Types of Solution in Chemistry

Types of Solution in ChemistryKnowing the different types of solution in chemistry can be a helpful tool for students. There are several different types of solution in chemistry that may make you look at your work in a different light. Keep reading to learn about the different types of solution in chemistry.The first type of solution in chemistry is called a reactant. Reactions in chemistry are one way for molecules to combine and form compounds. The individual molecules react with each other to form compounds or products. In other words, a chemical reaction occurs when two or more components form a new compound.Chemical reactants have an important role in chemistry. A certain amount of reactants can be found in any reaction. However, it's important to know the difference between a reaction and a chemical reaction. A chemical reaction takes place while the chemical component is already in motion. A reaction will continue until the component's motion stops or the temperature of the en vironment changes.A solution is the product of a chemical reaction. When two or more elements combine to form compounds, the process of a chemical reaction begins. A solution is the mass of product that results from a chemical reaction. While a chemical reaction takes place in a solution, a solution doesn't.Another type of solution in chemistry is called a solvent. Solvents are liquids that provide a higher conductivity than water. Liquids have a lower density than water, so solvents can move more than water. Liquids have a greater surface area than water, no solvents are effective at penetrating into a solid's pores. In chemistry, this refers to determining the viscosity of a solution.You might not be familiar with the term solvents. A solvent is a liquid that is applied to a solid. The solvents can dissolve materials and cause them to be soluble. A solid can be dissolved by applying a solvent to it. A typical example of a solute in chemistry is the port that contains yeast.In addi tion to these two types of solution in chemistry, there are others. The four types of solutions in chemistry are known as the group of atoms, the system of atoms, the volume, and the unit of measure. An atom is the smallest component of an element. The other four types of solution in chemistry are based on the structure of the elements themselves.

