Should I Go To Princeton University

Should I Go To Princeton University The tutors behind Varsity Tutors are not just here to teach theyre sharing their college experiences as well. Sanjiv is a graduate of Princeton University with a Bachelors degree in Electrical Engineering. He is an Austin tutor specializing in SAT prep tutoring, Calculus tutoring, Geometry tutoring, and more. Check out his review of his alma mater: VT: Describe the campus setting and transportation options.How urban or safe is the campus?Are there buses or do you need a car/bike? Sanjiv: Princeton is located in the quaint little town of Princeton, NJ. The campus itself is beautiful, with trees lining the sidewalks and gothic architecture overlooking everything. The campus is very safe, and Public Safety can always be seen patrolling the campus spaces. There are very convenient bus lines to take you to nearby malls, and most restaurants are right at the edge of campus, so I knew very few students who had cars or needed one. We have a train station right at the end of campus as well, to travel 90 minutes to NYC. VT: How available are the professors, academic advisers, and teaching assistants? Sanjiv: Professors and advisors are very available, as the student-teacher ratio is very small. There are usually about 6,000 undergrads at Princeton each year, and class sizes are usually small, around 20-30 students, so you get a lot of attention even before going to office hours. Anytime you want to meet with a professor or TA, they are more than happy to meet with you, and you will often learn as much from an office hour session than the class session itself! VT: How would you describe the dorm life rooms, dining options, location, socialization opportunities with other students? Sanjiv: It is actually mandatory for students to live on campus for all four years, so you dont need to think too much about housing options! This enables students at Princeton to really get to know each other in their undergrad years. Housing is divided into five to six different colleges (Butler, Forbes, Rocky, etc.), in the same way that Harry Potters Hogwarts is divided into several schools of witchcraft! Each college has its own set of dorms and dining halls, each with its own personality and points of pride. The dorms themselves are very clean and top-notch, and dining options are often tasty. This kind of dorm life is amazing, and your freshman year, you will be absolutely certain to make tons of friends in your dorms. VT: Which majors/programs are best represented and supported?What did you study and why? Did the university do a good job supporting your particular area of study? Sanjiv: Princeton is often categorized as a liberal arts school, so its no surprise that its top majors include English, History, and Biology. However, Princeton is very much an undergraduate institution, and does not have many graduate programs; for this reason, you can be absolutely certain that every department is top-notch (for example, the Physics and Math departments are world-famous). I studied Electrical Engineering, because of my interest in robotics. The Electrical Engineering department is great, and is top-10 in the country. Like many departments, it is small (less than 100 students per year), so I was able to get a lot of attention, and have my pick of thesis topics in my senior year. VT: How easy or difficult was it for you to meet people and make friends as a freshman? Does Greek life play a significant role in the campus social life? Sanjiv: As a freshman, it is extremely easy to make friends, partly because of the mandatory on-campus housing rule. Everyone is friendly and you soon figure out that the admissions office has brought together people of entirely different and amazing backgrounds, so everyone wants to find out each others story! I highly recommend becoming involved in clubs/organizations/sports as a freshman because you will meet many awesome friends for those four years. There is not much Greek life on campus because fraternities/sororities are not recognized by the university; in place of that are institutions called eating clubs, which are not technically Greek, but serve the same functions (hosting parties, charity events, etc.). VT: How helpful is the Career Centerand other student support services?Do many reputable companies recruit on campus? Sanjiv: The Career Center is helpful in your junior and senior years for preparing for internships and job interviews. However, I would highly recommend the following instead: find an upperclassman or professor who is studying/working in the field you want to work in, and ask their advice on how to get where they are. The Career Center can you give you general advice, but a person in your field of study can give you specific advice on how to pursue that career. Very reputable companies come to recruit on campus in the fall and spring, especially to recruit for internships. Its not uncommon to be recruited for internships as early as your freshman year. Examples include Google, D.E. Shaw, investment banks, etc. VT: How are the various study areas such aslibraries, the student union, and dorm lounges? Are they over-crowded, easily available, spacious? Sanjiv: The study areas are almost always easily available and spacious. Right before exams, many students will be spending the night at certain study lounges in the student union, so its not advisable to wait until the night before to stake out a space! The dorm lounges are a great place to study, as some serve food even late into the night. VT: Describe the surrounding town. What kinds of outside establishments / things to do are there that make it fun, boring, or somewhere in between?To what extent do students go to the downtown area of the city versus staying near campus? Sanjiv: The surrounding town of Princeton, NJ itself has many restaurants and clothing shops (J. Crew etc.), but as far as theatres or nightclubs, there are very few. The Princeton social life exists 1) on campus, and 2) in New York City. While there are always lots of fun events to attend on campus, many times, students will head to NYC for the weekend. In your freshman year, the dorms will sponsor group trips and very discounted tickets to see plays on Broadway. VT: How big or small is the student body? Were you generally pleased or displeased with the typical class sizes? Sanjiv: The student body is quite small, about 6,000 undergraduates, and perhaps a few thousand graduate students. Class sizes were always relatively small, about 20-30 per class, so I could always get help and get my questions answered when needed. One important thing to consider, however, is that because the student body is so small, it can take some time to find your social niche. So, in one respect, bigger schools have that advantage over Princeton. VT: Describe one memorable experience with a professor and/or class. Perhaps one you loved the most or one youregretthe most. Sanjiv: Once, in a math class, during a lecture on game theory, the professor mentioned the contributions of John Nash, the protagonist of the film, A Beautiful Mind. A few hours after the class was over, my friend and I were standing in the elevator when Professor John Nash himself walked in. We froze, as we wanted to ask him something, but didnt know what to ask him that would be worth his time. He seemed very engrossed in a paper he was reading, so we didnt ask for his autograph. There will be many times when you dont know whether to treat someone like a professor or a celebrity! Check out Sanjivs tutoring profile. The views expressed in this article do not necessarily represent the views of Varsity Tutors.

