The Vow for Parents: I will remember that my child’s college experience begins with this process of applying, and will be supportive but will also let them take charge. College admissions are stressful for everyone involved. The applicant of course but also, teachers, counselors and especially parents. So since its holiday time (and deadline time […]
Read Full Article →Black turtleneck, blue jeans, New Balance sneakers. Also known as the Steve Jobs uniform or that costume you make for yourself when you don’t plan ahead of the Halloween party you are attending. People have written about Steve Jobs’s uniform and how experts say that it brought productivity and efficiency to his life. But we […]
Read Full Article →Why you should pause before choosing the Business Degree Amongst the dozens of majors that American colleges offer, and the promise of freedom that education abroad stands for, the popular route for students from India is still a degree in Bachelors of Business Administration. First, it was all about Wall Street, more recently about Entrepreneurship, […]
Read Full Article →Understanding the potential for Online Courses With monsoons come midterms and exams. But we would like to use the last bit of the monsoons to touch on another subject – MOOCs. Over the last five years, web-based classes—especially massive open online courses (MOOCs)—have begun to change the way students gain knowledge. For a while they […]
Read Full Article →Social Media and College Admissions It’s like your worst nightmare. Your dream school sent you another letter after the “Congratulations!” letter, and this time, it was to rescind your admission. Earlier in the year, Harvard College rescinded admissions offers to at least ten prospective members of the Class of 2021 after the students posted sexually […]
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