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On college rejections and romances go sour. By: Khuyen Bui Gia
Image Via sunnyydoodles.tumblr.com; outdated since Stanford charged $90 in 2012.
This morning, my phone shuffled to a song that invariably reminded me of a college that I really wanted to but didn't get in. I don't know why I haven't deleted it from my favorite playlist yet, but usually I will skip whenever the playlist comes to the song.
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Posted on : May 8, 2013, 3:04 am in Survival
A Month in the Village of Calhuitz--Summer Program in Guatemala By: Agnes Zhou
The summer of 2012 was the last summer before my college application started and when I clicked “submit” to my application to Global Public Service Academies (GPSA)’s volunteer program in Guatemala, I still couldn't decide between this program and summer school. The idea of volunteering across continents and a chance to look into Mayan culture finally helped me ...Read More
Some personal experiences: Writing with emotion. By: Khuyen Bui Gia
I woke up early this morning, wanted to write something and ended up writing about writing. Since I consider uniCQ as a great channel to share our writings, I post the part that is more relevant here.
I propose an answer to why many writings with emotions are so powerful. Emotion is not a disobedient wild horse (think "I can't help but feel ___ ). It's ALWAYS the case when we f ...Read More
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Posted on : August 26, 2012, 2:41 am in Hobbies
Get distracted while writing? By: Khuyen Bui Gia
One problem that I, and I guess many of us students, always face is distraction. We all hate that frustration when we need to write something and end up writing something else (ie tweets or FB comments) or watching YouTube.
Weak willed as I am, I tried to find a way around this problem (lack of self-discipline) by forcing the environment to work to my advantage aka stop seducing me i ...Read More
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Posted on : August 8, 2012, 9:13 pm in Survival
Why should I be young? By: Khuyen Bui Gia
Why should I be young?
Today is Youth day in Singapore, and it's my last Youth day as a teenish boy. Perfect timing to start something new like blogging, especially on this topic!
I want to share a few points from the speech about youth a speaker made today in my school, and also my thoughts of the issue.We have been hearing so much about the importa ...Read More
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Posted on : June 29, 2012, 9:45 pm in Survival
Campus Life: Intramural and Varsity Sports By: Aaron Goh
And summer is now upon us. Whether you live in slightly more temperate regions of the world, or in the tropical locales (as I do), there’s one thing that we all share in common – a short break from school before a new college year begins.
This shall be the start of a short series on campus life and its various aspects. I’ve been receiving quite a few ...Read More
The road to Rio, 40 days - Rio themes - sustainable development goals By: Tse Yang Lim
This series of blog entries is adapted from the author's personal correspondence, with minimal editing, and will be updated every ten days from now until June 2012. It is intended to inform the casual reader about various issues relating to the 2012 UN Conference on Sustainable Development.
As promised previously, this time we're looking at what I consider the third, unofficial the ...Read More
Statistics for International Student Acceptance Rates By:
Hey Everyone,
This is a good article from the New York Times admissions blog. It will give you some insight into acceptance rates at some popular colleges.
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