“What an MBA at John Hopkins Carey Business School Taught Me” – Personal Experiences of a Student
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“What an MBA at John Hopkins Carey Business School Taught Me” – Personal Experiences of a Student

Reading Time: 3 minutesAuthor: Yuvaksh Thukral Johns Hopkins University – Carey Business School Paulo Coehlo and My Thinking Pajamas Got Me the Answer to Life’s Tough Questions! It was 10 PM; the clock was gazing at me as I was working to complete a critical client requirement and suddenly something struck my mind. I don’t know what it…

5 Best Ways to Make the Most Out of Business School
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5 Best Ways to Make the Most Out of Business School

Reading Time: 3 minutesYou’ve gotten into a top business school, managed to find yourself the best education out there, ready come out a professional and disrupt the job market. A sense of accomplishment has grown all over you. But allow us to be the killjoys here. It’ll be wise, to not allow this single accomplishment to be viewed…

Need Blind Scholarship: What It Means and How You Can Fund Your Study Abroad
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Need Blind Scholarship: What It Means and How You Can Fund Your Study Abroad

Reading Time: 3 minutesRecently the news about former New York mayor Michael R. Bloomberg offered a generous $1.8 billion to Johns Hopkins University to support student financial aid and make its admissions process “forever need-blind” spread like wildfire. Here’s what he said: “When colleges review applications, all but a few consider a student’s ability to pay. As a result,…

How Does the Falling Rupee Against Dollar Affect Study Abroad Aspirants?
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How Does the Falling Rupee Against Dollar Affect Study Abroad Aspirants?

Reading Time: 3 minutesYou must have an older generation parent or grandparent who will lament about the days gone by. “I used to spend 1 rupee for a rickshaw ride of 1 km. And now, look at the prices of petrol!”Rupee against dollar Sounds familiar? Globally, the inflation rate has been at a steady 3.05% while India has…

Survive College Abroad: 6 Ways to Make it Easier for International Students
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Survive College Abroad: 6 Ways to Make it Easier for International Students

Reading Time: 2 minutesSurviving college is no rocket-science – but that, we say in hindsight. Juggling between academics and the eternal “settling in” period that never seems to end when studying abroad can be challenging for many, and lead to an unpleasant college experience.College Abroad Thankfully, these can be remedied by incorporating some small but important changes to…

How To Write A Winning Scholarship Application
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How To Write A Winning Scholarship Application

Reading Time: 2 minutesHundreds of thousands of scholarships are made available to students worldwide every year and each is populated to the brim with applications. In such a mixed bag of individuals, it may be difficult to stand out. While there may be several candidates that fit the objective criteria, it is in the essay that you can…

Top ten difficult college application questions
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Top ten difficult college application questions

Reading Time: 6 minutesThe college application essay. That dreaded question about your life’s purpose. Sometimes, it can stump the best writers among us. How do you summarize your life in a 500-word essay? What is it that the Admissions Office really wants to know about you? And if you spill out your darkest secrets (yes, we all have…

Five questions to ask if you are planning to study abroad
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Five questions to ask if you are planning to study abroad

Reading Time: 3 minutesAre you ready to study abroad? Are you ready to begin that new chapter of your life – new experiences, dirty laundry, independence, a foreign country, top university and all? Or have you yet to work on it? Deciding to study abroad is a life-changing one – it puts you on track to several new…

Key Takeaways From Panel Discussions With Alumni of Top Schools Abroad
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Key Takeaways From Panel Discussions With Alumni of Top Schools Abroad

Reading Time: 3 minutes“Nothing that you do here in India can prepare you for a life as a student abroad! It’s a whole gamut of experiences you’ve never had before.” A bemused Shravan Hanasoge, graduate from Stanford shares his views.top schools Shravan Hanasoge holds an MS and PhD in mechanical engineering at Stanford University. Post-graduation, he went on…