雙料狀元: SAT 2400滿分 ACT 36滿分
就讀Louisville Collegiate School (路易斯維爾大學學校) 的Coley Sullivan在SAT 和 ACT均考取了滿分，成為全球0.01%的雙料狀元之一
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最近在SAT考試取得2400分的Isabella分享她的成功方法
在聖地亞哥波威聯合學區就讀伯納多牧場高中(Rancho Bernardo High School) 的Isabella Ortiz在10月第一次SAT考試便取得2400滿分的驕人成績。她是怎樣做到的？
Isabella分享：
「SAT預備班值得參加，如果學生願意付出時間和金錢。在考試前一天我甚至和弟弟一起玩遊戲機，吃比薩，完全沒有考試壓力，我覺得這課程的幫到我。」
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比爾·蓋茨後悔沒做甚麼?
如果你未聽過 Reddit 的 AMA，你一定會覺得好有趣。Reddit是一個書籤網站，其中一處為AMA (Ask Me Anything) 即「問我任何問題」的環節邀請名人新貴使用一個普通名字來回答問題。近日，世界首富在AMA做了三個問題。我見到第一個問題他這樣回應:
嗨比爾，我的問題：
「在你生命中，有甚麼事你後悔做或沒有做？」
他的回答是：
我覺得自己非常愚蠢因為我不懂得任何外語。高中時我曾修讀拉丁文和希臘文而且取得Ａ級成績，我猜它們幫助我理解和運用詞彙，但我更希望學習法語，阿拉伯語或中文。我一直希望有時間研究其中的一個，可能是法文，因為它是最容易的。我曾經使用Duolingo一段時間但並未能堅持下去。令人驚訝的是，馬克·．扎克伯格學懂了普通話，還與中國學生進行問答環節，真是不可思議!
當我知道在香港有很多人學習英語作為第二種語言或與外國人溝通的主要語言，我鼓勵你行多一步— 認真地學習並把它應用在日常生活
多年之後，你就不會像比爾·蓋茨般後悔。
Upper Level SSAT Percentile Ranking Chart for 8th Grade Boys
SSAT Percentile Conversion Chart for 8th Grade Boys
It’s not easy figuring out what you need to score on the SSAT. So, we’ve created these simple charts for your reference so that you can figure out how many Verbal Questions out of 60) or Math Questions (out of 50) or Reading Questions your 8th Grade son needs to score to obtain a specific percentile for the boarding or private school, he wishes to enter.
**Do note, this is the higher end and above the median because they do need to score higher for any of the Top Boarding Schools in the U.S.
SAT WORD OF THE DAY – BLAZON
blazon – (v) display prominently or vividly.
定義 : 以紋章裝飾
synonyms – display, exhibit, show, put on display, draw attention to, present, spread, emblazon, plaster, flaunt, parade, reveal
2nd definition – (n) a correct description of armorial bearings.
定義 : 紋章
*note: all definitions, synonyms or otherwise provided for the aforementioned words were found on google’s definition engine or another online dictionary of reputable quality. These words and their meanings were solely provided for reference and as supplements to any efforts in learning about the words. All learning from the terms should be verified by the user to validate the authenticity or use in one’s particular purposes.
Top 10 Universities in the World
For over 20+ years, I’ve analyzed the many lists and surveys* about the Top Universities in the United States (and quite possibly the “World”).
The U.S. rankings have become almost the default list of schools for “the world”, but we should never forget that we live in a very connected society these days where not just one country dominates the rankings (interestingly though, you’ll notice some interesting names in the following information. Have you heard of “Visvesvaraya Technological University”?)
However, what do we seriously mean by the “Top Universities?”
Many people don’t realize that it’s not just what our parents or what our friends think are the top institutions of higher learning (unless they are heads of venture capital firms or managers of human resource teams). In actuality, what REALLY matters is what do recruiters or hiring decision makers think? In other realms like venture capital, what really matters is what do the people who are funding startups believe? And if you’re pursuing additional university education, what do the graduate school admissions folks believe are the top universities in the world. It doesn’t exactly matter what you learned, but it truly matters what others believe you may have acquired at your “high quality place of learning.”
At my last educational organization, I published a very lengthy piece about how rankings are conducted for Universities. Unfortunately, the analysis has been pulled down because they deactivated the entire blog for some reason. Nevertheless, I had planned on writing an even more comprehensive piece here and due to a recent inquiry about “Top U.S. Universities” by a nice mother who has spent a majority of her life analyzing UK higher education, I decided I would write this for her and the many other mothers here in Hong Kong to help clarify how to think about the Top Universities in the U.S. (and like I said, possibly the world).
For our rankings, we have decided to use:
- 3 parts dedicated to the folks who evaluate resumes most often
- 1 part admissions selectivity
- 1 part internet exposure
- and 5 different larger media or studies that influence many of the aforementioned.
To give a hint to part of our list, here are the 6th through 10th Top Universities in the World compiled from the 10 part analysis of the Top Institutions of Higher Education:
Bill Gates Cares about Asia
and Malaria, Finance in the 21st Century, Theodore Roosevelt, American Healthcare, Adult Relationships, the Financial Crisis…
If you’re curious what else Bill is curious about, check out books Mr. William Gates is reading.
Student Scores Perfect 2400 on the SAT and Perfect 36 on the ACT
Louisville Collegiate School Junior Coley Sullivan aces both tests. Read more about it here.
SAT WORD OF THE DAY – PERFIDIOUS
perfidious – (adj) deceitful and untrustworthy.
定義 : 不誠實的
synonyms – treacherous, duplicitous, deceitful, disloyal, faithless, unfaithful, traitorous, treasonous, false, untrue, double-dealing, dishonest, two-faced, Janus-faced, untrustworthy
*note: all definitions, synonyms or otherwise provided for the aforementioned words were found on google’s definition engine or another online dictionary of reputable quality. These words and their meanings were solely provided for reference and as supplements to any efforts in learning about the words. All learning from the terms should be verified by the user to validate the authenticity or use in one’s particular purposes.
Reading Between the Lines
If you haven’t noticed it yet, our goals as educators are not just about helping your children become better test takers.
While we definitely hope that they will increase their opportunities by scoring higher, the ultimate goal is to make your children happy.