In Real Life
Update: New blog posts every Mon-Wed-Fri. I will try my best to meet this schedule. Remember to leave comments and share your thoughts and ideas! YouTube’s popular vlogger Natalie (Username: “communitychannel”) asks the question you’ve all been dying to know. When will I use what I learn in real life? In reality, you use your school knowledge every day! You actually do math problems all the time- just not in the format that you see in school. You use math when you buy groceries, fill up gas, or try to save money for a new… Continue Reading
Throughout society and in life… (Part 1)
Many students feel increased anxiety when writing the SAT essay. The task is simple enough, but the process is complicated. The essay must be completed in under 25 minutes and achieve the following: flow logically, be organized, and persuade. Unlike analytical essays, the SAT essay is testing how well you can prove your point by using concrete examples and evidence. While students of Excel are given a format to follow which can greatly help them organize their essay, they are still responsible for providing their own content to fill in that format. Another aspect of… Continue Reading
Create your own major
You can study animals by creating a major in Ethology at the University of Minnesota Everyone craves freedom, and all students use phrases like “I want to do what makes me happy.” Majors are no exception. Earlier this blog covered how one might go about choosing a major in the series “A Major Decision.” However, if you feel “boxed in” or limited by the already available majors at universities, you can create your own major. However, creating your own major is no easy task. You need to structure the major in such a way that… Continue Reading
Something in Common
Recently, I watched a charming Dianna Agron (Glee) interview on Jimmy Kimmel Live. She was refreshingly poised and humble, especially when she recounted her memory of hanging out with Beyonce and Gwyneth Paltrow in the bathroom. Apparently all the Glee girls, Gwyneth, and Beyonce were in the bathroom together to fix someone’s dress when suddenly someone popped out a box of mints. Dianna noticed how Beyonce took a mint just like a regular person, and Dianna felt like Beyonce was one of them. You can check out the beginning of the interview here. Her story… Continue Reading
Public vs. Private Part 2
Before reading this article, be sure to check out Part 1 for a basic understanding. Last time, I mainly discussed university costs and class sizes. It was established that private schools are much more expensive than public schools, nearly double the cost. However, private schools have more scholarships, so be sure to consider them in your college search. It was also found that private schools have smaller class sizes and each student gets more attention in general. On the other hand, many public schools offer this as well; they just have larger student bodies. There… Continue Reading