JBA NEWSLETTER #22
What are the Universities up to?
Harvard seniors don’t like their Commencement Speaker (and Princeton students are making fun of them for it)
Maria Ressa, who won the Nobel Peace prize for her fight against corruption in the Philippines, has not been received well by the Harvard student body as their 2024 Commencement Speaker. “it would have been cool to get a media figure like Tom Hanks.”, an anonymous student said.
April fools! Pomona college president G. Gabrielle Starr releases a statement addressing her “hitting a student with a car”
Harvard removes book bound in human skin from their library
The book, titled “The destinies of the soul” in English, was bound by Dr. Ludovic Bouland with the skin of a woman who died in the hospital he was working in. The woman did not consent to the binding.
What else is there to do in this country?
Videominute international contest
Deadline: April 12
The XXIII Videominute International Contest 2024, hosted by Universidad de Zaragoza and Cinemaremagnum Servicios Audiovisuales, invites individual or group participants to submit one-minute videos (including credits) on any subject. Entries can be fiction/documentary or animation but not trailers, teasers, or advertising spots. A maximum of three submissions per participant is allowed. Entries in languages other than Spanish must include subtitles in Spanish or English. Prizes of 500€ each will be awarded for the best international and Spanish videominutes. Winners must allow the Universidad de Zaragoza to use the videos while maintaining creator rights.
Deadline: April 15
The Stockholm Junior Water Prize is a competition for students aged 15 to 20, focusing on developing research projects aimed at solving significant water-related challenges. Established in 1997, it has become a renowned segment of the World Water Week, drawing entries from about 35 countries each year. Winners from national contests advance to the final round, where their work is judged by international water experts. The prize honors innovations that have positively impacted communities and inspired successful water-related careers.
Let’s gossip: what are our kids doing?
Bianca at the Bocconi summer program!
“Even before starting to write my application I was already very excited about the prospect of studying at Bocconi in the summer. I think that this excitement, which also lead me to research professors on all corners of the internet, was the a very important reason why the application process went so smoothly for me. After Julia green lit my motivational essay and activities list I quickly uploaded them to the portal. After a few weeks of pure impatience from my part I received the decision that I will be attending the Economics and Finance labs. I was at the gym with my father in that moment and I dropped my phone quite embarrassingly in front of everyone, but it didn’t matter. I am very much looking forward to experiencing a glimpse of what studying these two subjects in a university setting is like in a city I love, especially since I will be doing this alongside Mara.”
And in the end…
Do you have burning questions about applying to university? Want to apply for counselling for next year? Need help with your essays? All these things can now be done easily through the new JBA website! Visit juliaboca.com and let us know how we can help you!