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[allthecanadianpolitics]

This University of Alberta Indigenous history course is the most popular course in Canada

Launched one year ago, the free online program has already had more than 20,000 people enrolled

A course created one year ago by the University of Alberta was the most popular online course in Canada in 2017, and is already making inroads into how Canadians understand the history of Indigenous people.

With almost 20,000 people enrolled, the free online 12-module course called Indigenous Canada teaches those from an Indigenous perspective.

“A lot of Indigenous experiences in Canada have been silenced by a normative settler vision of Canada and the history of it,” said Paul Gareau, assistant professor with the U of A’s Native Studies program and the academic lead for the course.

“This course focuses on telling an Indigenous experience of Canada.”

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[allthecanadianpolitics]

“The course is available for free through Coursera here.”

[ladyprydian]

I’ve done this course and it is fantastic. I learnt so much about the various Indigenous cultures across Canada along with history and was given a much better understanding of what Indigenous people face. 

It only takes an hour or so per course and you can do them at your own pace. 

[alanmrco-blog]

simple things

[studyberri]

11917 || hello everyone !! this is my bullet journal spread for this week so far ~ ٩(๑❛ᴗ❛๑)۶ ♡

inspired by milkteastudies :D

[milkteastudies]

AWWW THIS IS SO ADORABLEEEE EEEEEK

[cyborgsinc-deactivated20190520]

030217 – gosh, life has been busy. i signed on to assistant produce Spring Awakening right after my show ended (to no one’s surprise), rushed APO and am loving the people so far (go me for doing the unexpected), & am taking more credits than anticipated. hope everyone’s year has been lovely so far.

[studyplants]

this is so well coordinated and beautiful ?? teach me ur ways

[polcry]

29.1.17 // 2oC 🌥

31/100 Days of Productivity

Gettin’ ready to make February my bitch. It’s going to be a hellish month, but after I’ve handed in my final essay for the month on the 27th, that’s my workload emptied until May. 👊🏼✌🏼

I also got Snapchat, @belle.etc!! Follow me for slightly out of focus snaps of my dogs and tear-stained textbooks !!

[studygodess]

successe-s replied to your post: “an incoming college freshman looking to revive her studyblr!!”

hey hey welcome back to the community! ⭐️

thank you!! 💕

[studygodess]

an incoming college freshman looking to revive her studyblr!!

hello all! my name is katie (she/her), and as of fall 2017, i’ll be a freshman at university! i was active with my studyblr during my junior year of high school, but kinda disappeared since then.

i’m now back, and looking for other studyblrs to follow, share advice + tips with, etc.!! here’s some quick info about me:

i’m korean-american 

i’ll be studying international relations and specializing in east asia 

i’m a very proud slytherin, and my mbti is entj

i’m absolutely obsessed with my muji 0.38 pens 

(they’re the only pens i use)

if there’s anything else you’d like to know, or if you’d just like to say hi, please feel free to message me!! happy studying, everyone :)) 

[usfca]

In and Around #USFCA »

[appblrpie-deactivated20170526]

CollegeConfidential, you’re toxic and I’ve been obsessed with you since 6th grade (for what it’s worth, I didn’t make an account until 10th grade i.e. I was not the 8th grade lowkey braggart) but posts like these make me happy :)) 

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if this cc post were set to music, i’d make it my anthem

[filmstudent2]

writing the "why x university?" prompt

for their supplemental writings, a lot of schools have a similar question that always boils down to “why do you want to attend our university?” all the tips i’m going to spell out here are things i’ve heard from various college counselors.

colleges ask this for a simple reason: they receive a SHITLOAD of applications. when they’re trying to decide who to admit, they want to pick people who are actually likely to attend the university if accepted. this question allows colleges to try and figure out if they are your first choice school or not.

what you want to do here, ideally, is game the system and convince EVERY school you’re applying to that they are your first choice. it requires a bit of extra work and a lot of extra googling and research, but if you weren’t willing to do that, i’m sure you wouldn’t have read this far in my post lol

a lot of people write the same essay for every school that asks this question. then, they just change the name of the school and send it off. they usually mention something vague about liking the “location”, “atmosphere”, “people”, “spirit”, etc. an essay like this communicates to an admissions officer that you don’t particularly care about their school. it’s not your first pick. you haven’t thought particularly hard about the decision to apply here.

you want your essay to make you stand out, so even if this school isn’t your first choice, pretend that it is. you can use the same basic framework for every one of these essays, but write them so that they couldn’t possibly apply to another school.

it’s time to namedrop. mention specific professors and classes that interest you within your major. explain that their program is the best program for you, and give reasons. cite facts and statistics. reference specific things about the school’s location (not just “it’s pretty”) and specific school traditions you want to take part in. things like this really convince a school that you care about attending their institution in particular, and you’re not just throwing their name in at the end of filling out your common app or whatever.

i hope you find this post helpful! if you did, consider following me, because i’ll be posting more appblr content in the coming months as i apply myself. feel free to message me if you have any questions.

