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Thursday, June 11, 2020

How I spend my weekend in San Francisco

Ever wondered what a typical weekend looks like for an Undergraduate student living in San Francisco? Well, allow me to give you an insight into one of my weekends spent both relaxing and exploring the city The weekend begins Was it 11 am already? It felt like Id only slept for a couple of hours. All the exams and projects had left me feeling rather tired, so I was grateful for the fact that it was Saturday I had the free time to go and enjoy myself. Saturday I had planned to have brunch with my friends at Japan-town. I was so hungry and looked forward to inhaling my favorite crepes topped with green tea ice cream. I took the Muni (train) to get there as its only a 30-minute journey: a super convenient way to travel around San Francisco. After eating, my friends and I walked around the mall to do a bit of shopping. To burn those extra calories wed consumed at brunch, we then decided to walk to Union Square. To my  delight, it was the Christmas season in Union Square! The Christmas tree was beautifully lit and we ice-skated at the Holiday Ice Rink. I struggled to balance myself on the ice, but it was a lot of fun trying! I got so carried away, chatting to my friends about my experiences, new friends and classes, that I ended up talking with them for over two hours. I was only 20 minutes away from home, so I walked. I stopped by a coffee shop to get in the festive spirit and ordered a Pumpkin Spiced Latte and a Peppermint cake-pop. When I got home, my roommates weren’t home yet. This was a perfect chance to call my friends. My roommates had mentioned before that I can get quite loud when video calling, so I try to do it while theyre out of the house: living with people can sometimes be about compromise! I got so carried away chatting to my friends about my experiences, new friends and classes that I ended up talking with them for over two hours. I wasnt quite in the mood for going out that night, so I binge watched the last season of the show Id recently become hooked on. Sunday When I woke up at 9am, my earphones were tangled and my laptop was upside down next to me. I was so tired that I had fallen asleep watching TV now thats what you call being relaxed! I decided to make my morning productive and work on the homework I had been given during the week. I read articles for my Financial Markets and Institutions class and then planned to write a post on the Discussion Board of my Financial Reporting class. Once finished, I went to do some grocery shopping down at the Farmers Market. I’m only a block away from the place, so I decided to have breakfast there too. A little tradition of mine when Im at the Farmers Market, is to eat a Samosa. Every time I eat a Samosa, I recall all the great times that I had when I lived with my Indian roommate I met at the student accommodation. I even practiced the Hindi she taught me with the shop owner. This is one of the great things about Hult the cultural diversity. After eating, I bought some flavored almonds and some fruits to enjoy during the week. I was refreshed and ready to face another exciting week at Hult. Once I arrived home, I focused on my homework again while listening to my favorite playlist that motivates me. It took me about five hours to finish my work, including my  lunch break. After my busy day I was feeling rather tired again, so I jumped into the YouTube black hole and watched some fun videos, scrolled through my social media, and then went to sleep. I was refreshed and ready to face another exciting week at Hult. Lets see what next weekend brings! If you would like to find out more about our undergraduate program and global campuses,  download a brochure here. Fernanda Padilla is from Ecuador and is an Undergraduate alumni who studied at the Hult San Francisco campus. She completed Majors in Finance and Management. Fernanda is an advocate for human equality and animal protection. She is now the Operations Specialist at BNY Mellon in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Kickstart your career right next door to Silicon Valley by studying at Hults San Francisco business school. To find out more, take a look at our blog Hult Rotation offers you a chance to study in a truly global way. Our rotation program allows you to study and be immersed in some of the finest cities in the world. 📠¸: @jasminmanzano . Hult Rotation offers you a chance to study in a truly global way. Our rotation program allows you to study and be immersed in some of the finest cities in the world. 📠¸: @jasminmanzano . Each year, Hult seeks to enroll a talented and ambitious incoming class from all over the world. We look for diverse students with a wide range of experiences, perspectives, and interests—students who will thrive in our unique educational atmosphere. Are you ready for a truly global experience? 