nobodys business. Any tips? Write them here > Notebook entry Ian from the United States is learning Cebuano Cebuano is a language spoken in the Philippines by 20 million people, the largest native language community despite not being taught in schools (source: wikipedia). Ians goal > to be able to communicate with his family in Cebu, one of the noblest goals in my humble opinion. Do you have any similar stories? Direct them to his Notebook entry! Its remarkable how you can hear some spanish words in the mix! Tony from the United States is learning Korean Tonys goal is to learn Korean so that he can communicate better with all the Koreans living in Hawaii with him. Im no expert, but his accent seems pretty good! What do you guys think? Let him know on his Notebook entry! Sandrah from the United States is learning Catalan Its great to see another italki Challenge veteran take yet another Challenge. Were really impressed with Sandrah as she was one of the Challenge winners from World Cup Challenge. This time she is out to re-learn Catalan (a language she learned 4-5 years ago but completed forgot (or so she says as she speaks pretty fluently in her video below)). Give Sandrah some love in her Notebook entry! By the way, Sandrah is also a Community Tutor as well. Not sure how these guys pull of learning a language and teaching at the same time but more power to them! Liwin from the Netherlands is learning Chinese Liwin is NEW to italki and has decided to take the plunge immediately and learn Chinese. Shes starting a bit late so has some catch up to do. Shes studied Chinese for 4 years but never had an opportunity to start speaking it. At least with the Challenge, shell get 12 hours (or more) of speaking time! Were sure that she will do well though! Pierre Bredel from the Brazil is learning English Pierre Bredel is yet another Challenger champion having participated in our World Cup Challenge! This time around he is going to take on English (he learned French the last time). Cheer Pierre on by commenting on his Notebook entry! Joshua from the United States is learning Spanish Joshua sent us his Public Video Pledge! He wants to be able to speak more confidently by the end of the month, so that he can communicate with other Spanish-speakers fluently. Check out his video below and drop some words of encouragement on his Notebook entry! Buen ritmo Joshua! Mucha suerte con tu desafío ?? October Language Challenge Public Video Pledges (Part IV) Check out whos taking up our Language Challenge! If youre taking the Language Challenge and really want to succeed, were giving away 50ITC if you make a Public Video Pledge! Why would you ever want to do this? (Click here for more details) Please take some time to motivate and encourage our Public Video Pledge Challengers by commenting on their Notebook entries! This is the fourth blog listing of October Language Challenge Public Video Pledges o_O And the Pledges just keep on coming! Watch them on our first 3 posts below: PART I HERE PART II HERE PART III HERE Hannah from Canada is learning Japanese Hannah seems pretty motivated: she loves the Japanese language and wants be more confident when speaking it. I totally understand, Japanese is a beautiful language. Its so soft and melodic, if you dont believe me check out her video below. You can tell her how good she sounds on her Notebook entry! Jan from the UK is learning Spain Jan came back from her trip to Spain a little frustrated. Hey, I get it, its hard speaking a language with native speakers when you lack the confidence. Thats what italki is for! Im sure the October Language Challenge will improve your Spanish in leaps and bounds. Spaniards of italki! Leave a comment on her Notebook entry! If I might venture a correction: conciencia means conscience. You probably meant to say confianza ?? Great accent btw!!! Paulo from Brazil is learning English Paulo is a Portuguese teacher learning English. Hes really good at it but he hopes that by the end of the challenge he will be able to speak without pausing as much. Paulo, complete the challenge and youll see how much better youll get! Fluency is just around the corner! He wrote down his objectives on his Notebook entry LilBrito from Spain is learning English LilBrito is definitely being too hard on herself, her English is already very good! But she wants to get it up to a professional level, and we commend her for that. By the end of the month she will be able to have job interviews in English like its nobodys business. Any tips? Write them here > Notebook entry Ian from the United States is learning Cebuano Cebuano is a language spoken in the Philippines by 20 million people, the largest native language community despite not being taught in schools (source: wikipedia). Ians goal > to be able to communicate with his family in Cebu, one of the noblest goals in my humble opinion. Do you have any similar stories? Direct them to his Notebook entry! Its remarkable how you can hear some spanish words in the mix! Tony from the United States is learning Korean Tonys goal is to learn Korean so that he can communicate better with all the Koreans living in Hawaii with him. Im no expert, but his accent seems pretty good! What do you guys think? Let him know on his Notebook entry! Sandrah from the United States is learning Catalan Its great to see another italki Challenge veteran take yet another Challenge. Were really impressed with Sandrah as she was one of the Challenge winners from World Cup Challenge. This time she is out to re-learn Catalan (a language she learned 4-5 years ago but completed forgot (or so she says as she speaks pretty fluently in her video below)). Give Sandrah some love in her