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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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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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Admission Case Study - What not to focus upon

Category:

Admission Application
Published:

05 May 2022

A mind-map is a good way to look at the profile of a person. The picture above is a summary of the key elements of an MBA aspirant. As I work with students, especially the ones who are looking to ge...

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The importance of your Profile in the year to come

Category:

Mentoring
Published:

09 Apr 2021

Thirteen months and counting since the pandemic began, with no end in sight, chaos in the economy amongst lockdowns - and uncertainty and fatigue in the academic world. These are not words one would h...

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How to Prepare for Education Abroad after Grade X

Category:

Mentoring
Published:

18 Apr 2018

A lot of students from India are increasingly opting to go to top-notch institutes outside their country after their grade XII. Increasingly students are looking at a broad swathe of courses over and ...

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The Value of Persistence in securing an Admission in a Top College

Category:

Admission Application
Published:

16 Mar 2018

Epitomized by Malcolm Gladwell’s 10,000 hours rule, success eventually boils down to ‘persistence.’ If you pull in efforts over a period of time (called...

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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 choose the right course for yourself?

Category:

Insights & Information
Published:

14 Jul 2016

Check out the following tips on choosing your course for the lowdown on getting where you want to be – faster. What to study Choosing the&n...

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COVID - 19: Education plans in the time of Coronavirus

Category:

Mentoring
Published:

27 Apr 2020

Reactionary response vs long term strategy These days, as we try to stay patient and hopeful while dealing with the Coronavirus pandemic and its associated lockdown and self-isolation, there is...

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