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Very many people go through their whole lives having no real sense of what their talents may be, or if they have any to speak of. Ken Robinson

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Explore All Opportunities, Be Creative, Cross-Collaborate and why? YOUR FUTURE AT WANTAGH HIGH SCHOOL

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EXPLORING OPPORTUNITIES Exploit Wantagh High School to its maximum Learn from teachers Ask a lot of questions Challenge yourself beyond whats given to you When the academics here arent enough, go beyond Find outside competitions and events Do research Get a mentor from a lab, university, museum, etc. Learning in ways outside of the typical classroom setting is extremely beneficial

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EXPLORING OPPORTUNITIES How are you going to take advantage of Wantagh High School? Clubs Sports Fine Arts (Music, Drama, Art, Journalism, etc.) Science Math Research (not limited to science)

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SCIENCE OPPORTUNITIES Science Olympiad Learn things that you typically wouldnt learn in school Moodys Mega Math Challenge Real-World Application to mathematics Research Immense Dedication Invaluable Experience Work with mentors on present-day questions

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POST-MOODYS VIDEO

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SCIENCE RESEARCH Nothing is going to be handed to you, have to go out and get it Send emails and call professors Not every professor is going to say yes, or even answer In fact, the majority of them wont, but eventually the right one will Must be persistent, and cant get discouraged Apply to a lot of programs (highly selective, but worth a shot) Brookhaven National Lab High School Research Program (BNL HSRP) MIT Research Institute (RSI) Stony Brook Simons Summer Research Program Look up doctors/professors at universities and hospitals Competitions Speak to us after for more opportunities/information

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BE CREATIVE Have set, personalized goals Dont just accepted whats offered, have to carve your own path Find a specific interest (or many), and find new ways to do them Never too young to make an impact on the world

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CROSS-COLLABORATE Dont limit yourself to one field Still in High School, have time to specialize, and major Combine all of your interests, most successful that way Cross-Collaboration is not only between fields of study Collaborate with other people Essential to jobs today

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WHY College Admissions Very, very, very competitive GPA SAT Scores Letters of Recommendation (become close with teachers) Extracurriculars? Not your typical go help out at a food drive To be important, have to really make a large impact of something Research, starting a charity, extraordinary athlete, etc. Regardless, must be unwavering dedication whatever it is

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FAMOUS EXAMPLES

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NATALIE PORTMAN: EXPLORING ALL OPPORTUNITIES Syosset High School (Class of 99) Harvard University (Class of 03) B.A. in Psychology Intel Semi-Finalist Academy Award Winner for Best Actress (Black Swan) Guest Lecturer at Columbia University (06) Co-Author of Two Published Papers (one in high school, one in college) 60+ Other Acting Awards

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STEVE JOBS: CROSS-COLLABORATION AND CREATIVITY Co-founder, Chairman, CEO of Apple Inc. Pioneer of Personal Computing Revolution Founder of NeXT Co-Founder, CEO of Pixar Animation Studios On Board of Directors of The Walt Disney Company Creator of iTunes Master of Innovation Influence in Computing and Music Industries

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