📠¸: @iambrunadiniz . Each year, Hult seeks to enroll a talented and ambitious incoming class from all over the world. We look for diverse students with a wide range of experiences, perspectives, and interests—students who will thrive in our unique educational atmosphere. Are you ready for a truly global experience? 📠¸: @iambrunadiniz . We’re excited to start 2020 on a ranking high! Hult is proud to have been placed #28 in Poets Quants 2020 rankings for Best Undergraduate Business Schools in the US. Taking a huge leap of 32 places from our 2019 position, we’re also very happy to have secured top positions in key categories like: life-changing experience, practicality of the degree, and global immersion. . With five global campuses, a student body of over 130 nationalities, and a learn-by-doing approach—Hult offers a student experience like no other. . We’re excited to start 2020 on a ranking high! Hult is proud to have been placed #28 in Poets Quants 2020 rankings for Best Undergraduate Business Schools in the US. Taking a huge leap of 32 places from our 2019 position, we’re also very happy to have secured top positions in key categories like: life-changing experience, practicality of the degree, and global immersion. . With five global campuses, a student body of over 130 nationalities, and a learn-by-doing approach—Hult offers a student experience like no other. . â€Å"I’m from an engineering background and needed a whole new skill set for the industry I wanted to switch to. I learned a lot about myself and how I deal with being out of my comfort zone. I learned both soft and hard skills, from how to work in very diverse teams to key accounting metrics and strategy. I was surprised by how weak I was at certain tasks in English or how strong I actually was in other areas. Hult gave me opportunities to try new things and meet people from places I never thought I would have friends. . My internship experiences gave me the chance to broaden my view of different cultures and different companies. I had the opportunity to work and live with people whose values differed from people in my home country. I thought that this would be difficult, but it gave me the chance to reflect on my own values and assess if they were a result of my home country environment or if they were intrinsically mine. . Diederick ter Kulve (@diederick.terkulve) Netherlands Masters in International Business . â€Å"I’m from an engineering background and needed a whole new skill set for the industry I wanted to switch to. I learned a lot about myself and how I deal with being out of my comfort zone. I learned both soft and hard skills, from how to work in very diverse teams to key accounting metrics and strategy. I was surprised by how weak I was at certain tasks in English or how strong I actually was in other areas. Hult gave me opportunities to try new things and meet people from places I never thought I would have friends. . My internship experiences gave me the chance to broaden my view of different cultures and different companies. I had the opportunity to work and live with people whose values differed from people in my home country. I thought that this would be difficult, but it gave me the chance to reflect on my own values and assess if they were a result of my home country environment or if they were intrinsically mine. . Diederick ter Kulve (@diederick.terkulve) Netherlands Masters in International Business . Say a big hello to our Bachelor of Business Administration program cover star, Elisa Orus Plana âÅ" ¨ . â€Å"I’m excited for the future—especially that I cant predict whats going to happen. Maybe Ill end up in Mexico working for a trading company or maybe in Africa, developing my own business. Everything is possible, and the options are constantly changing. I love the idea that Im never going to be stuck doing the same job until the end of my life if I dont want it to be like this. . Hult really supports me and my ambitions and truly believes that we deserve to be considered as professionals as well as students. Here, I get to express not just my opinions but all elements of myself. From my creative side with the Fashion Society to my finance and business sides in Trading Club and the Management Consulting Club. We get a different type of learning here. Not just essential knowledge and theory, but practical skills and mindset. The school is always evolving. We’re encouraged to innovate and to always look for new ways of doing traditional things. We learn how to be more confident and become aware of how we can impact our environment. The school aims to help you become a better version of yourself and to stand out from the crowd.