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21.10.2006., subota

College Scholarship Myths You Need To Know

There are several types of scholarship grants out there. And the best part is you can get it everywhere. You can get it from your school academic office, colleges and universities, local government, corporations, institutions, and the internet. But the bad thing is, in spite the availability of these scholarships, applicants seem to be discourage for certain reasons. Here are the common myths you need to know before getting discourage on applying for a college scholarship:

· Scholarships are for highly intellectual students only.

Most students are discouraged with the idea that all scholarship grants are reserved for ‘A’ students. This is 100% untrue. Although many scholarships offered everywhere have something to do with considering the academics performance of students, there are several factors that are also taken into great account. For this matter, scholarship grants can also be available for ‘B’ and ‘C’ students.

Many scholarships also have something to do with any field outside the norms of academic performance and grades. For example, there are scholarships for athletes, artists, performers, and so on. There are some scholarships that consider the weight of the applicants’ involvement in community development. The thing is you don’t have to be an Einstein to win a scholarship.

· Scholarships are only for the underprivileged

While there are many institutions that provide scholarships for the underprivileged, other scholarships do not fall on this condition. Many scholarships are granted for middle class or even for those who can afford. It is true that most scholarships are based on the need; there are some that aren’t. As a matter of fact, there are many scholarships that are based on the merits. This means that an applicant is not measured based on the financial capability but on academic proficiency and extracurricular activities.

· Scholarships involve money right at the application process

Yes, there are groups or institutions that will do all the work for you. They will find the most suitable scholarship for your need and they will process your scholarship application. Be warned that these might be scams. They do not intent to give you the scholarship you need but the money you earned. If you come across this, never give any payment.

· You cannot apply for several types of scholarships

The fact is you can always apply for several types of scholarships you think you are qualified into. Just make sure you give attention on the requirements and you are on the way in getting to a school you always dream of.

- 19:24 - Komentari (1) - Isprintaj - #

03.10.2006., utorak

Value of Education

A few days ago, as I was eating lunch with friends, I entered a heated debate about the worth of education. "I should not have to learn algebra and calculus because it will have no influence on my life," my opponent angrily shouted as I tried to defend the usefulness of mathematics. Three days later, I still mul l over the issue, trying to arrive at the origin of the disparity of views betw een my opponent and me. I treasure every bit of knowledge I gain, in or out of school. When someone contends that a particular academic field or realm of inf ormation has no applications, I feel compelled to demonstrate the fallacy of such an argument by citing an example from my life.

As a middle-schooler in Moscow, Russia, I took English for three years. Many of my peers grumbled about having to attend the course, adamant in their belief that these skills would be never used. However, some, including myself, felt that any offer of knowledge was to be accepted and stored away for possible later use. Lo and behold, three years after I signed up for my first English class, I found myself living in the United States, sending sincere thank you letters to my English teacher for supplying me with survival skills. If I had not taken my class seriously, my integration into the American society would have taken much longer.

My attitude toward learning has not changed since. Striving to excel in every class I take, I regard education in all areas as relevant to my life, rather than remote. I try to link each piece of new information either to my intended field of study (Physics/Mathematics) or to personal enlightenment. Living up to my motto, "The measure of learning is its application," I prepare myself for all situations and achieve well-roundedness.

- 22:49 - Komentari (0) - Isprintaj - #

29.09.2006., petak

How To Write A Personal Statement For College

The entire college admission process can be exhausting and nerve-racking but there are few things worse than writing the personal statement for college applications. Your first thought is that it would be a piece of cake, everything you have to do is write a few words about yourself - what your interests are, what you would like to accomplish in life. However, personal statements for college have never been an easy task. When writing a statement for college, your high school writings for which you got straight A's won't do you much good.

The main issue is that when writing your personal statement for college, you are not in that world and you are well aware of it. Personal statements are not supposed to be essays about how much you admire famous people like Gandhi. You shouldn't also write about the first time you leaned how important teamwork is or anything like that. They have heard it all, so you cannot write anything new and this, unfortunately, is not in your favor.

