Making Smart Decisions

It has been a growing journey that I am sure that many students have gone through. Perseverance has become my best friend in making it this far. I take pride on being in the top ten in my class, in being chosen by my principal to be part of the student advisory council in my school district, to be a leader in my school’s music program, in being president of the ambassadors of my school’s magnet program, and being accepted into the 2016 Youth Leadership Institute. It is without a doubt that I am going to be overcoming my mental health. Fear now has an off switch in my

Most decisions are made with analysis, but some are judgment calls not susceptible to analysis due to time or information constraints. Please write about a judgment call you’ve made recently that couldn’t be analyzed. It can be a big or small one, but should focus on a business issue. What was the situation, the alternatives you considered and evaluated, and your decision making process? Be sure to explain why you chose the alternative you did relative to others considered.

Consequently, Moving schools halfway through my sophomore year was a daunting situation. However, after many years of my mother making sacrifices for our family, it was our turn to make a sacrifice for her. As I entered this new environment, I persevered, quickly going from an outsider to a leader. I revised my schedule and registered for 5 AP classes before being picked to be the science department’s Student of the Month.Furthermore, I pursued leadership when I received admittance into the school ambassador and National Honor Society programs. Finally, at the end of my junior year, I stood in front of 200 National Honor Society members and explained that I was the best choice for their next

“No matter your past, how you are perceived by friends, foe, or family, YOU have the opportunity to make your life as you desire. If you live in a tough and unfair life right now, change you mindset. Don’t think that is all life is or all you are. You can be whatever you want. If your life is as good as it gets, challenge your mindset. Learn to do something MORE, something to grow that person inside.” - Chad Brinkman. For this week’s paper I interview Mr.Brinkman about his transition to principal and his plans for the future.

Jamie Waldo, one of South Windsor’s best and brightest, is making the most of her high school career. There are so many wonderful adjectives that come to mind when one thinks of Jamie: focused, responsible, hardworking, and caring are just a few. Frequently she is seen throughout the school actively involved. Jamie is not one to boast or brag about her accomplishments, but quietly relishes the success from her tireless effort. She is a friendly individual who is motivated and excited about what the future may hold. It is readily apparent that Jamie knows that we are all given but one life and she is determined to make the most of it.

I once read, “to change the system, you have to be the system” -unknown. Determination will take me where I need to go in order to create an impact on the life of others, even if it is only one life I am affecting. For many years I was determined to experience college somewhere outside of Bakersfield however, about halfway through my junior year I realized I could help the people in the city I am from. Opportunities will get me to where I am going and Bakersfield will remain my background. East Bakersfield High School and its staff play a huge role in all that I wish to become as a person and in my career. I come from a family of four, and as the baby of the family one may say the pressure to succeed is intense within myself. My father did not graduate from high school, although he has been rather successful in everything he has done in his life. My mother is the only member of

As I reminisce about all that I have gone through the past few years, I’m glad that I chose to receive my education from the Takoma Park Magnet School and Montgomery Blair HS . Looking back, I can undoubtedly say that it would have been unwise for me to have taken a different route. In conclusion, I’m willing to take risks regarding my education, and I know that the money and time I invest to go in a certain direction with my life and career will have countless positive

One of the biggest lessons I have learned from my time in oncology is that medicine is not practiced in a vacuum. Contrary to popular belief, physicians do not make decisions, especially life changing ones, solely based on the knowledge in their heads. Instead, physicians often take advantage of the wealth of resources that are available to them including health guidelines, treatment protocols, research studies and the opinions of esteemed colleagues. It is the job of the physician to offer the best treatment possible to their patients and this often means leaning on the insights of others to make well-informed decisions. As a medical student, and later in my career as a physician, I will undoubtedly run into situations where I will have to

Not only did we escape from getting last place, but I realized this was my home, and these people were family. Even though we prepared for the competition, we still managed to make mistakes and a great deal of them at that. The joys and the hardships throughout the competition helped me realize these were the people I wanted to share the moments with. The change from Centennial High School to Prosper High School was a tough one; however, I feel like I gained 560 siblings. Prosper is known for being the small town with the big heart and that’s exactly what it is. Although the competition may have been a failure, the people I met along the way shaped who I was and how I viewed the random changes and hardships in my life. By spending my last few years of high school in Prosper, I have realized how unexpected life is. There are highs and lows, however it’s how I choose to respond to those changes and who I spend them with that matters. After the competition I knew these were the people that I wanted to spend all the moments

“When you want to succeed as bad as you want to breathe, then you will be successful.” These are the words of Eric Thomas, my inspiration, and that of many others. The starting of high school directly coincides with a change in my life; nonetheless, of which both come to be what I call my greatest milestone. From this milestone, I have led a better, more impressive path than I would have if I these words and the many more that continue to inspire me had fallen on the deaf ears of my past self. One of the most important parts of this milestone is the why I started seeking an adjustment; from this why I realized what was holding me hostage to the dreams I endlessly longed for and why they would to me always remain fantasies of a what if lifestyle. There have been many instances in which this refining of my life has benefited me; however, none compare to how far hitting this milestone has assisted me in my school life.

Throughout my years at Richey High School, I have been given the opportunity to participate in several activities both in school and out. I believe that I have the experience that will push me to excel after high school. Though our school does not offer as many opportunities as others, I strongly believe that I am well prepared for the “real world”. I am so grateful for the activities that I am a part of, and they have surely made me who I am today. I have not yet decided what career I am going to pursue after high school. However, I am confident that I will excel in career that I choose.

If you were to ask the new sixth grader waltzing into FCS that breezy September day what she thoughts she’d be like in three years, I can assure you I’m not it. But looking back at these past few years, I couldn't be happier with who I've become. Within the 1,000 days I’ve been a student here, I’ve struggled, I’ve flourished, I’ve crumbled, and I’ve built myself back up inside these very walls. My thoughts, my wants, my dreams, my friends, my joys… It’s all evolved.

Describe factors that guide decision making and explain how overconfidence, belief perseverance, and framing can affect judgement.

Given the option between sticking with my door and possibly winning $20,000 or a goat, I would decided to stick with my door rather than give up and take the $500 prize. I was able to make this decision as a goat would have a decent amount of value to me. In the summer, I usually have about 4 hours of weed eating to do at my house which is usually done twice a week depending on the amount of rain that we received. So if I were to compare the two possible prizes available, for me both prizes would end up with me resulting in the green. Winning $20,000 cash would enable me to be that much farther ahead on my college debt. If I were to win the goat, it would free up a large amount of my time from weed eating close to eight hours a week and allow

In my opinion, wise means knowing the logical reasons behind things and making decisions and judgments based on that. I agree that wise is based on the age and experience to some degree. Smart is learning stuff quickly and easily. Intelligent refers to the ability to understand and think to a high degree. I think I am wise because I think about the consequences before making decisions; I am smart since I pick up math materials quickly. For the artificial intelligence, robots might replace some jobs involved with easy and repeated tasks, but they are less likely able to handle too complicated situations, I guess? We also need people to do jobs that code and create robots and machines, so technology will probably create more jobs while robots