I spent two weeks in India in September traveling to number of cities such as Mumbai, Pune, Delhi, Gurgaon, Hyderabad etc. During this trip, I had the pleasure of meeting with hundreds of students, parents and school admission counselors. As…
While hearsay is often a great way to get started on your college list, it’s very important to do your own research on the colleges you’re thinking of applying to. Other people, including your counselor, can give you an idea…
Tip #4- Start Strong and Take Some Risks Don’t be afraid to sound a little crazy in your first line. Just as you eat with your eyes first, the first few sentences of your college essay are what grabs the…
As we started ideating the idea of “Stoodnt“, we spent significant time researching the market, speaking with parents, college admission counselors in the U.S. and studying the changing landscape of college admission process. What came as a surprise to us was that…
What do you do when your elder brother gets admitted to a university like Princeton? How do you surpass that or even compete with it? Everyone around you starts expecting so much more from you. You yourself start feeling that…
There are a few things, all of which relate to alignment with your interests, to keep in mind as you select your guidance counselor: Face to Face – If you are the kind of person that would benefit from…
Are you getting overwhelmed with even the idea of writing your college essay? I understand because when I was in your shoes, I was too. I remember sitting in my senior year AP lit class one day and feeling like…
Holistic evaluation is the system of review, which is used by nearly all the university admission offices in the United States. When a university claims it is evaluating applicants holistically what it is saying is that it will employ a…
If you are like me, then a liberal arts degree probably means a focus on arts and sciences. It is hard not to think of arts, humanities, history, social sciences, economics etc when someone says “liberal arts.” I recently came…
The first few days in the US can be daunting and lonely, especially if you don’t have any friends here and it is your first time in the US. Don’t worry though, you get used to the whole ‘college scene…