I am writing my personal statement for grad school?
This is how you are going to demonstrate your understanding of strengths and needs and the strengths based perspective. Do not use this if it isn't representative of you because that is lying and unethical which is not how you want to start your social work career :), but an example would be minimizing self care (this is working on off hours, taking work home all the time, not having activities outside of work that are fulfilling, etc.) in order to spend more time working. The strength is that this characteristic shows dedication and passion. The need is that you are denying yourself the time you need to decompress so that you can perform at your best and minimize the chance of burn out. The best way to do this is to think of the limitation, tie in why it's also a strength, and then follow up with what steps you can take to minimize it becoming a problem. Another example would be if you think you would struggle to work with a particular population (many people would use sex offenders as an example). The strength here is that you have the insight to recognize that you may struggle with this particular group. The need is that you will need to learn more about how to work with them effectively and without bias. To address this need you would say that you will discuss feelings with supervisors, make sure you are educated about how to work with the group, and that you understand the importance of not treating a certain group poorly because you feel some personal way about acts they have committed in the past, present, or will commit in the future. You want to show your understanding of the work so you want to be honest about what areas of the work you think you will struggle with. When people don't have the insight to recognize what their needs are, that's where burn out comes in so it's important you have a good grasp on your limitations and how to (appropriately) address them as they arise.
Can I write a 3000 word essay in 12 hrs?
I know how tedious school can be especially right now with finals approaching. I'm a sophomore Biology major and the workload is never ending. I'm actually studying for a bio exam tomorrow. Personally, I believe you can do it. Do whatever you can to finish it. Think of it as a challenge. Tell yourself that if you finish it you will give yourself a prize (like ice-cream or something). Remember to take a break every now and then. Are you planning on pulling an all nighter? If you are, Coffee is your best friend. Take regular 10 minute breaks. You got this!
Grad write up help!!!!!?
Someone had asked a couple days ago for a quote to start her English essay about her experience in the class so far. So I came up with two for her that you could probably use for your grad write-up. I think the first one is perfect for graduation. And the 2nd one is a close 2nd... but I don't know if you want even have the word butterfly in your speech... even if it were just in the quote. ---------------------------------------... Wherever we are, it is but a stage on the way to somewhere else, and whatever we do, however well we do it, it is only a preparation to do something else that shall be different. - Robert Louis Stevenson I embrace emerging experience. I participate in discovery. I am a butterfly. I am not a butterfly collector. I want the experience of the butterfly. - William Stafford ---------------------------------------... Then you can talk about your and your graduating classes experiences.... how you all have change after all the years in the school. Here are two examples you can read: http://davegustafson.com/speech/sgrad.ht... Here's another sample: http://www.presentationmagazine.com/my-g... And this website has loads of information -- pointers and samples! http://teens.lovetoknow.com/Sample_High_... Good luck.... hopefully you found some inspiration and also found what I wrote and found helpful as far as coming up with idea on what to write! Don't worry... check out the websites, read the sample graduation speeches, consider their suggested pointers, as well as possibly using one of the two quotes I found.... you'll get some good ideas and you'll come up with something and get it done! Hope this helps! I agree... it's hard to start writing up something like that, but you'll get it done by Wednesday! You'll see! =) (I have full confidence in you!)
How do I write my own graduation announcement for newspaper publication?
The notion of someone "announcing" events isn't used much anymore, except possibly in wedding announcements. So don't worry about who's doing the annoucing. In fact, when sending the information to the newspaper, the person doing the annoucing is you. Write it like a news story. Something like this: "Susie Smith graduated June 6 from XYZ University. She is the daughter of Mr. & Mrs. John Jones of Main Street, Anytown. A 2007 graduate of Anytown High School, she received a bachelor's degree in French literature, with a minor in archeology. While at XYZ University, she was a member of the varsity badminton team, and was named to the dean's list six times. She was recently hired as a research associate in the French department of Happyville Library. She is the wife of John Smith. The couple resides in Happyville." Now, if you can't modify that to fit your situation, no problem. Try to get a copy of the hometown paper. Look up someone else's graduation announcement, and pattern yours to sound like theirs, but with your own facts. If they regularly publish photos of graduates, send them a good photo too. Don't expect them to publish your life story. If you do have a very significant accomplishment in your past, such as having received a major honor at college or as a youngster, feel free to mention that, but don't bother telling them the names of your pets or the fact that you make a butterscotch pudding that's to die for. Definitely do include your address and phone number, so they can contact you if they have any questions.
How hard is graduate school, really?
A PhD program in math will take up a lot of your time. You'll have coursework, probably a written preliminary exam, and an oral qualifying exam. You'll also need to learn about a research field by reading math journals, then make an original contribution to the field and write up your dissertation results. Most people I knew in graduate school needed to work some evenings and weekends to make progress in the program, but no one I knew worked absolutely all of the time. People certainly made time to date and hang out with friends. I know a few people who managed to play on the school's water polo team while completing a math PhD. I know a couple of people who had children while pursuing a PhD(though this can be difficult). So, yes, you'll have a lot of work to do, but if you budget your time well you can have a decent social life as well. One thing to think about though, is that the academic job market is a very competitive national market. After you finish your PhD, you'll need to apply to positions around the country and may not have much of a choice about where you live. And it's not uncommon for young mathematicians to take one or more temporary postdoc or visiting positions before finding a more permanent tenure track position. So, you may need to be geographically flexible to find a position as a math professor.
Do graduate schools call the people who write recommendation letters?
No, graduate schools usually do not call the person who wrote the letter/s of recommendation, but what you suggest is not a good idea. Not only is it dishonest, but graduate school is looking for letters from professors and it would be obvious. Honesty is the best policy. Put together a resume, and go talk to some of your former professors. Ask them if they can write a strong letter of recommendation for you. If they can, then ask them to do so. Best wishes.