PAGESFor decades popular students at high school have been trying to embarrass mates that were much better students that themselves. Good students had to suffer many pranks and people laughing at them. That is why some of them tried not to get so good grades and slip past.
Thankfully, things are becoming to change at many schools all over the country. As those students that stand out at school are getting good rewards as the last gadgets and good scholarships; teenagers are realizing how important it is to get the best possible grades.
Probably, companies as Google are influencing this trend too. Every youngster would like to work at this kind of companies and they know Google only hires the best ones, those that sure they weren’t the most popular at school but had spent much time learning about new technologies and there is not only Google who wants the best ones: all companies prefer to hire smart and hard-working employees that when decided what to study chose to do the best as possible,
Even on TV series like “The Big Bang theory” stars are young smart boys and writers mock the typical handsome muscled young men with empty minds. In the show watchers have fun about principal character’s daily life but we can watch how many times writers make the “popular” and handsome boys look like idiots.
If you are doing really good as a school student you would be proud of it because aan amazing future is waiting for you.
Don’t be ashamed of being a good student
August 29th, 2010Why to join a study group?
August 26th, 2010Being new at college it is always difficult because you need to adapt to live far from family and friends, learn to organize your place, meet new people choose what to study and get the better grades you can. Start or join a study group could help you to make easier all that tasks.
First thing to do is looking for class mates that are interested to join a study group too. Students that are willing to join in usually attend to every classes and they are interested in doing a great job at college.
Size of the group. The ideal will be 4 to 6 students, larger groups tend are difficult to organize and tend to split in smaller ones.
Place to meet. A well-ventilated, wide and quite place is where the group should meet to avoid distractions
Frecuency and duration. The group can meet once or twice a week for sessions that can last about 2 hours. When the sessions last for more time, students get tired and unfocused.
What can the study group do for a students?
Share abilities and potential. As not every school student has the same skills, sharing them in a group will help to improve your grades in that subjects you are not so good at.
Have all the information. Sometimes although you takes notes you can miss something important said by the professor, comparing notes with your mates will give you that info you didn’t hear.
Support. Everybody has low mood moments and many people even thinks about giving up, sharing you worries with the group will help you to open your mind and have another point of view.
Socialization. The group can share other activities after study sessions and the other components in the group can introduce you people you didn’t know before so you could make much more friends.
In summary, next time a class mate ask you to join in a study group say yes!
World’s most ancient Universities
August 24th, 2010
When trying to choose what to study and where to study we have a wide variety of Colleges and University which love to attend. Here we speak about most ancient universities that are still in operation and you can choose to study.
University of Bologna , Italy. It is believed to be founded in 1088. This was first academic institution using the word “universitas” at its foundation. Nowadays it counts on over 100,000 students and even it has a branch center in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
University of Paris, France. Many people refers to it as La Sorbonne although it is not completely located in the historical Sorbonne building. It was founded in 11th century and in 1970 it split in 13 separated universities as a result of 1968 cultural revolution, known as French May.
University of Oxford, England, has been teaching from 1096 and it is the oldest English-speaking university in the world. It has a long history of rivalry with University of Cambridge but they both are worldwide recognize as two of the world’s leading academic institutions.
University of Montpellier, France. To this university belong the oldest medicine school of Europe that was being taught in Montpellier in 1160. Its law school has a long career too, some of its professors collaborated in writing the Napoleonic Code.
University of Salamanca, Spain. Oldest university still in operation in Spain and nowadays it received many foreign students that visit Salamanca to learn Spanish. Although they were teaching a long time before it was not till 1218 that it received the Royal Chart of Foundation.
If you are still a school student and didn’t choose a University yet probably you would like to attend to classes at any of these ancient academic institutions and feel their historical places.
Educational Summer Camps
July 26th, 2010
Usually summer is synonym of vacation, water, sun and fun and many children in the world attend to summer camps. The activities held at camps are frequently related to nature and offer the possibility that kids learn basic survival techniques. However if you want to learn anything else you can go to a educational summer camps.
In this educational camps there are no only traditional camps activities but a wide variety of academic disciplines mixed with a bit of fun.
Maths workshops can teach them that mathematics are not boring but indeed they are fun and many mysteries can be solved using mathematical skills. Chemistry is a really stunning subject if you can watch chemical reactions as they are produced directly in nature by animals, flowers or water.
