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Common Myths About Extracurricular Activities

Category:

Admission Application
Published:

06 Sep 2022

Extracurricular activities hold a concrete and impactful place when it comes to college admissions. Even though these cannot substitute for the required grades and solid test scores, but matter a lot ...

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How Letter of Recommendation can increase your admission chances

Category:

Admission Application
Published:

30 Mar 2022

A letter of recommendation (LOR) is an opportunity to strengthen your admission application by providing information not provided elsewhere in the application. It can provide further explanations and ...

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Cornell University - IVY League

Category:

Insights & Information
Published:

02 Feb 2017

Cornell awarded the world's first degree in journalism, the nation's first degree in veterinary medicine, and the first doctorates in electrical and industrial engineering. It was the first U.S. unive...

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The Plight of the Over-Represented Percentage

Category:

Mentoring
Published:

11 Jun 2021

How not to be an over-represented applicant. Hypothetically speaking, Raina* is a 25 year old IIT graduate working in IBM as an SAP consultant. She wants to grow and move into leadership roles....

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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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Brown University - IVY League

Category:

Insights & Information
Published:

28 Jan 2017

Brown is most known for its open curriculum, which allows undergraduate students to design their own academic program, and their commitment to diversity and inclusion makes them unique. Open curriculu...

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