As discussed, there are many contributors to the admission process, and each one is of immense importance. None so much as the college resume. Consider this the equivalent of your first impression. An...
I am often confronted with the sight of my kid lying around doing nothing, and the desire to push him to do something, anything (except lying around), becomes the blinding thought.
Trained on a consta...
Everyone wants to make it to Ivy league
The Ivy League is a group of extremely selective colleges in the US. IVYs refer to super selective schools.
Traditionally, the IVY league refers to 8 co...
Profile building is basically the process of acquiring skills and qualities over time with the help of projects, internships, competitions, and extra/co-curricular activities. A strong profile is requ...
Imagine it as a grand library where every student is a character from a different book, contributing to the collective wisdom of ages. Tucked away in Harvard's libraries are some truly unusual items, ...
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...
New York City is definitely one of the most thrilling cities on the globe! Boasting a population of over 8 million people, this urban center is where some of the most lucrative companies, famous enter...
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...
A lot of my students ask me whether it really matters that they get into top schools. We all know that getting into a top college like Harvard or Stanford is extremely difficult, and addit...