Your brain can understand from 10,000 to 50,000 bits of data per minute; one bit equates to one word. Although this information comes from old statistics (1980’s),. based on recently developed speed reading technology, and strides in various types of learning technology, you can achieve phenomenal reading speeds.

The average HS grad, when tested, reads about 250 words per minute. The college student reads at about 300 words per minute. But, no matter what your baseline reading speed, don’t worry, it is only the beginning. Can you imagine what an advantage you would have to be able to read over 100% faster than you did before? The possibilities are limitless.

We receive information through our five physical senses, (touching, tasting, hearing, smelling, and seeing) and by those we make decisions. We make choices and judgments from the factors that our physical senses bring into play. The five physical senses (sight, smell, hearing, taste, touch) are preprogrammed for automatic reaction.

We learn, not only from physical senses, but through various forms of thought. Most thought is conscious in nature. Senses however work automatically. An example of an automatic reaction might be: when a hungry teenager smells pizza, he or she begins salivating. What’s taking place is that the sense of smell (called olfactory senses) has automatically delivered a thought, “PIZZA”, to the brain and mind. The thought may be unconscious.

Sensing food is a physical expression of your sense smell and possibly taste. It is a mental sensation (unconsciously or consciously) through your thought processes. And finally, there seems to be a physical sensation by eating, swallowing, and smiling. To summarize the PIZZA concept here: Mind is where the “action” is — and your body is where your “reaction” is.

The brain and the mind has enormous untapped power; I’ll teach you how to tap into that potential through Speed Reading in One Hour, available at www.speedread.org . I’ll show you how you can be a total success in your college life and beyond.

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One of my readers asked me this recently. His specific question was whether or not it would be a good idea to take a year off to join a volunteer program in Africa before applying again at schools such as UPenn and Stanford.

I told him that it might.

You may wonder why I said “it might” rather than “it will”.

The reason is that there are a number of things to keep in mind when applying to an Ivy League School. All factors must be balanced. Take these points into consideration:

1. As with my advice regarding summer activities, it makes sense to take a year off as long as you are busy the whole time doing very note-worthy things.

2. The volunteer work, activity, or program you are engaged in must be a puzzle piece that helps you create your total picture. It must contribute to the overall image you want to present when you apply to an Ivy League School. So, for example, if you are interested in global warming, taking a year to study Norwegian climate patterns would make sense.

3. Because Common Applications are due near year’s end, your year off will really only be about six months.

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4. Your total application must be strong in order for a gap year to do you good. If you have negligible extracurricular activities, low grades, poor transcripts, and/or low SATs, a gap year will not fix problems with your application.

Keep these four factors in mind when you are when you are weighing the strengths and weaknesses of even working for your dad’s textile sales company for a year before applying to Ivy League schools.

After you have weighed all of these considerations, you may decide that a gap year will, indeed, be beneficial to you. If you determine that you are already a very strong candidate, and a gap year will make you even stronger, then it is definitely a good idea.

As far as personal development goes, a productive gap year is an excellent choice. It can give you a break from academic life while simultaneously advancing your academic career. This is an excellent choice, as long as you understand that a gap year is not necessarily a guarantee of acceptance to an Ivy League school.

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