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With travel restrictions finally lifted, students are excited to attend boarding school programs in the US this summer. As students prepare for this journey, are there things they should look out for or try to achieve?
These 3 key considerations should help you better choose between degree course and university.
What type of community service does “count” toward the US boarding school application? Read on to get some expert tips from our US admissions team!
What are some options? Is there anything you can do? Understanding the timeline and the boarding school decision process works is a starting point for navigating a waitlist and your next steps!
Why Is Experiential Learning (EL) Important? Today’s world is a dynamic and fast-changing one where employers expect future-ready employees to demonstrate soft skills such as adaptability and empathy as much as specialist knowledge. While it is paramount for students to achieve top academic attainment and undergo an all-rounded, undifferentiated experience as well as elements of fun whilst learning, the overarching consensus amongst schools and educators is that today’s premium education needs to be of close relevance to the future world, in particular, the Fourth Industrial Revolution.
Think you can handle the more stringent academic requirements, aptitude tests, and for certain subjects or universities, interviews by dedicating more effort and time to your admissions plan? For aspiring professionals like you, hard work does not end with your undergraduate studies. You will also need a licence to practise.
Writing is an essential skill in navigating the increasingly more challenging and competitive academic environment. Being able to communicate effectively is a soft skill that is useful in all disciplines and subjects. How can we quickly improve our writing skills? Here are five steps that can help you become a better writer.
Students may begin by describing their weekend, expected to use adjectives and imagery to bring past events to life. They may graduate onto writing for different audiences and purposes, a monologue to entertain or an advertisement to persuade perhaps. Both are excellent choices (that you could experience at ARCH), even if we do say so ourselves. Students will be expected to be able to draw on a plethora of literary devices and understand complex grammatical rules as they move up the levels. In order to prepare students to be lifelong learners, engagement and exercise outside the classroom is crucial, whether it be with family, friends or peers. The variety of genres from narrative to argumentative writing will also consolidate a student’s ability to articulate with the pen whether it is for a debate or composing a personal statement. Here are a few tips on improving your writing
SSAT Test Taking Tips
To apply for boarding schools in the US, students will have to tackle the SSAT exam, an important part of the admissions criteria for many independent schools. The SSAT is only held several times in the academic year, and generally, schools only accept exam scores taken within the same academic year. This leaves a small window of time for students to study for and take a standardized exam that may be unfamiliar to their current school system.
- Always Take Notes
While going over exams with students, I hear sighs when they come across longer reading passages. Fictional, informative, or anything in between, all reading passages can be successfully conquered by making sure to actively take notes while reading. By marking up the important points, keywords, and structures in each passage, students will find it easier to begin identifying answers for the set of questions following the reading. In the quantitative section of the exam, there is even a space in the booklet marked specifically for students to complete their scratch work on! There are no calculators allowed in the exam, making it absolutely essential to do your work on the booklet. What you write on this exam booklet will not affect your score and will not be graded, so feel free to take notes and complete your math questions on it. - Testing Stamina and Pacing
At almost three hours long with only two short breaks, the test is not short. For students who may struggle with test-taking stamina, it is recommended that they pace themselves throughout the exam. Avoid spending too much time on one question. Students should check their watches on each section to ensure that they have plenty of time to finish and then double check their answers if time is not up yet. - Test Day Preparation
Before taking the exam, the student should become familiar with the exam structure and understand what types of questions will appear on each section of the exam. It is recommended to try and study as much vocabulary as possible, as the exam is heavily focused on difficult vocabulary, which students may not have encountered in school yet. On the night of the exam, I tell my students not to cram or study late into the night. It is important to get a good night of sleep before the early exam next morning. Make sure to have a healthy breakfast. Pack some light snacks and a water bottle for students so that they may eat and stay hydrated during the short breaks.
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