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I was unable to follow my Mon-Wed-Fri schedule for blogging this week and missed Wednesday. I hope you are not too upset at my unpredictability. The Mon-Wed-Fri blogging days are a part of my routine. Most people love the security and comfort of a routine, and though they won’t admit it, many students find their school classrooms comforting. Their routine schedule gives them a sense of normalcy. However, sometimes students want to break out of that repetitiveness, and this is mostly fulfilled outside of school. Clubs and internships aren’t the only way to experience something… Continue Reading
Drawing on time
Philip Zimbardo is Professor Emeritus of psychology at Stanford University. In this super cool ‘animated’ video he conveys how our individual perspectives of time affect our work, health and well-being. Time influences who we are as a person, how we view relationships and how we act in the world.
Reducing Test Anxiety
Stress. Everyone faces it, not just anxious high school students. Stress is a natural, but not insurmountable, challenge faced by all. However, by using a few simple techniques, anyone can learn to effectively and efficiently combat stress in all situations. Strategy 1: Tensing and Relaxing. This strategy is developed and explained in depth in Dr. Paul D. Nolting’s instructional text Math Study Skills Workbook, Your Guide to Reducing Test Anxiety and Improving Study Strategies. When using the tensing and relaxing method, first place feet on the floor, making sure you are pressing evenly downwards. Then,… Continue Reading
A New Year…
New Year’s resolutions. Made every year, prior to Jan 1st, they are goals that you strive to achieve over the following year. These resolutions can be anything—to earn straight As, to keep your room clean, or to try something new. However, since the January SAT is right around the corner, perhaps your New Year’s resolution is to attain a certain high score on this examination. To help achieve your goals, there are a few tips that you should keep in mind. Attend all your Excel classes. Excel instructors teach valuable tips that will increase your… Continue Reading
Discovering the Ivy Canopied Underbrush
Pull up your stockings juniors, because you’re going to be taking the SATs this year. But besides taking this crucial examination, you have to do some research as well. This means that it is time to start thinking about the schools you want to apply to for the fall. If your mind is set on red brick buildings, gabled roofs, and top-ranked names, you must be thinking about the Ivy League schools (or UCLA, the only red brick UC). Now as a Californian, you are familiar with certain Ivies such as Harvard, Princeton, or Yale…. Continue Reading