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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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“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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In Short - how to answer "short questions"

Category:

Admission Application
Published:

15 Jan 2020

UG application freshman admission applications Towards the end of the application form for UG admissions, certain admission applications contain some questions which require short answers. For ...

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Pygmalion effect in Mentoring/ Admission Counselling

Category:

Mentoring
Published:

31 Jul 2019

The Pygmalion effect is the phenomenon whereby others' expectations of a target person affect the target person's performance. A corollary of the Pygmalion effect is the golem effect, in which low ex...

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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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How to Accept the Right Offer

Category:

Admission Application
Published:

20 Feb 2020

It’s almost spring. And traditionally, spring brings with it, hope. Students across the world wait at this time for college admission decisions to roll in. At Christmas, the Early D...

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What to write in your College Resume / Student CV

Category:

Admission Application
Published:

31 Jul 2020

You might wonder, while writing your CV, “How can I fit all my details and accomplishments into a single page?” The aim of the Resume is to create a snapshot of you, the Candidate. I...

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Recalibrating Academics for changing times

Category:

Insights & Information
Published:

03 Jun 2020

Will colleges and universities return to standardised tests like SATs? How can you apply for your overseas education if exams and tests have been cancelled? If you claim to be the future,...

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