Useful Tools to Help You Write Your Thesis

Writing your thesis paper can be one of the most stressful and overwhelming tasks of your academic career. To help you get started, we wanted to provide you with some useful sites that can help get you on the right track.

Attributes to a good thesis

Tips for writing your thesis statement

Thesis Brainstorming ideas

Constructing your thesis

How to know if you're on the right track

For more useful tools, check out 100 useful online tools to help you write your thesis.

Have a great year and good luck!

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OnTheHub now offers Windows 7

OnTheHub now offers Windows 7 Ultimate at deeply discounted prices to students, faculty and staff through your school WebStores.

This offer is exclusive to OnTheHub members and comes to you almost one month before the official launch date, so you don't have to wait until October 22, 2009 to get your copy!

This offer is available through your school WebStore, to see if your school is a member, click here.

Be the first in your class to have a copy! But don’t forget to spread the word about this exclusive offer!

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Tips for International students studying in Canada or the U.S

If you’re studying in Canada or the U.S from abroad, we understand that it can be very exciting, yet a little overwhelming at times. In order to help you out, we’ve provided you with a few tips to help you get accustom to studying away from home.

Spend some time getting to know the history, culture, politics and customs of the country where you’re studying. This will allow you to gain a better understanding of how the country works.

When making new friends, try to include making friends with people who have lived in the country for a while. This way, you can learn the language (including common phrases), find out where to hang out and cultural norms to help you gain the full experience of studying away from home.

If you are looking to find a job, talk about tuition or school related questions talk to your schools’ International Student office. They will be able to provide you with useful information and resources.

If you’re looking for information about international student loans, international students’ insurance, student tax return information and general information, we suggest visiting: InternationalStudent.com

It’s also a good idea to locate your country’s embassy for reference.

We hope you have a great year studying abroad!

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How to make the most out of your school year

We wanted to provide everyone with a few tips on how to have a fun, productive year back-at-school.

Set goals for yourself, whether you want to improve your marks, study abroad next year, getting back into shape or meeting new people. If you write it down- you are more likely to achieve your goals if they are written on paper for you to see on a daily basis.

Don't let your readings and essays' pile up- designate some time after each class to go over your notes, and making sure to stay up-to-date on your assigned readings- seriously, this helps you retain information and increase your understanding of the subject.

If you find yourself falling behind in a class, don’t wait until you’re a week away from your exam to get help. Ask your professor for extra help or look into hiring a tutor.

Participate in school activities, so that you can feel part of the community and you’ll be able to meet more people. This will also give you a more hands-on experience of being at a four-year school and its campus life.

Remember that University/ College is about learning to balance your social life, work, studies, friends, significant others, etc,

If you have any stories of how you made the most of your school year, send them into: feedback@onthehub.com


Have a great weekend!

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A few words from our Twitter Give-Away Winners..

The Twitter Give-Away contest is now closed, but we wanted to leave you with a few quotes that some of our lucky winners have shared with us. Thanks Guys!

Salome @Salome_Niku
University of Toronto
“Big thanks to On the Hub for the contest! I study architecture and Parallels is essential for my schoolwork; I’m looking forward to running Autodesk products on my Mac."

Aaron @alaereon
University of Southern Carolina
“OnTheHub is amazing, but not only because I won a free copy of Parallels 4 from them. Honestly, their support staff are great and they offer amazing deals on all sorts of software for students. Follow them on Twitter and check them out on the OnTheHub.com. What a great company!"

Hugo @Hugoender
University of Florida
"Being a Mac owner, there is no other software quite as powerful and productive as Parallels and being a student there is no better price. Thank you OnTheHub and Parallels!"

**Check out Hugo’s blog Gadget Techie, where he features OnTheHub, Parallels and a video review of Parallels Desktop 4.0 for Mac. **Hugo- we're impressed- thank you!

Thanh @RaiDesu
Hope College, Holland Michigan
“Parallels and OnTheHub have enabled me to do more with my Mac than ever before”

Andrew @DrewFitz
University of Kentucky
Congrats !

Enjoy your Parallels Desktop 4.0 for Mac software everyone!

The OnTheHub team

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The Twitter Give-Away Contest is Now Closed

The Twitter Give-Away contest is now closed.

OnTheHub would like to thank all participants who entered the contest and congratulate all of the lucky winners who recieved a free download of Parallels Desktop 4.0 for Mac. The contest was a huge success, and we would like to thank Parallels for all of their efforts with this joint contest venture.

The following Twitter users have yet to claim their prize: @GoldenChaos, @Meldunford and @sarahpark94. Be sure to send us an email to: contests(at)onthehub.com with all required info.

Stay tuned for more details and quotes from the lucky winners! Visit OnTheHub's Contest page for all of the details!

The OnTheHub team.

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Students! Win a copy of Parallels Desktop 4.0 for Mac!

Hey Students!

Don't miss your last chance to enter our Twitter Give-Away contest. The contest ends today(Wednesday September 9, 2009). Enter for your chance to win a free download copy of Parallels Desktop 4.0 for Mac. The concept is simple, just re-tweet #parallels4students and you are automatically entered for your chance to win. Enter as many times as you like, to increase your chances to win!

In conjunction with Parallels, we have been giving away a download copy of Parallels Desktop 4.0 for Mac every day for 8 days.