Notebook entry! By the way, Sandrah is also a Community Tutor as well. Not sure how these guys pull of learning a language and teaching at the same time but more power to them! Liwin from the Netherlands is learning Chinese Liwin is NEW to italki and has decided to take the plunge immediately and learn Chinese. Shes starting a bit late so has some catch up to do. Shes studied Chinese for 4 years but never had an opportunity to start speaking it. At least with the Challenge, shell get 12 hours (or more) of speaking time! Were sure that she will do well though! Pierre Bredel from the Brazil is learning English Pierre Bredel is yet another Challenger champion having participated in our World Cup Challenge! This time around he is going to take on English (he learned French the last time). Cheer Pierre on by commenting on his Notebook entry! Joshua from the United States is learning Spanish Joshua sent us his Public Video Pledge! He wants to be able to speak more confidently by the end of the month, so that he can communicate with other Spanish-speakers fluently. Check out his video below and drop some words of encouragement on his Notebook entry! Buen ritmo Joshua! Mucha suerte con tu desafío ?? October Language Challenge Public Video Pledges (Part IV) Check out whos taking up our Language Challenge! If youre taking the Language Challenge and really want to succeed, were giving away 50ITC if you make a Public Video Pledge! Why would you ever want to do this? (Click here for more details) Please take some time to motivate and encourage our Public Video Pledge Challengers by commenting on their Notebook entries! This is the fourth blog listing of October Language Challenge Public Video Pledges o_O And the Pledges just keep on coming! Watch them on our first 3 posts below: PART I HERE PART II HERE PART III HERE Hannah from Canada is learning Japanese Hannah seems pretty motivated: she loves the Japanese language and wants be more confident when speaking it. I totally understand, Japanese is a beautiful language. Its so soft and melodic, if you dont believe me check out her video below. You can tell her how good she sounds on her Notebook entry! Jan from the UK is learning Spain Jan came back from her trip to Spain a little frustrated. Hey, I get it, its hard speaking a language with native speakers when you lack the confidence. Thats what italki is for! Im sure the October Language Challenge will improve your Spanish in leaps and bounds. Spaniards of italki! Leave a comment on her Notebook entry! If I might venture a correction: conciencia means conscience. You probably meant to say confianza ?? Great accent btw!!! Paulo from Brazil is learning English Paulo is a Portuguese teacher learning English. Hes really good at it but he hopes that by the end of the challenge he will be able to speak without pausing as much. Paulo, complete the challenge and youll see how much better youll get! Fluency is just around the corner! He wrote down his objectives on his Notebook entry LilBrito from Spain is learning English LilBrito is definitely being too hard on herself, her English is already very good! But she wants to get it up to a professional level, and we commend her for that. By the end of the month she will be able to have job interviews in English like its nobodys business. Any tips? Write them here > Notebook entry Ian from the United States is learning Cebuano Cebuano is a language spoken in the Philippines by 20 million people, the largest native language community despite not being taught in schools (source: wikipedia). Ians goal > to be able to communicate with his family in Cebu, one of the noblest goals in my humble opinion. Do you have any similar stories? Direct them to his Notebook entry! Its remarkable how you can hear some spanish words in the mix! Tony from the United States is learning Korean Tonys goal is to learn Korean so that he can communicate better with all the Koreans living in Hawaii with him. Im no expert, but his accent seems pretty good! What do you guys think? Let him know on his Notebook entry! Sandrah from the United States is learning Catalan Its great to see another italki Challenge veteran take yet another Challenge. Were really impressed with Sandrah as she was one of the Challenge winners from World Cup Challenge. This time she is out to re-learn Catalan (a language she learned 4-5 years ago but completed forgot (or so she says as she speaks pretty fluently in her video below)). Give Sandrah some love in her Notebook entry! By the way, Sandrah is also a Community Tutor as well. Not sure how these guys pull of learning a language and teaching at the same time but more power to them! Liwin from the Netherlands is learning Chinese Liwin is NEW to italki and has decided to take the plunge immediately and learn Chinese. Shes starting a bit late so has some catch up to do. Shes studied Chinese for 4 years but never had an opportunity to start speaking it. At least with the Challenge, shell get 12 hours (or more) of speaking time! Were sure that she will do well though! Pierre Bredel from the Brazil is learning English Pierre Bredel is yet another Challenger champion having participated in our World Cup Challenge! This time around he is going to take on English (he learned French the last time). Cheer Pierre on by commenting on his Notebook entry! Joshua from the United States is learning Spanish Joshua sent us his Public Video Pledge! He wants to be able to speak more confidently by the end of the month, so that he can communicate with other Spanish-speakers fluently. Check out his video below and drop some words of encouragement on his Notebook entry! Buen ritmo Joshua! Mucha suerte con tu desafío ??

