The short answer is “doing the things you like really well, and then being smart in presenting your case”. Actually, you do not prepare to get into a top school, you prepare to b...
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...
I have always looked to simplify life around me, and most of the times it has been easy, because I have been ruthless about throwing out things that were not in use at the time of the clean-up. Simila...
This girl was not a genius – she had to work extremely hard to make her creations come alive. She was not a creative genius who would lift a brush and paintings would come out. In fact, for the ...
In our work, we have seen that the typical student is focused on a few domains that are taught at school, and the parents are focused on assessments and test scores.
It is a common expectation that we...
Students often ask me whether they would be able to get into a top-notch college. My answer to this is a short ‘Yes.’
If a student believes in herself and work hard towards her admission, ...
In a fast-changing world where new learning is the only constant, I have often wondered if there are some hacks that can help improve the ability to learn. In my research for the same, it mattered tha...
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...
How to create a college list?
Step 1: Gather your scores: ACT, SAT1
Step 2: Get your desired college names together, including college ranking.
Step 3: Get the average score for admission...
