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Category:

Mentoring
Published:

12 Nov 2018

A news article in 2018 about an auction at Christie’s of a painting called Portrait of Edmond Belamy caught my eye. This painting sold for about $432,500, about 43 times its reserve price. So, w...

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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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Critique of David and Goliath by Malcolm Gladwell

Category:

Insights & Information
Published:

15 Feb 2018

Malcolm Gladwell’s latest book, David and Goliath, like his previous others, is a riveting read. Like always, his assertions are backed by research, compelling evid...

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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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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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Be Your Best

Category:

Mentoring
Published:

07 Jun 2018

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...

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What is a Profile?

Category:

Mentoring
Published:

19 Feb 2021

What is a profile? What is “profile building” What are “profile building activities?” While preparing for further education, starting from probably Grade 9, you mi...

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Step-by-Step Guide to Creating an Exceptional Capstone Project for Indian Students

Category:

Admission Application
Published:

17 Jan 2025

What Is a Capstone Project and Why Does It Matter? A capstone project is a long-term, culminating assignment typically undertaken at the end of a high school or undergraduate program. It comprehensiv...

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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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