Panoply of Randomness

The SAT, formerly known as the Scholastic Aptitude Test, is an exam that is given to fulfil the standardised testing requirements of universities. It aims to test how prepared a student is to attend college, and consists of two sections: Evid ence Based Reading and Writing, and Math. It is designed so as to not incorporate any subject specific knowledge, since it is a generalised assessment for the myriad courses offered in university. I did reasonably well on my first attempt, and managed to improve my score by 50 points after another. Since multiple people inquired about how I had prepared for this examination, I decided to write a blog about various preparatory resources that one can use for the same. 1) Khan Academy The Khan Academy Official SAT Practice This is hands down the best practice resource available for the SAT. Not only does it have the 8 official practice papers released by the College Board, but it also boasts of multiple practice sections, which help you...

This is a short story written by me that was published by Terribly Tiny Tales on May 28, 2018. Do give it a read!! That night in Bombay wasn't too different from most others for Rohan. The temporary sense of joy that accompanied scoring the winning goal while playing football downstairs quickly disappeared on spotting the pile of homework that rested on his desk. Which would be the reason why he wouldn't be at peace in school the next day. He had to write essays on "The importance of a healthy lifestyle" and "Procrastination- a student's biggest enemy". The fact that the assignment was already a week overdue, and that it was 11:30 pm on a Wednesday when he had to wake up at 5:30 the next day, reduced it to an exercise in hypocrisy. What made his task all the more daunting was the knowledge that it would be checked by his pedantic and pettifogging teacher, Mrs. Rao. Legend has it that she once wrote a scathing letter to a well-estab...

Is VAR really that useful? Most global sports have certain reviewing mechanisms designed to correct decisions made by on-field officials and referees. For example, tennis and badminton have a challenge system, where each player can contest the referee’s decision a certain number of times, while cricket has DRS, designed to assist the umpire with the dismissal of batsmen.  Strangely, until recently, football, the most viewed sport in the world, showed inexplicable resistance to technological advancements. The 'goal line technology' was finally adopted by FIFA in 2012, after many controversial decisions such as Frank Lampard’s goal against Germany in the 2010 FIFA world cup being disallowed. While this was one step forward, due to its expense, it was used only at the highest level of football, as even La Liga - one of the top 5 European football leagues - adopted this technology only from the 2018-19 season, following some poor decisions such as Lionel Messi’s goal agai...