Building Sentences in Russian

Building Sentences in Russian Fundamentals of Russian Grammar: Russian Sentence Structure ChaptersBasic Russian Sentence StructureModifying Nouns and Verbs in RussianHow to Place Emphasis in a Russian SentenceAsking Questions in RussianTaking Russian language course London  or trying to learn Russian on your own? Then you know that when you learn a new language, it involves more than simply thumbing through a Russian dictionary or memorizing the Russian numbers and days of the week. You need to learn Russian grammar rules in order to build understandable sentences.Of course, you can learn some Russian words and phrases from your textbooks or phrase book, but at some point you will want to go beyond saying hello, pleased to meet you, giving a rote compliment and asking “Do you speak English?” If you want to speak Russian halfway fluently, Russian vocabulary is not the only aspect you need to work on: you will also need to study pronunciation, reading the Cyrillic alphabet and, of course, sentence structure.So here is a small guide on how to properly structure Russian p hrases, so that the next time you travel to St. Petersburg, Moscow or elsewhere in the former USSR you will be understood. LavaRussian Teacher 5.00 (8) £25/h1st lesson free!Discover all our tutors LarisaRussian Teacher 5.00 (2) £30/h1st lesson free!Discover all our tutors InaRussian Teacher 4.88 (8) £30/h1st lesson free!Discover all our tutors IrynaRussian Teacher 5.00 (8) £12/h1st lesson free!Discover all our tutors EvgeniaRussian Teacher £30/h1st lesson free!Discover all our tutors AnastassiaRussian Teacher 5.00 (2) £30/h1st lesson free!Discover all our tutors NikolaRussian Teacher 5.00 (4) £20/h1st lesson free!Discover all our tutors MargaritaRussian Teacher 5.00 (3) £18/h1st lesson free!Discover all our tutorsBasic Russian Sentence StructureIn English, the basic sentence structure is:Subject + Verb + ObjectThis is true in Russian grammar as well. Whether you are taking   Russian lessons online or in a classroom, most phrases you learn will be set up this way:? ??? ? ???????? I have a cold.The subject is in the nominative case (the form of the noun you will find first in a dictionary) whereas the direct object is in the accusative.  You will need to conjugate Russian verbs in the proper tense, of course.Knowing grammar rules can help you translate full Russian sentences. Photo credit: quinn.anya on Visualhunt.comIntroducing indirect objectsIndirect objects (in English, they are introduced by “to” or “by”) usually come after the verb, but whereas in English they come:After the direct object if a preposition (”to”, “for”, “by”) is used (I gave a book to Sanya.)Before the direct object if none is used (I gave Sanya a book.)Russian words - in this case, the nouns - are declined. We have seen that subjects are in the nominative case and direct objects in the accusative case. This means that the indirect object can be placed either before or after the direct object without anyone becoming confused, as it will be in the dative cas e.You can say:?? ????? ?????? ?????????. He wrote a letter to his parents.Or:?? ????? ?????? ????????? He wrote his parents a letter.Here is a table with the dative declension for the most common noun endings in Russian:GenderEndingDative singularDative pluralMasculineconsonantadd -yadd -??Masculine-?replace -? with -?replace -? with -??Masculine-?replace -? with -?replace -? with -??Feminine-?replace -? with -?replace -? with -??Feminine-? (except for -??)replace -? with -?replace -? with -??Feminine-??replace -?? with -?replace -? with -?? (keep the ?)Feminine-?replace -? with -?replace -? with -??Neuter-?replace -? with -yreplace -? with -??Neuter-? (except for examples below)replace -? with -?replace -? with -??Neuter-??, -??, -??, -??replace -? with -yreplace -? with -??Pronouns in Russian word orderWhile generally, objects come after the verb, when an object is a pronoun they always come before the verb.? ??? ???? I know him.There are all sorts of Russian sentences - each with their own rules. Photo credit: strogoscope on VisualhuntModifying Nouns and Verbs in RussianAdjectives and other noun modifiersAdjectives come before the noun they modify:??????? ?????? A red flower??????? ??? A big houseGenitives and other noun modifiers usually only come after the noun.Adverbs and adverbial phrasesAdverbial phrases indicating time, place, mode etc. are generally at the end of the sentence.? ??? ? ????? I am going to school.Make learning Russian fun with Russian language games to practise sentence structure.How to Place Emphasis in a Russian SentenceNow that we have talked about the order of Russian words in a sentence, here’s something you need to know: the subject+verb+objects order is optional.Because Russian has cases, word order is not quite as important for determining the role of each noun in the sentence. This means that nouns can be moved around for emphasis.New information tends to come at the end of a sentence. For example, in English we might differe ntiate between:My sister is an architect. The important information is not the sister, but the fact that she’s an architect.My sister is the architect. The sister is the more important information here. There was talk of architects and the sister is named as one.When you speak Russian, you can do this by reversing the word order.??? ?????? ?????????? corresponds to “my sister is an architect.”?????????? ??? ?????? is the equivalent of “my sister is the architect.”This means that everything we said before is only one way of learning basic Russian sentence structure. It is the most usual way, and it’s good to remember these tips as they will help you focus on what you want to say without worrying about emphasis.Expressing yourself in Russian means understanding grammar rules. Photo credit: RSNY on Visual HuntHowever, as you progress from beginner to intermediate level or even advanced levels and learn to read Russian literature in the original rather than translations, you will notice that many authors such as Pushkin or Tolstoy will switch around words in a sentence. That’s why it’s so important to gain proficiency in the declensions of Russian nouns, so you always know what function a word has in a sentence.If you travel to Russia and your listening comprehension increases, you will also notice people doing it in common speech and as you gain fluency, you can try it out as well as you figure out what works and what doesn’t. This is something you can practise in Russian lessons with your teacher.Asking Questions in RussianThere are two types of questions:Questions that can be answered by either yes or noQuestions that need a more comprehensive answer and generally need question wordsAsking yes or no questions in RussianSimple questions in the Russian language course are just that: simple. You don’t need to change anything about the word order, simply add a question mark when writing or raise your voice at the end when speaking.?? ????? ????? ? He is writing a letter?? ????? ??????? Is he writing a letter?Asking questions in Russian is an important part of learning the language. Photo credit: hehheh78 on VisualHuntAsking questions using question wordsCommon question words in English are:Who?What?When?Where?Why?How?But there are many more, compound question tags that also have Russian counterparts, such as:Whose?How many?How much?What kind/ what sort?Also, Russian uses its own question words for “where to” (????) and where from (??????).Here are some of the most frequently used question words in Russian:EnglishRussianWho???What??????When?????Where???Why???How???How much/how many???????You can pair them with common Russian verbs to form useful questions.Though most aspects of Russian sentences are permutable, question words are always at the beginning of a sentence.??? ??? What is this???? ??? Who is it???? ??? Where is it?Now, some of these need to be declined to suit their grammatical role in the sentence. For exampl e, both ??? (what?) and ??? (who?) are declined:NominativeAccusative DativeGenitiveInstrumentalPrepositional?????????????????????????????????????????Also, whose? (???) needs to agree in number, case and gender to the object or the person it refers to.