â€Å" . Elisa Orus Plana French Bachelor of Business Administration Class of 2021 Say a big hello to our Bachelor of Business Administration program cover star, Elisa Orus Plana âÅ" ¨ . â€Å"I’m excited for the future—especially that I cant predict whats going to happen. Maybe Ill end up in Mexico working for a trading company or maybe in Africa, developing my own business. Everything is possible, and the options are constantly changing. I love the idea that Im never going to be stuck doing the same job until the end of my life if I dont want it to be like this. . Hult really supports me and my ambitions and truly believes that we deserve to be considered as professionals as well as students. Here, I get to express not just my opinions but all elements of myself. From my creative side with the Fashion Society to my finance and business sides in Trading Club and the Management Consulting Club. We get a different type of learning here. Not just essential knowledge and theory, but practical skills and mindset. The school is always evolving. We’re encouraged to innovate and to always look for new ways of doing traditional things. We learn how to be more confident and become aware of how we can impact our environment. The school aims to help you become a better version of yourself and to stand out from the crowd.â€Å" . Elisa Orus Plana French Bachelor of Business Administration Class of 2021"> During the final days of 2019, you probably reflected on what you’ve accomplished this year—and even this decade—and what you’d like to achieve in 2020. Let us know in the comments below. During the final days of 2019, you probably reflected on what you’ve accomplished this year—and even this decade—and what you’d like to achieve in 2020. Let us know in the comments below. â€Å"The first time we did group work on the program, I went head-to-head with a colleague. It taught me a lot about how I see people, how people see me, and how conflict can be resolved in a kind and productive way. The best feedback you get, when delivered constructively, is the most critical because it really feeds into how you lead. I’ve completely reversed my leadership style—the result is so much richer and more powerful when you lead from behind and lead with strength. . Studying in tandem with working, whilst challenging, gave me the perfect platform to directly apply learning concepts into my business environment, the competitive landscape, and the real-estate industry as a whole. When I started the program, I was very happy in my corporate role. But my courage and aspirations grew to the point that I took on a whole new direction. Having my career coach, Joanna, as a sounding board allowed me to really be strategic and get to know myself. She coached me thro ugh all the interviews, the research, and the questions. It went in parallel with what I was doing academically and after six months everything just clicked. . I went into the EMBA knowing I had nothing to lose and I’ve come out with everything. Great strength, global friends, amazing learning, mentors from professors, a job I love, and the knowledge that I can set my mind to achieve anything and with the right support and resources I’ll get there.† . Kashani Wijetunga British, New Zealand Sri Lankan Associate Director Senior Strategy Consultant CBRE EMBA Class of 2019 . â€Å"The first time we did group work on the program, I went head-to-head with a colleague. It taught me a lot about how I see people, how people see me, and how conflict can be resolved in a kind and productive way. The best feedback you get, when delivered constructively, is the most critical because it really feeds into how you lead. I’ve completely reversed my leadership style—the result is so much richer and more powerful when you lead from behind and lead with strength. . Studying in tandem with working, whilst challenging, gave me the perfect platform to directly apply learning concepts into my business environment, the competitive landscape, and the real-estate industry as a whole. When I started the program, I was very happy in my corporate role. But my courage and aspirations grew to the point that I took on a whole new direction. Having my career coach, Joanna, as a sounding board allowed me to really be strategic and get to know myself. She coached me thro ugh all the interviews, the research, and the questions. It went in parallel with what I was doing academically and after six months everything just clicked. . I went into the EMBA knowing I had nothing to lose and I’ve come out with everything. Great strength, global friends, amazing learning, mentors from professors, a job I love, and the knowledge that I can set my mind to achieve anything and with the right support and resources I’ll get there.† . Kashani Wijetunga British, New Zealand Sri Lankan Associate Director Senior Strategy Consultant CBRE EMBA Class of 2019 . â€Å"It was now or never. I knew that I’d have likely stayed in my neighborhood for years to come if I didn’t take this opportunity. I’d not lived or studied outside of the U.S. before. So I left my job as a global strategist at an advertising agency and moved halfway around the world. I’ve come back a more culturally aware, well-versed person. I’ve realized that everything is a learning experience and an opportunity for growth. Ill definitely carry this mindset with me into the future. Technology and social media allow us to be different people in several places at once. Im excited to see how I can establish myself in whatever city Ill be lucky enough to call home and still maintain deep connections with people all over the world. I’m inspired by my classmates every day. Hearing some of their life stories and how getting this degree fits into their greater mission has been very humbling. My biggest challenge has been finding the ‘right’ path for me. There have been rooms Ive felt like I shouldnt be in, but now Im proud to feel as though I truly belong, wherever I am.