How To Write A Winning Scholarship Application
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How To Write A Winning Scholarship Application

Reading Time: 2 minutesHundreds of thousands of scholarships are made available to students worldwide every year and each is populated to the brim with applications. In such a mixed bag of individuals, it may be difficult to stand out. While there may be several candidates that fit the objective criteria, it is in the essay that you can…

Top ten difficult college application questions
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Top ten difficult college application questions

Reading Time: 6 minutesThe college application essay. That dreaded question about your life’s purpose. Sometimes, it can stump the best writers among us. How do you summarize your life in a 500-word essay? What is it that the Admissions Office really wants to know about you? And if you spill out your darkest secrets (yes, we all have…

Five questions to ask if you are planning to study abroad
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Five questions to ask if you are planning to study abroad

Reading Time: 3 minutesAre 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…

Alumni From University of Pennsylvania Share Their Best Moments in School
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Alumni From University of Pennsylvania Share Their Best Moments in School

Reading Time: 4 minutesAlumni from the University of Pennsylvania share their best moments in school. The University of Pennsylvania is one of the most coveted colleges for students who wish to pursue higher studies in international schools. As one of the Ivy League schools, it is a dream college for many Indians who plan to study at top…

Top 4 Places To Volunteer Build Your Profile
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Top 4 Places To Volunteer Build Your Profile

Reading Time: 3 minutesTop 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…

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

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…

6 Qualities That Make You an Ideal Candidate for College Admission Committees
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6 Qualities That Make You an Ideal Candidate for College Admission Committees

Reading Time: 2 minutesadmissions 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…

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

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…

5 Ways to Make the Best Use of Your Gap Year Before College
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5 Ways to Make the Best Use of Your Gap Year Before College

Reading Time: 3 minutesThe ‘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,…