How 1% improvement can turn an F into an A

How 1% improvement can turn an F into an A Improving Academic Performance Most students don’t realize how small, incremental improvements can accumulate over time to create significant jumps in skill level or academic performance. Let’s begin by exploring some theories about performance and success that have a lot to do with becoming comfortable struggling and striving to make small improvements. Later, we’ll show how a seemingly small improvement of just 1% a week can turn an F into an A. One of the most important things for students to realize is that intelligence is something you build over time. It's not something you are born with. Just like working out helps your muscles grow, reading, writing, studying, preparing for and being tested, etc., helps your intelligence grow. The theory that your intelligence is like a muscle that can grow over time is called the “growth mindset” and has been studied and espoused by Carol Dweck, a professor of Psychology at Stanford, for over a decade. It is related to the research done by Angela Duckworth at the University of Pennsylvania, which shows that “grit” and the ability to persevere are a better predictor of academic performance over time than a student’s initial IQ score. The opposite of the “growth” mindset is the “fixed” mindset, which is where you fundamentally believe that your intelligence is static. It’s driven by your IQ, which you believe can’t be improved, and in any given area of your life, you either have an inborn talent for something, or you don’t. Most people, of course, are more growth mindset-oriented about some things and more fixed mindset-oriented about others. The more you adopt a “growth mindset” the harder you’ll try to solve problems and keep going at a task until you figure it out, and this process builds intelligence. A character trait called “grit” is what leads to sustained effort in the face of multiple failures or obstacles. So, having a growth mindset and being “gritty” are highly related. I like to argue that there are three dimensions to the “growth in your intelligence” that occurs over time when you keep trying to learn something in a sustained, deep, and focused way. First, you become “smarter” simply because you remember more facts and concepts. But, second, you also build new learnable skills related to math, reading, and writing that go beyond just remembering facts. And finally, you become “smarter” as your brain builds new neural connections, and in some small but meaningful way, becomes more efficient and effective at solving problems. Now, let’s take a turn with this article and explore the concepts above in the context of an interesting “performance rule” I was recently exposed to when listening to a presentation by a business consultant named David Nour â€" the 1% rule. Imagine that you get just 1% better at something every week. In about a year, you will be almost twice as good at it. It didn’t seem quite right to me when I initially heard it, so I decided to create a scenario for this article and work out the math behind the 1% rule to test it. Imagine that you or your child is in a math class Calculus 1. On the first quiz of the year, he or she received an F, having earned only 55 of the 100 points on that exam. What would happen if you adopt a growth mindset, and commit yourself to studying hard and improving slowly over time. You set a goal of improving by just 1% every week. Grade scale At or above A 90 B 80 C 70 D 60 F 50 Week Test points % improvement Amount of improvement Grade 1 55.00 1.00% 0.55 F 2 55.55 1.00% 0.56 F 3 56.11 1.00% 0.56 F 4 56.67 1.00% 0.57 F 5 57.23 1.00% 0.57 F 6 57.81 1.00% 0.58 F 7 58.38 1.00% 0.58 F 8 58.97 1.00% 0.59 F 9 59.56 1.00% 0.60 F 10 60.15 1.00% 0.60 D 11 60.75 1.00% 0.61 D 12 61.36 1.00% 0.61 D 13 61.98 1.00% 0.62 D 14 62.60 1.00% 0.63 D 