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Category:

Mentoring
Published:

29 Aug 2018

In some cultures, building a personal brand is considered an anathema. Something that is really frowned upon. But the Generation Z does not really think that ways. A recent survey highlighted that I...

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Profile Building Activities for when you are Home

Category:

Mentoring
Published:

11 Apr 2020

What activities can we do sitting from home for profile building When you are in the midst of preparing for college admissions, The Great Pause, a.k.a the COVID lockdown could come as a shocker...

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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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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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Experimental innovator who got into the Parsons, New York

Category:

Mentoring
Published:

08 Mar 2018

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 ...

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Best extra-curricular activities for college admission for Indian students

Category:

Admission Application
Published:

24 Jan 2025

Why Extracurricular Activities are important? Extracurricular activities make up 25-30% of your college application and are crucial for helping you stand out beyond academics. They highlight key qual...

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Oh God! My Kid Plays Computer Games All Day!

Category:

Mentoring
Published:

11 Apr 2017

If you are worried about your kid’s addiction to Diablo, Hearthstone or Dark Souls (these are some of the more popular games which kids play these days), then you are not alone. However, this m...

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Mentoring Model for Students of Grade IX, X and XI

Category:

Mentoring
Published:

31 Jan 2018

The most successful students who have been able to get into some of the best colleges in the world have consistently spent more time on getting ready for those educational programs. They start out ear...

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