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Get Me on Bill Gates' Level
How Do I Get Paid?
Ohana Means Family
Effective Learning Skills
How to Pull a Hermione Granger
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It's Vocab Time! This event hosts a large group of companies. It is an opportunity to connect with potential employers for summer internships or full-time jobs.
What is a job fair.
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It's vocab time! What is a research grant? List common features that are included in a grant. Where do I look for a grant?
Grants are funds disbursed to the recipient to fund research projects, including paying salary. Often times college students can be awarded grants by submission of written research proposals, which are statements that outline how you would go about answering a scientific question and why your project should be funded.
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It's vocab time! Who are mentors? Why are they important in college?
Mentors are individuals who can give you advice, encouragement, and support as you reach your goals. Often times they are older people who are knowledgeable about your experience (because their path was similar) or know about a career you are interested in. They can introduce you to new resources and remind you of the bigger picture/perspective.
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It's vocab time! Professors and teaching assistants (other students, usually graduate students) will host these regularly, often multiple times a week, throughout the quarter. Students will come to these to ask questions about homework or other material from the lectures.
What are office hours.
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In which book/movie of the Harry Potter series does Hermione use the Time Turner? Why?
What is The Prisoner of Azkaban.
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It's Vocab Time! This is a brief account of a person's education, qualifications, and previous experience, typically sent with an application for any intended position.
What is a resumé or CV (curriculum vitae).
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This currency is used in Malaysia. Think wisely. If you don't know, you will be asked to list out something!
What is the ringgit. If you did not provide the correct answer, please name 5 scholarships that you know.
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List five types of community organizations you can find on campus.
What are: Athletic/Recreational, Careers/Pre-professional, Community Service, Ethnic/Cultural, Fraternities/Sororities, Health/Counseling, Media/Publications, Music/Dance/Creative Arts, Political/Social Awareness, & Religious/Philosophical. Examples are Black Student Union, Flag football team, etc.
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(Discuss) Let's talk about good methods for taking notes and when to take them, and how to use them.
https://vptl.stanford.edu/students/academic-skills/study-tips-resources
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True of False? College students who get the best grades and accepted into the best grad schools/jobs are those who spent all of their free time outside of classes studying/working on homework and projects.
False -- Discuss!
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What is Bill Gates' net worth? (A) 900 million dollars (B) 90 billion dollars (C) 900 billion dollars (D) 9 trillion dollars Choose wisely. If you select the wrong answer, you will need to act out a scenario!
What is (B) - 90 billion dollars. If you did not choose (B), pretend Michael is your teacher/supervisor and ask him to write you a recommendation letter.
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Find the connection -- Work study programs, off campus jobs (academic or otherwise), lab assistant, library clerk, residential/community assistant in dorms
What are paid "jobs available to students" during the school year.
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Throughout Disney's Lilo and Stitch, Stitch was always there to support Lilo and offer her protection/encouragement/support. Draw us your best picture of Stitch while Michael and Ashwin talk about their mentors and their communities during high school and college.
https://www.google.com/search?q=stitch+disney&rlz=1C5CHFA_enUS673US673&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwj29d33m8jVAhUTwGMKHXVPBLwQ_AUICigB&biw=1280&bih=635
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It's vocab time! This an outline of a class provided by the instructor/professor at the beginning of the term.
What is a course syllabus.
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Your time in college is precious -- but it does not include JUST classes! What else should you include in your schedule? Ask Ashwin and Michael!
(Discuss).
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I am an undergraduate student who is interested in research. How can I secure a position in a research lab? Where should I look?
You need to do some sleuthing on the internet! Find labs that interest you, and email them! Your home academic institution and other institutions often host summer research programs. Many of these programs will offer stipends and pay for food/housing. There are many online compilations of research positions/programs.
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National Science Foundation Research Experience for Undergraduates (NSF REU). (Discuss)
NSF REU are excellent opportunities to gain research experience in a lab at a different university. Typically they take place during the summer for 8-10 weeks and they pay you! The professor in charge of the lab generally will become a reference for a letter of recommendation when the time comes to apply to graduate school or a job.
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TRUE or False? The only way you can learn in college is in the classroom.
What is False - Social learning is HUGE
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Let's be introspective! Consider how learning styles and preferences can change from person to person. What are different studying strategies? Now consider what yours are!
Learning styles: independent/together, every day/one sitting, quiet/with background music, in your room/in your library Different strategies work for different people (discuss). In general, you should employ multiple strategies that work together comprehensively towoards you overall ability to internalize information and knowledge. For example, you could plan to go to office hours after you've tried some homework problems on your own, and also plan to go to general tutoring sessions to get a concept explained to you by others who've taken your course because office hours are limited and you can't get all of your questions answered.
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What's the best tool to keep track of my schedule (i.e assignment deadlines, appointments, classes, meetings, etc) in college?
Depends! You have to find what works best for you and stick to it. It is very important to maintain an active schedule in college and ultimately in your professional life. Some good tools are Google, Apple, or any digital calendar you can access on your PC and phone. Some people prefer old fashioned pen and paper assignment notebooks or schedule notebooks. You can even combine several tools if you like!
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Let's talk body language! What are key skills to make a good first impression?
What are firm hand shakes, direct eye contact (but don't stare), no fidgeting, power stances, and genuine smiling.
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What are the different methods of finding/procuring scholarships?
School. Place of Parent/Guardian's Employment. Community Organizations. Cultural Organizations. Service Scholarships. Music Scholarships. National Scholarships. Scholarship Finder: https://bigfuture.collegeboard.org/scholarship-search
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Mental Health Services on college campuses (Discuss)
Colleges may offer services such as crisis counseling, individual therapy sessions with therapists, or group therapy session to help students experiences mild to severe mental stress.
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Jasmine was near the top of her class in high school. However, as a freshman in college, her courses have proved to be much more challenging, and as a result she spends all of her free time studying and going to office hours. She also usually works alone on everything because she wants to "really understand the material." In spite of her efforts, she is still not performing as well as she likes in her courses, and she doesn't know what to do to improve. What advice would you give Jasmine about her study habits?
Jasmine likely needs to form a study group with her classmates. She can more efficiently learn her weaknesses and have them addressed within her group. Likewise, she will be able to help others in the group, which will improve her understanding of the material. She should also continue to study alone as well to ensure she has mastered the material on her own in preparaption for her exams.
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Discuss different techniques to manage time? Now, discuss different techniques to minimize procrastination.
Video from Stanford VPTL: https://vptl.stanford.edu/students/academic-skills/study-tip-resources/time-management-stanford