Weekly Study Tips # 4

Always be a smart reader, not a robot...

I think the title explains itself pretty well...
You should always think while you read... don't just... read and instantly forget everything afterwards...

At school, teachers would occasionally make you read the textbooks, or some novels... ect.
However, the context you have to read aren't always that interesting. In fact, most of the time, it is rather quite boring, which makes it really hard to absorb the information in the texts. (and... sometimes it might cause you to fall asleep... =.=")
So how to you understand the text? Are there some steps you have to take?
YES! BINGO!

haha, here are the steps...
(I learned this from my SAT class!)

BEFORE READING...
1. Look at the title or maybe some pictures printed on the side...
2. Quickly scan the text to glean any more information about its topic, genre, purpose, and tone.
3. Think about what you already know:
    - about the topic
    - about the genre and purpose
    - about the tone
4. ask youself some questions, and predict what the context is about...

DURING READING...
1. think about how what you are reading relates to the prior knowledge you activated before reading. Did you make correct predictions? Are you revising your initial assumptions? How is the text helping you answer the Questions you asked yourself?
2, When you find vocabulary that you don't know, don't stop. See if you can understand the meaning of the sentence or paragraph without the meaning of that word. See if you can guess the meaning of the word using context clues. (underline the new words to write in your vovabulary notebook later *if you ACTUALLY have a vocab notebook...*. Do not interrupt your reading to use a dictionary unless the level of the text is truly too high for you. And you should always check your dictionary later to check your accuracy when you write the meanings in your vocabulary notebook.)
3. Each time you finish one paragraph or section of text, mentally summarize to yourself in one sentence what you have read. If you can't do this, you have to read it again and summarize more often!
4. engage your mind in dialogue with the text as much as possible by allowing your mental voice to react what you read. (ex: "Whoa! That surprises me!", "Huh? I don't get it!", "Why would anyone do that?", "Oh, this reminds me of...",... ect)

AFTER READING...
1. mentally summarize the whole text to yourself in one or two sentences!
2. ask youself how this text relates to your life or your world.


Alright... those are the steps...
If you use them correctly, they would really benefit your reading skills! :D
Anyways, I hope this reading tip really helps you at school!

bad example... this dude fell asleep while reading... SHAME ON HIM!!!



lol! even cats fall asleep from reading boring books!!! XDDDD

Factors That Affect Admission Beyond Academics

We all know that the grades a person gets can greatly affect his/her chances of getting accepted into Johns Hopkins, but there are also other factors beyond academics... What are they? Go find out by watching this helpful video!! :D

 

 

 

No Need to Worry About Having No Place to Live

This might be a question for some of you planning on going to Johns Hopkins Medical School...

Question: wait a sec, if i actually get into Johns Hopkins Medical School... WHERE AM I GOING TO LIVE?!?! on the streets? or maybe in dorms and stuff?!?! AHHH! I DUNNO!! *PANIC!!!!*

Answer: First of all... CHILL, DUDE!!!!! no need to panic! XD ... here are the solutions to your question/problem!!!
Please click HERE for the full information!!!!! :D

don't worry... you won't end up like this! XDDDD

The Armstrong Medical Education Building

Johns Hopkins is going to be launching a bold new vision for medical education - the Genes to Society Curriculum. And along with that, the curriculum is going to take place in a state-of-the-art building designed specifically for it. As the campus' new medical education center, the Armstrong Medical Education Building provides innovative classrooms with projection capabilities on all four walls and mobile podiums for teachers. There are large lecture halls, learning studios, and private study areas. The building also features the latest digital communications technology, including virtual-realtiy simulations, MRI imgages, CT scans (i have NO IDEA what they are... but they all sound pretty cool! :D) and other 21st century technologies. Isn't that awesome?!?! XD

Weekly Study Tips # 3

DO NOT PROCRASTINATE!!!




oy... so much work to do... yet, so little time... =.="
 

For those of you procrastinators, you know EXACTLY what I'm about to say... (and if you don't... well I was about to tell you to NOT procrastinate... and yea...)
anyways, BACK ON TOPIC!!

So procrastination is a huge problem for almost every teenagers these days... Whenever we come home from school, our parents would always ask us, "Hey *insert name*, why aren't you doing your homework?!?!"... and we would always give them the same old stupid answer, "Well... there's still 2 days before the hw is due, so yea... I'll do it tomorrow or something... I'm just gonna go watch TV now..."
well let me tell you, that's the wrong answer...
instead, you should force yourself to do a little bit of the hw each day, that way, you won't be too stressed out, and you won't leave all the works cramped up 'til the last day before it's due...

