Hi, I’m Sarah, I’m 16 and I live in the UK. I’m looking to go to an American university. I’ve just officially finished year 11 (so GSCE’s) and I start my A-Levels next year. I came across your blog and was wondering if you could give me any advice on applying to university (i know… keep reading
Category Archives: academia
standardized testing is dumb so let’s give everyone extra time
Photo Credit: albertogp123 via Compfight cc So I was doing research for something else and I stumbled upon this article from 2007 about standardized testing and extra time and I feel so ugh about it. These kids, man. Whatever happened to solidarity? Pretty much every student quoted says something like “My parents are willing to pay… keep reading
we should be more narcissistic
Could the media calm down about how terrible millennials are? It reminds me of how, when you were in 9th grade, you would look at the kids in middle school and say “man, those 8th graders are SOOO much worse than we were. Did you hear that Hanna made out with Jack at the movies… keep reading
how to procrastinate
1. Decide not to do work right now. It’s not necessary yet. It’s not due for like, two days. You definitely don’t have to start working on it now. How long is it going to even take you? Three hours, tops. And you have 48 hours to get it done! You’re in good shape. You… keep reading
how i will judge you based on where you sit in class
front row You’re pretending to be a good student. In actuality, you either love attention or hate attention and are torturing yourself. If you love attention, the people who sit behind you (i.e. everyone) probably think you’re awful. You’re that girl who raises her hand when the professor writes the wrong number on the board,… keep reading
how to write a cover letter
Photo Credit: Waponi via Compfight cc Writing a cover letter is probably the douchiest thing you will ever have to do. The entire purpose of this letter is to tell somebody else that you are great, while making it sound like you’ve been preparing for this moment (of applying for an internship with SaveTheDolphins.com) for… keep reading
how to choose next semester’s classes
1. Preregister. You’ll probably be given the opportunity to register for classes in March or something. You might even end up taking one of the classes that you preregister for (… although frankly, it’s unlikely). Sign yourself up for the first six courses that sound vaguely interesting (and meet after 11AM, obviously). Stress out about getting… keep reading