Written on 10:17 PM by Fei Yie.
When we speak of college scholarship application, the burden is always on the parents. Since they have the responsibility over the education of their children and they know what will be good for them, parents apply personally for the college scholarship of their children.
What if we turn the tide? From primary to secondary education, your parents accepted the responsibility. But you are old enough to take care of a simple college scholarship application. It takes some courage, self-confidence, and some excellent academic records to apply for a college scholarship. Keep in mind that is you who will utilize the financial aid that comes with the scholarship and not your parents. Thus, applying for a college scholarship is now your business, and you can do it with less supervision from your parents.
The procedure for college scholarship application is similar when you apply for college. You need to learn every scholarship opportunity available and make a list of potential prospects that you think will fit your personal needs. Once through with the list, you need to create an application letter and state your achievements (good high school scholastic records and recommendation letters from your high school director and teachers) and you are now on your way on getting into college for less, if not for free.
The above-mentioned procedure is the most common way of getting a college scholarship. However, the chances of success lies in you, and you need to exert more effort to assure yourself of a financial aid when you go to college. To increase your chances, here are some pointers that you can consider:
• You should start as early as your high school years. There are many college scholarships that open during your senior high school year. In addition, these financial aid programs are only open in a specific period of time. Once the application closes, you have to wait for another year before you can file for your application. Starting early will give you better chances of getting the best financial aid available.
• Give importance to the scholarship requirements. Keep in mind that among all available scholarships, there are only few that will fit your qualifications. Read the eligibility standards of the college scholarship that you want to apply. If you found out that the financial aid does not fit with the qualifications that you have, search for another. Do not insist yourself on scholarships where your chances of success is minute.
• Do not forget to complete the requirements asked by the college scholarship. Prepare the documents that are commonly asked by the scholarship grantee to its applicants.
• Your application letter will be your “speaking alter-ego” to the sponsor of the college scholarship you have applied for. Thus, you need to create an application letter that will convince the sponsor that you honestly need the financial aid and you deserve to get one, state honest information in your application. Never include false information especially if your purpose is just to “flatter” the sponsor with your achievements.
After you followed the aforementioned recipe, you are now ready to submit your application to the scholarship screening committee. Be prepared for other requirements (such as interviews and examinations) that will determine if you are eligible to receive a college scholarship.
Follow the aforementioned college freshman’s recipe when you apply for a college scholarship. And best of all, do not forget to pray that the sponsor would consider you eligible for the college scholarship. Good luck!
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Written on 5:25 AM by Fei Yie.
1. Do certain things fewer times
Things that can be done less or things that can be done once instead of twice are those things that will help us save a lot of time. Clean your house once every ten days instead of every 7 days – you can do that, it’s normal and the house won’t get dirty in those three extra days.
Make a work report every six week not every four weeks if possible.
Keep meetings to inform yourself on ongoing projects twice a month not every week. And the list of things that can be done fewer times can go on forever.
2. Compete with yourself!
Watch the clock and settle to finish an activity by a certain hour. Focus, get rod of anything that could distract you and work more efficiently.
3. Ask more out of 15 minutes.
Can you find 15 minutes a day that you could use more efficiently? Is there lost time in your activities? Or maybe a less important activity you can give up on? If you manage to save 15 minutes every day, you will win in fact 91 hours every year!
4. Do a list of little activities that don’t take you more than a couple of minutes.
Of course, we usually want to deal with the important problems first. But when we feel tired, stressed, in a bad mood, we find it hard to concentrate and we lose our time forcing ourselves. A list of simple activities will help you finalize something and push up your productivity. And obviously it is always better to know you did something, even is it is small, than to realize you haven’t even started anything.
5. Work on a certain project over a certain period of time.
Rather than to try and finalize an activity at once, it is better to tell yourself: “ I will work on this for 15 minutes and see how much I can get done during this interval”. Focus and try to do all you can during those 15 minutes. This is an excellent advice to solve problems or projects you avoided lately.
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Written on 1:55 PM by Fei Yie.
Do you have a love for fashion? Whether you make your own clothes or fashion accessories or if you regularly find yourself giving fashion advice to those that you know, have you ever thought about a career in fashion? If you haven’t, you may want to take the time to do so. Despite the common myth that a career in fashion is one that is difficult to obtain, it is more than possible with the right amount of willpower and the need to succeed.
