Wednesday, February 25, 2009

Last chance for high school students to enrol for free fashion design course

Budding Gold Coast fashion designers still have a few days to enrol for a unique six week fashion design program, specially tailored for high school students.

They will be mentored by some of the best lecturers from the Coast’s various fashion institutes.

The program will take place once a week between 4 and 6 pm.

It will begin on Wednesday 18 February at the Fashion Incubator, located on the corner of Lake Orr drive and Bermuda Street, Varsity lakes.

Students will take part in a program which will provide them with a range of technical and hands-on experience through various stages of the design process, including a sketching workshop.

At the end of the program the students’ sketches will be judged and the six finalists will receive an introductory fashion design course at the Gold Coast fashion institute of their choice.

Thursday, January 22, 2009

Successful college student

All over life people are faced with a variety of hurdles. Let us try to know How they choose to overcome these hurdles determines whether they become successful or not, it would be nice if there was an instruction manual to tell one how to be successful, how to overcome these hurdles. Among the most difficult hurdles facing people today is college. For Often times people go into college with their eyes closed tightly, meaning they are totally unprepared for what lye’s ahead. There may be a variety of aspects that determine whether students are successful in college. To meet the basic requirements to enter college, selecting the right courses, learning how to study on the college level, and managing time are all key factors in becoming a successful college student.

And for the enrolment in college, one must first meet the basic requirements of that institution. The requirements for some colleges are more difficult than others. To become a successful student in college, one must choose a college in which they meet the basic requirements. For the most all academically based colleges, a basic requirement is a high school diploma or G.E.D. Some of the colleges base acceptance on the student’s high school grade point average. The colleges with difficult admission requirements are looking not only for the meritorious and intelligent students.
More often, student feels that there just are not enough hours in a day. Often in the time the counselors can send students in the right direction for achieving their goals, as well as helping them to select courses to go along with their intended major.

College courses may require more effort and studying than high school.
When a student is accepted into a college, one of the most difficult decisions is ahead, course selection. BY having a talk with a counselor at this point is extremely helpful for a student. The above are just four examples of the various skills it takes to become successful. And also many classes require several hours per day of studying. Various classes require different methods of studying. The languages English requires writing essays and elaborate reading. Now he or she may faces with choosing his or her major. It all depends upon the students’ interest.