Our Meeting Today - Acceptance into Application Process

This is to inform all that what had transpired among us today should be noted down and preserved for future reference. These information are extremely important and constitute a big part of the process. Please make sure that SAT-II is your first priority and yet make sure that application works are not totally set aside.

This is also to request that all these information should be treated as highly confidential.

Students who had been accepted for Application Process has been send mails. Responding to this mail at the earliest possible time is highly recommended. Those who did not receive acceptance letters are requested to talk to me in person.

Some Middle-Top end Coll/Univ use Pre-App

Regarding the above matters App Processing Students are requested to mail me immediately.

Timing for tomorrow Sunday / Help Me

This is to confirm that we shall meet at 3.30 pm - everyone's presence required. Those who are yet to inform me about their SAT-I score, are requested to mail me - so that I can have a full picture of my own performance! Help me!

What Now - Final MOCK on Monday

As you have already know - we are not going to have the scheduled meet at 3.30 today; instead, we shall meet tomorrow at 3.30 - but those who have schools, you can come at 4.00 pm.

The SAT scores have started to flow into my mail box - and as I have cleared it several times before, I see no occasion to congratulate some very strong scores or condemn some very humble scores. What finally matters is how you live your next 35 days till the December SAT-I exam takes place. In the MEANTIME you will finalize everything that shall present a 'fine-tuned' image of yourself before the Admission and Aid Awarding committee.

Today is Saturday. Please make sure that you do finish everything necessary to make a comeback in SAT-II test. We shall have a Final MOCK on Monday. We resume our SAT-I class from 15th November onwards.

Finally, a large number of people are accessing our blog, apparent from the number of hits per week counter, and I take the opportunity to congratulate everyone as everyone prepares for the FINEST times ahead.

Change of Class Timing on Saturday

I am extremely sorry to say that since there is a program for Cambridge Students at the Raddison's and a few of the students are taking part, you all are required to come on Sunday at 3.30 sharp. Please engage yourself in perfecting your SAT-II score.

Please look for more post tomorrow midday.

Sorry for a very bland post today.

Of Scores and Application

Dear Students,

Thank you all who have let me know of your scores. I am sure that you are all aware that I would personally attach too little emphasis on the SAT-I score for the October exam. Now those who think that your scores are not strong enough - you will have a MUCH better chance to do well in the December exam. So, while the weak shall pine away with what they have achieved, the true survivors shall make plans for the final SAT-I appearance in December. Since you will hardly have a second chance for a 2nd appearance for SAT-II, I would strongly advice to prepare full-wind for the November day.

But do not forget that in the remaining days of November you will be FURY herself over the preparation of your Application Pack. You must make balance between the demands of SAT-II, Application Material Collection, SAT-I preparation and run errands to various places to collect all sorts of papers including the ones from your Guidance Counselor, Teachers etc. Don't forget that many of you will have schools to attend and write your periodic tests.

There had never been a better time to plan your activities beforehand. So, go ahead!

Important Notice

Dear SAT and Application Program Students,

As you are already aware that tomorrow the SAT-I results for October 9th sitting shall be published, - there is no need to panic or feel apprehensive. In the past years, those who panicked and got depressed after the results came out, were the ones who could not handle the pressures in the end. Of course there had been exceptions who revived after the initial shocks. I, personally, never got impressed by a very good or an exceptionally bad score - none of the two will have conclusive impact on the outcome of the Application to US Coll/Univ with Fin Aid.

Setting aside the above comment, it holds true that a very good score surely boosts up the candidate's confidence and helps save the day. But again, it is only the toughest of the tough and stoic of the stoics who shall fare through the murky water in full plume and shall not be frightened by the foul weather (my apology for using too much of metaphors here.) 

It would be a very significant thing if you could finally show who you are in terms of SAT-II scores. So while there is still time, you shall do well if you take good look at Princeton-Barrons-Sparknotes TRINITY and make sure that you do EVERYTHING in your power to take things in control. 

Today morning I had a talk with Adit who confessed that the single most important thing in SAT-II exam is that you have to have a stern race with TIME. So, keep this in mind - that you have to be ahead of time in the first 20 minutes of the test. Time will be the most crucial thing in SAT. 

The post titled "Notice for Application Processing Students" has created an unnecessary barrage of panic-stricken mails. You must learn how to keep calm even in the event of greatest disaster - you must understand that there is nothing called Mercy in the world of grown-ups where they decide the fate of people based on their Swiftness, Accuracy, and Timing of an action (even if the action being initiated by a Student who has, most often than not, barely crossed the age of 17 years - a child in the eyes of law, to be specific). 