So what are these leaderboard rankings anyway

So what are these leaderboard rankings anyway Its week 6 of the italki World Cup Language Challenge.  (Yes, Germany has won the Cup, but a more pressing and curious question remains: who will win the italki World Cup Challenge?). Or, as many of you may be quick to point out, what does winning the italki challenge really mean?  How do I read the leaderboard? Should I boo or cheer? (Cheer is the answer to the last one learning a language is good for you). Offical 2014 italki World Cup Language Challenge Leaderboard Short Answer: The Country ranking attempts to answer the question Participants from which country have taken the most classes during the World Cup Challenge (on average)?. The Language ranking attempts to answer the question Students of which language showed the most dedication to taking classes (on average)?. This latter one got a bit confusing because many of the participants are actively studying multiple languages. Long Answer: Basic Methodology. Trying to put together a ranking of groups of people as diverse as italki users is always a strange proposition very few fit well in easily-defined groups. Ultimately we have had to take some shortcuts to be able to process the data and present it in some sort of a consistent fashion. The top-10 rankings you see have been limited only to teams of 4 or more. By teams here we mean ways of grouping participants. Country teams. The obvious way was by country. Even here, however, we had to make a decision about what counts as ones country, as we have both countries of origin, as well as countries in which our users live. For the top ten by country we decided to allocate students into teams based on their profile listing of the country of origin, add up all their session hours, and divide by number of people on the team. The reason for us using an average was to find a way to rank these teams on an overall metric. So, for example, the average participant from Mexico has spent 19.09 hours taking lessons with an italki teacher. As you can quickly imagine this has flaws. The Angola team wound up beng just one student, who has completed over 50 hours of lessons since the beginning of the challenge. Trying to defray the statistical anomalies like this, but still give a shout-out to the dedicated lone representatives of their countries, we have dropped teams with less than three students. Why 3? Frankly, we needed a number that would not eliminate too many teams, but could still be seen as a team-effort. Yes, it is rather arbitrary. Target Language teams. The math on this just got a little weird. Many of our participants are taking multiple languages. Some are even taking languages which are not listed in our site (one of our more prolific users who has racked up numerous hours in Tagalog is actually learning Ilokano from his teacher- a language we do not have formally listed on the site yet). After loads of hand-wringing and fights with our spreadsheet programs, we have decided to use this metric in a simple and crude way: Your target language team is determined by what language you have studied most of in the period of World Cup Challenge. Then, all the hours that you have taken regardless of language get tallied up and divided by the number of other members of your team. Yup, its very crude. Cantonese and Shanghainese dialects got dropped entirely for example. That said, the reason we chose this approach is: although its easy to tabulate the number of hours in a specific language, it is much harder to figure out how to divide that number to find the average. Do we divide them by total number of participants of the challenge? That would be unfair to the small dedicated groups learning Catalan or pretty much every language but English. Do we divide them by number of people who have at all studied this language? That also yields meaningless results, as it doesnt represent the amount of effort many of our students have put into studying a total of 3 or 4 languages. Ultimately we decided that a participants primary language will be his or her team, and created this relatively abstract measure. What the ranking says is that, on average, people studying Spanish (as a primary language) have spent approximately 7.51 hours taking language classes. Final Thoughts. We do not want our participants to miss out on the glory, so we are planning to do a final ranking by number of hours of all the users who have completed the challenge target. These will be individual rankings, with a breakdown of number of hours learned in at least their top-two or top-three languages. Doing this breakdown every week, however, would be very distracting for our team, and would take away from many other activities that are necessary to keep the site running: community management, customer service, handling the publication of articles, and promoting italki resources to inspired language-learners all over the world. Most importantly, we feel that the real winners of the challenge, whether completers or not, will be those who can look at the before video and the after video, and see how much they have accomplished in understanding another language and culture in avery short span of time. By the way, when your before and after videos are ready, please send them to support@italki.com. Good luck everyone in the last few days of the challenge!

