5 Common Resume Mistakes and How to Avoid Them
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5 Common Resume Mistakes and How to Avoid Them

ByReachIvy Outreach

Reading Time: 3 minutesWhile writing your resume, put yourself in the shoes of the application committee (or even a potential employer) – would you enjoy reading a 3-page vortex of activities that barely help you understand the candidate? Your college application resume is supposed to give them a snapshot of all relevant achievements and involvements – think of…

A 6 Step Guide to Help Students Write Perfect MBA Application Essays
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A 6 Step Guide to Help Students Write Perfect MBA Application Essays

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Reading Time: 3 minutesThe essay is arguably among the most critical factors that will decide whether or not you are admitted to the business school of your choice. The MBA application essay or the B-School application essay needs to be answered with the prudence that is lost on most people. While writing the essay, applicants make several mistakes…

What Elon Musk’s resume can teach college applicants
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What Elon Musk’s resume can teach college applicants

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Reading Time: 4 minutesStoryIf you have been following Elon Musk in the news lately, you would have come across the one-page resume created by Novorésumé to show that even an accomplished person like Elon Musk does not need more than a single page to showcase all his achievements. His two decades of work, with numerous accolades, awards, and…

How to Get into a Top College in 7 Easy Steps
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How to Get into a Top College in 7 Easy Steps

ByReachIvy Outreach

Reading Time: 3 minutesAre you a study abroad aspirant looking to crack a top universities application process? Do you know what the acceptance rate at Harvard and Stanford was last year? 5 percent. That’s right; only 5% of the total applicants got into these top colleges. This trend is barely surprising, however. The higher-end of acceptance rates was…

Why plagiarizing your college application essay is a bad idea
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Why plagiarizing your college application essay is a bad idea

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Reading Time: 3 minutesWe get it – it is the season and you are on a high stakes mission to be admitted to the college of your dreams. The college application essay, apart from your Statement of Purpose, is that one shot you have at making your mark and setting yourself apart amongst the herd of a thousand…

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Which Should You Take: GMAT or GRE?

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Reading Time: 3 minutesEarlier, GMAT and GRE were as different as chalk and cheese. Students aspiring to study MBA in an international school would need to take the GMAT, while those planning to pursue a Masters (MS) graduate degree in Science, Math or Liberal Arts would take the GRE. However, things have changed over the years. According to…

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35 Essential Questions to Ask Before Writing Your Statement of Purpose

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Reading Time: 4 minutesWriting a statement of purpose from scratch unnerves even the best of writers. This is no ordinary essay. This essay is a compilation of your goals, dreams, and your milestones. Not just that, you have to write an essay stunning enough to take you through the golden gates of your dream college abroad. So how…

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“Am I Too Late to Study Abroad?” Plan Your Foreign Studies

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Reading Time: 5 minutesWhen is the right time to planning for my study abroad program?” “Am I too late or too early?” “What do I need to do now so that I can leverage my potential to get into my coveted college?” As career counsellors, we are often asked these questions by eager parents and students. In India,…

Five mistakes to avoid when writing your college admission essay
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Five mistakes to avoid when writing your college admission essay

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Reading Time: 3 minutesstatement of purpose essays If you are pondering on what to include in your study abroad essays, and unable to come up with a full list of things to write about, here is some help. I can tell you what not to write about. How’s that for a start? Here are a few cardinal mistakes…