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i loved the architecture at the university of washington at seattle !

free online resources from virtual museum tours to online learning

hi! if you’re looking for some ways on how to spend your time and engage with subjects you really love, or learn something new, or just distract yourself with art and literature, i’ve got you!! please share with others if it’s helpful <3

Language

how I study languages on my own

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language challenges

Art, Music and Photography

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visit the louvre, vatican museums, and many more virtually

stage shows, operas, musical theatre streams for free

free online art courses

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free online photography lessons from nikon (april only!!)

Philosophy, History, Law & Literature

100+ legal sites to download literature

complete works of shakespeare

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6 cute ideas on how to fill your empty notebooks

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Sciences

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2400 free online MIT courses

she’s gonna pass her classes and she’s gonna graduate

Skip Google for Research

As Google has worked to overtake the internet, its search algorithm has not just gotten worse.  It has been designed to prioritize advertisers and popular pages often times excluding pages and content that better matches your search terms 

As a writer in need of information for my stories, I find this unacceptable.  As a proponent of availability of information so the populace can actually educate itself, it is unforgivable.

Below is a concise list of useful research sites compiled by Edward Clark over on Facebook. I was familiar with some, but not all of these.

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Google is so powerful that it “hides” other search systems from us. We just don’t know the existence of most of them. Meanwhile, there are still a huge number of excellent searchers in the world who specialize in books, science, other smart information. Keep a list of sites you never heard of.

www.refseek.com - Academic Resource Search. More than a billion sources: encyclopedia, monographies, magazines.

www.worldcat.org - a search for the contents of 20 thousand worldwide libraries. Find out where lies the nearest rare book you need.

https://link.springer.com - access to more than 10 million scientific documents: books, articles, research protocols.

www.bioline.org.br is a library of scientific bioscience journals published in developing countries.

http://repec.org - volunteers from 102 countries have collected almost 4 million publications on economics and related science.

www.science.gov is an American state search engine on 2200+ scientific sites. More than 200 million articles are indexed.

www.pdfdrive.com is the largest website for free download of books in PDF format. Claiming over 225 million names.

www.base-search.net is one of the most powerful researches on academic studies texts. More than 100 million scientific documents, 70% of them are free

august 30th: what is your plan for the upcoming week?

i never have much of a plan to be honest. i just do the assignments that come my way. i do need to start studying for the psat very soon 🤷🏻‍♀️

p.s. i did my yoga outside today and it was v nice 😌 & these are my notes before my color coding ! it’s weird looking at them like that, they look so plain

when you crave academic validation but also live and breathe procrastination.

January Study Challenge

day 1 - what did you achieve last year? what are you setting out to achieve this month? this year?

last year, i took my first AP test! it was biology and i did well, with lots of studying, of course. i also took the PSAT for the first time, and did very well with minimal studying 😬 i was invited to the NSLC, and am currently top of my class. this definitely sounds braggy, and i apologize for that, but frankly, it was a rough year so i’m proud of myself for achieving all of that :)

this month, i am going to begin studying for the AP Chemistry and AP Psychology exams. i’m also going to begin my very first college class!

i’m hoping, in this new year (and decade), to end my horrible procrastination habits. i will be taking the PSAT twice more this year, with actual studying this time ! hopefully i’ll be able to attend the NSLC this summer and i’ll do my best on my 3 AP exams in May.

september 7th: currently reading!

first, i’m reading Of Mice and Men for my english class ! we’re reading very slowly and we’re only on chapter 2 but it’s interesting so far. and i’m also reading The Perfectionists for myself! i’m really enjoying it !! it’s a lil cheesy (like PLL, which i watched all of) but very fun. it’s an easy read, but the writing is pretty good (imo). i’m probably going to finish it today - i ordered the sequel, which i think arrived in the mail, so, exciting! :)

i managed to finish ALL of my work yesterday and i’m so fucking happy 🥰🥰 of course, i could be studying, buuuut i chose to take a break today.

day 13 - how do you deal with stress?

um not well lol. but fr i journal, once a week in a physical journal, and everyday in one on my phone. i stress-eat 😬 i take naps and give myself motivational speeches. still not very good at dealing with stress tho. also that’s ^ the sunrise this morning :)

Asking for a Letter of Recommendation

I’ve seen some people post about being nervous/scared of rejection/etc so here is my strategy for requesting a letter of rec:

1. Title the email clearly, so recommender can access later: “Recommendation Request for NAME LASTNAME”

2. Greet them formally: “Dear Dr. X,” (I tend to do this no matter how close the relationship is)

3. Make the request: “I am writing to ask if you would be willing to write a letter of recommendation to support my application to WHATEVER THING.”

4. Tell them the deadline: “I would need the letter by MONTH/DAY/YEAR.” (If you want to give a reason, you can also say that the application is due, or that you are hoping to submit your application by that date.)

5. Why Them?: Share 1-2 sentences about why you think they are the right person to recommend you, or what they might add to your application. “Given your role as my advisor/mentor/colleague/etc, I believe you could offer a clear picture of my interpersonal skills/research abilities/developing strengths/academic abilities/etc.”

6. Offer to Help: Let them know that if they accept the offer, you will provide guidance and support in letter-writing. “If you are willing to write the letter, I would be happy to share more information about myself and my experiences, as well as information about where to send the letter.”

7. Help them decide if they are the right fit: Attach your CV, so they can take a look and make a more informed decision about whether they can confidently recommend you. “I have attached my CV in case you would like to review it.”

8. Thank them for their consideration and/or time

9. Sign off: Make sure your contact information is included in your email signature.