Learning a Language through Open University - by TutorNerds

Learning a Language through Open University - by TutorNerds Open University: Learn a New Language Many students in the United States are receiving As or Bs in their foreign language classes but are not able to speak any foreign languages. Some students are seeking a language partner over Skype but for other language-learners this is not the best option. Students can go through iTunes Open University or OU and take several foreign language courses our Orange County foreign language tutors are here to help. Although students cannot receive any school credit for these particular courses, they provide many benefits for American students wishing to learn a second language.??Students can use the courses in two ways: They can either use the classes as a supplement to their traditional Spanish or French classes at school, or they can learn a language that is not offered at school, such as Finnish or Japanese. A Global Education Global education and a global economy are becoming larger issues day after day. Because the United States is so large, and although we speak slightly different regional dialects, the vast majority of Americans speak English as their primary language (READ: New School: Adjusting to Advances in Technology). A student living in the European Union may travel a few hundred miles from France to Germany while a US student will travel the same distance from California to Nevada. Because of our vast geographical boundaries, we don’t need to speak another language throughout the US. Although learning the traditional Spanish or French foreign language option in high school is good, many students prefer to learn a different language. Students may wish to learn the language of their ancestors or learn a language from a country that they wish to live in, visit extensively, or do business in after they finish college. Most European students learn English as a second language because, somehow, English has become the unofficial second language of much of the world. However, using the lessons on OU is a great way for American high school students to join the ranks of people who can speak two or even three languages. Take Away Some Pressure Although students do not get credit for attending OU, for many teenagers this can take away some of the pressure. Without worrying about a grade or test score, some students will no longer think of it as school and will start thinking of it as a useful skill. Once something is no longer a chore, it is often easier to participate in. Students who participate can progress at their own pace and use only what they need. Remember, there is not a teacher or professor who is checking up on assignments or giving final exams in the traditional sense (READ: Ask a Nerd! Mastering AP English Language). The best thing of all is that the vast majority of these courses are entirely free. Students no longer have to live in any particular school district or be able to afford private school tuition in order to take advantage of foreign language learning services online. Give it a Try Students who want to give it a try may simply log-in to the iTunes OU website on their tablet or laptop. There are many podcasts and videos that can be downloaded instantly without even creating an account. Students who wish to take longer language courses, such as those from a university professor, may need to sign up as a student. Because OU is entirely free, there is nothing to lose by attempting to supplement foreign-language learning education using iTunes U Open University. All blog entries, with the exception of guest bloggers, are written by TutorNerds. Are you an education professional? If so, email us at pr@tutornerds.com for guest blogging and collaborations. We want to make this the best free education resource in SoCal, so feel free to suggest what you would like to see us post about.

What The Cold Weather Means For College Students

What The Cold Weather Means For College Students Image via Pixabay Ideally, you’ll want to check to make sure everything is working before the winter hits, but always let maintenance know of any problems ASAP, especially since it will typically take them a few days to get to you. Also, be aware of your dorm’s obligations. Though it’s very possible you won’t be individually able to control the heat/air conditioning in your room, there is typically a state minimum at which your room must be heated to in the winter. Do some research and if it’s below that point, contact the office to let them know. It might seem a little dramatic, but the cold temperatures are cause for students to be aware of their buildings’ regulations, especially when they feel that they aren’t being met as this ultimately becomes a safety hazard. Another important consideration for students is transportation especially if they have cars on campus. For one thing, you’ll want to allow plenty of time to get to your destination during the winter, as you never know what the conditions will be. Even if you use public transportation, stay up to date on the weather, as trains and buses are continually affected by weather changes and it’s very possible you’ll be late. But most importantly, maintaining your car is huge, especially when the winter rolls around. Tire pressure, washer fluid, batteries, automatic locks and having a low gas tank are always problems when it comes to the winter, and being well prepared is a great idea as we head into one of the coldest weeks we’ve had yet. For one thing, you’ll want to start your car throughout the day and let it run for a bit to keep your battery from dying. You’ll also want to have a full gas tank to avoid freezing same goes for washer fluids. Also, make sure your tires are full before the cold weather hits. Of course, this shouldn’t be a problem if your car is housed in a garage, but if it’s outside and vulnerable to the conditions, checking on it, even when you aren’t going to be using it, is a great idea. In terms of what students can be doing health wise against the weather, using a humidifier in the apartment can help dispel the dry, winter air and using preventative medicines such as Emergen-C will help avoid colds, which typically spread much faster in the winter months and as the seasons change. The cold weather is going to continue for quite some time now, so it’s important for students to get ahead of the game and understand that it could mean more than just a chilly walk to class.