This is also to confirm that there will be no class Thursday and Friday and on Saturday we will have a single class at 3.30 pm. It is mandatory that everyone attends the class. I shall make further post on the probable events for Saturday.

Notice for the Application Processing Students

Those who have been accepted for the Application Processing, are requested to send at least five univ/colleges in a grid that shows name-deadline-essay topic-financial aid deadline. You MUST send me your idea of what type of Subject (Major) you want to go for. 

Send your suggestions for the Common App ESSAY and 150 words essay (actually it is a 350-450 word essay.) Many of the TOP colleges/univ shall look for a Graded Essay. Talk to me personally to decide your research item/book for the purpose of writing the Essay. 

Send it quick.

MOCK Timing for Tomorrow - Tuesday

Dear Everyone,

There will be two times for taking the MOCK. One will be at 10.15 and ends in 12.15. The second one will begin at 3 pm to 4 pm and ends at 6.00 pm.

Get ready to score HIGH.

As the results for SAT-I comes out on 28th, we shall have a recess day on that day. So, we have 2 days of MOCK on Tuesday and Wednesday. Our regular class resumes on the 29th with regularity.

Please be more Organized - By Way of an Explanation!

Sir, 

I wrote that the last time I was at your class. 

Bhaiya was late and I waited. I got bored and  thought that i can freshen up the place a bit. I arranged the SAT books that were scattered all over the place and put it in 1 row and I sparated your bangla and story books in different lines in that corner. and I also moved some papers,pencil cases and photocopies near your desk. Then for some reason I felt like writing that. I was actually being serious. 

Even if someone forgets what you told us that day in class they will remember whenever they see that board I guess.

Magic If

Ah! Here are some of the Magic If things that pave the way to your kind of College/University. From my point of view it is ONLY the first criteria that really REALLY matters. I have copied the following from an aid-giving university; but it holds true for all colleges as such.

• • The University seeks to enroll students who are intellectually curious, self-motivated and who have a clear sense of purpose.
  • The University students should be poised to embrace the mission of a residential, community-based liberal arts university and appreciate the value of learning in, and about, a diverse community and world.
  • Because the University maintains a focus on personal as well as academic development, our students should also be prepared to assume leadership positions and have the ability to balance a variety of academic and extracurricular commitments.
  • We also seek students who will increase the racial, ethnic and socioeconomic diversity of our student body. 
  • Applications for admission are evaluated with a holistic approach, weighting heavily the rigor of secondary school curriculum, trend of achievement, final or predicted final examination results if available, and what we learn about students from letters of recommendation as well as the information they provide in their applications and personal statements. 

The Show Must Go On - No SAT-II class tomorrow

There will be no SAT-II class tomorrow as I will be engaged for a few domestic responsibilities. ON the 26 th and the 27th there will be mock on SAT-II subject tests. You will have to bring your own tests - preferably from either Barron's or Sparknotes - alternatively, there are tests available as PDF files on the website of Xtremepapers. The last alternatives are the 2 Real Test Papers of which I have photocopies.

You are requested to engage your entire day TOMORROW in making a final preparation for the MOCK dates mentioned above.

Additionally, someone from today's morning class wrote "Please be more Organized!" on the Display Board. I wondered was it in jest or in seriousness? If in seriousness then here is my retort - "You must learn how to be organized even in the event of your tutor's demise. The show must go on."

A few University/Colleges have recently expanded their International Student Financial Aid net. But, as you have rightly guessed, these are, more than ever before, attached with tougher strings. But, the AnglophiliteS had fished in the net before and this year also we intend to do it with the usual panache!

So, as you will prepare for the dive, I too make my old suits ready!