15 63.22 1.00% 0.63 D 16 63.85 1.00% 0.64 D 17 64.49 1.00% 0.64 D 18 65.14 1.00% 0.65 D 19 65.79 1.00% 0.66 D 20 66.45 1.00% 0.66 D 21 67.11 1.00% 0.67 D 22 67.78 1.00% 0.68 D 23 68.46 1.00% 0.68 D 24 69.14 1.00% 0.69 D 25 69.84 1.00% 0.70 D 26 70.53 1.00% 0.71 C 27 71.24 1.00% 0.71 C 28 71.95 1.00% 0.72 C 29 72.67 1.00% 0.73 C 30 73.40 1.00% 0.73 C 31 74.13 1.00% 0.74 C 32 74.87 1.00% 0.75 C 33 75.62 1.00% 0.76 C 34 76.38 1.00% 0.76 C 35 77.14 1.00% 0.77 C 36 77.91 1.00% 0.78 C 37 78.69 1.00% 0.79 C 38 79.48 1.00% 0.79 C 39 80.27 1.00% 0.80 B 40 81.08 1.00% 0.81 B 41 81.89 1.00% 0.82 B 42 82.71 1.00% 0.83 B 43 83.53 1.00% 0.84 B 44 84.37 1.00% 0.84 B 45 85.21 1.00% 0.85 B 46 86.06 1.00% 0.86 B 47 86.93 1.00% 0.87 B 48 87.79 1.00% 0.88 B 49 88.67 1.00% 0.89 B 50 89.56 1.00% 0.90 B 51 90.45 1.00% 0.90 A 52 91.36 1.00% 0.91 A It turns out that 1 %improvement per week is enough to go from getting 55 out of 100 points (an F) to 92 out of 100 points (an A) by the end of the year. Nour’s 1% rule was right. But let's say your class is semester-based, and you don’t have a whole year. Well, if you can improve by just 2% a week, you’ll get to an A by the end of the semester. Grade scale At or above A 90 B 80 C 70 D 60 F 50 Week Test points % improvement Amount of improvement Grade 1 55.00 2.00% 1.10 F 2 56.10 2.00% 1.12 F 3 57.22 2.00% 1.14 F 4 58.37 2.00% 1.17 F 5 59.53 2.00% 1.19 F 6 60.72 2.00% 1.21 D 7 61.94 2.00% 1.24 D 8 63.18 2.00% 1.26 D 9 64.44 2.00% 1.29 D 10 65.73 2.00% 1.31 D 11 67.04 2.00% 1.34 D 12 68.39 2.00% 1.37 D 13 69.75 2.00% 1.40 D 14 71.15 2.00% 1.42 C 15 72.57 2.00% 1.45 C 16 74.02 2.00% 1.48 C 17 75.50 2.00% 1.51 C 18 77.01 2.00% 1.54 C 19 78.55 2.00% 1.57 C 20 80.12 2.00% 1.60 B 21 81.73 2.00% 1.63 B 22 83.36 2.00% 1.67 B 23 85.03 2.00% 1.70 B 24 86.73 2.00% 1.73 B 25 88.46 2.00% 1.77 B 26 90.23 2.00% 1.80 A 27 92.04 2.00% 1.84 A Many people struggle with believing that getting an A in a math class, particularly a class as complex as calculus, is fully under their control, as the above tables would suggest. They just tend to have trouble getting out of the fixed mindset, which suggests that there are “math people” with a talent for math for whom math classes are just far easier to comprehend. But Angela Duckworth, who I referenced earlier, offers up a nice “performance formula” to address this concern, which I initially was exposed to in the Psychology Podcast by Scott Barry Kaufman. I wrote about it in an earlier blog article, but I’ll recreate it here because I just find it so powerful and important for students to digest, internalize, and believe. PERFORMANCE = SKILL X EFFORT. This means that how well you do is a function of how much skill you have AND how much effort you apply. I find this intuitively true. But now, let’s explore what skill is really all about. SKILL = TALENT x EFFORT. Skill is a function of two things. First, it has something to do with talent, which Duckworth describes as the factor that is driven by genetic makeup and natural ability. However, skills are also a function of how much effort you put into building skills. Practice builds skills, and practice requires effort. By doing a little algebra, we get to â€" Performance = [TALENT x EFFORT] x EFFORT, which reduces to â€" Performance = TALENT x EFFORT2 What this means is that effort is twice as important as talent when it comes to explaining success. So, if you want to earn that A in a complex math class, rest assured that your commitment to working hard is going to be more important than your “natural” math ability. I cannot underestimate the importance of believing deeply in the power of making small, incremental improvements. These improvements can and do accumulate over time. Before too long, you can become and expert at academic subjects you had previously considered extremely confusing and frustrating to understand.

