Article: Participating in extracurricular activities, and taking leadership roles in them, is something colleges look for and often expect. It can make the difference between being accepted to a school and not. It also increases your chances of getting scholarships and internships. Being involved in them is also attractive to prospective employers. It shows both that you’re responsible and well-rounded. You also make new friends, learn new things, master skills, get the chance to compete, discover new interests, relieve boredom, take trips, and have a lot of fun. Choosing extracurricular activities that benefit you in some way will make you enjoy doing them more. Think about your interests, abilities, how much time you can spend on it, skills you want to learn, and what you hope to get out of joining when you select activities. Talk with your guidance counselor or the activities department to see what is offered and how to become involved.  Guidance counselors will also be able to tell you which activities look best on resumes and applications for colleges and jobs. Explore several extracurriculars to see which is the best fit for you. And don’t avoid trying a new one if the first didn’t work out. Sometimes a club or activity might not be a good fit because you don’t have enough time. If so, look for something that will work and stick with it.  The quality of the activity and your level and length of involvement in it matters more to colleges and employers than the quantity of activities you participated in. To help you make a decision, you also need to know if there are any specific requirements for joining. You should find out if you have to be a certain age to participate. Ask if there are fees for joining or participating. Determine if you need to have a physical exam and if you need to try-out to join a sport. See if there are minimal time or event requirements. Finally, find out if there is a minimum GPA to join or to continue participation.  Also ask if there are opportunities to take on a leadership role in the group. If there are, think about your strengths and ultimate goals when picking one. Aside from guidance counselors and activities directors, you can also talk to teachers, principals, other administrators, your friends, and members of groups about how to join. They can also give you insight into what’s it really like. Friends or members can be very helpful with this because they’re actually doing it.  Also check out bulletin boards on campus because clubs and organizations post information there. Write down the website address or contact information if it’s included on the poster or flyer. Then investigate it.  Consider creating a club or activity that you’re interested in if your school doesn’t offer it. Talk with administrators about getting funding for it.
Question: What is a summary of what this article is about?
Recognize the benefits of extracurricular activities. Find the right activity for you. Find out if there are requirements for joining. Ask others about how to get involved.

Problem: Article: The best ideas are useless if you can't see a way to develop them into a fully-functioning business. When you've come up with several of them through brainstorming, assess your ideas using the following criteria:  Are you the right person to build on this idea? Do you have the experience or technical know-how required to solve this problem better than your competitors? Will customers want this product or service? A product can be useful in theory, but not enough to make customers actually pay for it. Does this idea solve a problem that the customer has? Does it do so effectively and efficiently? Is the market ready? Consider your potential competitors and the barriers to entry that they may present. Also, think about whether there are enough prospective customers to keep your business afloat. Consider your operations. Can you make a business structure to build or provide this product or service? More importantly, can you gather the capital required to develop and build it? Be prepared for the challenges and opportunities that come with the small business ideas you are brainstorming. For example, think about the following:  The money you will need to start. Brainstorm how much capital will be required to start your small business. Talk through the best ways to raise that money, whether through loans or investors. The logistical factors that are involved. List the operational aspects of your small business that will need attention, including staff, inventory, physical space for the business and marketing costs. Your timeline. Figure out how much time it will take to start the small business and turn it into a success. Your long-term plan. Figure out what needs to be done first, then the next steps after that. The best idea can be chosen according to a few important criteria. First, assess the cost. Can you come up with the money needed to pursue this idea? Then, consider your business's ability to create this product or service. Do you have the expertise, capability, and capacity needed? Finally, look for a competitive advantage in your ideas. Can you create this idea faster, better, or more cheaply than your competitors? Only once an idea passes these criteria should you move forward with it. Once you have completed your brainstorming and you have a vision for your small business, write it down. This will be an abbreviated business plan, which is simply a framework for your business with as much information as you currently have, rather than a full business plan. Start with a one-sentence description of your idea. What do you do and what will the effect of this product or service be? Then, write a short description of this product or service, using the information you have thus far.  Write out what you know about your business organization, such as your management structure, distribution model, and pricing plan. Determine what it might cost to develop and produce your product or prepare to provide your service. Include all potential start-up costs. Then, include what you know about the market, from competitors and market share to trends and potential customer base. The only way to know if your business plan will work is to try it. Start asking around to your colleagues and connections to form a team to make your idea happen. Begin networking with people to the industry you are trying to enter. Come up with ways to finance your business. Most importantly, continually refine your idea or product until it is good enough to take to market.
Summary: Assess your ideas. Define all the factors and details that need to be considered. Choose the best idea. Create a business plan. Get started.

At the top of your note, write down the patient’s age and sex. Along with age and sex, write the patient’s concern or why they came in for treatment. This can help other medical professionals get an idea of diagnoses or treatments at a glance. For example, you may write, “45-year-old female presenting with abdominal pain,” as the first step in your SOAP note. Write down all of the information that you took while working with the patient. Be sure to keep the information in order of Subjective-Objective-Assessment-Plan so other medical professionals looking through the SOAP note don’t get lost. You can choose to either use bullet points or write full sentences for notes as long as they are clear and concise. There is no required format or length for the content in your SOAP note as long as it follows the Subjective-Objective-Assessment-Plan order. Many systems in clinics have secure forms you can fill out on your computer so the information can be passed around quickly. However, your workplace may require you to take SOAP notes by hand. Make sure you follow the format your workplace uses closely so it stays organized.
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Include the patient’s age, sex, and concern at the top of the note. Organize the parts of your note in order. Write or type the SOAP note depending on what your workplace prefers.