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SHARING AN INFORMAL email address lone that refers to something other than the sender's name) on a resume hurt a job applicant's chances with recruiters as much as typos did, a study found.

LITTLE WORDS, BIG THOUGHTS STUDENTS' ESSAYS CONTAIN STEALTH PREDICTORS OF FUTURE SUCCESS.

WHILE TEACHERS AND colleagues may look first at the range of one’s vocabulary for signs of intelligence, written language contains subtler clues to the way a person thinks. Function words, such as articles and prepositions, are among the most mundane parts of the English language. Buta 2014 paper published in PLoSOne illuminates the predictive power of these words, showing that their usage by students in college- application essays correlates with future academic performance.

On average, students whose essays featured greater use of articles (a, the,some) and preposi­ tions (before, across,

without), which indicates more complex and abstract thinking, went on to achieve higher grades over four years of college. The essays of students who would prove less successful

in the classroom contained more pronouns (I, she, they), auxiliary verbs (is, would, could), and conjunctions—all of which are associ­ ated with narrative writing. These measures do not necessarily predict intelligence, but according to the study authors, they high­ light the “cognitive styles rewarded by higher education institutions."— Jamie Downey

(K) ( ®v̂ r _y/'~ T he Holy Redeemer Soup Kitchen sits across My friends and I volunteer, every Tuesday,

the street from a small gas station and a at the Holy Redeemer Soup Kitchen. This

convenience store. In spite of its location, the experience has given me the opportunity to

building houses one of the liveliest commu- m eet m any different types of people, and it

nities in our small town. Volunteering there has b een a highlight of my h igh school years.

offers a window into the life of the neighbor- I’ve found no b e tte r way to spend my Tuesday

hood as nothing else can. At Tuesday dinners, n ight th an listening to m usic and helping the

as the m usic plays, those in n eed gather to needy get a hot meal...

share stories over a hot meal...

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