nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm
You're staring at the screen. A simple request of a professor or TA has turned into three paragraphs. You're trying to be casual and intelligent and not needy when in fact you need something. OR You have just failed a test or missed a deadline. In a paniced frenzy you type two sentences into your [...]
*Heres a bit of my thoughts on going to "top choice" school I wrote a while back. I think about this a lot as a high school tutor and college admissions guide. I am sure I will add more to this post as time goes on.* Today is May 1st. Seniors all around the world [...]
This Tuesday I received an email- an echo of emails I have received before. It may have been an echo of emails you have received before as well... Dear Applicant, Thank you for applying to the ... Internship Program. The candidate pool to fill a limited number of 2020 internships is impressive in both size [...]
It was the 6am bus ride to school everyday that gave me the dose of reality I needed. Standing on the corner, hoping the bus wouldn't be too late, looking into the headlights on Sepulveda, I realized how lucky I was to be going to school at UCLA, living in Culver City, and commuting to [...]
As a student who has desperately needed help, and a tutor who has had 6+ years of experience teaching just about every level of math and science imaginable, I feel like I've seen just about every student-tutor relationship out there. Lets face it, even the best tutors in the world can only do so much. [...]
August. Its hot. School is back. The common application is out. If you're starting your senior year of high school chances are people are asking you where you want to be next year. If you're a high school junior, you might be jumping into a daunting schedule. And on top of all of this, college [...]
And why you should learn it in college Maybe you heard of GIS from a friend. Maybe a councelor told you it would be a good skill to have before you graduate college. Maybe you have a friend that is a GIS major and their explanation was still confusing. For whatever reason, you find yourself [...]
So you’re dropping thousand of dollars on a college education. (Or you have a scholarship, yay!) You want to make your time and money count. In all honesty, theres nothing I hate more than seeing people scrolling through Facebook or online shopping. WHY WOULD YOU GO TO LECTURE IF YOU'RE NOT GOING TO WATCH THE [...]
The day I turned 21 I started the first page in my blue journal. The journal was leather, with a beautiful embossed print on the front and a strap that wrapped around. I received it that year for Christmas, and it was the most beautiful journal I had ever had. Today, days after my 23rd [...]
(or how to toot your own horn) In my junior year of high school, our English teacher read to the class one of her favorite personal statements ever written by a student. This was around the time we were all beginning to seriously focus on college applications and this essay served as a poster child [...]
Paige Hoel 