[lalalaikas]

to high school seniors, and anyone applying to college: as someone who is about to begin their freshman year of college, and who had spent 3.5 years of high school (almost all of it) obsessing over getting into a good school for the prestige and recognition, it isn’t worth it. 

pick your school because you love it, pick it because it has programs you like, pick your school because it has the best food in the country, but don’t pick it because you think other people will be impressed. you won’t be happy there if you don’t love something else about it too, and going through life with the sole purpose of trying to create an image of intelligence and status is no way to live, now is it?

pick your school because it makes you happy to be there.

[studygodess]

i’m reviving this account for senior year!! please reblog this to help me find more appblrs in the community! 

[ibastudyblr]

Filling out application forms for university or college and are unclear about how to answer some of the questions or how to address some of the prompts? Here’s my take on some popular and common ones I am seeing online and in my own research! 

Disclaimer: This is my opinion and interpretation of prompts and questions. Of course there are a variety of ways to tackle any queries but these are methods that I find most effective and are generally well-liked by college/university admission boards. 

Source: Here and here

Describe a person you admire.

For this prompt, try focuses on someone who has affected you directly and that you know personally. (Meaning, try to avoid alluding to celebrities or high-profile people, such as Noble Prize winners, well-known singers, etc.) I recommend sharing your experiences with adult mentors in your life, preferably someone with authority on your passion, such as a science teacher for students pursuing sciences, or a politician you volunteer for if you are pursuing politics. It is also possible to talk about someone who has helped shaped your morals, beliefs and world views like a supervisor for a non-profit organization you volunteer with. Stick to examples of decisions made where your person has influenced your decisions or has guided you in reconsidering ideologies you were unaware of. Try to pick someone who encouraged you to act and caused you to create tangible activity (preferably with evidence found in your application, or an enclosed portfolio or resume) so that the application committee reading your document with have a strong grasp of your commitment and the validity of your answer.

Some students have a background, identity, interest, or talent that is so meaningful they believe their application would be incomplete without it. If this sounds like you, then please share your story.

This is a good time to highlight any personal stories related to an extra-curricular activity that isn’t necessarily related to your academic ability. Personally, I’m partial to stories involving over-coming adversity but some other examples of high quality writing include reaching personal milestones, activity involving important events (i.e. performing in a highly-anticipated concert, guest speaking at a forum, etc) or a hobby that resulted in making a bigger social impact than expected (i.e. writing a story for a contest and winning an award, participating in an official debate and getting invited back to host the discussion at the next round, etc.) With your story, it is important to include some sort of take-away message or reflection on how this experience has impacted your life or changed you in some way. These responses should be inspiring and possibly, indirectly, a call to action in the reader’s life.

Why do you want to attend this school?

This, indirectly, is a question more about the research you as the person has done about the school rather than a question about personal qualifications. You might have already covered some of this as you were considering majors, minors and schools to apply for. I recommend starting off with some sort of personal bit, maybe involving some passion, personal value or activity related to the program of application and possibly the school’s non-program facilities or environment (i.e. research facilities, campus life, etc.) I do caution you, however, to include the second section extremely carefully: writing too much can make your writing appear insincere, so try to combine your main reason with both program and campus information in one go. 

The lessons we take from failure can be fundamental to later success. Recount an incident or time when you experienced failure. How did it affect you, and what did you learn from the experience?

This is a question entirely about a student’s ability to overcome adversity in the most efficient way possible and shows the committee a sample of their ability to resolve conflict and how the person reacts when in a tough situation. I recommend sticking to a experience related solely to academics, school-run or organization-run extra-curricular activities (in this last case, you must have continued your involvement up until the point of application). I recommend a teamwork experience and avoid using “blame” words (i.e. she said, he said, etc.) A unique spin on this sort of answer is in a situation that didn’t go your way and to this day isn’t in the state you wished it to be. This shows that the student can accept failure and move on. Conclude with a reflection on the experience and how it has influenced any changes in your life or how you address conflict. If possible, include a report on a similar situation happening in a later time and any possible (and there are possible) ways you have addressed the experience differently and how these changes might have ultimately impacted the end result.

