Why you have applied or expressed interest in a particular campus, school, college, program, and/or area of study?

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Admission essay

We would like to know more about your interest in NYU. We are particularly interested in knowing what motivated you to apply to NYU and more specifically, why you have applied or expressed interest in a particular campus, school, college, program, and/or area of study? You may be focused or undecided, or simply open to the options within NYU’s global network; regardless, we want to understand – Why NYU? (2500 character maximum)

What alternatives to transferring to Harvard are you considering? What are your current postgraduate/career plans?

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Admission essay

What alternatives to transferring to Harvard are you considering?
Indicate your field of specialization and briefly outline your academic plans at Harvard College.(Business)
What are your current postgraduate/career plans? (to be a successful businessman)
briefly discuss one book that has strongly influenced you.

 

Considering the specific undergraduate school you have selected, how will you explore your academic and intellectual interests at the University of Pennsylvania?

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Admission essay

Explain your reasons for transferring from your current institution and what you hope to gain by transferring into another institution.
Considering the specific undergraduate school you have selected, how will you explore your academic and intellectual interests at the University of Pennsylvania? For students applying to the coordinated dual-degree and specialized programs, answer these questions in regard to your single-degree school choice; your interest in the coordinated dual-degree or specialized program may be addressed through the program-specific essay.*
At Penn, learning and growth happen outside of the classrooms, too. How will you explore the community at Penn? Consider how this community will help shape your perspective and identity, and how your identity and perspective will help shape this community.*

What was the author’s main objective for writing this book? Why do you think it has been assigned for this public health course? What emotions did you feel personally about what you read? What information did you learn or find most interesting? Least interesting?

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Reflection paper

Write a 4-page reflection paper about The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks. Reflection papers should be in first person voice.  Do not give a plot summary BUT provide enough details/examples from the book to demonstrate that you read it. Do not use websites that provide summaries of the books; you must read the books yourself.

What was the author’s main objective for writing this book?
Why do you think it has been assigned for this public health course?
What emotions did you feel personally about what you read?
What information did you learn or find most interesting? Least interesting?
What information did you find surprising? Why?
How does this book relate to other books you have read/movies you have seen/ things you have learned?
After reading the book, in what way has your view of the world changed, if at all?

Recount a time when you faced a challenge, setback, or failure. How did it affect you, and what did you learn from the experience?

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Obstacles we encounter

The lessons that we take from obstacles we encounter can be fundamental of later success. Recount a time when you faced a challenge, setback, or failure. How did it affect you, and what did you learn from the experience?

What did the game changer do to gain success? What mistakes, if any, did the game changer make? What aspects of strategy, either formulation or implementation, or both can be found in the video?

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Video Assignments:

We will be watching 10 videos about important “game changers” in business during the semester. Select 1 video from each segment seen below and write a one-page (single spaced) essay about the video. You will only be submitting 5 essays in total based upon your choice in each segment. The assignment is graded on a scale of 0-10 points. In particular, the essay should address the following points:

1. Who is the game changer? (company or companies, background, etc.)

2. What did the game changer do to gain success?

3. What mistakes, if any, did the game changer make?

4. What aspects of strategy, either formulation or implementation, or both can be found in the video? (Most difficult, yet important question)

Evaluate the current project management practices in managing the project life cycle at initiation, planning, execution and closure stages for successful project outcomes

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Managing  project life cycle

Critical evaluation of current project management practices in managing the project life cycle at initiation, planning, execution and closure stages for successful project outcomes

Briefly explain the negative implications of inadequate sleep among teenagers. Do you believe school start times should be pushed back? Why or why not?

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Journal Reflection # 5

Some people advocate for later school start times for teenagers. After watching Dr. Wendy Troxel’s Ted Talk (you can find it here, and embedded in the powerpoint: (https://www.ted.com/talks/wendy_troxel_why_school_should_start_later_for_teens/transcript?language=en (Links to an external site.)),

(1)Briefly explain the negative implications of inadequate sleep among teenagers;

(2) Do you believe school start times should be pushed back? Why or why not?

Determine what receptors, transporters, or neurotransmitters could be involved and how the drug affects these receptors, transporters, or neurotransmitters.

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N3 Case Study

1. Determine what drug the individual in your case has been using and what led you to believe this.

2. Determine what the subjective effects of the drug are (i.e., what has a person reported feeling after using the drug).

3. Determine what receptors, transporters, or neurotransmitters could be involved and how the drug affects these receptors, transporters, or neurotransmitters.

4. Create one PowerPoint slide that describes your findings on this drug.

5. You may use your textbook and at least one more source. List these on your PowerPoint slide

Your friend Jamie has been smoking something in order to lose weight. Jamie tells you that smoking has not only gotten her to stop snacking, but also allows her to concentrate harder when studying, especially for the next Psych exam. At the same time, this drug relaxes her and gives her a sense of calm. She thinks you should try it out, as it might help with your studying and could even help you take off a couple of pounds. However, you notice Jamie has an odor about her constantly, and her teeth and nails seem to be yellowing. What has Jamie been smoking?

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“Mini Cases in Psychoactive Drugs and Their Effects on the Brain” by Darlene A. Mitrano

Is this effective? What are the controversial issues? How does childhood schizophrenia look different than adult schizophrenia?

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Podcast 3

For Podcasts 3 and 4, you will choose a topic that is directly connected to your mental illness. For example, if you choose childhood ADHD, you can examine the highly debated issues around medicating children with stimulants. Is this effective? What are the controversial issues? OR how does childhood schizophrenia look different than adult schizophrenia? Each of the mental illnesses have specific issues that warrant a more comprehensive examination.

Instructions:
For the podcast assignment, you will be producing a 5 series Podcast related to a childhood mental illness that meets DSM V criteria. The entire podcast will consist of 5 separate videos, each ranging between 7-10 minutes in length. These will be due on separate dates throughout the semester so that you can devote appropriate time and resources to each segment. Each podcast is worth 20 points, for a total of 100 points.