A new season of the show Greek has started. I have to admit I had never see the show until this past week. In the past few days they have been showing a marathon. I have caught a few episodes and while it is a PG-13 view of Greek life it was pretty funny. I suggest any high-schoolers who are curious about Greek life to check it out. Keep in mind that this is the PG-13 version of college. The real deal is all the crazier…
After reviewing a few friend’s resumes I was pretty surprised at some of the very basic mistakes I found. Here are a few very basic things to keep in mind when writing your resume.
1. White Paper
Never ever use anything besides white paper.
2. Black Ink
Never use a color besides white on your resume. Don’t highlight in yellow or put something in red. BLACK ONLY.
3. Spell Check!
Never send a resume out without a spell check.
4. Proofread
There are a few things that 1st time (or veterans for that matter) tend to forget about when spring break rolls around. All they can imagine is testing being over, getting out of their town and hitting up the beach or the mountains for a week. They tend to forget about a few of the messier details as they picture their trip some type of cross between a Corona beach commercial and a Girls Gone Wild advertisement (guys at least… what do girls picture?). Here are 5 things that you shouldn’t forget in your rush to fun in the sun.
Getting involved in high school is important for so many reasons. I know that many people can’t see the point of joining the Honor Society, the band, or a dozen other activities. Today I’m going to give you the perspective of someone who is 4 years out of any high school organization.
Why Join?
I was an organization whore in high school. I played basketball and baseball. I was in the Honors Society, Beta Club (VP), Science Honors Society (Treasurer), FBLA, and there are probably several others I can’t remember anymore. Let me be honest. I did not care about a single thing I was in besides sports. As far as I know, neither did anyone else. You join these clubs for one reasons: college applications.
One of the post popular articles on Digg today is by the Washington Post. It deals with parents and facebook. It is a really interesting look at the dynamics between kids and their parents now that the popular social networking site, facebook, is open to everyone. Frankly, it would really weird me out if my parents or relatives were perusing my facebook profile even though I have nothing to hide. Not that long ago, my old youth pastor added me online and I had to think twice about that. Check out the article here.
Do you think facebook should be open to everyone?
I came across a great post by studenthack today. It provides over 100 web resources for research, papers, studying and anything else you can think of. Check out 101+ web resources here.
This short video gives a brief glimpse into the talented teams competing for $70,000 in funding from Wharton. These people are not much older than most of my readers. I hope this video can inspire you to find your passion and have the courage to follow through with an idea, dream, or business. You are never to young to start working toward your passions
I recently finished Cameron Johnson’s You Call the Shots which you can view on the right bar of my blog. This book conveys many of the lessons that Cameron has learned as a young serial entrepreneur. I must admit, I had my doubts about this book when I first picked it up. I am normally not very impressed by entrepreneurial books. They often have vague lessons and advice that conveys very little real world value.
In a previous article I talked about some of the advantages of schools that are not considered top-tier. One of the major advantages I cited was the ability to graduate debt free or very close to it. After a few recent emails, I now stand corrected.
Stanford has recently announced that for families with an income of under $100,000 students would not pay tuition. For families with an income of under $60,000 students would not be required to pay either tuition or room and board. This is only the latest in a number of Ivy League and top-tier universities sweetening their financial aid packages for lower and middle class kids who might otherwise apply to and choose quality state universities. Many major papers and magazines have been covering this trend as you can read here in the New York Times and Newsweek.
This is Part IV in our interview series. So far we have covered what to wear, background preparation, and common interview questions. Today we’ll cover some of the basic things you should always do in your interviews.
1. PRACTICE!
One of the most common mistakes that people make is that they should just wing the interview. If you read my last post on common interview questions, then you should have a notebook full of answers to these questions. Now you should be practicing these answers over and over. By yourself if necessary, but preferably with a friend. Try to find someone who you can go back and forth with. Making many of these answers autopilot will help with the nervousness. This leads me to my next point.