Take this as an example...
So one day, your teacher assigns you this really huge science project that'll probably take days to finish... What would you do when you go home?
well this is what a teenager would usually do in that case... goes home, CHILLs on the sofa for a few seconds, realizes that he/she has homework so he/she must stop CHILLING, digs out the agenda from backpack, flips to the page with hw stuff, hesitates, closes agenda, goes to room, takes out ipod, plays angry bird (or whatever apps)...
see? THAT'S THE BEGINNING TO THE PROCESS OF PROCRASTINATION!!!!!! (which is BADDDDD!!!)
instead, this is what you're SUPPOSE to do... take a look...
When you finally come home from an exhausting school day, and you realize that you have a big project that's due next week... you........ GLUE YOUR BUTT TO YOUR CHAIR, SIT THERE, BE A GOOD KID, AND DO YOUR HOMEWORK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
haha, just kidding... no need to be that harsh to yourself... XD
ok, so here's what you should do... just do a little bit of the project everyday, and eventually you'll get it all done, right?!!!!!
that's a motto you should always stick in your head, and NOT this... "Don't do it now... just leave it 'til later..."
(just remember... there IS NO "later"... 0.0)


remember... THE LONGER YOU WAIT, THE WORSE IT GETS!!!!!!

and as hard as it might seem, you just have to SUCK IT UP!!! (lol)
and don't worry, you're not the only one struggling with this problem... I'M struggling too...
In fact, the reason I nearly failed social study back in grade 7 was all because of procrastination... (ok, maybe I exaggerated a little bit... I didn't ALMOST FAIL... i just... got a really bad mark (a "C" ain't no joke, y'all <--- why am i suddenly talking so cowboy-ish?!?! haha XD)
anyways!!
see? that's what procrastinating can do to you................. SO DON'T PROCRASTINATE!!!!!!!!

sigh... it's teenagers' instinct to procrastinate... :P



say this to yourself!!! XDDDD

Campus of Johns Hopkins Medical School

What makes the campus of Johns Hopkins University so special is the fact that the environment is a combination of greens (nature), marbles/bricks paths, and spacious areas that gives you a welcoming feeling :D

Johns Hopkins is a big community of people with different backgrounds and cultures. Everyone supports each other, and that's what makes things all come together.

There's always something going on at this school. Every week, the school offers lectures, concerts, art and photography exhibitions, theater, movies, sports, volunteer opportunities... ect... You'll never get bored.

for more info, click HERE!!!

Departments at Johns Hopkins Medical School

These are the departments at Johns Hopkins Medical School...

(there are websites linked to each department names! *click on them and take a look*!!)

Departments at Johns Hopkins Medicine

• Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine
• Art as Applied to Medicine
• Biological Chemistry
• Biomedical Engineering
• Biophysics and Biophysical Chemistry
• Cell Biology
• Cellular and Molecular Medicine
• Dermatology
• Emergency Medicine
• Facial Paralysis & Pain Treatment Center
• Genetic Medicine, McKusick-Nathans Institute of
• Gynecology and Obstetrics
• Institute for Basic Biomedical Sciences (IBBS)
• Institute for Cell Engineering
• Medicine
• Molecular Biology and Genetics
• Molecular and Comparative Pathobiology 
• Neurology and Neurosurgery
• Neuroscience
• Oncology, Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center 
• Ophthalmology, Wilmer Eye Institute
• Orthopaedic Surgery
• Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
• Pathology
• Pediatrics
• Pharmacology and Molecular Sciences
• Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
• Physiology
• Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
• Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
• Radiation Oncology and Molecular Sciences
• Radiology and Radiological Science
• Surgery
• Urology

Weekly Study Tips # 2

Taking notes in class...

Taking notes in class is actually much more important than you think...
It's not just about copying down stuff the teacher says... It's also about helping you memorize the information taught in class so that you can be better prepared for quizzes, tests, ect...

Anyways... Here are some methods of taking good notes:

- BE NEAT!!!
   never think that if you write messy, you can still read it afterward, cuz trust me, YA CAN'T!!! i've tried doing that before, and the consequences weren't that good... I couldn't decipher a single word I wrote, so I ended up having to rewrite everything again from the textbook :P

- DRAW DIAGRAMS ON YOUR NOTES (and label them, too :D)
When I said "draw diagrams", I am not saying that this is a chance for you to doodle smiley faces and hearts on your notebooks... (in fact, that's the exact opposite of what I was saying) What I meant was that you should always draw diagrams that can help you memorize the stuff you're learning! and seriously, DO NOT DOODLE ON YOUR NOTES...

