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Reading Time: 3 minutes Are you ready to study abroad? Are you ready to begin that new chapter of your life – new experiences, dirty laundry, independence, a foreign country, top university and all? Or have you yet to work on it? Deciding to study abroad is a life-changing one – it puts you on track to several new…
Reading Time: 3 minutes Top 4 Places to Volunteer to Add Value to Your Study Abroad Application Almost any guide that tries to point you in the direction of a successful business school application or even a successful career would strongly suggest that you have extra-curricular volunteering activity on your resume. However, many of them fail to address a…
Reading Time: 3 minutes While 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…
Reading Time: 2 minutes admissions committees admissions committees Here are some general criteria and why they are important to the admission committee. 1.Professionalism The admission committee at a top B-school does not merely look for a person’s profile for what they have achieved, but also the level of maturity and professionalism that they display in their application. Are you…
Reading Time: 3 minutes Are 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…
Reading Time: 3 minutes The ‘gap year’ is a concept that has been gaining popularity rapidly over the past few years. It may sound complicated but all it means is that you’ve completed your Junior College (High School) and are unsure of what course you wish to take up thereafter. In order to sort things out in your head,…
Reading Time: 2 minutes Ivy League Colleges When compiling a list of top universities for studying abroad, the Ivy League schools inevitably feature prominently. Indeed, an Ivy League degree, whether in India or elsewhere, has become synonymous with academic excellence and intellectual resilience. Despite the widespread recognition of these institutions among Indian and international students aspiring to study…
Reading Time: 3 minutes What Happens If You Don’t Perform Well in Exams? Students appearing for their Board exams go through undue stress because they fear underperformance. They worry that they will let their school, teachers, and parents down by getting low grades. We have known of several cases of panic attacks, depression, and stress among students in 12th…
Reading Time: 2 minutes As the months of February and March approach, high school students in their 10th and 12th grade begin to feel the heat of the mounting pressure of studies. The ICSE and CBSE Board exams for grade 12 happen around February, and for the 10th grade, the Board exams take place in March-April. Naturally, school teachers,…
