Archive for September, 2008
How to Start a Youth Group in Your School
When I was fifteen, I made a decision that would completely change my life. Inspired by a Report Card on Child Poverty in Toronto, my brother and I decided to start a youth group in our school to tackle child poverty in city. I had never been in a “leadership role” before, so to say [...]
How to Write a Winning Scholarship Essay – Part 4: Revising the Essay
Congratulations on finishing the most gruelling part of the application process – writing the essay. Although the finish line is in sight, you’re not just done yet. But before we go on any further, there is one very important thing you need to do first. Take a Break: Come Back in a Day or Two [...]
Stop and Think: Don’t Fall into the Trap of Autopiloting
A few days ago, I had my first peer tutoring session of the year. Last year I tutored chemistry to first year students, but this year, I am now also tutoring first year biology and mathematics. I love teaching and helping students succeed in general (this blog itself should make that obvious!), and I am [...]
Mastering Interview and Application Questions: The Art of Questioning the Question
I was sitting in my Advanced Biochemistry class the other day, and the professor was talking about a well-known scientist (that I can’t remember) who helped pave the way for some very important discoveries in biology. The professor said that the reason why the scientist was so successful was not because he knew all the [...]
How to Write a Winning Scholarship Essay – Part 3: Writing the Essay
At this point, you should know what you are going to write. That is, you should have completed the outline for your essay which includes all the information and ideas you want to get across to the scholarship judges: what you have achieved, the lessons you’ve learned, how you got started, etc. In this article, [...]
Things Are Slowing Down…
University life is starting to take its toll a bit. Between classes and the time it takes for transportation, I feel like there’s not very much time left each day. It also doesn’t help that I have morning classes, and well I’m not a morning person, so I don’t get enough sleep everyday and wind [...]
Making Sense
Imagine you are a scholarship judge or admission committees, and you are analyzing an application. It could be a scholarship essay, medical school essay, or something similar. Despite the specific qualities you are looking for, there is always one underlying question whose answer will consciously or unconsciously sway your opinion: “Does it make sense?” And [...]
Back to School
Sorry for the lack of writing the past few days! My internet has been down since Friday, but it seems to be fine now. So today was the first day of my 3rd year of Biomedical Sciences at York. I had been living on campus during my first two years, but decided to save some [...]
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