A Very Fine Example of SAT-II Planning / Sajid's Contribution

24th Oct	*Mathematics Diagnosis Test (from any of the books)	*Princeton Book review: (Arithmetic, Algebra, Plane Geometry, Solid Geometry, Coordinate Geometry).	*Physics Review from Princeton New Edition. (Mechanics)
25th Oct	*Princeton Book review: (Trigonometry, Functions, Statistics and sets, Miscellaneous.)	*Princeton review Mathematics Subject Test 1.	*Physics Review from Princeton New Edition. (Mechanics)
26th Oct	*Princeton review Mathematics Subject Test 2. Full Princeton revision. * Problem Identification.	*Kaplan Mathematics Test 1. Sparknotes Book review: (Trigonometry, Functions, Statistics, Miscellaneous math) *Solutions for problems from Princeton.	*Physics Review from Sparknotes. (Modern Physics, Quantum Physics, Optics)
27th Oct	*Kaplan Mathematics Test 2. *Sparknotes Book review: (Statistics, Solid Geometry, Coordinate Geometry Plane Geometry, Algebra, Arithmetic)	*Sparknotes Problem identification. *Sparknotes Test 1.	*Physics Review Test from Princeton New Edition. Subtle revision of the books.
28th Oct	*The result day. *Sparknotes full revision.	*Sparknotes Test 2. *Sparknotes Test 3	*Physics Review Test from Sparknotes.
29th Oct	*Sparknotes Test 4 *Sparknotes Test 5	Undecided.	Undecided.
30th Oct
31st Oct
01st Nov
02nd Nov
03rd Nov
04th Nov
05th Nov

Class Timing Tomorrow

Dear Students,

We are going to have class tomorrow between 8 and 12.30 am. Non-school going students shall attend the class.

You are instructed to send me individual planning for the remaining 12 days regarding the SAT-II preparation. Please bring Maths IIC books and confirms the groups that you are going to work with. I would prefer that some of you start at 8.00 and some at 10.30 am.

Thanks.

When does OUR classes END?

Many a times my students and parents ask me how long the SAT course shall last. I always give them a blank look but then quickly collect myself and bravely declare - "Thou shalt work till the end of November this year and if you work with me for Application process then we have classes till the end of February." The truth is that we keep working even after that. Here is an example. Three days ago I received a mail from Anika Ali, currently a sophomore student at the Bryn Mawr college with almost 97% financial aid. She had to draft an application to be included in the Delegation for International Symposium and Visit to the Asian University of Women in Bangladesh. And here again AnglophileS had to offer its unique support in terms of finalizing the Draft of Application. I take the opportunity to wish Anika Ali a great success.

Friday SAT-II class Cancelled

Due to some unavoidable domestic responsibilities, I am unable to have the SAT-II grouping sessions tomorrow at 10.30. I was thinking whether we could this on Saturday at 10.00 am. Please note that this class is intended for the SAT-II evening students, who have schools to attend.

Thanks for noticing.

Application Process

Invitation to be inducted in the Admissions Process Program

 AnglophileS invites students to submit application for taking part in the admission processing program for the 2010-2011 session. The application may be typed or handwritten and should include (i) the reasons for applying to the US; (ii) the reason(s) why you need to be a part of such a program, et al. (iii) devote a paragraph on why you consider yourself to be a strong candidate etc.

In the past many of the applicants were accepted for admission and financial aid from the premier US universities and colleges including Ivy Leagues and top 50 institutions. Preference shall be given to those who are seeking high percentage of fin-aid. 
(Induction fee for the program is 40,000) 


Program Concentration

1.       Select and shortlist colleges/universities. [total 15 to 20]

2.       School-transcript materials, Teachers’ Recommendations, Counselor’s Report.

3.       Common Application Essay, Common Application Short Essay. 
[total 5 to 10]

4.       Supplementary Essays of different schools. 
[total 10 to 15]

5.       Suggest tailor-made ECA placements, NGO Internships etc. 
[total 2 to 3]

6.       Prepare ECA materials that cater to individual needs.

7.       Prepare why essays for individual College/university. 
[total 10 to 12]

8.       Prepare Personal Statement essays. [total 2 to 3]

9.       Prepare Statement of Interest Essays. [total 5 to 8]

10.    Prepare, edit and review Research Papers, Concept Papers, and Interpretation of Recently Published Books. 
[total 5]

11.   Prepare Financial Aid Papers. Draft asset and income statements for Notarization.

12.   Draft letters for Fee-waivers, ECA recommendations, TOEFL exemption, application letters. [total 5 to 8]


This program also aims at minimizing the cost of application to a bare minimum.

Three post SAT-I observations

Three of the comments by Raiyan are being posted for future references.

1. Two observations about your curriculum that you just need to address. First, make a rule that no one can recline on their chairs during mocks. They just have benches in Notre Dame, and giving your exam like a hunchback is an important factor. Secondly, instead of mentally preparing your students for ten sections, make the number of sections eleven. Because that is exactly how the simple task of filling in your name and everything else seemed - an entire section by itself, that took as much time as well...


