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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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How to reduce your cost of US undergraduate studies?

Category:

Insights & Information
Published:

22 Feb 2019

Credits - Abhijeet Manohar Attending a university used to be a luxury, but today it’s a necessity! And with that being said, the biggest barrier to quality international education is C...

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What is the difference between MIT and an average university?

Category:

Insights & Information
Published:

13 Apr 2018

A lot of my students ask me whether it really matters that they get into top schools. We all know that getting into a top college like Harvard or Stanford is extremely difficult, and addit...

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Teamwork between Parents and Kids to Write College Admission Applications

Category:

Mentoring
Published:

08 Jul 2019

Information was wealth. Access required assiduous effort and whoever made it and worked to develop an information arbitrage gained supernormal profits. It led to a lot of zealous gatekeepers tryi...

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How to make a compelling College Resume / Student CV

Category:

Admission Application
Published:

30 Jul 2020

As discussed, there are many contributors to the admission process, and each one is of immense importance. None so much as the college resume. Consider this the equivalent of your first impression. An...

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Be Fearless

Category:

Mentoring
Published:

11 Apr 2019

In the book Be Fearless, Jean Case, the author highlights five principles to taking risks: - Make a big bet (in the startup world, it is calle...

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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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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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Harvard - Where dreams meet determination in the pursuit of excellence.

Category:

Insights & Information
Published:

07 May 2024

Imagine it as a grand library where every student is a character from a different book, contributing to the collective wisdom of ages. Tucked away in Harvard's libraries are some truly unusual items, ...

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