Reading Time: 3 minutes As you initiate your college applications, there is a wide range of criteria you need to consider during your college search before you decide which universities are the right fit for you. Selecting the right college is a decision that stays with you for your entire life. Yes, your entire life. If you have used…
Reading Time: 3 minutes For those ambitious little peas that wish to be their stalk someday, career planning is some important fertilizer. It is not as confusing as it may seem at first. If anything, career planning can be a highly satisfying personal project to undertake. What’s more, this simple task you undertake today will yield benefits over many…
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 Tips for Dealing with Homesickness Abroad Homesickness can arise from several different factors — difficulty adjusting to a new environment, feeling lonely or cut off from your regular support system, confusion or problems understanding a new environment/culture/language, a perceived lack of control over what’s happening around you, culture shock, and the list goes on. FOMO…
Reading Time: 5 minutes When 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,…
Reading Time: 3 minutes Some students may have a very clear idea on what they want to study or where they’d like to go for their higher studies. But if the wide variety of choices of programs and destinations confuse you, and you are unable to pick the right one, Here is a 5 point plan to keep in…
Reading Time: 3 minutes How often have your parents and loved ones advised you against pursuing a course of your own choice, because ‘it does not pay well?’ In fact, in most cases, career counsellors are often questioned by parents on what careers will guarantee them good money, a comfortable lifestyle, and less stress. So, here is a quick…
Reading Time: 4 minutes Picture this: you have a vacation of about two weeks for Diwali, as your school closes for the holiday season. You have tons of work to catch up on – homework, project, hobby classes – and you have lined them all up to fulfil during the vacations. Since your exams will commence post vacations, you…
Reading Time: 4 minutes Nothing can be as stressful as a blank application form with a myriad instructions, details, and documentation. Add to that the stress of creating a winner application makes the whole process look daunting. By now, you may already be familiar with all that’s expected of you in filling out your application form. But do you…