General Tips to Help Your Child With Homework

General Tips to Help Your Child With Homework 0SHARESShare No matter how much time you spend personally with your child doing homework, it matters a lot if you could give them encouraging environment that motivates them to spend more time in study room doing their work. Give good study space Identify your child habits to do their work in better way and give comfortable study space. Slowly and gradually as they grow, form a habit of doing their work in study room. Help your child to be focused Give your child quite place to do their homework. Put off your cell phones and TV set when your child is studying nearby. Keep school supplies close at hand Keep basic school supplies (pen, pencil, eraser, sharper, etc.) close at your child’s hand so that they can access it on their own. Set regular time for homework Set a fix time for your child to do their homework. Keep it either early in the morning or after school hours, but it should be fixed time on regular basis. Like breakfast, lunch or bed time, let your child form habit of homework time and stick to that routine. Spend quality time with your child Try to accompany them while doing homework. Give English help making them understand instructions, QA or problem statement. For theory subjects, offer Social studies and Science help by making them understand question and facilitate to prepare answer. Do not help them directly giving them answers. Review your child work Ensure that your child complete work regularly. Review their homework regularly, correct them in case of mistakes and motivate when they perform well. Build up your child confidence with little care and know how much you take care of them. [starbox id=admin]

Throw Out - Phrasal Verb of the Day

Throw Out - Phrasal Verb of the Day Todays phrasal verb of the day is: Throw OutInfinitive form: Throw OutPresent Tense: Throw Out/ Throws Outing form: Throwing OutPast tense: Threw OutPast Participle: Thrown OutThrow Out is a separable English phrasal verb. It can be used in two different ways:When you get rid of something by putting it in a trash can, bin, etc1. Instead of throwing stuff out, why not sell or donate them to the needy?2. When Sandra found out about her husbands cheating, she threw his clothes out the door.When you forcefully order people to leave a party, building, house, etc. The term Kick Out can be used interchangeably in this context1. Jim needs a place to stay. He was thrown out of his apartment last night for almost torching the place last night.2. The angry host was throwing a heavily drunken guest out of his party just as soon as we arrived.iframe width=560 height=315 src=//www.youtube.com/embed/BV42_Cwtzg8?rel=0 frameborder=0 allowfullscreen/iframeExercises: Write your answers in comments and we will correct them.Fill in the gaps from the video above:You cant ____ him ____, I want him!Complete the sentences below with the correct form of Throw Out.1. I cant believe the landlady ____ me ___ for ____ a candy wrapper ____ the window!2.  Alex doesnt really need to ____ ___ stuff just to get more space in his room; He can just rearrange the furniture.3. One mans trash is another mans treasure and this exactly why Harry doesnt ____ his things ___easily  and instead organized a garage sale.4. When the fire broke out, my uncle were frantically _____ his shoes ___ the door.5. Have you heard about the celebrity who was ____ ___ of the car by his own wife? Man, what a sight! He must have done something really bad to get her wife that way.Change the example sentences above to negative sentences (or positive, if the sentence is already negative). Then change them to questions.