Physics applied to everyday life is one of the enjoyable tasks that kids can learn in this camps and many of them come back home wanting to be a physic in the future. All students in this classes enjoy learning as much as they do riding a canoe or playing soccer.
Not only science are taught at this camps, literature or history are shown to children eyes in a completely different way that they study at school. Visits to historical places or group reading help to keep them interested and make them want to know more.
Could be interesting for student driver school camps too. Held at cities, they offer intensive courses in order to pass theory and practical official driving exams so you can get your driving license in a short time.
There is another kind of camps that can fit you, those related to the Internet and communication science. Although children nowadays appear to know everything about computer and gadget, student would enjoy learning much more about them, even this knowledge can apply for a living in adult life.
What to study? A life-shaping choice
July 20th, 2010Once you have finished senior year at high school you have to make one of the most important decisions of your life; choose what to study and which University will have you a one of its students.
Many times young people let their family of friends tell them what they should study. Once they get the degree after years of effort and many hours preparing the exams many of them realized that all that time was a waste because they don’t like what they were studying for. However at that point the decision cannot be easily reversed and most of the people go on with their life although they don’t fell happy with it.
No one wants to spend many years studying and starting a career that don’t fit with him and that will make him unhappy for the rest of his life . In order to avoid this situation, you should sit a career test for high school students . These tests show you what are your better skills and which studies are related to your abilities so your chances to make a proper choice and go a great job increase a lot.
Once you have the determination of studying a certain degree you should choose the best institution to take that studies that you can find. Companies are very sensitive about where the job applicant took his studies so University reputation is a point to consider when choosing one. There are another aspects to consider as cost per year, distance to your family home, chances to get a grant, etc. but the fist one to be aware is the studies program quality.
To finish, a really good advice to any student: Study what you like not what you are supposed to.
Tips for a good college experience
June 23rd, 2010You are a school student and you’re not sure about going to college. But if you go, you want to make the best out of it. I found a couple of tips for you on the internet that may help you making your college experience as positive and productive as possible.
First you have to ask the question “why am I going to college?” Because many students don’t know why they are going to study in college. These students mostly listen to their friends or family and don’t follow their own desires. Of course their motivation will run out quickly, they start to skip classes and their whole college life is about going out and drinking. This is doomed to fail and so you have to ask the question whether you want to go to college and what you want to do during your period here.
Another smart thing to do is setting clear objectives for every class you go to. Decide what you want to achieve by going to a certain class. This can determine how much time you want to spend for this class and whether you WANT to master the material or not. In this way you can do a little less for classes that have a low priority for your specific goals.
Furthermore you can try to do a personality or a career test to discover which type of student you are and maybe get to know what you really want to study. It’s easy, quick, cheap and it could help you to determine your future.
The last tip I want to give you is: try to enjoy it as much as possible because before you know it, it’s finished and you have to start working. Of course you will have to overcome some challenges but the life of a student is not only about working, you have to enjoy the fact that you are still a student and blow off steam.
Best High Schools
June 16th, 2010Each year Newsweek chooses the best high schools in America based on the work of the school staff and how hard school students are tested in order to be prepared for college. This year, they did something special. Newsweek made an individual profile page for 1608 schools that made the list. This is more or less 6% of all the high schools in the United States. You can check out all the profiles on their website.
Furthermore 20 schools were selected as the top 20 high schools, you can find pictures and information about how all these schools prepare their students for college online.
There is also a list of schools that were too elite to be included in the rankings. These rankings are important because high school can be a good educational preparation for different types of students.
Take your exam at home
June 14th, 2010Are you also tired of stressing out while waiting in line to take your exam, talking with everybody and appearing that you don’t know as much as you thought you would? Then maybe there is a solution for you.
A company called Software Security Inc has created a new kind of software that would be able to allow school students taking their exams at home. Thanks to the new technology, students wouldn’t be able to cheat at home.
According to the BBC website, the device has to be plugged into the computer of the student. Afterwards it takes a fingerprint in order to verify the person being the one who he claims to be. During the exam, a webcam and a microphone are switched on making sure that there is no one else in the room talking or there is no unnecessary movement. Furthermore, it would be impossible for the student to get access to the internet or personal files thanks to a ‘Lock Down’.
Some universities are testing the software and say that it’s good. It helps the disabled a lot for example. Of course nothing is 100% secure they say but neither are traditional exams.