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A Million Bucks In Scholarships - I'm Not Kidding!
Mention a million dollars in scholarships as few
as ten years ago, and most university officials
and everybody else would have laughed in your
face. It won't happen today. There are two reasons
why. College scholarship opportunities have...
APEX Award for Tutorials, Help Fines & FAQ\'s Given to Marge Roberts
Marge Roberts of ERP Software Leader Encompix given APEX Award for Tutorials, Help Fines & FAQ's
APEX Award for Tutorials, Help Fines & FAQ's Given to Marge Roberts for ERP Software Leader Encompix Marge Roberts, Documentation...
Filmmaking - Don't Pay Rate Card!
If you want to broadcast across Hollywood that you are an amateur, pay the rental company’s published rate card amounts for your production equipment. No professional pays rate card!
I don’t even know why they bother to print rate cards,...
Purpose: Part 3
Date: January 6, 2006 Author: P.C. Simon e-mail:
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consider this free-reprint article written by: Dr. P.C. Simon
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The Health Benefits of Chocolate
With the New Year come and gone, many of us are making good on a resolution to eat healthier. So what’s a chocolate lover to do? Good news. Research says you can have your cake and eat it, too. As long as that cake is chocolate. For centuries,...
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Schreiber, Johansson Build A 'Bridge' To A Classic
Liev Schreiber and Scarlett Johansson are starring in a widely praised revival of Arthur Miller's A View From The Bridge. They tell reporter Jeff Lunden that as in all great tragedies, this one's clashes and catastrophes have something of the inevitable about them.
Stargazing At The Opera
The Hayden Planetarium in New York takes opera to the moon with a new production of <em>Il Mondo Della Luna.</em> Diane Paulus and Philip Bussmann talk about merging cosmos footage with music, how science can enhance the arts and the future of technology and theater.
Encompix ETO ERP Documentation Wins APEX Award
Marge Roberts, Documentation Specialist, has been awarded the APEX 2005 Award of Excellence in the “Tutorials, Help Files & FAQs” category for her work on the Online Help for Encompix Version 9.2B. The APEX Awards for Publication Excellence is an...
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How to Turn a Waitlist into an Acceptance
Being placed on a wait list or being deferred by a first-choice college is not the end of the road for students. Although the situation is difficult, there are a number of strategies to increase the chances of being admitted.
First and foremost, it is imperative for students to inform the admissions office in writing that their school is still the number one choice and that they would definitely attend if accepted. Colleges want assurances that if they draw from the wait listed pool of applicants that these potential students are serious about attending and committed to their schools. Next, contact all persons that were met with during the interview process and inform them of the strong commitment to that school and desire to attend. Submit an update of any and all relevant information pertaining to new grades, projects, test scores, awards, etc.
Finally, review the original application with a fine-tooth comb to make sure that it was the best representation of who you are as a student and what you can contribute to the college as a potential student. Often, students discover hastily written or underdeveloped sections that may have led an application reader to assume a lack of interest. If necessary, do a solid re-work of the application and re-submit with a brand-new version. Be sure that the essays are not generic, but truly reveal something about the student as an individual.
In counseling students, I have on more than one occasion reviewed the
Survey: Teenagers Are Sleep Deprived
Parents who have to drag their kids out of bed for school may consider this advice from Dr. Jason Eberhart-Phillips, the top health officer in Kansas. He says teenagers don't get enough sleep -- they should be sleeping nine or 10 hours per night. But studies indicate that very few do. He suggests the state should push back the starting time for classes.
Prom And Homecoming Dresses For The 2006 Season.
Now is the time to start searching for prom and homecoming
dresses for 2006. It's nice to allow yourself plenty of time, so
you can relax and enjoy checking out all those gorgeous dresses
before you decide which one is going to be absolutely...
application submitted by students who were rejected by all of their top choice schools. Usually, the rejection was based on not providing the schools with a complete understanding of the applicant’s talents. For example, I counseled a client in April of his senior year after he was rejected by all of his top schools and waitlisted at one with SAT 1 scores of above 1500 and straight A’s in all AP Courses.
Upon reviewing the application, I understood immediately why he was rejected. Basically, he chose the common application instead of the school’s actual application; the essays were generic and not revealing anything about his true self; and he had not done the research into the schools in question. This student was obviously gifted, pursuing a dual curriculum with AP courses and study of the Talmud at a Jewish Yeshiva. He listened to Hebrew radio every night and composed music for the piano. By scheduling a meeting with the college admissions reader at his waitlist school and presenting a brand-new application, this student was accepted three days later.
So, the general rule of thumb for wait listed students is it at first you don’t succeed - try and try again. If wait listed by the top choice school, take another look at the application and make it as solid as it can be. Then resubmit after doing some serious reworking.
Copyright Katherine Cohen - www.ivywise.com
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