Anna Gs experience of volunteering for Tutorfair

Anna G's experience of volunteering for Tutorfair Anna G recently completed her volunteer placement at Pimlico Academy read on to find out what volunteering for Tutorfair  can do for you....... As a Tutorfair volunteer I was offered a great experience at the Pimlico Academy as a Teaching Assistant in French (Year 10) and Spanish (Year 7) over a  5 month period. It gave me the opportunity to get classroom experience and I would recommend this experience for anybody looking for a change of career in Education; it gives the opportunity to assess very efficiently if one belongs to a classroom or not. I was involved very quickly with students and could help them from day one. This experience gave me the opportunity to create a great relationship with the students as I was not their teacher but was there to help them and they totally get it from the beginning. I think most of them are very open from the start and although it took more time for some others to accept my help, I found that after a few weeks they were much easier to approach; this was very good life experience too! The Tutorfair volunteering programme gave    me an insight on how the school is organised and specifically, in my case, the Modern Foreign Language department. I told them I would like to be more active in the department and they were happy to offer different missions on top of Teaching Assistant, such as one-to-one tuition with GCSE students to prepare a specific exam or extra-support to a group of students during lunchtime etc. During the last month I was even teaching French to a group of six students on my own every week.   It helped me to make the most of my experience there. Overall I really think TutorFair offers a “win win situation” and has got a great concept which benefits the students, the schools and the volunteers. The school and students get extra help and the volunteers valuable teaching experience. Best Wishes, Anna x

What Your Irvine SAT Tutor Should Be Able to Do - TutorNerds

What Your Irvine SAT Tutor Should Be Able to Do - TutorNerds What Your Irvine Private SAT Tutor Should Be Able to Do What Your Irvine Private SAT Tutor Should Be Able to Do Standardized tests can play a very important role in your admission to your favorite college.   Because of this, many high school students and their parents choose to hire private tutors for tests like the SAT and ACT to help the student study and achieve the highest score that they can. It is true that private tutoring is a very effective method of preparing for these types of exams.   An experienced tutor can evaluate a student’s strong and weak points, find the strategies and tactics that work best for each student, and keep them dedicated to a study plan that will lead to their best results.   You can’t get the same type of attention and experience by studying on your own or in a classroom setting. However, these results depend on the fact that you have a good and experienced tutor.   There are many “tutors” out there for tests like the SAT who are not qualified to help you the most.   Many college students who recently took the exam themselves will claim that they can tutor for the test.   Parents might hire them when they claim their high test scores as their credentials.   “Hire me and your student can get a score like mine!” Many teachers or students studying to become teachers will also tutor for these exams in their spare time, even when they aren’t experienced in the tests themselves.   “Hire me, I’ve been teaching for fifteen years and have the experience to help,” or “hire me, I teach calculus, so I can tutor for SAT math!” While many of these tutors can be helpful, it is not the same as working with someone who knows the test and the best test preparation strategies inside-out.   Here is what a well-qualified and experienced SAT tutor should be able to do for you: -Be able to consistently answer every test question correctly.   This does not mean that tutors need to be able to get perfect scores on the tests or that they can’t make mistakes, but if you have your questions or practice problems, the tutor should be good enough at the test to get the answers correct and explain them nearly every time. -Be up to date on the format of the test.   If your private Irvine SAT tutor does not know how many sections there are, what the timing is, and how the test is scored, then they likely aren’t experienced enough in the test or their experience is with an older version of the test. -Be able to provide study materials.   A good Irvine SAT tutor should be very familiar with all of the official practice tests and study materials and have them available for you to use.   They likely should also have extra materials in case you need more.   A tutor who expects you to have or buy new books or practice tests on day one (when the best practice tests are free), is a tutor who is not experienced in preparing for the test. -Be able to evaluate you and give you your own, personal strategies.   Many tutors come with generic tips that either they use themselves, or that they’ve heard other people use.   Basic tips like “read the questions before the passage” or “star the ones that look hard and come back to them later” or “skip the word problems and do them last if you have time” are all fairly common and generic tips.   There are many others like them, and they do work for many students.   But not every student.   A good tutor should NOT be giving any of this advice until they’ve evaluated your skills and weaknesses (usually from a practice test).   Then, they can pick which ones will work best for you. There are other factors that make someone a good SAT or another standardized test tutor, but these are some things you should be expecting when you’re paying someone to give private lessons to your student for a very important test.   You can get by and get good results with many other study methods, but if you want the most optimized approach, you will likely need a good private tutor. Michael C. is currently a private math, science, and standardized test tutor with TutorNerds in Irvine and Anaheim. All blog entries, with the exception of guest bloggers, are written by Tutor Nerds. Are you an education professional? If so, email us at pr@tutornerds.com for guest blogging and collaborations. We want to make this the best free education resource in SoCal, so feel free to suggest what you would like to see us write.