2. Well, the exam itself went fine, I presume (I'll refrain from being definitive - they always backfire). Essay topic was about whether people should adapt to a new surrounding. I gave reference from 'Return of the Native', showing how Eustacia Vye succumbed to the society when she failed to conform with its values. It was against my ethics to to bring back the horrors of Hardy, but I had to prepare for the counter discourse - which I gave through 'A Brave New World's John and 'An Enemy of the People's Dr Stockmann. ( though in the latter I had a little trouble later fitting in the 'new surrounding' criteria - which I 'fixed' by the phrase "... the doctor found himself in a new surrounding where he was no longer revered but despised..." You know, privacy, piracy...) Essay went a-full-two-page fine.

3. Oh, and the last two passages on behaviorism, were possibly some of the best in its class. The first one statistically proved the indifference of over 90% of the population aboutpolitical cause and effect, rendering the democratic system based on popular voting inherently flawed. The second one was a little more hypothetical, saying how the practice of taking individual views in a society is pointless, since everyone's political views are not innate, but rather acquired from their surroundings. So despite insistence on individuality, at the end of the day, the individual is simply one of the millions of spokesmen for a greater 'ideology' - if one can be liberal enough to apply that term. That was the gist - and it was surprisingly relevant to my appreciation of Coriolanus and Dr Stockmann. The only other passage I bothered not to flush from my head was one about softwares translating languages, simply because one computer translated "The spirit is strong, but the flesh is weak" in Russian as "The vodka is good, but the meat is rotten". I laughed out aloud in class, and vowed to make 'good use' of the Google Translator in the future.

A very fine post by Nirjhor - O Level English Student (I forgot to post this)

The www.khanacademy.org is a GREAT help for me. I did see the Inductive and Deductive reasoning videos and first of all I thought it is going to be somewhat complicated but actually it is not even close to hard. I did do this at school but the teachers at school never specifically told us what we are exactly doing in maths.

                Anyways I am almost done with my O level Physics syllabus except for magnetism and electricity. So I thought why not try the magnetism from physics section and see whether it helps in some way or not. And it did help me as far as I progressed; I now know what the unit of magnetic induction that is 1 Tesla is. The main thing about the site is it helps to visualize the things. Even if I don’t understand fully about a particular topic in some way it helps me to visualize and also give some additional facts. I love the website so far and I am thinking of covering most of the physics, chemistry and maths section because it really helps with all the worked examples and some additional information that is not always there in the books And the History section is pretty interesting too, as he don't just use his 'blackboard' but also pictures and maps, I watched the video about French Revolution.

No SAT post Today

Sorry, No SAT related post today.

Our Class on Tuesday

Dear Boys and Ladies,

Today, I could not hold the 4.00 pm class for a sudden family tragedy. Tomorrow all SAT-II students join either at 10.30 am or at 4.00 pm. Today, there had been a SAT-II 8.00 am class and there some important things came up for the appearing SAT-II students. I shall post the findings when I have time tomorrow. Please check for this very important suggestions.

I hope to hold classes uninterruptedly for the next two weeks.

Thanks for all the co-operation.

Class Tomorrow and other Things

Dear Students,

I am sure that you have used this short break from classes in a most fruitful way. Those who asked me through e-mail and comment page of the blog to be in the 8.00 am class - please do come then. And sorry the comment page has been temporarily deactivated. A lot of other people are accessing this blog regularly and therefore I thought that it would be better we could make the arrangement for allowing comments by ONLY the ones who would be registered with this blog.

The rest will have to settle for either 10.30 or 4.00 pm. Choose your own timing. It would be great if you could inform in advance.

Thanks to all.

Of Temptation

The Anglophilites will never have the temptation to settle for too little. At least I never did.

An interesting Word!

This post have been removed because some visitors are losing their sense of proximity to being bland! We need a very high sense of humor to 'read' such Words. So, even reading requires a very imaginative (or not too imaginative!) mind.

Emergency Notice

All SAT-II students,

You are requested to join classes from Tuesday instead of tomorrow Monday. In the meantime please make sure that you finish the ENTIRE Sparknotes Physics - both review and the tests.

I shall hold only the SAT-I class at 8 in the morning on Monday morning.

Mamun

Timing from Tomorrow

Dear Anglophilites,

From tomorrow our class shall be from 8.00-10. However, in the morning class I can accommodate only 10 students.

