High School
Scholarship Interview Advice: Loran Award
A lot of people have been asking me about advice for the Loran Award regional interviews that are coming up in a few weeks. I decided to compile a lot of the things I have been telling students into an article here. Keep in mind that I did not move on to nationals when I [...]
Video: Tips for the Scholarship Application – Queen’s Major Entrance Awards
Series: Tips for the Scholarship Application Name: Queen’s Major Entrance Awards Length: ~38 minutes Requires: Adobe Flash Player Important Links: Scholarship Website,
Essay Writing: The Importance of Writing with a Purpose
I am sure there are many extremely qualified candidates for medical school. In fact, I think there are probably significantly many more people who would make fantastic physicians than there are spots. And in some cases, I think it is possible for some of the most promising physicians to not get into medical school. I’ve [...]
What? You need a 98 average to get into McMaster Health Sciences?
Last night, Eden, a good friend of mine, asked me whether you needed a 98+ average to get into McMaster Health Sciences. At first, I was like: “lol what? No way!” So she told me that a friend of hers found this article that suggested it, and that this friend was starting to worry a [...]
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, [...]
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 [...]
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