Yale, Ivy League

Yale is Ivy League University, located in New Haven, Connecticut. When you think of Ivy League universities, you probably only think of Harvard, Yale, and Princeton. This is okay. These three universities are the top Ivy League schools in the Ivy League program these three universities are also considered some of the very best colleges/universities in the US.

This blog post will be about Yale University!

When you first think of Yale University, you have the question of which school is better Harvard or Yale? Yale is generally regarded as having a better undergraduate program, both academically and experientially. While Harvard is usually considered as having a better graduate program across most of the schools where the two universities go head to head.

The most popular majors at Yale University include Social Sciences, Biological, and Biomedical Sciences; History; Mathematics and Statistics; and Engineering. The average freshman retention rate, an indicator of student satisfaction, is 99%.

Yale has a 6.3% acceptance rate, which is a higher acceptance rate than Princeton. To get into Princeton, you would need to be the top of your class GPA-wise. The average GPA of admitted applicants to Yale is 4.12. This means you will need straight As even to be competitive with other applicants.

Yale is also extremely hard to get into just like Harvard and Princeton, which I talked about in these blogs!
https://addylinsworld.blogspot.com/2019/11/harvard-1st-university-as-of-2019-2020.html
https://addylinsworld.blogspot.com/2019/12/princeton-ivy-league.html

Princeton, Ivy League

Princeton is an Ivy League university located in New Jersey. Princeton is one of the eight Ivy League universities. Princeton is unique because it negotiates nothing; around the world, it is thought of as one of the most elite research institutions in the world, but even through all that, they have complete and total dedication to their undergraduate students.

To have a higher chance of getting into any university, you would have to have an interview with that school's admission center. At Princeton, interviews are offered to most or some applicants. Usually, a school that provides interviews will do so through alumni volunteers. Any school will do it's best to give an interview for every applicant who wants one.

Princeton is one of the most challenging schools to get into in the country. As of 2018, they only accepted 5.5% of applicants to the class of 2022. This means to have a chance of being admitted. You need to be at the top of your class and have an SAT score of close to 1550 or an ACT score of around 35. This is for the undergraduate level. Princeton's graduates are some of the best in the world in virtually every academic field.

What any university is looking for in an applicant is, AP and honors classes this shows that you challenged yourself academically and succeeded. Another example would be challenging extracurricular activities, for example, a sport. Some other things universities look at is volunteer and work experience, test scores, quality recommendation letters, a well-written essay, talents, and passions.

Some notable alumni from Princeton would be Jeff Bezos, Michelle Obama.

To summarize, it is extremely hard to get into Princeton!

Harvard, Ivy League

This blog will be about all the details about Harvard! I personally don't like Harvard because they are racist to the Asian race, and well, I'm Chinese so.

But I am still researching Harvard because it is the top university in the world as of 2019-2020. Harvard is ranked the number one university on this website https://cwur.org/2018-19.php. I feel this is a reliable source because instead of ending in .com as in community, it ends in .org meaning this website is from an organization.

On this website, Harvard is ranked the top university as of 2019-2020. Harvard University is a private Ivy League research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Harvard contains around 6,700 undergraduate students and about 13,100 postgraduate students.

It is exceptionally hard to get into Harvard. To get into Harvard, you would have to have a 4.04 GPA. It would also be easier to get in through legacy, meaning if your parents and grandparents, etc. went to Harvard. This is similar to many other universities; however, Harvard is one of the Universities that consider legacy. 

Harvard was founded in 1636, it's tuition is $48,949 as of (2017-2018). Its average financial aid award is $50,562. Its acceptance rate is %5.2 (class of 2021). The average SAT score was 2235 (class of 2020), similar to 1530 on the new SAT.

Harvard also offers many sports, but in both men and women, they are known mostly for their soccer. I have never heard of their soccer teams, but I may be biased!

Just through this, you can see that it is quite challenging to get into Harvard, but personally, I don't want to go to Harvard because they probably wouldn't accept me but also because they are incredibly racist.

Template for University blogs

This blog will be about the template I will be using for my blogs on my 15 universities list!

First Paragraph 

I will introduce where the university is and talk about the average cost before and after, the graduation and the acceptance rate 

Second Paragraph 

I will talk about what the University is known for 

Third Paragraph 

I will talk about the GPA you would need, to get in and the SAT ACT score you would need to be considered, and the rank of the school 

Fourth Paragraph 

This paragraph will be about some details about the university, for example, things they exclusively offer and things only that university offers. 

Fifth Paragraph 

This isn't really a paragraph, it will just be a bunch of links to my previous blogs talking about the universities, they will also be in a listed order. 

Although by the look of the outline it doesn't look like much, however when the actual blog is written it will look a lot longer and better in the blog I will also provide a picture of the campus. 

