5 Things to Do Before Your Internship Starts

5 Things to Do Before Your Internship Starts Securing an internship is an exciting and vital aspect of your college education. Regardless of whether this is your first internship or not, youre likely experiencing some level of uncertainty leading up to your start date. Luckily, there are a few things you can do to ease these nerves. Before your internship starts, establish your goals, familiarize yourself with the company, and ask your supervisor any questions you may have. Are you looking to begin your internship with confidence? Here are five things to do before your internship starts: 1. Before your internship starts, verify your schedule Be sure to double-check your schedule before your internship begins. Note your established start time each day, as well as any key dateslike your start and end date, any holidays that fall during your internship, and any dates youll need to request off. The sooner you can ask your supervisor for the days you need off, the better. Being aware of important dates ahead of time can help you have a better idea of how to juggle deadlines and manage your time over the course of your internship. [RELATED: Why You Should Pursue an Internship in College] 2. Before your internship starts, establish your goals Before you get caught up in the daily tasks of your new role, take some time to reflect on what youd like to get out of your internship, especially considering that you likely have limited time in this position. In order to establish your goals, ask yourself the following questions: What skills are you hoping to develop? What kinds of events would you like to attend, if possible, and what tools or programs would you like to practice with? How do you envision making connections with colleagues and supervisors? If youre a goal-oriented person, now is a great time to set one or two that are measurable and realistic. While you may not know all of the different opportunities available at your internship before starting, thinking about these questions will give you a leg up once youve begun work. Later, you can always return to your initial reflection and build on it. 3. Before your internship starts, familiarize yourself with the company and your role Ahead of your start date, take some time to refresh what you know about your specific role. Look over your job description and any notes you took during the interview process. Beyond this, take time to research your organizationits mission, its goals, and anything else youre able to learn from their website or outside news sources. Lastly, research the larger field and industry, which will help you understand where your organization or company fits into the bigger picture. [RELATED: How to Get Real-World Experience in Your College Major] 4. Before your internship starts, plan your commute Youll want to make a good impression on your first day, and being late is not the way to do this. Set aside time to plan out your routewhether youre walking, biking, taking public transportation, or driving. Regardless of your method of transportation, be sure to allow ample time to arrive at your destination and factor in unknown circumstances, like rush-hour traffic and weather. Its much better to arrive early and pass the time by waiting in your car or stopping to get coffee, rather than running into the office late. 5. Before your internship starts, address any questions you have with your supervisor If you have a question about your internship, dont be afraid to reach out to your supervisor or other contacts within the organization. You may need clarification on the dress code, parking policies, and where you should go on your first day. That being said, you dont want to inundate your supervisor with correspondence. Compile a list of any questions you have, and include them in one concise email. [RELATED: 4 Career Skills for Students to Develop] When starting an internship, its important to enter your first day with confidence. If you educate yourself on company policies, establish your internship goals, and ask any questions you need answered before your first day, youre sure to set yourself up for success. Any topics you want to know more about? Let us know! The Varsity Tutors Blog editors love hearing your feedback and opinions. Feel free to email us at blog@varsitytutors.com.

2d Shapes

2d Shapes 2D is the geometric shapes which has length and breadth and which can be represented on a xy plane. Since it has length and breadth, therefore it is known as 2 D or two dimensional figure. Few examples of 2D: - Triangle Quadrilateral Circle Triangle: - A triangle is a plane closed figure bounded by three line segments. It has three sides, three angles and three vertices. Types of triangle: - Equilateral triangle: - i) All sides are equal. ii) Each angle of it is 60 degree. Isosceles triangle: - i) Two sides are equal and ii) Two angles are equal. Scalene triangle: - i) All three sides are unequal Acute- angled triangle: - i) One of the angle is less than 90 degree. Obtuse- angled triangle: - i) One of the angle is more than 90 degree. Right- angled triangle:- i) One of the angle is equal to 90 degree. Quadrilateral: - A quadrilateral is a plane closed figure bounded by four line segments. It has four sides, four angles and four vertices. Types of quadrilateral: - Square: - i) All sides are equal and ii) Each angle of it is 90 degree. Rhombus: - i) All sides are equal and ii) Opposite angle are equal. Rectangle: - i) The opposite sides are equal and ii) Each angle of it is 90 degree. Parallelogram: - i) The opposite sides are equal and ii) Opposite angle are equal. Circle: - A circle is another (different) type of plane figure which is not bounded by line segment.

