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In place of submitting a traditional application for admission, prospective students may choose to apply for admission under the Test Score Application System. Under this system, the University accepts as applications the official score reports from either the American College Test (ACT) or the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT). High School juniors and seniors who take the ACT or the SAT should indicate this university as a score recipient of their ACT or SAT registration form. Upon receipt of the ACT Student Profile report or the SAT report, the Admissions Office will notify students of their eligibility for admission. Under this system, itis unnecessary to submit a high school transcript until after graduation unless the student wishes to apply for a scholarship.

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In place of submitting a traditional application for admission, prospective students may choose to apply for admission under the Test Score Application System. Under this system, the University accepts as applications the official score reports from either the American College Test (ACT) or the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT). High School juniors and seniors who take the ACT or the SAT should indicate this university as a score recipient of their ACT or SAT registration form. Upon receipt of the ACT Student Profile report or the SAT report, the Admissions Office will notify students of their eligibility for admission. Under this system, itis unnecessary to submit a high school transcript until after graduation unless the student wishes to apply for a scholarship.

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UNPLUG YOURSELF

HOW TO LIVE WELL WITH YOUR PHONE

Step it down gradually: The urge to check your phone can become reflexive and habitual. For some, going a few minutes without checking their phone is difficult. If this sounds like you, try to go 15 minutes without doing it. Once you realise this is possible, increase the length of time you avoid checking to 30 minutes, an hour, and then a few hours a day.[…]

Buy an alarm clock: Don’t use your phone as an alarm, or you might be tempted to check texts and emails last thing at night and as soon as you wake up. In fact, ban phones from the bedroom. Designate bedtimes and mealtimes as smartphone-free zones. Consider buying a watch, so you’re no longer tempted by emails and texts when you check the time.

Spring clean your contacts: How many online friends do you actually speak to? Reduce alerts and distractions by removing contacts on social networking sites, deleting unused apps, and unsubscribing from groups that offer little benefit. Consider deleting any games that are taking up a lot of your time.

Learn to wait: Be mindful of the benefits of not regularly checking your phone. People who react to messages as they arrive tend to write longer responses than those who wait and deal with them all as a block. Waiting will gain you time to spend on other activities.

Prof. Mark Griffiths, BBC Science Focus, January 2018.

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UNPLUG YOURSELF

HOW TO LIVE WELL WITH YOUR PHONE

Step it down gradually: The urge to check your phone can become reflexive and habitual. For some, going a few minutes without checking their phone is difficult. If this sounds like you, try to go 15 minutes without doing it. Once you realise this is possible, increase the length of time you avoid checking to 30 minutes, an hour, and then a few hours a day.[…]

Buy an alarm clock: Don’t use your phone as an alarm, or you might be tempted to check texts and emails last thing at night and as soon as you wake up. In fact, ban phones from the bedroom. Designate bedtimes and mealtimes as smartphone-free zones. Consider buying a watch, so you’re no longer tempted by emails and texts when you check the time.

Spring clean your contacts: How many online friends do you actually speak to? Reduce alerts and distractions by removing contacts on social networking sites, deleting unused apps, and unsubscribing from groups that offer little benefit. Consider deleting any games that are taking up a lot of your time.

Learn to wait: Be mindful of the benefits of not regularly checking your phone. People who react to messages as they arrive tend to write longer responses than those who wait and deal with them all as a block. Waiting will gain you time to spend on other activities.

Prof. Mark Griffiths, BBC Science Focus, January 2018.

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UNPLUG YOURSELF

HOW TO LIVE WELL WITH YOUR PHONE

Step it down gradually: The urge to check your phone can become reflexive and habitual. For some, going a few minutes without checking their phone is difficult. If this sounds like you, try to go 15 minutes without doing it. Once you realise this is possible, increase the length of time you avoid checking to 30 minutes, an hour, and then a few hours a day.[…]

Buy an alarm clock: Don’t use your phone as an alarm, or you might be tempted to check texts and emails last thing at night and as soon as you wake up. In fact, ban phones from the bedroom. Designate bedtimes and mealtimes as smartphone-free zones. Consider buying a watch, so you’re no longer tempted by emails and texts when you check the time.

Spring clean your contacts: How many online friends do you actually speak to? Reduce alerts and distractions by removing contacts on social networking sites, deleting unused apps, and unsubscribing from groups that offer little benefit. Consider deleting any games that are taking up a lot of your time.

Learn to wait: Be mindful of the benefits of not regularly checking your phone. People who react to messages as they arrive tend to write longer responses than those who wait and deal with them all as a block. Waiting will gain you time to spend on other activities.

Prof. Mark Griffiths, BBC Science Focus, January 2018.

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    Could adopting a new name improve your fortune? Some Chinese communities think so

    One afternoon in April, Mandy Pang’s worst fears came true. She was summoned onto a Zoom with her boss on short notice. Due to the economic downturn from the pandemic, she was being made redundant at her marketing job.

    Angry and hurt, the 29-year-old Hong Konger went back home and began brooding over memories from her previous jobs, and the “bad luck” that seemed to be holding her hostage. A month later, still looking for work, Pang decided she knew what she had to do: change her legal name in a bid to shake off her bad luck and improve her future prospects.

    She says, “My mother’s friend told me that the new name can help me fend off ‘petty people’” – those who have a negative influence over her life.

    In traditional Chinese culture, the meaning behind names has always carried huge importance. Chinese communities across East Asia believe a name can affect one’s luck in every aspect of their lives, from health and romance to finances and academic performance. As the pandemic continues to hit the economy hard, people like Pang who find themselves out of work are not only polishing their CVs, but also heading to fortune tellers for advice on whether a new name might change their futures.

    “Chinese people believe that there are 10 things that decide their destiny,” says Lee Shingchak, one of Hong Kong’s most well-known feng shui practitioners. “Other than one’s timing of birth or doing good deeds, one’s name is believed to be one of the factors in the equation.”