I actually enjoy staying at home now because I can choose to do whatever I want. Well, not exactly whatever I want. AP Exams are coming up in less than 2 weeks and I am preparing for them. The subjects I am taking are Statistics, Environmental Science, and English Language and Composition. I really enjoy studying these subjects and hope to do really well. Since the COVID-19 Pandemic has affected schools around the world, CollegeBoard is deciding to make all AP Exams 45-minute exams with 2 open response questions. For Environmental Science, they are going to give a question on "designing an investigation" and "analyze and propose a solution to an environmental problem". For Statistics, they are 2 scenarios of certain problems, and English has one rhetorical analysis prompt. This is WAY easier than what it would regularly be and am excited to hopefully get a good score on these! On another note, Mr.Wong posted an announcement on Google Classroom about students interested in joining The Knowledge Society(TKS) which is a human accelerator that gathers young innovators to create optimistic plans and ideas for the future. They just don't share ideas and thoughts, but rather make that concept into an actual reality that has the possibility of affecting millions in the future. So, two weeks ago, I applied to the program through their website. The application process was: 7 essays on why you want to go/what make you different from everybody else, a 15 minute extensive interview with the city director, create a video about success, and write an article about some kind emerging technology. The application was longer than I expected, but I got it done. Today, I just received a notification that I was actually selected to join TKS Boston. On their website, they claim that the acceptance rate is only 10-20% and that they pick a maximum of a 105 students. So this is quite selective. TKS runs throughout the school year from September to June where you meet with mentors and educators on Saturdays for 3 hours and then use the week to work on your project. So, probably 10-15 hours in total per week. Unfortunately, my acceptance comes with a catch. The program costs $6,890 in total which is a WHOLE lot of money! Compared to other things, you could buy a used car or even build the best gaming PC in the world, but honestly, I would rather use that money wisely towards my education instead of spending on materialistic things. I am having trouble wrapping my head around that price-tag, but hope to find ways to work so that I could be able to pay if off. This program would also be a gamble for me because COVID-19 has the possibility of coming back in the fall or winter and I don't think that $7,000 is worth it if you aren't meeting in person opposed to zoom calls.
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