When it comes to having a career in fashion, many individuals wonder exactly what they can do. The good thing about fashion is that there are a number of fashion focused jobs and careers out there. Some of these jobs involve working for someone else, like another company, but there are also opportunities out there where you can start your own business and be your own boss. If you would like to know more about some of the many careers in fashion that you may be able to have, you will want to read on.
One of the most popular and sought after careers in fashion is that of a fashion designer. Fashion designers are individuals who design clothing and fashion accessories, like jewelry or handbags. Many fashion designers start out small by making clothes and fashion accessories for themselves and their friends, but many later decide to start selling their own fashions. What is nice about being a fashion designer is that you can continue to make your own clothes or you can hire a manufacturer to do it for you. You may also want to think about selling your own clothes either locally or online.
Speaking of selling the clothes or fashion accessories that you may have designed, that leads to another fashion career. One other fashion career that you may be interested in is being the owner and operator of a fashion store. Fashion stores come in all different size, shapes, and styles. There are some fashion stores that focus on a particular type of clothing, like elegant evening wear, and others who offer all different types of fashions for all different individuals, like men, women, and children. You also have the option of selling your own designs, if you are fashion designer, or buying other designer’s products to sell inside your stores, whether they are online stores, offline stores, or both.
Another fashion career that may be of interest to you is a fashion consultant. Fashion consultants are individuals who advise or consult with their customers on the latest in fashion trends. The clients of fashion consultants are often ones who are unsure about what to wear for a new job, a job interview, an elegant dinner, a wedding, or another important event. If you have a love for fashion, enjoy keeping up with the latest in fashion news and trends, and enjoy giving fashion advice to those that you know, you may want to look into a career as a fashion consultant.
Another one of the many careers in fashion that you may want to look into is one that is relatively unique. Each year, thousands of fashions shows take place in the United States. While a select few of those shows are able to make it on the national news, not all are that popular. Did you know that many local stores and fashion designers have their own local fashions shows? They do, but many do not realize that they can or have the time to plan a fashion show and this is where you can come in. You can make money as a fashion show organizer. Fashion show organizers often target local fashion stores and fashion designers to explain the many benefits of having a fashion show to them. As a fashion show designer, you may be in charge of making the show run well. This often includes booking the fashion show space, designing the stage, hiring the models, and so forth.
As you can see, there are a number of different fashion focused careers or jobs out there for you to choose from. What is even more amazing is that the above mentioned fashion focused careers are just a few of the many that exist.
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Written on 1:46 PM by Fei Yie.
Well, I'm no longer studying at the University of the South Pacific. But don't worry, this blog will not be deleted. I just changed the title and the theme. After all, I'm still a college student. I'm studying at the Institute of Technology Australia now. It's more of an online school, online learning, or distance learning. Whatever you would want to call it. Haha. I can study at home, I just need my laptop and internet. No hassles of going to school, less expenses. Hmmm. LOL. Nah, they got a support centre here so would probably go there sometimes.
I have edited the name of the blog And of course, the subdomain. It is now http://myonlineschooldiary.blogspot.com/.
Thanks to the readers. I realized I'm getting visitors who read the college stuffs I am writing so, I'll keep them coming!
Sorry for the inconvenience.
Toodles,
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Written on 3:32 AM by Fei Yie.
Even if you find eyebrows to have a minor importance or just an insignificant detail, you must know that they have an important role in each of ours physiognomies. Their shape and color influence a lot the expression and harmony of the face.
Make-up is perfect only if the eye-brows are carefully arranged and corrected if necessary, to fit the harmony of the whole face. It is recommended that the shape of the eyebrows to be corrected to fit the shape of your face. If you would rather do them yourself than go to an expert, here you will find some necessary information.
Just what are the qualities of perfect eyebrows?
First of all, every bit of your eyebrows must be equal and matched, they must be smooth and their color must be assorted to your face and eyes, not to unnatural hair color you have, but to the natural color your hair is supposes to be. If you feel you must change their color then you can go to a cosmetic salon and make them light brown if you are blonde or black if you are a brunette.