The other morning class students will have to work at 10.30 till 1.00 pm.

There will be an evening class from 4.00 pm to 8.00 pm (here students shall work in two time-slots).

Please ask your timing as I want you to be evenly dispersed during the workday.

Thanks for co-operation.

Take a Day of recess and go for an evening of Theatre !!

Dear Students,

Now it is time to take a day off and engage fruitfully in creative intensity on Saturday.

Tomorrow (Saturday) there will be a performance of Rabindranath's "RAJA" or The King of the Dark Chamber at Shilpakala Academy. This is one of the Flagship productions of Prachyanat Theatre Group since 2008. The production has been invited by 5 different cities in India for call-show.

Shahidul Mamun makes cameo virtual-appearance at the start of the play.

(We shall donate the money for the treatment of a theatre worker who is now going treatment.)

The details are:

Day: Saturday / 16th October
Time: 6.30 (Play Starts at 7.00)
Venue: Shilpakala Academy Experimental Hall (Same hall where you saw Ibsen's Play)
Ticket: 100 and 200

PLEASE CONFIRM VIA e-mail.

Boys Boys Boys

Aaaah!

I had the first all-boys class today in the evening at around 4.00 pm. Thanks to everyone who attended the class and especially to Utsho who raised the issue of "A Double Life" and started a whole series of thoughts where Alique Padamsee, Kushwant Singh, Gurcharan Das, Protima Bedi, Kabir Bedi, and Puja Bedi popped up.

Thank you everyone.

Important Notice on Admission Queries

Dear All Students,

I have received a good number of queries regarding a number of issues. Some of the answers would be quite long and demands response in the class.

Therefore, you are strongly requested to post your mails and wait till tomorrow for the answers.

You are also being instructed to report your progress of SAT-II.

Another Post that arrived on the 10th October

Dear Sir,


I hope this e-mail finds you well. I felt like I owed you this e-mail as a thank you message. Everyday here at Bates I realize the importance of all the things we did in that SAT class. I am extremely grateful that I paid attention and gave my 100% in your class. I feel sorry for those who didn't.

I just finished reading "Things Fall Apart" for my Anthropology class and we constantly discuss Marx in our Sociology class. I can't imagine not being aquatinted to these topics and then trying to understand my professors' lectures. Everyone here takes it for granted that we know certain things. I love how you always encouraged participation in your class which helps me to this day to throw my ideas out there and it's so rewarding to have them acknowledged by everyone.

I'm sorry for going on and on about my academic life.I hope your class this year is good and the children are working hard. I wish you and them all the best for the applications process ahead.I would love to hear some interesting stories or updates you might have in store. And please please reply to this message with an e-mail which is not just one line long!


Sincerely,
Raisa Sharmin
Bates 2013

A Post from USA that came on the 10th October

Dearest Sir,

I never realized how much you have changed me till I got here. Now I love to write and read not because I have to but because I just love to. I think more about art and literature and now they attract me more than ever. ... Really, after coming here, I got to know that there is such a bigger world that this materialistic professions of Engineering and Medicine. I know these professions have big bucks but some how they lack life; I do not know if I would want such a life for me. But I guess I have to work for both the worlds...

I remember you told me not to quit dancing and I did not. I did a dancing concert in Kentucky and am choreographing a dance item here. During my convocation, I was mentioned as the only classical dancer of my batch! Dancing is actually a part of me and after a long time, I can stretch my body and feel free. And now, during Fall everything looks so beautiful, I can finally breathe fresh air and feel free out of the cage of bricks.

You have really changed me and I can not wait to be back in your room full of books and wisdom.

Nabila
DePauw University

Post SAT exam class - Sunday

On Sunday, we had a post-SAT review class and discussed the next activities for SAT-II preparation and College/University application.

Our class shall commence on the 13th October and the students are advised to take preparations for the following -

1. Start working on SAT-II Physics from Princeton, Kaaplan, Sparknotes, and Barron's.
2. Start your plan to arrange for the School Transcript and Teacher Recommendation.
3. Check the COMMONAPP website and download forms and start filling them up.
4. Choose at least 5 College/Universities and see the requirements. Start working IMMEDIATELY.
5. Visit CollegeConfidentials website and start exploring.
6. Whenever in any doubt about anything mail me.
7. Complete your SAT-II registration.
8. STOP all reading items.
9. Read full-length books - somebody is reading Midnight's Children!

