How I did it: My university has a "student research associate program" with a local hospital, where selected students work in the ER of the hospital collecting data for several clinical research studies, and provide very basic care to patients (when I say basic, I mean fetching blankets and water, filling out paperwork, and walking to the bathroom). I spent 2 weeks creating a masterpiece of an application, offered to take a shift most people won'… Read how I did it…
How I did it: I have autonomy, freedom, and a useful skill set. What's not to like? Practice as often as you can (volunteer to be the driver every time you get into a car) and take lessons with a driving school. It will lower your insurance, and they can often provide you advice specifically on how to pass your driving test that others cannot. For example, my driving school had a whole lesson on which DMVs in my state had the highest … Read how I did it…
How I did it: Now that my little terrarium has survived a two months, I think it's safe to safe that I have made a terrarium, which I think is incredibly cool (yes, I'm weird). Now if I can just figure out how to get it to college... Read how I did it…
How I did it: I paid attention in class, studied about 1/2 hour each day after school, took notes, and did all the homework. This is a lot of what I normally do for pre-calc, so I think the difference was that I actually asked questions in class, and was lucky enough to quickly grasp the basic idea behind sine and cosine, so that I could quickly move on to more advanced concepts, such as arcsines and cosecants. Read how I did it…
How I did it: After I saw the bags and found out that I would be donating a pound of blood, I as shaking so hard that the nurse couldn't get the IV needle into my arm. But when it was all over, I was really glad I did it. I really felt like I was helping make a difference in a unique way. Read how I did it…
