Student PerksHey Valley! We know that being a student doesn’t come cheap, nor is it easy with the huge workload that can lead to more stress. However, we’re here to tell about why being a student isn’t all so bad - with the use of your student ID, many stores will offer awesome student discounts! Check them out! JCrew Show your college student ID at any J.Crew store, and you’ll get 15% off all full prices items Topshop Topshop 10% off online and in store with Topshop (this does not apply to the Topshop section in Nordstrom) Banana Republic Take 15% off your full-priced purchases at Banana Republic stores with your valid ID Juicy Couture Many students report that with your ID, you can get 15% off at Juicy Couture stores Madewell Students can get 15% off at Madewell just for sharing their ID Kate Spade Kate Spade shares a 15% discount when you show your student ID in stores Apple If you shop the Apple Store for Education, you can save up to $200 on a new Mac and up to $20 on a new Ipad Sony You can save up to 10% or more at the Sony Education Store Microsoft Save up to 10% or more on Microsoft PCs and up to $194 on the Surface Pro 3 Amazon Students get six months of Amazon Prime for free, which normally costs about $70. This allows them to get free two-day shipping and one-day shipping for $3.99 on all orders. Here is a great website to discover many other deals (including travel)! What will you do with your student ID? Stay Classy Valley,
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Why Aren't I Good at Math and Other In a society where math and sciences are held to the utmost importance, those of us who have trouble understanding our basic 2+2's often feel left in the dust. My struggle with math began way back when in the first grade where we were given waxy white papers with red counting dots on them. Soon, these dots taught us to add, subtract, multiply, and divide. My head was spinning with the abundance of numbers being thrown at my face and I often ended my nights in screaming sessions with my mother, arguing, "No! That is NOT how they taught us! NO, I can’t remember how they taught us but that’s NOT IT!" My little first-grade mind stubbornly would not see any other way to solve the problem, although looking back, I would have made my life a lot easier by not using the useless and often over-complicated "tricks" my teachers taught us and just listening to my mom. This only marked the beginning of a never-ending and often stressful battle with math. Throughout the rest of elementary and middle school, I would endlessly visit teachers for extra help, try to gain insight from tutors, and drive myself crazy for not seeing any results. As I got older, I became increasingly dispirited when I realized how important people made math out to be, and why being good at it was even more important. The high-paying jobs it could get you, the colleges that would want you, and the teachers and peers that would praise you all became increasingly troublesome to think about. Luckily, high school gives many options for people who need certain requirements to help them achieve the end result, which is, ultimately, being able to understand what is being taught. We take classes based on our brain’s ability to keep up with the information. When it comes to math, my brain functions a little slower, so these options give me the chance to learn at my own pace. However, this wasn’t always apparent to me. I would constantly compare myself to my peers, which often magnified my frustration with math, as well as decrease my confidence in my own abilities. I come from a group of friends who (to me, at least) have appeared seemingly successful with just about everything they do. By comparing myself to them and their own achievements (something I know we’re all guilty of), I increasingly felt more ashamed of myself. Why couldn’t I be more like them? What took me all too long to realize was that I had answered my own question long ago - I am not like my friends. In fact, I am not like anyone else. Neither are you. That is why we are unique. There is only one of you in the whole entire world, and everything that you are interested in and love doing, that you value, that you enjoy; it makes you who you are. I don’t think we give ourselves and our abilities enough credit. We like to compare ourselves to other people, but in doing this, we are being unfair to ourselves because comparing yourself to another person is like comparing apples to oranges. You're both different, and that's OK. You are amazing. You may not be good at everything, but who is? I’m still getting over the fact that I will probably never be good at math. However, we all have interests, values, and things we love to do, which make up for the things we’re not so great at. You may love a class you’re taking, or a sport you play. You may love watching movies, that new Essie color, or an author whose new book you’ve been dying to read. You may say that these loves and interests are not important because they are not what is normally ranked as important, but know this; people don’t like you because you fit the norm. They like you and respect you for your individuality. So here is my advice to you: if you have not already done so, start marching to the beat of your own drum. Pursue things that interest you, laugh a lot, don’t take anything too seriously, and if you lose track a little, ask yourself this: will all of this be important five years from now? Remember, there are no other yous out there. I am perfectly imperfect. Are you? Respond @TheValleyGal using #perfectlyimperfect on twitter! Stay classy Valley,
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