Meeting with O Level Students

Today after the O Level Language class I had a talk with – Shafat, Argho, Saklaen, Zubaer, Saiyudh, Mohini – regarding how to improve writing volume. I suggested that they can write me reports of their readings, send long mails to their friends, keep a diary of readings and websites visited, and even start a blog which shall be visited by others to get information about the Administrator Group's activities.

Argho suggested that video comments could make the blogs really interesting to watch. He also suggested that writing about images collected from online sources can be interesting too. Saiyudh suggested that the blog could possibly add items that SHOULD be read by other students. [This last comments should be done by the Students themselves and thus is an excellent example of Peer-assisted learning.]

More are coming - so, keep visiting!

Anglophiles Students on the Event Horizon

Congratulations to every student who had just completed an eventful SAT preparation course and now set to appear on their 1st SAT-I examinations tomorrow.

Keep going, no fear and prepare for a long month ahead. Everything shall go finer than you are disposed to think.

Final SAT Class Before 9th October

Everyone pleasee attend tomorrow SAT class at 8.00 am.

SAT Mock on Tuesday

There will be no class on Monday.

On Tuesday there will be a Mock on REAL SAT paper. Timing: 8.00-12.00 AM and 12.00-4.00 PM.
Please note the following

1. Bring at least 8-10 pencils (all 2B and sharpened)
2. Bring your own calculator.
3. Bring your own small bottle of water and a bar of chocolate. The Chocolate must NOT contain any NUT/Pea etc.
4. Bring TK 50/- to pay for the photocopy of the test.
5. No scratch paper, no washroom use during the exam.
6. You MUST submit fresh 10 Essays from all sources.

Failing to follow the above 5 rules shall disqualify you from the MOCK.

On Wednesday there will be a writing class and on Thursday there will be a FINAL class.

Mock Test Timing Tomorrow

This is to inform that the morning students shall give SAT MOCK at 8.00 am. The MOCK shall end at around 12.00.

The second group shall give their MOCK at 12.30 pm. But those who can not make it at 12.30 shall come at any time between 12.30 and 2.00.

Please inform this timing to others.

You are also requested to post me anything you want me to address. In the meantime you are being requested to review VOCABULARY and Maths practices from Barrons Chapter 12.

MAYDAY SAT-II Registration Notice

Dear Students,

This is to urge for all to register for SAT-II for the upcoming November 6 exam.

The INTERNET will be down and the DEADLINE for Nov 6 Exam is 8th October.


Consider this an extremely important NOTICE.

Of Reading Items

Here is a response of Sajid - before Eid Holidays.



This mail is to let you know that I have been working on my log book for the last few days. Now that I have started writing essays, I finally understand what you have been trying to tell us all along. The feeling of inadequacy is too much to handle while trying to accomplish a 700 word essay in a mere 25 minutes. So I thought that I really needed to step on the gas in terms of Cummings.

I kind of had to back track on a lot of reading items I do not have posts of in my log. Anyways, here is a list I got done today and yesterday : A modest proposal, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Antigone, Oedipus Rex, Oedipus at Colonus, Antony and Cleopatra, Araby, The Black Cat, The Catcher in the Rye and David Copperfield. I have dutifully put in all I thought necessary in my log regarding the titles I have stated above.

Apart from these, I have also been roaming around the NY Times site. The following are the titles I accessed: The Ants of Acraa, How America sees the world, They tell me you are big, One less Octopus at Paxos, Of Janitor and Kings, The Dngreat debate.

Important Notice on PRINTING admission Ticket for SAT

Please print the admission ticket of SAT exam immediately. Many of the internet links will be down in the next week.

This is an emergency notice.

Advice on NEW Reading Items

Tawsif,

The number of items you have done so far is good enough. You must give examples from these reading items - when you are writing the essay.

Please review the reading items you have done so far and do NOT read too many new items. But, should try one or two new items every day.

Mamun

Thu, 9/30/10, Tawsif Rahman wrote:

From: Tawsif Rahman

Dear Sir,

I find that my main weakness is the essay part where if want to write a good essay with examples from literature and history I am unable to cover the 2 pages in the allocated time, or in the case that I do finish I always find myself unsatisfied with the quality of the essay. Should I try to give examples from personal experience to save time?

Readings from Cummings (many are previous Items I had to brush up on): Macbeth, Enemy of the people, Death of a salesman, As you like it, The Hunger Artist. Should I try to read new items or revise previous ones? I have already done 50+ from Cummings.

-Tawsif