Rise in A-level exam resits expected

Rise in A-level exam resits expected A significant increase in the number of students resitting their A-level exams has been forecast for the coming academic year. There are approximately 60,000 students who face rejection from universities because of an unprecedented amount of competition for places. These students are expected to take a gap year in which they will undertake further study and exam revision in the hope of boosting their grades and being accepted onto a university course. Despite an ongoing media debate about whether students should be allowed to keep resitting their A-levels, Jerry Jarvis, the managing director of the Edexcel exam board, believes that resits should continue to be allowed. He used the analogy of Mount Everest, pointing out that the growing number of people who managed to conquer the peak did not mean that the mountain had somehow become easier to climb. However, students who want to resit their A-levels under the present syllabus would be well advised to start making tuition arrangements as soon as possible. As of January next year, the current A-level syllabus will be jettisoned in favour of a new system of more open-ended exam questions which are intended to stretch pupils' thinking skills. Most resit students are expected to spend the rest of 2009 undergoing additional study - often with a private tutor - to supplement a one-term A-level booster course that will prepare them for exam retakes in January 2010. If they get the necessary grades, the students can reapply to universities for the September 2010 intake.

Things to Avoid on Social Media While Looking for a New Job

Things to Avoid on Social Media While Looking for a New Job via Pixabay Posting Controversial Content The best rule of thumb about posting content on social media is that if you wouldn’t want your grandmother to see it, then don’t post it. The Internet is open to millions of people to look at what you are posting. You don’t want an embarrassing picture or status out there for everyone to see forever. Controversial content can include inappropriate photographs from weekend partying to political opinions expressed in a status. Remember that you want your social media to reflect who you are as an employee to your future boss. Using Incorrect Grammar When texting and social media first became popular, using slang and shortened words was the cool thing to do. This faded out quickly once full keyboards were available on cell phones. Now, it’s important to have correct grammar and full sentences on your social media. You want to show your future employer that you know how to write well and can effectively communicate an idea or story. These are valuable skills when it comes to working in an office. Difference Personalities Different  social media platforms are used for different things. LinkedIn is to grow your professional network and get career advice. Twitter is great for keeping up with your favorite celebrities or decrypting hidden messages in 140 characters from your crush. Instagram is for the artsy people who love to tell stories through photographs. The list goes on. While each platform has different goals, it’s important to keep your personality the same over each platform. Employers don’t want to scroll through your LinkedIn and see what a dedicated worker you are only to scroll through your Twitter profile and read your actual internal thoughts throughout the day. Paint a clear picture of who you are in different ways over these different platforms. Just be yourself. via Pixabay Clearing or Deleting Your Social Media Do not delete all of your social media accounts while looking for a new job. If a hiring manager cannot find you online, it looks like you have something to hide. Most everyone has some sort of online presence now so it may look strange if you do not. It will look even more suspicious if you delete everything on your social media. This definitely tips off a future employer that you once had content that may not have been appropriate. Negative Attitude You don’t want to make it seem like you have a negative attitude through what you post on social media. While we may have the occasional bad day and want to share it with people on social media, make sure you also balance those posts out with positive things. When a hiring manager looks at your social media, you want to give them the sense that you are fun and easy to work with. Nobody wants to be stuck with a negative coworker. Incriminate Yourself Go through photos and statuses you have been tagged in by friends over the last few years. Some photos may have slipped your mind until you come upon them and realize that you wouldn’t want a future employer to see it. Untag yourself from controversial photos or statuses. Scroll through any memes or articles that you may have shared over the years. While they may have been funny to you a couple of years ago, it may not be funny now that you are looking for a new job. Inappropriate Comments While you may not be able to control what people post on your page or comment on your content, you can go through and monitor it. We all have that one friend or family member who feels the need to make comment inappropriate on our photos or statuses. It may be all in good fun, but it’s probably not something you want your future employer to see. Ask your friend to stop posting inappropriate comments or block them for a little while until you’ve found a new job. Prepare Your Social Media   Now that you know some things to avoid on social media while looking for a new job, it’s time to go act on it! Go through your old photos and statuses and delete anything that may be inappropriate. Keep one personality throughout all platforms and try to come off as a positive person. The most important thing of all: just be yourself.