The Funniest, Saddest Robin Williams Video Youll See

The Funniest, Saddest Robin Williams Video Youll See Oh, it is so sad. It seems like comedians always have such a dark side. We will miss this great comedian and actor. His stand-up and his movies are a really great way to practice your English because he changes dialects and he speaks really, really fast! Also, I always say if you understand comedy in a different language youve gotten that language.This video featuring Robin Williams is a clip from the U.S. comedy Louie. Its not well known outside of the U.S. Its incredibly poignant, as it deals with death. Ita a little long, but worth watching. I think its probably one of the funniest, saddest things thats been on television here in some time.iframe width=560 height=315 src=//www.youtube.com/embed/0asL5VaWzM0 frameborder=0 allowfullscreen/iframe1. Why did they go to the funeral? Why didnt anyone else go? 2. Why did they go to the strip club? 3. What happened there? 4. What do they agree to do for each other at the end?There are also a lot of good ways we can use the 3rd conditional a bout this video. Form three 3rd conditional sentences about the video.Example: If I had woken up on time I wouldnt have been late for work.Need help with the 3rd Conditional? Watch this grammar video:iframe width=560 height=315 src=//www.youtube.com/embed/P-6mfvZQ44s?rel=0 frameborder=0 allowfullscreen/iframeWriting: Why do you think so many comedians die from drug overdoses or suicide? Does this happen to comedians in your country as well?Finally, try our 3rd conditional quiz a href=/?p=16643here/a.

