Author: Michael Cho
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GPA for UCLA. Let’s Talk about it.
GPA — One number that encompasses who knows what; one number that schools and parents obsess so much; one number that determines your chance to enter a prestigious college like UCLA. I struggled to raise my GPA because I did not know how did it even work. For example, did you know that an A earns you […]
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College Search and Why you are doing it WRONG
I have a bachelor’s degree in Molecular and Cellular Biology from the University of California — Berkeley. Sequentially, I earned a master’s degree in Psychology from Pepperdine University. It took me a total of eight years and over $100,000 tuition, not including the living expense. After graduation, it took me 2 more years to figure […]
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Can Admissions Tell If I lie?
They look for students with strong drives and motivation to do something with their college campus resources. They also look for evidence if the applicants have already done everything they could within their environmental constraints.
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Missing Assignments
I feel bad that you have a lot of missing assignments and your teachers and tutors are not being helpful. If you feel overwhelmed and don’t know what to do, you are probably feeling the symptom of analysis paralysis that you subconsciously know you cannot finish but can’t admit because they kept telling you that […]
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Is 3.5 GPA Good Enough to Get a Job?
High GPAs mean very little if you cannot perform as an engineer, educator, writer…whatever -er you want to bo Don’t mistake that school grades do not fully translate to your potential job performance (just a little bit). Most employers really care very little if you have straight As. At the end of your college, if you […]
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Almost half of 2020 college grads still looking for work
“I should be out of the house by now” – 2020 college graduates More than 40% of college graduates and do not use their degrees. They take on approx. $50,000 student loan for a degree that will not earn them back for the investment.
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Grade Point Average
Grade Point Average represents the average academic performance of a particular period of time e.g. a semester or a quarter
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What is College and Do We Need Them?
“If I fail my midterm can I still get an A?” STOP! Quit Productivity Cult and join Aspiration Troop
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What is Student Ownership
Student ownership happens when a student knows what they are learning and has the autonomy and competence to pursue the knowledge and application.