Did you know Harvard and Stanford reject 1 in 4 students with a perfect SAT score?Academics and outstanding grades are not enough to secure admissions into top universities anymore. Most universities look for a ‘holistic’ candidate- one who has good grades, and has inquisitively explored their interests through independent projects
The pandemic has caused monumental to everything around us, with drops in markets and shifts to a virtual working lifestyle; these effects have resounded on the lives of students and university admissions as well. Initially, a small number of the most selective colleges were test optional. With the onset of
Being a student, trying to complete their degree or diploma during a pandemic is no easy task. Coupled with the stress of exams, a virtual learning environment and having to live at home – a lot of productivity is lost. This inorganic environment has also proven to be detrimental
You may have heard people Say “Foreign admissions are simple- you just need good activities and initiatives!”. And while you take this to be true and start working on your social projects, internships, SAT prep, and enhancing your extracurricular, you end up losing out on your academics. Be it
Oxbridge Interviews You have submitted a brilliant SOP, cracked the admission test and can almost smell the leather-bound books at the University of Oxford or the University of Cambridge library. The only thing that stands in your way in the interview. The interview round in the application process for
The Covid-19 pandemic that has gripped the entire world has brought with it an era of uncertainty. Besides everything else, the disease has had a long, gruelling and indeterminate impact on global mobility. It has taken a toll on students leaving them in a quandary regarding their further education
Trying to figure out the beginning of your professional journey after about 16 years in academia is indeed pretty stressful for most of us, isn’t it? More so, after graduating in the middle of a global pandemic with no dearth of uncertainty already. But what if you have assured
Hitting the bullseye! To make your application stand out at top universities, it’s not sufficient to just do well at school. Universities look for students who demonstrate a thirst for knowledge, a love for their subject, a passion to learn and grow, and who come out as independent learners. Here
PURSUING MEDICINE FROM THE UK- HOW TO GO ABOUT IT? The importance of public health and the medical profession has come to the forefront during the COVID-19 pandemic, as primary healthcare workers came out as true warriors, fighting the deadly disease out at large. As many sought out to