Subsidized Vs. Unsubsidized Loans

Subsidized Vs. Unsubsidized Loans Photo Credit: gotcredit.com With rising college tuition costs, students are looking for ways to fund the investment. Firstly, students seek out scholarships to fund their endeavor. The best part about scholarships is that they are essentially free money and they can be awarded for any reason be it ethnic, academic, or something else. There are scholarships for being a woman in engineering. There are scholarship for being the first person in your family to go to college. There are scholarships for being a certain ethnicity. There are even scholarships for people with red hair. With all this money floating around, you’d think that no one would have trouble paying for school. But it’s a bit more complicated than that. Most scholarship recipients receive one or two scholarships worth a fraction of their tuition. So without the rest paid for, students need to seek alternative means of paying for school and many choose to join the military. Military service has been seen by some as an alternative to college education for a while now. However, the US military has taken it upon themselves to change that idea. They offer thousands of dollars in service loans. Service loans are essentially an agreement by the loan recipient to serve for a certain number of years in the military and sometimes to graduate with a certain degree that the military could find useful, like in a foreign language or computer science. These loans are usually pretty generous and are paid off with a corresponding number of years of service. However, if the student drops out without a degree, they are still responsible for repaying that loan. Some majors will not have a specific scholarship and others won’t be paid for by the military, so inevitably, some will be left out in the cold. Those people are now left with two options: pay for school out of pocket or take out loans. It’s actually not as drastic as it sounds, but those are the next two basic options. With the mention of loans, some students shake with fright. The looming burden of debt hanging over them like the Sword of Damocles is enough to make everyone hesitate to sign away their soul to college loan sharks. Before anyone takes on any loan, they should understand it and what it means for them down the road. Right now, student loan debt in the US is estimated to be between $900 billion and $1 trillion with an average student debt of $28,400. (image via www.nerdwallet.com) There are two basic kinds of loans: unsubsidized and subsidized. Subsidized loans are the lesser of two evils because while you’re in school, the loans arent going to be accruing interest. Why? Well, that’s because the US government is paying the interest while you’re in school and for six months afterwards. Wait, what? The US government is loaning you money, paying the interest on it for 4 years and 6 months, and then asking for money in return? Well essentially, yes, they are. This is better explained by saying that the US government is not going to charge the interest and will pretend you never had a loan until six months after you leave school. Because of this, subsidized loans are almost exclusively government loans. The second kind of loan is an unsubsidized loan. These can be extremely dangerous loans to get since they accrue interest from day one of you signing the agreement. These interest rates are usually dangerous because they can quickly gain thousands of dollars of debt beyond what the original amount was. However, these unsubsidized loans are freely available from banks, loan agencies, and even the government. They do usually have lower interest rates than subsidized loans, except for the federal version of these. The federal subsidized and unsubsidized loans have equal interest rates right now and consequently it would behoove students to take out as much money in subsidized loans from the government as possible while taking out as little as possible in unsubsidized loans. This way you can maintain as little debt as possible for as long as possible. With the debt crisis in Greece making headlines and concerns about national debt being brought back up in the US, one has to wonder about the state of affairs when student loan debt in the US is higher than most countries GDP. For now, you can arm yourself with knowledge on what loan is best for you and use that to help decrease your personal debt.

San Diego Admissions Consulting How many schools should my child apply to

San Diego Admissions Consulting How many schools should my child apply to Tips from a San Diego College Admissions Consultant: How many schools should my child apply to? It can be a challenge to figure out just how many colleges a student should apply to. This is a very individualized question because each student will have different needs as well as different goals for college and career. The average high school senior applies to around ten colleges these days but that is by no means a hard and fast number. The most important thing is to ensure success into at least one college where a student will have the opportunity to get a great education and graduate with a potential to work in their field. Additionally, students want to make sure theyre applying to several schools with a range of admissions requirements our San Diego college admissions consultants have a 97% success rate. 1.   Dream schools As has been true for many years, students are encouraged to apply to a range of schools. Students put the colleges they apply to in three tiers: their dream schools, target schools, and safety schools. Dream schools are those colleges that a student would love to go to but that are difficult for anyone to get into. They often include Ivy League schools, a legacy school or any other university with hefty admissions requirements. Students should always take a chance and apply to their dream school but should also have several other options in mind. 2. Target schools The majority of students will end up attending one of their target schools. These are colleges and universities that are right in line with any particular student’s current GPA and test scores. No one, aside from admissions departments themselves, really know why one target school accepts a student but denies another. Thus, its a good idea to have two or three target schools in mind. If students live in a large state, such as California, they can consider applying to several different University of California campuses or California State schools by using just one application. If students are looking out of state, there may only be two or three public schools per state. 3. Safety school Safety schools are colleges that the student may not consider to be their top choice but that they are very likely to get into. Usually, the applicant’s test scores and GPA are much higher than the average accepted student, making them a likely choice for the admissions department. Theres not a specific range of safety schools because different students have different goals. Its important to apply to at least two schools in this group (READ: 6 Tips to Complete a Private High School Application). 4. In-state and out-of-state schools Many students choose to apply to in-state universities because this also qualifies them for in-state tuition. However, they might be at somewhat of a disadvantage because those colleges receive so many applications from local students. Students who want to stick out as a unique individual should consider applying to schools out of their home state as well. However, dealing with tuition is an entirely separate matter to consider. 5. The community college system Students who are considering the community college system in California do not have to apply in the same way that they would apply to a four-year university. Any student who meets the minimum requirements can sign up for classes at their local junior college. However, they will be required to meet deadlines, take entrance exams, and possibly sign up for prerequisite classes depending on their high school transcripts. Students who are sure that they will be attending a community college during their first two years are encouraged to meet with an academic counselor on that college campus during their senior year of high school to get an idea of what they will need to do and what important deadlines they need to meet. Our experienced San Diego college admissions consultants are here to help you get into your dream school. Call us today for more information. All blog entries, with the exception of guest bloggers, are written by Tutor Nerds. Are you an education professional? If so, email us at pr@tutornerds.com for guest blogging and collaborations. We want to make this the best free education resource in SoCal, so feel free to suggest what you would like to see us write.

