Category: College Counseling
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Alternate Colleges and Why You Should Consider Them
Ever thought of attending a university where you don’t receive letter grades, but instead narrative evaluations from your professors, or one where you get to voice your opinion without thinking twice? Introducing ‘Alternative Colleges’. Unknown to most Indian and other international students, the student body from these colleges welcome students from all ethnicities, races, gender,… Read more
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World Reputation Rankings 2020
The Times Higher Education have just released their rankings of the worlds universities according to their reputation. The rankings are devised by asking just over 11,000 senior academics from 132 countries to name the universities that they believe are the best for research and teaching in their subject area. The United States is the most… Read more
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Choosing a major: A parent’s guide
Do you know what the most common entry is against the question ‘what major would you like to study’ is? Its ‘Undecided’. There is no requirement for a student to say what they want to study at college, however there are clear advantages in having at least some direction. It is natural that parents will… Read more
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University of Chicago: A Students View.
My ‘Why UChicago’ essay was longer than most newspaper articles. Therefore, as you might’ve guessed, I arrived at the University with high expectations. My head was ringing with visions of school-wide scavenger hunts, bizarre class lists, and professors who re-enact papal elections — complete with costumes, assassinations and alliances — below the gothic spires of… Read more
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8 Qualities You Should Demonstrate To Colleges.
One of the most common questions that college counselors are asked is “How do I get accepted by a particular University?” Well each college or University in the USA will have their own peculiarities in what they are looking for, but there are some things that are common across… Read more