† . Dwayne Logan, Jnr. American MBA Class of 2019 . â€Å"It was now or never. I knew that I’d have likely stayed in my neighborhood for years to come if I didn’t take this opportunity. I’d not lived or studied outside of the U.S. before. So I left my job as a global strategist at an advertising agency and moved halfway around the world. I’ve come back a more culturally aware, well-versed person. I’ve realized that everything is a learning experience and an opportunity for growth. Ill definitely carry this mindset with me into the future. Technology and social media allow us to be different people in several places at once. Im excited to see how I can establish myself in whatever city Ill be lucky enough to call home and still maintain deep connections with people all over the world. I’m inspired by my classmates every day. Hearing some of their life stories and how getting this degree fits into their greater mission has been very humbling. My biggest challenge has been finding the ‘right’ path for me. There have been rooms Ive felt like I shouldnt be in, but now Im proud to feel as though I truly belong, wherever I am.† . Dwayne Logan, Jnr. American MBA Class of 2019 . Happy New Year, Hultians! . Happy New Year, Hultians! .

Tuesday, June 9, 2020

Essay Writing for Grade 4 - Learn How to Do Essay Writing For Grade 4

Essay Writing for Grade 4 - Learn How to Do Essay Writing For Grade 4Essay writing for grades 4 is one of the most difficult kinds of academic writing. Students are typically more knowledgeable about their subject matter than most students, but they lack a basic understanding of how essay writing can be graded by teachers and other students. For this reason, students often write essays with the best of intentions, only to find that they will not receive the desired grade on their essay.Most high schools have an essay committee that grades essays according to the standards of each grade level. Essays that are written at grade 4 are quite different from essays written at higher grades. Essays at grades 4 need to be factual and well-structured. At this age, students are required to not only provide information, but also provide meaningful examples that demonstrate that the topic or idea is well-researched and presents significant information.There are several ways to approach essay writ ing for grades 4. First, students may simply use a guidebook to write their essay. Other ways to approach essay writing for grades 4 include incorporating direct statements of opinion, paraphrasing, or generalize statements. While many students prefer to write their essays using a guidebook, not all students do, so it is important to know the distinction between the two.When writing an essay for grades 4, one must be aware of how he or she is grading the essay. At this age, essays must be marked according to topic, grammar, punctuation, and style. In addition, there are various levels of essay grades. The primary types of essay grades are C (pass), A (pass), B (acceptable), and F (unsatisfactory).Teachers and other students alike recognize the importance of accurate formatting when writing an essay for grade 4. Many essays fail to meet the standards of the various levels because of poor format or grammar errors. Therefore, it is important to utilize an essay software program to form at your essay.Students should not overlook the importance of correct structure when writing an essay for grade 4. The structure of an essay is an important element in establishing the tone of an essay. As such, students should use a formatting guide to ensure that the essay follows proper format.When writing an essay for grades 4, it is important to make sure that all of the necessary elements of an essay are present. Without being able to provide citations, the essay lacks the foundation necessary to prove the validity of its topic. To help students write effective essays, they should use an essay writing program that can be customized for each grade level.Essay writing for grades 4 can be a difficult undertaking, but it is necessary. By educating yourself on the various essay writing tips available, you will have a better chance of producing an essay that is pleasing to both you and the reader. Additionally, by using the guidance of an essay writing software program, you will be a ble to maximize the number of exercises that you can complete while writing the essay.

