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Check out these articles, podcasts, videos, courses, and activities. Please feel free to email me with your own finds. Topics can range from the academic to the curious.
Check out these articles, podcasts, videos, courses, and activities. Please feel free to email me with your own finds. Topics can range from the academic to the curious.
COLLEGE PREP and INFO
COLLEGE PREP and INFO
Admissions Case Studies for Top-Tier Schools
Admissions Case Studies for Top-Tier Schools
View Youtube videos from Erinn Andrews, former Stanford Admissions Officer, who considers a couple of case studies from an admissions officer's point of view. Please note that Stanford has around a 3% admissions rate (among stellar students who would be confident enough to apply). Watching these videos and following tips does not offer a real advantage; however, understanding these cases, even if they are a bit outdated, may be useful to your college planning in general. My advice is to challenge yourself, plan for best individual growth and learning, and be authentic. However, there is quite a bit of strategy involved in successfully applying to top-tier schools.
Case Study #2 LINK
Case Study #6 LINK
Dear Therapist: I Staked My Identity on Attending an Ivy League School
Dear Therapist: I Staked My Identity on Attending an Ivy League School
I’m trying to accept that the school I’m going to is where I am meant to be, but I feel like my accomplishments mean nothing now.
LORI GOTTLIEB MAY 11, 2020
Free SAT Prep
Free SAT Prep
READING & WRITING
READING & WRITING
City Theatre Young Playwrights Contest (usually due in March)
City Theatre Young Playwrights Contest (usually due in March)
See Schoology announcement
See Schoology announcement
Reflections National PTA competition 2024
Reflections National PTA competition 2024
Reflections - 2024
Are you an artist?
A composer?
A writer?
A dancer?
A photographer?
A movie-maker?
Then the 2023-2024 Reflections Competition is for YOU!
National PTA has a long-standing commitment to arts education. The Reflections program provides opportunities for recognition and access to the arts which boost student confidence and success in the arts and in life.
Each year, over 300,000 students in Pre-K through Grade 12 create original works of art in response to a student-selected theme. This 50+ year-old program helps them explore their own thoughts, feelings and ideas, develop artistic literacy, increase confidence and find a love for learning that will help them become more successful in school and in life.
MENSA 9-12 reading list challenge
MENSA 9-12 reading list challenge
9th Graders! (and all interested high school students)
9th Graders! (and all interested high school students)
Check out this list to see if you are up for the considerable challenge. Even if you don't get through every book by the end of your senior year, this might be fun to tackle. If you complete the challenge, you get a certificate and a T-shirt!
Why You Should Enter
Share your voice and vision, and your work may be selected for exhibition, publication, scholarships, and more.
NaNoWriMo
NaNoWriMo
November is National Novel Writing Month, but you can get started with some great writing exercises in the meantime. Check our theses links.
HISTORY, CULTURE, ARTS, and LANGUAGE
HISTORY, CULTURE, ARTS, and LANGUAGE
Check out some of these movies that may be appropriate for students. I haven't watched them, and some French movies aren't exactly school appropriate. Please double-check before viewing. This list is specific for students, though.
Check out some of these movies that may be appropriate for students. I haven't watched them, and some French movies aren't exactly school appropriate. Please double-check before viewing. This list is specific for students, though.
Excellent list of cultural sites to visit remotely!
Excellent list of cultural sites to visit remotely!
STEM (and related policy)
STEM (and related policy)
Project Ignite - CMU student advisors help small groups engage in exploration, discovery, and growth.
Project Ignite - CMU student advisors help small groups engage in exploration, discovery, and growth.
Music videos featuring Mr. W, 2020 Biology teacher of the year.
Music videos featuring Mr. W, 2020 Biology teacher of the year.
Learn and review processes and concepts covered in your AP and honors biology classes
Learn and review processes and concepts covered in your AP and honors biology classes
Dance your (science) PhD
Dance your (science) PhD
An amusing competition that combines science, music, and dance. See 2021 winners with link below (more on YouTube). Get your dance ready for next year's GIEP goal ; )
An amusing competition that combines science, music, and dance. See 2021 winners with link below (more on YouTube). Get your dance ready for next year's GIEP goal ; )
Project Euler: "Project Euler is a series of challenging mathematical/computer programming problems that will require more than just mathematical insights to solve. Although mathematics will help you arrive at elegant and efficient methods, the use of a computer and programming skills will be required to solve most problems."
Project Euler: "Project Euler is a series of challenging mathematical/computer programming problems that will require more than just mathematical insights to solve. Although mathematics will help you arrive at elegant and efficient methods, the use of a computer and programming skills will be required to solve most problems."
CMU online publication with notes on faculty, students, and featured mathematical advances
CMU online publication with notes on faculty, students, and featured mathematical advances
Mt. Lebanon 2021 Graduate Wins international Video Competition Scholarship
Mt. Lebanon 2021 Graduate Wins international Video Competition Scholarship
See Alaina Smith's first place entry for the international World of 7 Billion video contest. Alaina will be attending the College of William and Mary in the fall. Click the link to see Alaina's winning video: Wonder Women Video by Alaina Smith
See Alaina Smith's first place entry for the international World of 7 Billion video contest. Alaina will be attending the College of William and Mary in the fall. Click the link to see Alaina's winning video: Wonder Women Video by Alaina Smith
World of 8 Billion Video Contest (1 minute) -- Scholarship
World of 8 Billion Video Contest (1 minute) -- Scholarship
F(earth)er Digital Environmental Magazine, apply to write, illustrate, edit, etc.
F(earth)er Digital Environmental Magazine, apply to write, illustrate, edit, etc.
COURSES, EDUCATIONAL VIDEOS, & PODCASTS
COURSES, EDUCATIONAL VIDEOS, & PODCASTS
Chalk Radio - MIT OpenCourseWare podcast about inspired teaching at MIT
Chalk Radio - MIT OpenCourseWare podcast about inspired teaching at MIT
Listen to professors discuss key topics in their disciplines -- subjects include science, psychology, political science, etc.
Free Online Courses
Free Online Courses
Nova PBS Educational Videos
Nova PBS Educational Videos
High quality educational videos on a variety of topics. You may have to sign in.
Carnegie Museum Podcast
Carnegie Museum Podcast
A is for Anthropocene: Living in the Age of Humanity is a bi-weekly podcast that examines what it means to live in the Anthropocene, the proposed name of the current era when human activity has profoundly impacted the planet. Hosts Eric Dorfman and Sloan MacRae engage experts in science and the arts to tackle issues ranging from climate change and species decline to innovative breakthroughs in sustainability and what it means to be responsible and informed citizens of the earth.
The Crash Course
The Crash Course
Learn a little about a lot of subjects. Quick and interesting Youtube videos on a variety of subjects, many relating to high school courses.
MISCELLANEOUS
MISCELLANEOUS
"How Boredom Can Lead to Your Most Brilliant Ideas"
"How Boredom Can Lead to Your Most Brilliant Ideas"
Digital Escape Rooms
Digital Escape Rooms
COVID artifact - High School Digital Escape room (teen through adult) with spy theme. You may need some help on this one!
COVID artifact - High School Digital Escape room (teen through adult) with spy theme. You may need some help on this one!
Hogwarts Digital Escape Room
Hogwarts Digital Escape Room
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