Can you give me fire

Can you give me fire Quando eu comecei a aprender Inglês, eu via muitos filmes. Não tinha grana para aulas de conversação e o contato com nativos, por mais que fosse facilitado pela Internet, era sempre por escrito. Por causa disso, muitas expressões que não são exatamente as mais corretas eram aprendidas mais facilmente. Por causa disso, eu estava sempre buscando por maneiras mais formais de dizer o mesmo, assim sabia dizer a mesma coisa de formas diferentes, para ajudar na transição entre ambiente formal e coloquial.Porém, como eu era, entre os meus amigos mais próximos, a pessoa que sabia menos Inglês, ninguém me ouvia. Mesmo quando eu queria ajudar, porque já tinha procurado uma forma mais correta de dizer alguma coisa, as outras pessoas recusavam a ouvir o que eu estava dizendo.  Esse tipo de coisa é muito comum quando a gente é adolescente, se os amigos sabem mais é como se a gente não soubesse nada, o que acaba debilitando a nossa auto-confiança na hora de falar Inglês. Lembro bastante de um momento, quando dei conta que até sabia algumas coisas.Um dia, depois das aulas, uma amiga e eu fomos passear. Ela queria fumar um cigarro e não tinha isqueiro. Abordou um rapaz para pedir, mas ele respondeu em Inglês dizendo que não sabia falar Português.  Essa minha amiga, que sabia mais Inglês do que eu, começou a conversar com ele. A dada altura perguntou se eu sabia como dizer isqueiro em Inglês, disse que era lighter, ela não acreditou. Virou para ele perguntou: Can you give me fire?O menino ficou vermelho que nem um tomate, essa frase tem um sentido bastante sensual e ele ficou sem graça. Foi aí que entrei na conversa e disse: Do you have a lighter? She wants to lit her cigarette.  Ele, que era alemão, riu e tirou um isqueiro do bolso, muito mais calmo.Talvez, por Inglês também não ser a sua primeira língua, ele tenha entendido a dificuldade, mas houve ali um constrangimento que poderia ter sido evitado se eu tivesse tido confiança para entrar na conversa antes ou se a minha amiga tivesse confiado que eu sabia o que estava dizendo.

Inglês online Comece a escrever!

Inglês online Comece a escrever! Estamos todos aqui, online, partilhando este espaço maravilhoso onde conhecimento, diversão e ócio se misturam e se transformam em algo novo, interessante. No momento em que nos encontramos conectados, estamos em contato direto com uma miscelânia de culturas, acabamos por ser cidadãos virtuais de uma aldeia global e falar em Inglês online faz parte.No entanto, quando começamos a falar sobre qual será a melhor forma de comunicar na internet, surgem algumas questões. Aquela na qual irei focar é o uso do Inglês por falantes que não são nativos. Isto, porque o ambiente na internet pode ser bastante hostil para quem prentede passar uma mensagem, mas não tem ou se esquece de usar as ferramentas linguísticas adequadas.Embora usar o Inglês online seja uma ótima forma de treinar, é preciso ter alguns cuidados básicos, que por vezes são esquecidos, por estarmos tão habituados a comunicar em Português de forma automática. Por exemplo, na maior parte das vezes que escrevem os algo na nossa língua materna, não pensamos se estamos a escrever determinada palavra corretamente ou se estamos a conjugar o verbo da forma certa, porque são detalhes que já fazem parte de nós, do conhecimento que adquirimos ao longo dos anos e que usamos todos os dias nas mais variadas circunstâncias.Por outro lado, quando estamos tentando passar uma mensagem em outra língua, como o Inglês, hesitamos em detalhes simples, como qual verbo será o mais indicado para determinada frase. Isso pode causar algum desconforto, até porque a internet não é propriamente o lugar mais amigável do mundo para quem comete erros gramaticais (como podemos ver pelo meme acima), mas é uma excelente maneira de vencermos o medo de comunicar em outra língua, que é uma questão recorrente entre muitos estudantes de idiomas.A questão da utilização do Inglês por quem não domina o idioma perfeitamente é certamente debatível. Contudo, sem praticar aquilo que é aprendido nas aulas é mu ito mais complicado conseguir usar o idioma naturalmente. Por isso, não importa se no início você vai cometer alguns erros, todo mundo já errou. Inclusive, há muitos falantes nativos de Inglês que escrevem errado, tal como há brasileiros que inventam o seu próprio Português, de tantos erros que cometem.Acredito que estudantes de Inglês devem aproveitar todas as oportunidades para perder a vergonha de se exprimir nessa língua, aprender com os erros, próprios e alheios, e ler bastante, de forma a enriquecer o vocabulário. Apesar de ser possível (e provável) que erros sejam cometidos, se você se esforçar por usar os conhecimentos adquiridos e aproveitar essa experiência para entender quais são as áreas com as quais tem mais dificuldades, com certeza será algo positivo para o seu aprendizado.