Irvine College Tutor Tips Waitlisted 5 Ways to Cope

Irvine College Tutor Tips Waitlisted 5 Ways to Cope Irvine Private College Tutor Tips: Waitlisted? 5 Ways to Cope Irvine Private College Tutor Tips: Waitlisted? 5 Ways to Cope One thing students will have to deal with in the competitive college application process is the possibility of being waitlisted. What exactly does this mean? Students who are waitlisted meet the qualifications that the university required but was not offered immediate acceptance. The university knows that some of their accepted applicants will choose to attend another university, and they have a list of students who can gain acceptance if somebody else declines. This can be a very stressful time for students who need to make a final decision regarding their future education. Although nerve-racking, there are a few ways students can deal with being waitlisted still applying to college? Our private Irvine college tutoring will help you get into your dream school. 1. Waitlisted from you dream school? Students who are waitlisted from their dream school will be tempted to spend countless hours hoping that everything will work out okay. Truth be told, everything will work out okay because there are tons of universities where students can get a great education. If a student is sure they would choose the waitlist college as their first choice, they should still consider which other universities look interesting and have a second and third choice. Preparation is the key to success in this type of situation (READ: Santa Ana Tutor: 4 Tips to Solve College Acceptance Issues). 2. Plan A and Plan B Waitlisted students are also encouraged to have a plan A and plan B. In most situations plan A will be attending the University that they’re waitlisted from but a good second option may be harder to determine. Some students have chosen three or four schools that tie for the second choice, and theyll have a lot of contemplation to do before making a final decision. When students find out if they’re ultimately accepted to their first choice school, they will only have a short time to make a decision. It’s better to be over prepared in a situation of this magnitude. 3. Waitlisted from a target school? Sometimes students will be waitlisted from one of their target schools. In this circumstance, there may be multiple schools of interest, which can make the choice a challenge. If a student is having trouble deciding between two schools, theyll have to be prepared to make a decision when they find out whether or not theyre off the waitlist. Choosing between two target schools due to a waitlist is not as common because students tend to be waitlisted from one of their dream schools; however, it’s starting to become an issue since students are applying to so many universities these days. 4. Live in the moment Although difficult, its important for students to live in the moment while they wait to find out if they will be taken off the waitlist of their first choice college. One way students can distract themselves is to focus on things that need to get done the second semester of their senior year. They will still need to excel on their advanced placement exams and keep their grades up, so they maintain acceptance to colleges. They will also be pretty busy completing their graduation requirements and preparing for the summer after high school. Focusing on day-to-day activities is a great way to avoid becoming overwhelmed. Whether students are studying on their own, working with the help of a study group or tutor, or spending quality time with family and friends before they move away to college, staying busy is a good idea during this exciting yet stressful time. 5. Make a checklist Students can make a checklist to help determine which of their target schools will make a good alternate choice. A list of pros and cons can make a decision logical and precise during an extremely emotional time. Which college offers scholarship money? Which has a social and exciting campus? Which school has the degree programs the student wants? Etc… Breaking the situation down into various smaller parts can make the long-term decision easier. All blog entries, with the exception of guest bloggers, are written by Tutor Nerds. Are you an education professional? If so, email us at pr@tutornerds.com for guest blogging and collaborations. We want to make this the best free education resource in SoCal, so feel free to suggest what you would like to see us write.