We're still waiting to hear back from: @GoldenChaos, @alaereon, @DrewFitz email us at:
contest(at)onthehub.com with the required information to claim your prize!

Remember in order to qualify, you must be a current student attending a college or university (Canada & US only) and must be registered for the OnTheHub eStore.

Good luck!

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We have more Twitter Give-Away winners to announce!

Congratulations! We have more Twitter Give-away winners to announce!

The following Twitter users have won a free download copy of Parallels Desktop 4.0 for Mac, the winners are:

Wednesday's winner: @Salome_niku
Thursday's winner: @RaiDesu
Friday's winner: @Hugoender
Saturday's winner: @GoldenChaos (waiting for your reply)
Sunday's Winner: @Alaereon (waiting for your reply)
Monday's Winner: @DrewFitz (waiting for your reply)

Students, you still have 2 more days (today included) to enter for your chance to win! So don't miss out! visit OnTheHub's contest page for more info.

Remember, in order to qualify- you must be a current student attending a college or university (Canada & US only) and must be registered for the OnTheHub eStore.

Good luck!

the OnTheHub team

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Back-to-School Savings for Fall 2009

As you settle back into school, we wanted to let you know about some of our academic discount offers that will help you save lots of money during this back-to-school season.

All students - Download Microsoft Software at amazing discounts!

Now available through e-academy powered WebStores, students, staff and faculty have exclusive access to downloads of popular Microsoft Student Select software. What this means, is that if your school has signed a Student Select agreement and is using our WebStores, you can get instant access to software at significantly low prices.

You won't have to wait for CD's to be shipped, you will benefit from significantly lower costs due to no shipping fees; all while reducing environmental waste!

Also, for a limited time, academic members can get a fully featured version of Microsoft Office Enterprise 2007 for as low as $41! (Retail value is $828.90). This offer is only valid until October 31, 2009- so don't procrastinate on this one!

Just go to http://www.onthehub.com/search to find out if your school qualifies for these amazing discounts.

Design Students - Get inspired with these Adobe deals!

Order design software by Adobe, such as Adobe Creative Suite 4 Design Premium, Adobe Flash, Adobe DreamWeaver, Adobe Photoshop and more at discounts of up to 90% off. Just search for your school at http://www.onthehub.com/search to find out if your school qualifies for these discounts.

Math and Stats Students - get curriculum software for dirt cheap!

Grab a copy Minitab 15 statistical analysis software. Available for download in 6 (only $29.99) and 12 ($49.99) month rentals (perpetual licenses also available).

If your course requires SPSS Statistics 17, we do have an exclusive deal for you as well. Download SPSS 17 (SPSS 18 to be released soon!) for as low as $49.99.

Students requiring JMP 8 by SAS can also benefit from amazing savings by downloading JMP from our eStore for as low as $29.95.

Journalism Students - We've got QuarkXPress 8 available for download!

QuarkXPress 8, complements the way creative students work. Download this software today for only $149. Note that your school will have to be enrolled in the academic program for you to access this deal. Just get a staff or faculty member from your department to sign your school up at http://www.onthehub.com/quark

Apple Users - need to run Windows Software on your Mac!

Download a copy of Parallels Desktop 4.0 for Mac, available for a measly $39.99. Parallels just got way cooler- Easy, Fast and Powerful Windows on Mac computing with 50+ new features and enhancements!

IT Students - Get VMware software for FREE!

Students from departments that sign up for the free VMAP program can download VMware software for free. For more details, please visit the VMAP site.

Computer Science and Design Students - Download Windows 7 for FREE through the MSDN AA program!

Students from departments participating in the MSDN AA program, can now download Windows 7, as well as hundreds of other Microsoft Software titles. If you know that your school department is enrolled in this program, contact your IT department or license administrator for more information. If your department is not yet an MSDN AA member, please visit this site to learn more.

These are just a few of the software titles offered at exclusive academic prices. Other titles include: TrendMicro Antivirus, SAS Learning Edition 4.1, Inspiration, Auguri, Babylon, S-PLUS (FREE), iGrafx among others.

To take advantage of these offers, or for a full list of software available go to: www.onthehub.com

Good luck with your studies this fall and remember to pass the word!

The OnTheHub Team

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We have our first Twitter Give-Away winner!

We have our first Twitter Give-Away winner!

Congratulations to @Salome Niku! Who has just won a download copy of Parallels Desktop 4.0 for Mac.

Thanks for all who entered our Twitter Give-Away contest! Remember that was only the first day and you have 6 more days to enter (today included), and can enter as many times as you want for a new chance to win.

To enter the Parallels Twitter Give-Away, click here.

Good Luck!

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Students, enter our daily Twitter contest for your chance to win!

Hey Students! We've got a fresh new back-to-school contest for you- Enter our daily Twitter Give-away for the chance to win a free download of Parallels Desktop® 4.0 for Mac!

We will be choosing one new winner each day for a week (7 days) and you can enter the contest as many times as you like to increase your chances to win.

It's super easy to enter, all you have to do is Retweet #parallels4students and you will be automatically entered to win. Tell me more you say?... Check out the OnTheHub Contest page for full contest details and rules.

The contest starts today September 2nd and runs until September 9th, 2009! So don't miss out.

Get your Tweet on..

Good luck!

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