Posts Tagged ‘high school’
Top Five Canadian Cities to attend post secondary:
Applying to college or university is a chance to get out of your hometown and experience a new environment. It’s a scary leap from the safety of your home to a dorm room, but it’s worth it! When I applied to university, I refused to apply to any schools in my province because I didn’t [...]
Top 5 ways to skip school (and why they’re disastrous)
Sometimes you just need a day off from school. Whether you need a day to catch up on your schoolwork or just to relax, it’s common and it’s not the worst thing in the world. A day off once or twice a year is fine, a day off once or twice a week is not. [...]
Know how to clean
Just like with laundry, some high school grads haven’t learned about the joy of cleaning. Okay, so most people hate cleaning. I, on the other hand, love it! For me, cleaning is a form of stress relief. During exam time my room was always spotless. The reason being, a clean and organized environment calms me. [...]
To rock that job interview
The Set-up You’ve sent your resume out a hundred times and finally someone has called you for an interview. Congratulations! You’ve made it past hundreds of other applicants, but you’re not in the clear yet. An interview is your one shot at employment with that company and thus it’s important to prepare thoroughly and make [...]
Out this weekend: Sucker Punch
I went to an advanced screening of Sucker Punch last night. Though the trailer made the film look visually stunning, I had a feeling it would be all flash and no substance. Unfortunately I was correct. Emily Browning plays a girl named ‘Baby Doll’ whose mom dies. What started as a strong storyline as Baby [...]
GSA’s and Religion
I read an article this morning about Gay Straight Alliances and Catholic Schools. It’s not the first time we here at FYIHigh have commented on the issue. This time around, the news isn’t specifically about a school not supporting a GSA; it’s about Ontario’s Premier Dalton McGuinty not enforcing the specific presence of a GSA [...]
Who’s cheating who?
It’s no secret that students share notes. While some teachers see it as a student’s decision to share, others see it as cheating. According to this article, there are websites run by former students that allow you to upload and download your own notes onto a database and make money by selling copies of them [...]
Top 5 Tactics to get into your first choice University
Very few students apply to JUST their university of choice because it’s always wise to have a backup. You still want to strive for the best though, so increase your chances of getting into your number one school with the following top five getting-into-school tactics. 5. Use every opportunity to promote yourself Everything you [...]
To prepare for life after high school before you graduate: Travel
When students graduate from high school they face many situations where they feel unprepared. If you read advice books and blogs you find the same line over and over again: ‘I wish I knew this back then.’ Because of this, FYIhigh has decided to run a series of ‘know how’ articles specifically tailored to knowing [...]
Then what’s the point?
I just read an interesting article on the CBC’s website which said: “The Canadian Education Association says research shows achievement is deterred when students are forced to stay back a year. Many of these students are more likely to drop out of high school and less likely to attend post-secondary education. The study also indicated [...]