Spring break started for me after my last class ended at 7:45 PM on Thursday, March 25th. But the actual break only starts from tomorrow, Monday, March 29th. It’s time to have some fun, enjoy the break, go somewhere and do something. However that’s not so much the case for me. I am not going […]
Month: March 2010
Grad School Application Tips
Now that most of my anxieties about grad school have been cleared up, I thought it would be a good idea to reflect on my own experiences and provide a few tips about the application process in general. (Of course, I am also speaking from an English/ Humanities background so keep in mind that some […]
personal statement tips
So I am just about through the graduate school application process- heard back from all of the universities I applied to and just have to decide where to go right now, which is turning out to be a lot more stressful than I anticipated, but I thought that I would just write a blog to […]
What does it take to succeed?
It is the 21st Century. We have all the resources we need. It is not like the 15th century, or even the beginning of the 20th century when in order to be successful in life you had to be either inherently rich, or extremely smart, or exceptionally lucky. Nowadays we all have EVERYTHING we need in order […]
the happenenings…
some pretty dope things went down this week and i shall bring you up to speed in a very condensed fashion. I am on the precipice of reaching “headaches-ville”…again. I guess this is what happens when you go out and play football in the morning and not eat anything besides cookies and vitamin water until […]
Technology as a Tool or a Crutch?
I have been thinking a lot lately about the use of technology in classrooms… It seems to make sense with the student population hyped up on Facebook and Twitter, and the numerous advances being made in high-tech products such as the Kindle and the iPad, to incorporate some of these new tools into the learning […]
institute for recruitment of teachers (IRT)
On Wednesday I attended the Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship (MMUF) open house info-session (just for a short while because I had another meeting to run to) but I totally forgot that there was going to an accompanying presentation about the IRT program, which many Queens College students may interested in. IRT stands for the Institute […]
anthropology lecture tomorrow!
One of my fellow Mellons just informed me about a very interesting anthropology lecture that will be taking place tomorrow during free hour. Unfortunately it conflicts with the info-session about the Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship (MMUF) so I guess people will have to choose between which one to go to. I just included a description […]
writing good papers really pay off $$$
The yearly English Department Writing Contest is coming up again. For students who don’t know this is a great way to recycle old papers and actually get paid. ^^ Prizes range from $50-$200, which is not so bad for work that you have already done. In addition to critical essays, there are also specific for […]
“Engaging Post-1965 Queens”
On Monday I attended the first seminar hosted by QC’s new Asian American Pacific Islander Community Studies Program (AAPICS). Titled “Engaging Post-1965 Queens: Teaching and Curriculum-Building for Culturally Diverse Communities,” it provided an incredible opportunity for students and faculty to come together and share ideas about the growing diversity of classrooms. The keynote speaker, Ms. Susie Tanenbaum, […]