15 universities I want to research (list)

1. Harvard, Ivy League
2. Princeton, Ivy League
3. Yale, Ivy League
4. Columbia, Ivy League
5. Brown, Ivy League
6. Cornell, Ivy League
7. Dartmouth, Ivy League
8. University of Pennsylvania (UPenn), Ivy League
9. Brigham Young University (BYU)
10. Stanford
11. Berkley
12. University of Southern California (USC)
13. Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
14. University of California Los Angelas (UCLA)
15. Georgetown

New category called University Research

First conduct of business! Happy Thanksgiving! I hope everyone is having a great time with families and being thankful for everything around you!

This new category will be on University information. I will be listing many different Universities around the world and information about them. For example, where it's located, what major is its best, how many people go to that university, how big the school is? Basically, information about that university!

I hope everyone has a great Thanksgiving! Thanks for reading my Blog!

My Progress with the SAT!

In my last blog, I talked about my more elaborate plan for the SAT!

Here is the link! https://addylinsworld.blogspot.com/2019/11/my-more-elaborate-plan-for-sat.html

Anyways, this blog will be about the progress I have made so far on the SAT. So far, what I have done is I have read two chapters of "The Princeton Review, Cracking the SAT 2020 Edition". Every time at the end of the chapter, a summary is given on the topics from the lesson. 

One thing that I am doing to help me remember all this stuff is making one notecard for every chapter I have read.

I feel that this book gives many excellent strategies to help you crack the SAT. You can check out the book or buy the book to see!

Thanks for reading my blog! Sorry, it's a little short this post was just for me to report back on what I have gotten done so far!

My more elaborate plan for the SAT

This blog will be a more elaborate plan for the SAT!

I will be using "The Princeton Review, Cracking the SAT 2020 Edition", you can get this book or any SAT book at the library or your local bookstore!

So here's my plan!

1 - I need to look over the format, requirements, and content of the SAT

• I plan on starting this by Nov. 30, 2019
• Figuring out what the sections are 
• What is the content in each section 

2 - Figure out where I am with the test 

• Actually taking the test
• I plan on starting this on Dec. 10, 2019 

3 - Start improving things that I didn't do well on the practice test 

• This means going over the subjects 
• Doing more practice problems in those sections 
• Going over it and understanding it 
• I plan on starting this on Dec. 20, 2019

So that's my plan leave comments if you think I should add more onto my plan! 

(This is still only a basic plan) 

My plan for the SAT!

This blog will be about my plan for the SAT! Even though I am only a Sophmore, you must get a head start, so you are prepared for the SAT in junior year. One key thing you need to prepare for the SAT is an SAT prep guide.

So I plan to start my SAT preparation is I will look over the SAT format and learn how it is formatted and how it is graded. After I figure that out, I will look over the sections and read the description of the sections, so I know what is going on. After I do that, I'm going to take a practice test and grade it. After I grade it, I'm going to go over the problems I missed, and I'm going to go more into depth about that topic. After I have gone over the topics, I have missed on the practice test. I will then take that section again and grade myself again. I will then repeat.

Sorry, this blog wasn't very clear I was trying to get my ideas out, I will do a much clearer blog next time!

How does plastic affect us?

In my last blog in the label "Saving The World From Plastic" was about plastic in our oceans. Even though plastic in our oceans is a huge problem, there is also the problem of plastic pollution in our world; this includes how plastic affects us, humans.

One question you might be asking is, what is plastic pollution? The definition of plastic pollution is the accumulation of plastic objects and particles, for example, plastic bottles and much more. This adversely affects the earth's environment and wildlife, wildlife habitat, and even us humans. Plastic that act as pollutants are categorized into micro, meso, or macro debris based on size.

How is plastic pollution affecting the earth's environment? First of all, plastic takes a very long time to decompose. If the plastic is left in the environment for long enough, it can leak toxic chemicals into our soil and waters. Ruining both the way our planet looks and also destroying the earth in general.

When the plastic leaks toxic chemicals into our soils and waters, it affects humans and animals. It affects humans because we eat plants that grow from the soil if there is plastic or toxic chemicals in that soil we are going to consume it, and then the plastic will also be in us. It affects animals because animals eat grass or vegetables. Where do these greens come from? They grow out of the soil, meaning animals will also have plastic and toxic chemicals in them. Not only that, this then comes back to us, because we eat the animals for meat. For example, beef, pork and that's not even all of them, that means we are also starting to eat the plastics.

What this new label is about!

This is my first blog post in the category of "My Life!". This category act as a journal about my life! It will consist of what I did in the day, and how I felt about the day. But I'm telling you now I won't be blogging on this label as much as my other labels. Which consists of ACT/SAT Prep, College and University Information, and Saving The World From Plastic. Those labels are for me keeping track of all my College research stuff.