What is an extracurricular activity that has been meaningful to you?

This is more of a self-explanatory question. Share a piece about an activity that you enjoy and include specific details involving how this activity has impacted your life, accomplishments and what you learned from participating. It is preferable that you subtly include some facts and statistics (by this meaning number of years of participation, any awards, performances or events etc) related to your activity so that you can provide a good profile of your passion and commitment outside of school. 

Reflect on a time when you challenged a belief or idea. What prompted you to act? Would you make the same decision again?

If you are involved in any advocacy, awareness, community initiatives or not-for-profit organizations this is a great opportunity to share these activities and/or experiences. I’d recommend choosing a fairly conservative challenge that’s also respectable and not something more controversial. By controversial, I’m referring to something related to a situation affecting the lives of others (i.e. doctor-assisted suicide or gun laws). As an example of a conservative issue, you can discuss equity issues (i.e. LGBTQ+ rights, the wage gap between genders, racism etc.) 

It’s especially good if you have a personal connection to the issue at hand and to mention your relationship with said issue prior to the actual discussion. During the explanation, expand on your position and actions in support of it and then the result (include a reflection on how this made you feel and impacted your decision-making process etc.) 

This sort of response provides information about a student’s involvement in activities, commitment to projects they participate in and passion for beliefs. This also provides a information about a student’s ability to problem solve and deal with conflict. 

Describe a problem you’ve solved or a problem you’d like to solve. It can be an intellectual challenge, a research query, an ethical dilemma - anything that is of personal importance, no matter the scale. Explain its significance to you and what steps you took or could be taken to identify a solution.

Again, kind of self-explanatory. Try to avoid generic answers (i.e. create world peace) and choose issues that are slightly more obtainable (i.e. assist in the creation of open, neutral communication among the UN representatives) and related to your field of study (i.e. international relations, public policy etc.) Expand on your position, preferably with a personal experience and how the school of application’s resources and education would help you take steps to finding a solution to the problem at hand. 

This shows evidence of a student’s willingness to contribute to society, a passion for their field of study and a profile of a student’s morals, beliefs and world perception. It also paints an image of a student’s emotional investment in attending said school, as well as their interest in the program of application.

Discuss an accomplishment or event, formal or informal, that marked your transition from childhood to adulthood within your culture, community, or family.

Simply detail an experience that significantly impacted your life and reflect on what it meant to you and how it changed your perception of the world, ultimately maturing you and encouraging your new you to take different steps in your everyday life.

This shows evidence of a student’s ability to grow and mature, their ability to reflect on their actions, commit to activities and a willingness to learn. 

[studeying-blog]

@studeying ‘s daily planner schedule printable

+ my other printables

Hey guys! Here’s my REALLY SIMPLE daily schedule planner from my instagram that some of you were interested about! + another version because I was procrastinating messing around with it :’)

I’ve included a scan of how I personally use it as well, hope you guys enjoy! + sorry about the graphics (or lack thereof) :p

p.s: If you guys want more colours or variation, just hmu! :)

Download: Pink + Black

[educatier]

OmG gorGeOUS

[studiouhs]

01.02.16 // Happy February everyone!

Trying to start my month off productive: I’m currently self-studying french, updating my bullet journal, and snacking on these chocolate protein bites i made this morning 😊

[etudiera]

How to Get Colleges to Notice You

I’ve gotten a lot of questions in regards to one of my earlier post which shows me receiving a lot of goodies and information from colleges. 

Here’s what you do: Copy my template. I asked for a general information brochure, program descriptions, an admission application, financial aid information, and any other information that might be helpful. Then I added potential majors for any extra information. Feel free to add or delete to tailor to your needs.

In case the photo isn’t clear I’ll list the general template:

Name

Address

City, state, zip

Phone number

Email

Address to the Office of Admissions (!!!)

Content I listed about

Thanks and your signature/name

At the end the whole letter is complete minus an envelope and stamp. All you need to do is tri-fold it and mail it out! 

