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I Got Into Berklee College of Music: Here's My Advice on How You Can, Too
In January of 2016, I sat in my bedroom and opened an email announcing my acceptance into Berklee College of Music. I was proud and excited, and a little surprised (us musicians sure are full of self-doubt, aren't we?), but I knew I'd worked hard to get in, and, more than anything, I felt accomplished.
By Robin Owens8 years ago in Education
Dear Incoming College Freshman
You finally got your acceptance letter to your dream school, congrats!! You’re leaving the high school life and everything is totally going to change. Trust me, it will. There are no longer those cliques you’re used to seeing during lunch period. Matter of fact, there’s no lunch period. The best part of college is you can choose what class to take and at what time you’d like to take it. After experiencing my first year in college, I can say I will definitely enjoy the rest of the three years I have left. The habits you had in high school have the go. They need to be left behind, abandoned because college is a rollercoaster. But this is not to scare you into thinking college is hard. It won’t be hard, you just have to grind and work hard. But what I am going to talk about are all the great moments you’re going to have.
By Charlie Rodriguez8 years ago in Education
Is Marching Band Considered an Extracurricular Activity?
From being in a high school who did not consider marching band an extracurricular activity was sort of, you can call it, mind playing. At one event, we would be awarded and then the next, they do not say to come up to the stage to tell the younger kids about the hard work we do. As being a retiree from the high school band, we should be well-known by now that marching band is extracurricular.
By Putting It Out There8 years ago in Education
How To Effectively Study
Back in high school, I never studied. I never found the point of it because I didn't really think high school was that important and I would normally pass tests out of luck, but in college, studying is really essential to being successful in classes and helps you avoid retaking them.
By Charlie Rodriguez8 years ago in Education
The Disney College Program
I would like to start this off by saying that the picture is not one that I have taken. Despite being blessed with the opportunity to work in the Magic Kingdom (cool right?) I don't think I took a single landscape oriented photo... Credits to the photo go to the Disney World website.
By Ashley Rick8 years ago in Education
The Hell of Adulthood and University
The truth about changing into adulthood is that it sucks. I’m 18 years old and I changed countries to pursue my education. I always thought that I wanted adulthood, I needed to get out of my parents’ house, I needed the freedom of adulthood.
By Ana Carvalho8 years ago in Education
How To Survive Your First Semester at Uni. Top Story - January 2018.
Having only been at uni for one semester, it seems a bit pointless to write something like this as I am probably just as clueless as people who haven't gone to uni yet, but I know that if I had read something like this there would definitely be a few things I would've done differently.
By Sophie Moule8 years ago in Education
Chasing the Dream: Musical Theatre
February 24. A large portion of my 2018 year goals/plans can soar or crumble based on my actions of that day, February 24. As the new year rolls around, I love seeing the messages of hope and encouragement. Seeing goals made and pursued. To see individuals mentally and physically decide that this year is a new start for them. There's some serious motivation there. When I dig deep down, I understand I need to make goals more often, for longer periods of time, yada yada yada. But my goal list could turn one way or another on February 24. No, it's not my birthday, nor is it an anniversary of anything I've done previously. February 24 is the date of my audition for the Musical Theatre Program at Weber State University in Ogden, Utah. For those that don't know, I live in Farmington, NM, a small city in the Four Corners area where Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico and Utah all meet. In reference to that date, I want to dedicate this post to the importance of chasing your dream. To chase you dream, you must research, act, and be willing to accept the results.
By Kevin Rothlisberger8 years ago in Education
The Secondary Life of Mr Davies: Episode 2
The books should have been laid out neatly on desks in accordance to the carefully designed seating plan Mr. Davies had painstakingly prepared. There should have been a lesson starter on the board to get the pupils engaged immediately at the start to “set the tone” for the lesson. Mr. Davies glanced wearily up from the computer he was leaning over to survey the marketplace of year eight pupils bustling around at the back of the classroom, tearing through boxes in search of exercise books. He was glad he was not being observed today.
By Pip Horrace8 years ago in Education
