Category Archives: Admissions

How to write a great Statement of Purpose (SOP) for foreign universities!

For those who don’t know, a Statement of Purpose (SOP) is your opportunity to add weight to your candidacy to a university application, especially for education abroad. A SOP is usually mandatory is you are going to apply to foreign universities. This is your chance to tell the university why you are applying and what… Continue Reading

Top 5 reasons Engineers with an MBA should not join the banking sector!

The fad of engineers pursuing an MBA degree has gained a lot of momentum in the last decade. If it because engineers suddenly realized they’d need to have the business skills to make it big in the corporate sector? Or is it because they want an extra degree in their resume? We agree that an… Continue Reading

How to shortlist right B-Schools & Universities: Tips for Students!

[This post has been written by our regular reader – Suhas C.S] You’ve prepared for GMAT, have got your score the next natural step for you is to short list universities which can be a very tedious and confusing process and  added  to it , a lot would be at stake since its going to… Continue Reading

How long does it take a college admission office to get rid of the application of a candidate who was denied ?

For how long does the office of undergraduate admission(in most colleges in the USA) keep the application of a candidate who was denied admission?

How to start my college admission essay?

I am trying to start my college admission essay and I’m completely stuck! I chose the topic (Discuss some issue of personal, local, national, or international concern and its importance to you.) I want to be a Pediatrician but I need to know how the statistics and percentage of Female Pediatrician’s there are in the United States! I Just Need Help! Somebody Help Me!!!!!!!!!!!! how many female pediatricians are there in the united states?

what are college admission essays all about?

im about to be a senior and i know a fair deal of things about colleges and admissions but i dont know enough … like when do i have to submit an admission essay and is it different for every college? like is the topic ssame for every college or would they have different prompts? could someone tell me…..

How do school suspensions affect college admission?

I’m looking for real stories of people who got accepted to college with school suspensions… Im applying to Michigan, and im wondeirng if I should check yes or no to the question which asks about suspensions. Im thinking of writing an additional paper explaining why I got suspended and how ive matured from it, and putting it with the Common App..

Will not taking a Science Class in senior year affect my College Admission Chances?

In senior year I’m taking AP Literature, AP Calculus, Government/Economics honors, Art History as far as academics. But no science class. WIll not taking a science class senior year affect my admission chances for college

MBA Banking & Finance: A Degree That Works

Ushering a practical approach to education that is in sync with the needs of the corporate world, Sikkim Manipal University Distance Education (SMU-DE) launches a new course; MBA in Banking & Finance. Open to employees from the banking or finance industry with a minimum of 3 years work experience, this 4 semester course is structured… Continue Reading

Are college admission staffs required to completely read a student’s application?

Let’s just say a student applies to a highly selective liberal arts school which they are very unqualifed for. Would the admission officers even read their essays/look at their extracurriculars if their grades simply weren’t good enough for that school? Generally speaking, of course.

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