So about my day today, today was an okay day, not the best day but also not the worst day. When I came home I had a ton of homework which I just finished but I also need to catch up on some European History topics.

That's all for this blog post, sorry it's so short but I have to get back to catching up with homework!

A pretty picture of nature! 

Colleges vs. Universities

In anyone's lifetime, they have probably heard about either colleges, universities, or both. Today's blog will be about: what is the difference between colleges and universities?

A college is a smaller institution that usually offers undergraduate degrees, while a university offers both undergraduate and graduate degrees. Universities offer undergraduate programs that will eventually lead a student towards a master's degree or a doctorate.

This might bring the reader to the question of what is the difference between undergraduate and graduate degrees. An undergraduate program is a 4-year college bachelor's degree program or a 2-year associate's degree program. Most people usually do the standard 4-year bachelor's degree. A graduate program is a 1-6 year college master's degree program; these are for people who have already gotten there bachelor's degree.

One question that the reader might have is what is a bachelor's degree. So as written in the paragraph above, a bachelor's degree is just an average 4 years of college kind of like high school.

There is, then, the master's degree that takes a little more time to get; a master's degree usually takes an additional 1.5-2 years. This means that anyone trying to get a master's degree will be spending around 6-7 years in college, depending on the person's schedule. This is because people who want their master's are required to have their bachelor's degree before they try to get their master's. Fun fact, my mom has a master's degree!

There is then the doctorate degree; the doctorate degree is a little more complicated than the master's degree. It typically takes an extra 4-6 years after the master's program, but this depends on the major the person is working in.

There is also the Ph.D.; this stands for doctor of philosophy or a postgraduate doctoral degree. The Ph.D. is awarded to students who complete an original thesis offering a significant new contribution of knowledge in their subject. To get a Ph.D., it takes up to 8 years to get it. A Ph.D. is one of the hardest degrees to earn and a great accomplishment to have. Fun fact, my dad has a Ph.D. in computer science.

A very peaceful picture! 

PSAT's format.

Sorry I haven't blogged all week I have been busy with school and high school soccer. But I took the PSAT on Wednesday. This blog will be about how the PSAT 2019 was formatted and the sections on the PSAT.

The PSAT is a standardized test that is timed; in total, the PSAT is 2 hours and 45 minutes long. On the PSAT, there are different sections with different amounts of time given. For example, the reading section is 60 minutes and has 47 questions. The writing section is 35 minutes and has 44 questions. And finally, the math section is 70 minutes long and has 48 questions.

The reading section is where you read different stories or passages given to you. Then you go on to answer multiple-choice questions regarding the passages given to you. Generally, it was straightforward, you just had to read the stories carefully, but even if you didn't, you could go back to the passage to find your answer. And I thought the majority of the stories were fascinating.

The writing section wasn't actually like writing an essay. It was more of grammar and common sense, so if you know basic grammar, you will most likely be fine. One thing that might help is expanding your vocabulary. Because in the writing section, there is a lot of big words.

The math section is split into two parts, the first section is no calculator, but in the second section, you can use your calculator. A tip from me would be to go over your algebra one material and know the basic stuff that you don't think you will need to know. For example, the median and range or constants, but the first section wasn't hard at all, and if you know basic math, you will be fine. But the second part is a little harder than the first section. But in the second section, you can use your calculator, which is very helpful.

Some tips that I want to share is pick a letter of the day. This means that if you don't know the answer to one of the questions, bubble the letter you chose for the day. For example, I chose C as my letter of the day. Another tip would be don't be nervous if you are bubbling a letter multiple times in a row relax and check your work if it is then move on.

Thanks for reading my blog!

What are Merit Scholarships?

In my last blog, I talked about what the PSAT is (the link to my previous blog post about PSAT's is down below), but I also mentioned Merit Scholarships. So in your head, you might be thinking. What is the Merit Scholarship? Merit Scholarships are scholarships that are awarded to you through academic athletic or artistic.

This blog will be about the Merit Scholarship regarding the PSAT. Getting a Merit Scholarship is no easy task. 50,000 students out of 1.4 million junior qualify for recognition based on their PSAT scores, around 34,000 students receive letters of commendation from the National Merit Scholarship Corporation. 

To be eligible for the National Merit Scholarship, you must take the PSAT/NMSQT in October of your junior year. If you complete your four years of high school, you are a U.S. citizen or permanent resident. But it would help if you also got a top score on the PSAT. 

Saying if you want the Merit Scholarship, you would have to do exceptionally well on the PSAT. 

In conclusion, I hope this helped a little if it didn't, you can also do some research on your own then comment on my blog so I can add it to my blog! Thanks for reading!

link to PSAT blog: https://addylinsworld.blogspot.com/2019/10/what-is-psat.html

*You can only apply for a National Merit Scholarship in your junior year (11th grade). 

Here is a pretty picture of nature to help you relax from all your stresses!