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How are IVY leagues different from the others

Category:

Admission Application
Published:

02 Aug 2019

Everyone wants to make it to Ivy league The Ivy League is a group of extremely selective colleges in the US. IVYs refer to super selective schools. Traditionally, the IVY league refers to 8 co...

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“Mamma, I am not lazy, I am just creative”

Category:

Mentoring
Published:

24 Jan 2018

I am often confronted with the sight of my kid lying around doing nothing, and the desire to push him to do something, anything (except lying around), becomes the blinding thought. Trained on a consta...

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MS applications are no cakewalk!

Category:

Admission Application
Published:

04 Apr 2022

Your profile matters, not your SOP. Wrong! A lot of time, I get to hear from the students that SOP does not matter a lot in the MS applications. No question about the fact that your undergradu...

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Value of Long-Term-Planning to secure an admit in Top10 Universities

Category:

Mentoring
Published:

28 Aug 2018

Most of my ‘successful’ mentees have worked extremely hard to get into colleges or career paths that they are currently at. While I have constantly talked about the value of persistence an...

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How to accept a college admission offer in the times of COVID 19

Category:

Insights & Information
Published:

30 Mar 2020

With April round the corner, the date for accepting a college admission is fast approaching. However, the excitement to begin a new course, in a new country, to take some big steps, explore education ...

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Weird Traditions of Ivy League Colleges

Category:

Insights & Information
Published:

01 Apr 2023

Ivy League colleges, like any other prestigious institutions, have their own unique traditions that have developed over time. Some of these traditions may seem strange or bizarre to outsiders, but the...

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SAT Subjects are Cancelled - What Next?

Category:

Admission Application
Published:

01 Feb 2021

The College board has announced that SAT Subject Tests have been discontinued in the US and will be discontinued internationally after June 2021. The decision does not affect the main SAT tests. ...

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Should I write about the Coronavirus in my College Admission Essay?

Category:

Admission Application
Published:

09 Apr 2020

Should I write about the Coronavirus in my College Admission Essay? The short answer is, probably not. What is a good essay? Let us recap what makes a college essay memorable and impactfu...

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Abundance vs Scarcity Mindset

Category:

Mentoring
Published:

29 Aug 2018

Abundance vs Scarcity Mindset in the Context of Education and Career Pathways Economists have known for hundreds of years one fact: “In a competitive marketplace, price always falls to the mar...

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