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What is a Reflective Essay and its Value in Elite College Admissions?

Category:

Insights & Information
Published:

02 Sep 2024

When applying to elite colleges, your application is typically evaluated based on three key aspects: Data, Voice, and Talent. Data includes your academic achievements and test scores, Voice is conveye...

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Active Forgetting

Category:

Mentoring
Published:

06 Mar 2019

Reading through an article in the Atlantic on active forgetting (How Active Forgetting Makes Memory More Efficient?), it occurred to me that the current age of cheap memory sticks and cameras in every...

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How to build validation elements within your admission essay?

Category:

Admission Application
Published:

30 Aug 2018

How to build ‘validation elements’ within your admission essay Elsewhere we have argued that the essays which are written in the form of stori...

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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 fill the activity section of the Common App?

Category:

Admission Application
Published:

22 Mar 2018

Prospective undergraduate applicants to US face a daunting task of filling up many centralized application systems such as Common App, Coalition App, Illinois&n...

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Focus On What is Most Important

Category:

Mentoring
Published:

03 Sep 2018

The problem of focus is a real one! And it is getting compounded as the world opens up and everything seems within reach, thanks to the internet. However, when building a profile for the Ivy League, f...

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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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Collection of Essay Questions of Top B-Schools - Part 2

Category:

Insights & Information
Published:

11 Aug 2017

London School of Business, UK Essay 1: What are your post-MBA goals and how will your prior experience and the London Business School program contribute towards th...

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Who should I get my References from?

Category:

Admission Application
Published:

03 Mar 2017

The Letters of Reference (LoR) are the third-party validation of your self-declaration in the application to any university. These letters help the evaluator look at your application ...

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