Shanghai SMIC Private School

Shanghai SMIC Private School Shanghai SMIC Private School The Shanghai SMIC Private School is an independent, non-profit school committed to nurturing students lifelong learning, compassion, and understanding. SMIC offers PreK to Grade 12 education with two academic tracks - an English track that follows an American based curriculum and a Chinese track that follows a local curriculum guided by the Shanghai Education Council. A sense of community is important to SMIC, with giving back to the local community and society instilled as an important aspect of student life. Students are also given access to multiple extracurriculars and academic programs to nurture their creativity and innovation. Shanghai SMIC Private School Shanghai SMIC Private School Originally founded in 2001, the SMIC Private School was created to serve families employed by the Semiconductor Manufacturing International Company (SMIC), one of the most advanced semiconductor companies in China. Over the years, the schools reputation grew along with enrollment demands as we expanded to include students from outside the company as well. Today, our staff of almost 340 (of whom almost half are foreigners) serves over 2800 students in grades K-12 in both English and Chinese tracks. SMIC is a highly academic international school-style private school, which is accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC), and is recognized by the Shanghai Education Bureau. The English Track division offers an American-style curriculum (in English) based on US standards. Among our distinguishing features, we provide a phenomenally successful and diverse AP program (95% of our students score 3 or higher on average) and a uniquely successful Chinese language program that has fantastic student achievement results. With 462 graduates since 2006, 100% of our high school graduates since 2010 have been accepted to international colleges and universities or have gone to compulsory military service in their countries. The colleges and universities included 34 of the top 100 elite institutions in the world such as Yale, Princeton, Cornell, Dartmouth, Berkeley, UCLA, USC, Brown, New York University, Rice, University College London, McGill, Seoul National University, Yonsei University, and Johns Hopkins. Were not only about academics, though, as we have many extra-curricular program options as well including 9 different award-winning sports programs and 51 after-sc hool clubs for students to join. Whether SMIC Private School students pursue academics, sports, or other extra-curricular activities, our staff and active school community encourages their efforts to aim for excellence, while retaining a sense of honor, community, and joy. View our Brochure

Why You Should Vote This November

Why You Should Vote This November Photo from Flickr.com by Walt Stoneburner However, you as a student should vote, and here is why. Learning something in the process. Instead of passively standing by, you will actively take a stance in trying to shape the future of this nation, and by doing so, learn a lot about others views and your own. These issues DO pertain to us as students. Think of it as the country you will inherit when you graduate and move into the so-called real world. If youve ever complained about something or blamed something on the government, now is the chance to have those opinions voiced. Also, vote now or forever hold your peace if you do choose not to vote and then you choose not to praise or complain about political decisions. Democracy only works if everyone speaks. You may think My vote wont count. Remember Florida? Every vote counts. Even if your vote is a murmur, a sea of murmurs becomes a powerful, unified shout. Rule of the people doesnt work if the people dont care. Exercising a fundamental right that is denied to many living in this country. As a U.S. citizen, you have the privilege of being born with the right to vote. The 15th, 19th, 24th, and 26th amendments to the Constitution and countless leaders have fought for this right, and some are still fighting. In some countries, youth just like you fight and die for this right.  Vote because you can. I encourage you to vote this fall because you do have a voice that should be used. Step up to the plate and make a stand!

Notifications Upgrades!

Notifications Upgrades! At italki, were constantly making new improvements to the website. We add new features and make bug fixes all the time. Most of the time these changes go relatively un-noticed unless they are big new features like Instant Tutoring. But once in a while, there are some small improvements that will make a big difference to our users. Our latest improvement, unified notifications  will make everyones experience on italki much better.  Weve organized all those random little notifications and bubbles that you would normally get and now present these notifications in order of importance and urgency. Youll now know whats important and what needs to be acted on. Heres a quick recap of our new Unified Notifications: Upcoming Sessions Displays your next upcoming lesson with a teacher or a student Action Required Displays the most urgently needed task that you need to take action on in order of importance. For example, if you are a teacher you might need to confirm a new session request or respond to a reschedule.  If you are a student, you may need to confirm your latest session or respond to a session problem. These are all time sensitive actions which need immediate action. Other Notifications These are other notifications that are informative but not time sensitive.  For example, if a new friend follows you or sends you a follower request.  If someone makes an edit to your notebook entry.  If your teacher makes a change to your package or accepts or declines your latest session request. With unified notifications, all notifications are conveniently placed in one easy to find place making the italki experience easier for everyone.  We want you to be spending your time learning a new language, not trying to figure out what to do on the site. Also weve now given each user direct control of how they wish to receive notifications.  If you go to your Notification Settings  you can customize how you receive notifications.  Receive notifications via email or as messages or pop-ups on the italki website.