I hope this is helpful, if not, feel free to ask more questions! I also just got information back from Princeton a few days ago :)

[stuudytips]

Hey Everyone! When I was younger, I used to read a ton. As a direct result of that, my writing and reading were on point. Recently, however, I haven’t been reading as much, and as a result, my writing isn’t as good as I want it to be (albeit, still pretty good). I’ve decided to read all the books on this list over the next 1 and a half years to get back into reading and to improve my writing. Enjoy! :)

1. To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee

2. The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald

3. Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

4. Animal Farm by George Orwell

5. Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë

6. The Catcher in the Rye by JD Salinger

7. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain

8. Macbeth by William Shakespeare

9. Lord of the Flies by William Golding

10. Hamlet by William Shakespeare

11. Brave New World by Aldous Huxley

12. The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne

13. Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare

14. A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens

15. The Ecological Rift by John Bellamy Foster, Brett Clark, Richard York

16. This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs The Climate by Naomi Klein

17. Catch-22 by Joseph Heller

18. The Crucible by Arthur Miller

19. The Odyssey by Homer

20. The Red Badge of Courage by Stephen Crane

21. Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë

22. Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut

23. Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe

24. The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer 

25. The Stranger by Albert Camus

26. Frankenstein by Mary Shelly

27. The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck

28. Beowulf by Unknown

29. The Systems View of Life: A Unifying Vision by Fritjof Capra, Luigi Luisi

30. All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque

31. A Midsummer Night’s Dream by William Shakespeare

32. Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad

33. Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson

34. The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams 

35. Faust: First Part by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

36. Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoyevsky

37. The Awakening by Kate Chopin

38. Candide by Voltaire

39. The Color Purple by Alice Walker

40. The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka

41. Oedipus Rex by Sophocles

42. Uncle Tom’s Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe

43. Steppenwolf by Hermann Hesse

44. One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn

45. The Bell Jar by Slyvia Plath

46. The Call of the Wild by Jack London

47. Walden by Henry David Thoreau

48. Antigone by Sophocles

49. Things Fall Apart (The African Trilogy, #1) by Chinua Achebe

50. Gulliver’s Travels by Jonathan Swift

51. The Last of the Mohicans (The Leatherstocking Tales #2) by James Fenimore Cooper

52. Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert

53. Beloved by Toni Morrison

54. Vanity Fair by William Makepeace Thackeray

55. Selected Tales by Edgar Allen Poe

56. Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury

57. 1984 by George Orwell

58. Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes 

59. The Sound and the Fury by William Faulkner

60. One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez

61. The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde

62. A Good Man is Hard to Find and Other Stories by Flannery O’Connor

63. Pygmalion by George Bernard Shaw

64. As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner

65. Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison

66. The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas

67. A Doll’s House by Henrik Ibsen

68. Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass by Frederick Douglass

69. Tess of the D’Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy

70. A Farewell to Arms by Ernest Hemingway

71. A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man by James Joyce

72. Waiting for Godot by Samuel Beckett

73. Moby-Dick; or, The Whale by Herman Melville

74. The Iliad by Homer

75. Inferno (The Divine Comedy #1) by Dante Alighieri

76. Babbitt by Sinclair Lewis

77. An American Tragedy by Theodore Dreiser 

78. The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling by Henry Fielding

79. Long Day’s Journey into Night by Eugene O’Neill

80. War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy

81. Cyrano de Bergac by Edmond Rostand

82. The Hunchback of Notre-Dame by Victor Hugo

83. The Mill on the Floss by George Elliot

84. The Cherry Orchard by Anton Chekhov

85. Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston

86. Bartleby the Scrivener by Herman Melville

87. Doctor Zhivago by Boris Pasternak

88. The House of Mirth by Edith Wharton

89. Selected Essays by Ralph Waldo Emerson

90. Leaves of Grass by Walt Whitman

91. The Good Soldier by Ford Madox Ford

92. Call it Sleep by Henry Roth

93. Fathers and Sons by Ivan Turgenev

94. The Portrait of a Lady by Henry James

95. The Adventures of Augie March by Saul Bellow

96. A Death in the Family by James Agee

97. The Turn of the Screw by Henry James

98. The Magic Mountain by Thomas Mann

99. Go Tell It on the Mountain by James Baldwin

100. Death Comes for the Archbishop by Willa Carther

101. To the Lighthouse by Virginia Woolf