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What is a Reflective Essay and its Value in Elite College Admissions?

Category:

Insights & Information
Published:

02 Sep 2024

When applying to elite colleges, your application is typically evaluated based on three key aspects: Data, Voice, and Talent. Data includes your academic achievements and test scores, Voice is conveye...

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Oh God! My Kid Plays Computer Games All Day!

Category:

Mentoring
Published:

11 Apr 2017

If you are worried about your kid’s addiction to Diablo, Hearthstone or Dark Souls (these are some of the more popular games which kids play these days), then you are not alone. However, this m...

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Can I sit next to you, Son?

Category:

Mentoring
Published:

04 Apr 2018

Recently, a lot of ink has been spent writing on the bankruptcy proceedings for “Toys R Us”, a US based toys’ retailer, that fueled the fancy of many childrens dreams with its premis...

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Write About It - How to overcome a writing block

Category:

Mentoring
Published:

20 Jan 2020

Write better - applications, essays for admissions, reports, creative thought Writing to understand yourself Writing well is important most of the time, but writing well for admission essays an...

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How to fill the activity section of the Common App?

Category:

Admission Application
Published:

22 Mar 2018

Prospective undergraduate applicants to US face a daunting task of filling up many centralized application systems such as Common App, Coalition App, Illinois&n...

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Future Jobs – Man Machine

Category:

Mentoring
Published:

12 Nov 2018

A news article in 2018 about an auction at Christie’s of a painting called Portrait of Edmond Belamy caught my eye. This painting sold for about $432,500, about 43 times its reserve price. So, w...

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Value of Long-Term-Planning to secure an admit in Top10 Universities

Category:

Mentoring
Published:

28 Aug 2018

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...

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Abundance vs Scarcity Mindset

Category:

Mentoring
Published:

29 Aug 2018

Abundance vs Scarcity Mindset in the Context of Education and Career Pathways Economists have known for hundreds of years one fact: “In a competitive marketplace, price always falls to the mar...

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MBA Application Preparation – How do I go about it?

Category:

Admission Application
Published:

25 Jul 2018

MBA applications are a hard nut to crack. And with acceptance rates for top schools for highly visible demographics like Indians, Chinese and South Koreans running into very low single digits (like 1-...

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