The student with the 4.0 GPA and the 1600 SAT scores is the best, for they have achieved the most. ... This pupil may still hold a low GPA, and may have done horribly on their SAT's as far as any descent college is concerned. ... The hunger to is sometimes shadowed by personal problems, but if given the chance to study at insert college here I believe I can not only fit this description of a successful student, but the definition of any person. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

I practically spend every weekend studying for tests, doing homework or working on projects. ... This test is called the SAT. ... But for now, I will have to continue paying attention in school, studying, working hard, and preparing for the SAT. ...

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"Self-assessment requires facing the truth and seeing yourself objectively." How can I change my life is a question I ask myself almost everyday. In order for me to improve my life better I chose to go back to school. Academically, I think I need more concentration in my studies. The reason I feel t...

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The air was crisp and the day was sunny, I was running as hard as I could, I went through the swings, around the monkey bars, slid under the teeter-totter, and scurried into the tube slide. I hide there I did not make a peep and I reached a hand, and I heard the most awful to words that any l...

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A release of studies has revealed a considerable correlation between art education and academic performance. In fact, these studies have shown that high school students who are actively involved in art courses have higher standardized test scores than those who had little to no involvement in art courses. According to Lauren Stevenson's research, "students who took four years of arts coursework outperformed their peers who had one half-year or less of arts coursework by 58 points on the verbal portion and 38 points on the math portion of the SAT" (Stevenson 9). ... Further studi...

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It seemed to me that all the schools, teachers, and students were all focused on preparing for the standardized tests; such as SAT's or the Regents in New York State, and not focusing on the art of learning, creativity and so on. ... The students spend so much time studying and preparing for the tests that the students become more about numbers than ideas, knowledge, and how to think or apply what they learn. ...

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She said that when she went to high school they focused more on life studies then college prep classes. ... When the interview was over, I sat down and thought about what I had learned from the information that I had received. ...

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• Grade Level: High School