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1/25/2015

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Something I have come to notice these past few weeks is that along with the summer holidays comes a lot of free time. Having all of these extra hours of unproductively can easily result in slacking, therefore, it is crucial for one to set up plans and make goals; however, even after setting goals, even after creating schedules and plans I still happen to find myself with more time than I can spend.

Given that my final target to accomplish within these vacations is productivity, I have decided to take on a small project that will not only entertain me in my boredom, but grandly serve purpose in a not so far away future.

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Taking into consideration the fact that with the coming of March a lot of decisions will have to be made regarding my classes for Junior year, the fact that next week I will be traveling to visit potential universities my brother may desire to attend to, the fact that maybe next year the one going to college visits will be me, I have decided to begin my research regarding my future options of these educational institutions.
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The project I decided to begin these past weeks is to create a small, yet extremely useful college handbook. The information stored in here will vary from acceptance rates, overall ranking, ranking in the specific career, location and a picture of the campus; all aspects of which I have to take in hand when choosing a university. Having this tool will not only help me choose which states of the U.S. to visit next year, but it will also serve as a way to check the pros and cons of each college.


So far, I have gotten to register 12 solid candidates in my handbook, and by using it I have managed to convince my mother to purchase a flight to Michigan within my trip next week, to visit one of the universities I like the most. Overall I must say this book has served a good purpose, and I'm sure it will continue being useful in the future. Now I have to focus my time into thinking out some questions to ask the admissions counselor in my college visit the following week, and of course adding on new universities I find worthy.
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BACK TO REALITY

1/11/2015

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Around 3 weeks have passed since the beginning of vacations, yet to me they've seemed eternal. I feel as if it has been forever since I last though about school or any school related topics; however, seeing as about a third of the break has already gone by, it is important to get back to reality and start facing my obligations. 

Up to this point of the summer break I have accomplished few of the many goals I had planned out for these vacations, I have read a book, completed my first article and now blog post, and have fostered positive habits like eating healthy and doing sports, however I still have a lot planned out for the remainder of the vacations.

S U M M E R    G O A L    S E T T I N G :

1.  Complete at least 3 books 
2.  Organize my room
3.  Start a journal
4.   Eat healthy
5.   An hour of sports daily
6.   Do my college visits
7.   Engage in a service activity
8.   Write a few articles for the future
9.   Finnish the IA summer project
10.  Update my digital portfolio 
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I have set myself up for these goals for the following months because I want this year to be as, or even more productive than last year. I finished the past semester proud of my hard work, and my grades where evidence of that; however, I am aware that in order to improve I must continue with the good habits I created in 2014. In my opinion a solid start is key to a solid ending, thus I plan on being completely proactive these vacations.

The careless period of the summer break has already gone by, and I say this 100% self-assured: I have to make the most of the time I have left, it's time to get back on track!
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