These are the reasons why so many people seek help when writing their personal statement for college is concerned. I had a good time growing up. As my mother is a very famous and acknowledged writer, I always counted on her for feedback. Even now she is there for me when I need an intelligent and well-structured statement or paper. Apart from helping with my essays, my mother was also good enough to give me a hand when I was writing my personal statement for college.

Of course, I realize not everyone is lucky enough to have such a valuable resource at their home, and not everyone can also depend on their high school English teacher. So, if this concerns you, then you can try searching some sites on the internet that might turn to be quite helpful. For instance, most of them offer free tips telling you what you should avoid and what you should include when writing your personal statement for college. From my point of view, when writing your personal statement it's best to try to find face to face feedback from someone whom you trust.

- 22:27 - Komentari (0) - Isprintaj - #

26.09.2006., utorak

Formula To Become a Success Virtual Student

According to the National Center for Education Statistics, the numbers of students taking distance or online education classes are continue growing at a phenomenal rate. And online courses have become an excellent way for busy professionals to gain advanced training and earning degrees for switching their career paths. However, not all can be succeed as a virtual student and complete their online degree program.

Success as a Virtual Student depends upon a few factors outlined in the process of becoming a successful virtual student below. These factors are importance to be considered for those who are considering an online degree program.

Is Distance Learning Right for You?

This is the first question to ask yourself in your decision to earn your degree online. Although anyone can be succeed as Virtual Student with hard work, determination and the ability to do the work. While successful & happy Virtual Students find earning a degree online is an enjoyable and rewarding experience, others find themselves regretting their decision and wishing they had enrolled at a traditional school instead.

In general, successful & happy virtual students have a few characteristics in common:

-Self-motivated & Independence – Virtual student able to motivate themselves and on-task with all assignments given to them and no need others to encourage them to proceed in other study and ability to set their own goal is the key of success.

-Good reading comprehension skills – In traditional class-based lecture session, student learn by listening to the lectures and taking notes. Instead, Virtual Students learning environment is slightly difference, the students are expected to master the learning materials through reading alone. Although, there are a few online courses offer online audio and video classes but comparatively the majority of learning materials are still in text reading based.

-Missing of socialization element of traditional school can be tolerated. The virtual students feel alright in missing of students activities conducted at colleges. They feel comfortable with the current social situation and treat the earning a degree is a process of learning and not an importance factor in their socialization lifestyle.

-Likes to stay online and search for information from internet. Most of online learning materials are delivered through electronic media such as internet & email. A success virtual student should feel comfortable with these types of digital media and able to accept these as the major learning channel.

Determine Your Purpose for Undertaking Online Education

Once you have made up your decision to proceed as Virtual Student (either your personality characteristics indicate you can be succeed as a Virtual Student or your just decide to proceed anyway!), the next step is to determine your purpose for undertaking the online education and decide the type of degree to earn for.

The common motivations among the Virtual Student are:

-Your Company pressuring you to get a degree so that you are eligible for promotion.

-You want to change your career.

-Earn the degree to fulfill your personal goals.

-Self improvement by adding new knowledge and skills.

No matter which group you occupy, spending some time to think about your purpose of enrolling an online degree program. Clearly understand your purpose will help to sustain you whenever you face any road blocks or difficult times during your online degree program.

Determine Your Status

Before your apply for admission to an online college or university, gathering the information from those universities or colleges on their admission requirement and whether any credits transfer can be made on your existing credits. Ask them to send you a transcript and your can use this handy document as your reference point from which to negotiate with your chosen school about the transfer hours.

Be aware that, your existing credits might not be able to be transferred due to completely different field of study or it may due to the school “Policy”. Some school may have awarded credits for work or life experience, check it out.

Takes A Rest!

This article is published in 3 parts. In this part, we talk about the common characteristics to become a success virtual student, decide your purpose of undertaking online education and check out your current credit transfer ability.

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