The eyebrows have three base points: the base – that is situated at the top of the nose, the middle- the most oblique part and the extremity. The perfect eyebrows are shaped as a comma, with the base of about 8mm and the extremity less thick of 2-3mm tops. The extremity has to line up with the base. if your eyebrows don’t look like this, they should be corrected, and if they are too rare, then a special pencil will be used to fill the empty spaces. The color of the pencil must fit the one of your hair.
To have shiny, smooth eyebrows comb them every night and massage them with a face cream. Be careful when adjusting your eyebrows: eyebrows that are too thick darken the face, those too slim make you look astonished all the time.
Depending on the shape of your face:
- Round face: the eyebrows don’t need to be rounded and the correction has to be done as ascendant as possible. You will correct, going obliquely, the superior part of the base.
- Square face: the eyebrows for this type of face are thick and horizontal. Therefore they need to be made less thick and their shape has to change.
- triangular face : the eyebrows must be oblique upwards and separated a little from the nose through correction
- Diamond shaped face: the eyebrows will be corrected just a little, and made as oblique as possible.
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Written on 2:26 AM by Fei Yie.
Education is one of the most important investments that you will ever make. It is something that you should have in order to have a good job with a good salary. College education in particular will land you that job you want with a salary that will be more than enough to live your everyday life comfortably.
This is why it is important for you to know that college education can cost a lot of money. Today, college education can be very expensive. Many companies today are requiring a college degree in their applicants. And, you also know how good jobs are really hard to find today. By having a college degree, you will be able to have a better chance in getting that job you want.
However, not many people can afford a college education. This is why many students are working hard in their academics in order to get a college scholarship. Some are also working hard in sports in order to get discovered by college scouts and offer them a sports scholarship.
So, if you want to get to college but you don’t have enough money, you should work hard academically or you should work hard in your game.
Basically, there are three types of college scholarship grants that you should consider. These grants can be given to college students and to soon-to-be-college students. The three types of college scholarship grants are athletic scholarship grant, academic scholarship grant and departmental grant. Each of these college scholarship grants have its own criteria that you should consider before the grant is awarded to you.
• Academic Scholarship Grant – This type of scholarship grant is awarded to students who are eligible for GPA. Some colleges offer this grant to students who have achieved an exceptional academic performance before they enter college. You have to consider that academic scholarship grants are awarded to students who have received honors. This is why you should work hard in your academics in order to get this type of scholarship grant.
Once you have been awarded this type of scholarship grant, the college will be requiring you to keep up maximum rating. If this is not achieved by the end of the term, probational status will be given to you until the grades have reached the required level. If this is not achieved, this kind of scholarship grant will be revoked.
• Athletic Scholarship Grant – There are also scholarship grants awarded to athletes who have performed well in their sport. This kind of scholarship grant is a type of scholarship that many students apply for. This is because athletic scholarship grant doesn’t necessarily require you to achieve high academic grades. You only have to excel in your sport in order to get discovered by a scout and put you in a scholarship.
• Departmental Awards – this type of grant is provided to students who have excelled in a particular department. The departmental grants are given to students in order to keep the students in that particular department.
These are the three types of scholarship grants that you can aim for. If you don’t have the cash to finish college, then you should study hard, excel in sports, or be good at a particular department.
Always remember that a college education will be the one to determine what your future will be. With a college education, you can make your dreams come true.
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Written on 1:39 PM by Fei Yie.
Okay folks, I got a new blog. Uhh, a new template actually. lol
And this time, I'll be writing more. Not just about my university life. I will also be writing about what it feels like to be in school, the people, and the interesting stuffs about school and whatever. Check out my "I'm writing about" section on the right side bar.
So yeah, I don't have much to say because I'm pretty sure I won't get blog visitors yet. lmao.
By the way, February 23rd is the start of the Academic Year 2009! woohoo.
I'm taking up Bachelor of Commerce Major in Management and Public Administration and Minor in Finance... YAY.
Toodles,
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When we speak of college scholarship application, the burden is always on the parents. Since they have the responsibility over the education of their children and they know what will be good for them, parents apply personally for the college scholarship of their children.
