VOLUME 31, ISSUE 2 SPRING 2022 PAGE 2
Advice Index Advice
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Glenforest
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Science
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Student Voice
Plastic-eating "super-enzymes": The Key to the Ecological Crisis? The Dangers & Unethical Practices of Animal Testing Stress - A Hidden Friend
Global
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Breaking Barriers - A Celebration of Women A Fractured Democracy The Impact of Affirmative Action Business as (un)usual
Culture
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Misconceptions in Gender Equality: The Truth of Feminism Michelin Stars: The Oscars of the Culinary World Dawn FM Album Review Stay-Cation Ideas - What can you do at home instead of traveling? Benefits of Home Cooking A Man Disguises Himself as an Onion Vendor to Return Home Amidst the Covid Lockdown
Editorial
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You Should Care About the Oxford Comma - Here’s Why
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Credits
How to Survive High School Due to a lack of serious questions, we decided to have our team give their own unsolicited advice! In this issue, three senior columnists unearth the ups and downs of their high school experience to help you make it through this strange time in our lives. However, this new section doesn’t mean that we won’t be answering advice prompts anymore. If you have any questions you’d like to ask our columnists next issue, submit them via our advice box in the library or the form on our Instagram: @gfss.talontimes—link in bio!
Response 1: I kept a list of regrets and panic moments throughout my 4 years at high school so here are the condensed hysteria journal entries distilled with only the finest advice. 1) Find an organization system that allows you to balance your academics + personal life: Notion? Google Calendar? Time blocking? 2) Make use of all the free time you have instead of playing Genshin six hours a day. It’s the perfect time to explore your interests and experiment, break down your time, and analyze how you are currently living your life. Are you being intentional with your time? 3) I don’t know who needs to hear this, but please learn how to study and learn. I'm serious. Bloom’s taxonomy, active recall, abusing mindmaps, or grinding practice questions! You can experiment. Learn to eliminate these inefficiencies right now in grade 9-12 while the workload is still light.
Teacher Supervisors Ms. Alim
4) For university: knowing exactly what certain university supplementary applications look like ahead of time, the grade boundaries needed, how to build your portfolio for arts, buffing your SAT score, etc.
Editors in Chief
5) Develop a growth mindset instead of a fixed one.
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Student Voice
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Journalists
6) Teachers know when you lie, but they’re there for you, so just tell them the truth and work deadlines with them. Communicate, communicate, communicate with your teachers about makeup tests and deadline extensions. I promise that they’re there for you. 7) Take life a little less seriously, it's just high school: nobody remembers that slip up. You have a second chance, shoot your shot, don’t be consumed by fear, just do it. 8) Build good habits to keep you fit, organized, creative, and hold yourself accountable. 9) Friend groups are flexible and can change, so put yourself out there and find your people!
David Lee Hannah Wang Selena Zhou Tenzin Ghaki Victoria Gotcheva Varchas Varma Krisha Veera Ivona Lu Latinovic Ashwin Kailayaruban Zerina Bakrac Nitya Kharidehal Navam Thind Saanvi Dixit Nayeema Rahat Jahan Riya Piryani Sophia Zhang
10) Yes Savithru, I agree. Join a cappella.
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11) Seek out resources: ask your local math teacher if they do extra help at lunch, ask older students for resources, your counselor is your best friend. 12) Read the book twice: the first time for enjoyment and the second time for analysis and annotation. 13) You don’t need fancy stationery for school, stop spending a mini fortune on Muji notebooks and Mildliners. 14) Start scoping reference letters early. 15) For IB students: don’t procrastinate your extended essay or IAs; it’s not worth it. 16) If you can't motivate yourself to work, just set a timer on your phone and watch it tick down; you might as well work~ - Egg
