Thursday, September 4, 2014
Wednesday, September 3, 2014
Will Study For Food
The goal at the end of this year is to continue my education by going to a university that will allow me to get an education. This is task can already be a hard one, just because you have the stress of applying for colleges and checking that you have everything completed that will give you the best chance to compete for a stop on a prestigious campus. In my case this may involve editing and rewriting personal statements and retaking the SAT. You do all of this while still being a scholar in the classroom.
If you are like me and the majority of high school students, then the struggle doesn't end their because you still have to apply for scholarships and grants. This is probably the most important part of the entire process because as much as getting into your dream school is important, without the money to pay all your hard work is useless.
I aspire to major in biochemistry and continue my education to get a PHD. My real goal is to research medicine for a living and save millions of lives. Before I head off to college I have set a goal of about $20,000 in scholarship money for the first year. While this seems like a hard goal to reach, I felt that leaving myself with a challenging goal would allow me to push myself and surpass my limits.
I hope to be applying for many scholarships this year, and I hope others take advantage of all the opportunities out there and do the same.
If you are like me and the majority of high school students, then the struggle doesn't end their because you still have to apply for scholarships and grants. This is probably the most important part of the entire process because as much as getting into your dream school is important, without the money to pay all your hard work is useless.
I aspire to major in biochemistry and continue my education to get a PHD. My real goal is to research medicine for a living and save millions of lives. Before I head off to college I have set a goal of about $20,000 in scholarship money for the first year. While this seems like a hard goal to reach, I felt that leaving myself with a challenging goal would allow me to push myself and surpass my limits.
I hope to be applying for many scholarships this year, and I hope others take advantage of all the opportunities out there and do the same.
Vocab #2
Accoutrements- noun personal clothing, accessories, etc.; the equipment, excluding weapons and clothing, of a soldier.
apogee - noun apoapsis in Earth orbit; the point in its orbit where a satellite is at the greatest distance from the Earth; a final climactic stage
apropos - adj. of an appropriate or pertinent nature; adv. by the way; at an opportune time
bicker - noun a quarrel about petty points; verb argue over petty things
coalesce - verb fuse or cause to grow together; mix together different elements
contretemps - noun an awkward clash
convolution - noun the action of coiling or twisting or winding together; a convex fold or elevation in the surface of the brain; the shape of something rotating rapidly
cull - noun the person or thing that is rejected or set aside as inferior in quality; verb remove something that has been rejected;look for and gather
disparate - adj. including markedly dissimilar elements;fundamentally different or distinct in quality or kind
dogmatic - adj. characterized by assertion of unproved or unprovable principles; relating to or involving dogma; of or pertaining to or characteristic of a doctrine or code of beliefs accepted as authoritative
licentious - adj. lacking moral discipline; especially sexually unrestrained
mete - noun a line that indicates a boundary
noxious - adj. injurious to physical or mental health
polemic - adj. of or involving dispute or controversy; noun a controversy (especially over a belief or dogma); a writer who argues in opposition to others (especially in theology)
populous - adj. densely populated
probity - noun complete and confirmed integrity; having strong moral principles
repartee - noun adroitness and cleverness in reply
supervene - verb take place as an additional or unexpected development
truncate - adj. terminating abruptly by having or as if having an end or point cut off; verb make shorter as if by cutting off; approximate by ignoring all terms beyond a chosen one; replace a corner by a plane
unimpeachable - adj. beyond doubt or reproach; completely acceptable; not open to exception or reproach; free of guilt; not subject to blame
apogee - noun apoapsis in Earth orbit; the point in its orbit where a satellite is at the greatest distance from the Earth; a final climactic stage
apropos - adj. of an appropriate or pertinent nature; adv. by the way; at an opportune time
bicker - noun a quarrel about petty points; verb argue over petty things
coalesce - verb fuse or cause to grow together; mix together different elements
contretemps - noun an awkward clash
convolution - noun the action of coiling or twisting or winding together; a convex fold or elevation in the surface of the brain; the shape of something rotating rapidly
cull - noun the person or thing that is rejected or set aside as inferior in quality; verb remove something that has been rejected;look for and gather
disparate - adj. including markedly dissimilar elements;fundamentally different or distinct in quality or kind
dogmatic - adj. characterized by assertion of unproved or unprovable principles; relating to or involving dogma; of or pertaining to or characteristic of a doctrine or code of beliefs accepted as authoritative
licentious - adj. lacking moral discipline; especially sexually unrestrained
mete - noun a line that indicates a boundary
noxious - adj. injurious to physical or mental health
polemic - adj. of or involving dispute or controversy; noun a controversy (especially over a belief or dogma); a writer who argues in opposition to others (especially in theology)
populous - adj. densely populated
probity - noun complete and confirmed integrity; having strong moral principles
repartee - noun adroitness and cleverness in reply
supervene - verb take place as an additional or unexpected development
truncate - adj. terminating abruptly by having or as if having an end or point cut off; verb make shorter as if by cutting off; approximate by ignoring all terms beyond a chosen one; replace a corner by a plane
unimpeachable - adj. beyond doubt or reproach; completely acceptable; not open to exception or reproach; free of guilt; not subject to blame
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