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A seriously serious blog post..pls read. you should also get your peers from other classes to read as well..
Thursday, June 10, 2010, 2:36 PM
alright ppl, this blog post is seriously serious. do take a few moments to think through what i have written here, and not purposefully or whatsoever fling it to the back of your mind with any hint of disregardtook me a while to ponder if i should make this entry, but i guess it'll be extremely good for all of you out there.
so what's it about, basically you, yourself. period.
basically, to sum it up in a few words, "to do, or to die".
this revelation came after my USA immersion, which i must say is an eye-opener and life changing experience, not that i did not know this in the past, but rather the USA immersion served to confirm the little shreds of beliefs i have had for quite a while...
i'll break this up into several segments:
Part I
Grades. It is all but a fallacy. at the princeton university admission talk given by the university staff (aka, the person who reads YOUR admissions and APPROVES your admission), this was roughly what was said: "We get the best brains every year, so how does your grade distinguish you? Nil. Zero. Nought. You can do all the AP tests in the world, ace every single exam in your life, but how will you value-add to the princeton community? We do not want nerds who are only capable of studying and achieving in the academic domains. We want individuals. Individuals = ppl with personality. So if what you possess are just grades = bye. end of the line to your Ivy league dreams.
Part II
Achievements. Do you have a long list of achievements that you can brag about? Take a closer look. Are they minute, one-time, insignificant events? Are they sporadic activities planted over your 6 yrs of life in sch to satisfy minimum requirements? If so, princeton does not want you.
Part III
community involvement. Alright, maybe the term community involvement has been warped by many education systems, but community involvement does not involve:
1. doing minute events of insignificance
2. revelation of sudden event participation to boost this domain in your life
long term is what is important. and contribution is what is required.
Part IV
distinctive individual. how do you distinguish yourself from any tom dick and harry? by grades, ha, forget it. there are approx 30k ppl who apply every yr, and only 8% are selected. how do you make the cut? a superb essay in your application? forget it. the princeton admission office SAYS this: Don't try to make your essay special, or write it such that it appears to be 'special', because we've probably seen and read it before. make yourself DISTINCT from others. do you have any special talents? if yes, showcase. can you play fantasy impromptu so well that ppl will mistake you for some 1000 bucks/seat commandeering pianist? if so, record your play and send with your admission. princeton will get the music professors to listen, and give comments, and hey, if they ok you, you're in. if you can play an instrument, sing superbly well, dance remarkably, showcase.
Part V
this is with regards to your attitudes in life. frankly speaking, high sch for high sch, it's a long throw. students in a top USA high sch whom we visited can,
1. present REMARKABLY well in a moment's notice. aka no preparation.
2. talk and think at the same time
3. see opportunities where ppl see pitfalls
4. focus, contribute
5. MANY other points
the students SEE things differently. how different? take for example project work.
how do YOU see project work? another A which you must get to display on your cert.
how do THEY see project work? an opportunity to further themselves. how so? a simple comparison:
USA student:
project work --> develops into opportunity --> sets up company --> group discussions with CEOs and govt officials --> the rest is history...
SG student:
project work --> "A" opportunity --> closed
a simple comparison. but rather clear cut in what it portrays. during admission to Unis, whom would the person choose?
there were plenty of other revelations as well. if you would like to know, come speak to me personally.
ask yourself this qn: how are you distinct from the other person beside you? how have you developed yourself to the fullest potential with whatever resources are available to you? remember that comparison is done on a global scale. see beyond the walls of SG. see beyond what you are doing. see beyond what you are capable of doing. see beyond the current system.
big qn: what do you hope to achieve? and how will you move towards it?
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