Tuesday, June 2, 2020

Does Your Test Prep Provider Really Get You

Test prep companies are often seen as contributors to the college admissions frenzy. And while it’s true that not all â€Å"experts† have your best interests in mind, the crowded test prep industry is not a unified body with a common approach. So how do you find a company that will serve you well? Listen to how they distinguish themselves when answering these questions a local counselor recently asked us: What makes you different? Compass provides high-level individualized testing guidance and assessment, one family at a time, before any actual test preparation begins. Our idea of test preparation goes far beyond tips and tutoring; we first address more fundamental and overarching aspects like timeline, test selection, and amount of preparation – all within the context of your needs and goals. We distance ourselves from the prevailing philosophies of the commercial test preparation market and instead embrace  the consultative values of a school’s college guidance department. Our admission testing experience dates back to the 1980s, so we have lived through a series of changes and corresponding behavioral trends. It’s our job to maintain a responsible and calming perspective and position of support to help folks make informed, case-by-case decisions that make the most sense for them. When do you recommend taking the SAT or ACT? We don’t advocate early testing. Advisors who tell students to â€Å"get testing out of the way† do a disservice. Last year, only 9% of the consultations we conducted with rising juniors and their parents involved meaningful discussion of fall testing, and always initiated by the parent. With those, we discouraged fall testing 84% of the time. That left roughly 1.5% of our junior class to test in the fall – in most cases, in December. We promoted patience and it paid off for our students in the long run. Does it ever make sense to test early? Sure. A closer look at those exceptions reveals something about their motives. Every fall test taker we tutored first took a diagnostic SAT. The average starting score was 2110. These were exceptional test takers and exceptions to the best practice. Some may say that with those starting scores, they didn’t need prep. Maybe. However, these were students with exceptionally high aspirations. So we recommended a moderate amount of targeted prep  and saw these students increase their scores to 2250-2400. In addition to maturity and exceptional ability, we witness something else with these students: drive. Some of this drive is as much from mom and dad, but these are clients for whom there exists an undeniable element of intrinsic competitive fire. We can and do attempt to temper some of this, but it’s who they are. How do I know what’s best for me? When it comes to admission testing, have a thoughtful and sensible purpose for what you’re doing. If you’re testing early, why? Is there a smarter alternative that would address that concern? If you’re taking the ACT and SAT, why? Have you taken the time to compare the two? Have you mapped out a viable testing sequence that will have you performing at or near your potential when each test date arrives? Have you factored in the Senior Fall testing season into your overall testing plans? Have you factored in the timing of Subject Tests? What is â€Å"normal? While every student is different, the most common testing groups are: Selective College Applicants They use the summer before junior year to research tests, take diagnostics, and map out the summer, fall, spring, and following summer and fall. If they decide to take both the SAT and ACT, they typically prepare 3-4 months for the January or March SAT. They then take the ACT in February or April. Good SAT prep will build a solid base of standardized testing skills, so it’s likely that only a moderate amount of ACT-specific prep would occur during the few weeks between the SAT and the ACT. If they only take the ACT, they do comprehensive preparation for the February or April test. They then use May and/or June for strategically selected Subject Tests, which conveniently dovetail with the AP review occurring in school. Over the summer, they re-group. They review their spring testing performance within the context of junior year grades and target colleges. They re-test in the fall as needed. Senior fall testing performance is almost certainly going to exceed what they would†™ve achieved back in the fall of junior year. Non-Subject Test College Applicants They typically delay testing until late spring of junior year. The May SAT and/or June ACT are appropriate dates. These students give themselves time to grow into these tests. They use the fall and winter to explore both tests to see if one can be pursued in favor of the other. They downplay testing and test prep to an appropriate level. But they prepare enough to push these scores high enough so they don’t stand out negatively. They re-test in the fall as needed. We don’t necessarily discourage the use of the preceding summer or fall of junior year to begin preparation. For many, they need to start early for scheduling or bandwidth purposes. Others like to receive a limited amount of prep before the PSAT to feel more confident. It carries over to the SAT and allows for a less ambitious continuation of prep closer to a spring SAT date. We don’t recommend testing â€Å"cold† throughout junior year and preparing for the first time as a rising senior. Any prep over that final summer is hopefully fine-tuning and review rather than foundation building. Test preparation should provide relief to a stressful problem, not add stress to the process. If it feels like your test prep solution is actually not one, then keep looking.