 

this is a BAD example of a student's notebook... XP

for those of you who thinks I'm just joking around... I'M NOT!!!!!

Requirements for Admission

(the information below is exactly the same as what it says on the Johns Hopkins Medical School website, so yea... that's all the information.)


Preparations for Medical School...
The courses taken and the grades earned are just a portion of an applicant’s credentials. Certain areas of study (ex: introductory biol­ogy, chemistry, physics - associated with laboratory exercises and calculus) have traditionally been a requirement for students applying for medical schools. The field of concentration for undergraduate stud­ies and the selection of additional courses in the sciences and mathematics should be the choice of the student and won't affect the admission process.



Requirements for Admission... (required for ALL applicants)

1) Accredited Institution: All applicants must be or have previously been in attendance at an institution on the list entitled “Accredited Insti­tutions of Postsecondary Education,’’ autho­rized and published by the American Coun­cil on Education. Extension or eve­ning courses taken in fulfillment of premedical course requirements are not acceptable unless they are identical to courses offered in the col­lege’s regular academic program. Preparation in foreign universities (in most cases) must be supplemented by a year or more of work in an approved university in the United States.

2) Standardized Testing: The Medical Col­lege Admissions Test (MCAT) is required for acceptance.

3) Required Academic Work: A list of specific pre-medical course requirements are listed below.....
    - BIOLOGY
    - CHEMISTRY
       a) General Chemistry
       b) Organic Chemistry
       c) Biochemistry
    - PHYSICS
    - MATH
       a) Calculas
       b) Statistics
    - HUMANITIES, SOCIAL AND BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES
   *Addtional Requirements*
    - COMPUTER LITERACY
    - COMMUNICATION SKILLS
    - TEAMWORK SKILLS

4) Letters of Recommendation: A recom­mendation from the applicant’s college pre­medical committee or an officially designated premedical advisor is required. If the college does not have a premedical advisor or pre­medical committee, two letters of recommen­dation are required from science faculty mem­bers in science departments who have taught the applicant and one non-science faculty member who has also taught the applicant. In addition to the letters indicated above, applicants with advanced degrees and/or full time employment are required to submit recommendations from each component of their education and major work experiences.

Weekly Study Tips # 1

The library is NOT a good place for studying!!!

Many of you may think that the library is the best environment for studying...
well I hate to break it to you guys (or girls?), but you're- ABSOLUTELY WRONGGGGGGGG!!!
And here are the reasons why...

First of all, what usually happens when you go to the library to "study" is that you would end up going on the computer and start facebooking or playing online games... =.="
Yea... I know what you're thinking... I READ YOUR MIND, DIDN'T I?!?! 0.0
well I'm pretty sure that this is a fact for most teenagers... I mean, I sometimes do that, too,............... but we can just overlook that part! XP (don't tell my mom...)
anyways... moving on to the second reason!

Second reason...
now, this is actually a pretty serious problem, cuz this has happened to me MANY times already, and it's quite frustrating actually...
so, as you all know... the library is a public place, so... you would occasionally run into very inconsiderate people...
and by "inconsiderate people", I don't mean like the kind of people who litters or something...
I mean the people who can't tell that you seriously don't feel like talking to them, but they would just keep on talking and talking and talking and talking and talking and talking and talking.... and... well you get my point! XD
for example... if you're REALLY UNLUCKY, like me... then everytime you go to the library, you would run into inconsiderate people who can't see that you are trying to study, but they just keep on talking to you, cuz as i said, they're inconsiderate, and eventually, they will start recommending you books that doesn't even look a slight interesting, like the history of civil war or something, i mean seriously, who would want to read that on a regular basis, anyways, I just got off topic, as I was saying, you, as a good citizen would try to act polite and not interrupt the interrupter, so you would simply sit there and listen patiently, but meanwhile, thinking, "OMGGGGGG, I hope she/he can just SHUT UP!!!" ... (hehe, that was a long sentence... with lots of punctuation errors...)
sigh... anyhoo... some people are just like that... and there's nothing we can do about them... :P
ohhh, and if YOU'RE one of those people... then........- GO AWAY!!! I DON'T LIKE YOU!!!

haha, jk... BUT SERIOUSLY... O.o"

... *awkward silence*...

ok bye~ XDDDD
hope you enjoyed my little rant! :P
and if not, then... please don't leave any hateful comment... just CLICK AWAY, and ENJOY THE REST OF YOUR LIFE!!!
BUH BYE~

(this is a library at Johns Hopkins... omg, looks like a cathedral XD)