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04/07/2019

An answer I provided on Quora seems to have touched a nerve with students and post study immigration.

Saranjit Arora's answer: Okay.. it is clear, that your motivation to study, is to gain employment post study, leading to eventual permanent residence in a more developed country than Nigeria. As far as a desire goes, this is fine, and there is nothing wrong with it. However, everyone is right abo...

02/06/2019

Our post on Quora reaches 350k+ views!

Saranjit Arora's answer: Okay.. it is clear, that your motivation to study, is to gain employment post study, leading to eventual permanent residence in a more developed country than Nigeria. As far as a desire goes, this is fine, and there is nothing wrong with it. However, everyone is right abo...

20/04/2019

2019 Success Stories, Part 4:

For our undergraduate cycle of admissions, we are thrilled for Divyam Dang. A student of Delhi Public School R.K. Puram, he has gained admission to the following US, UK and Canadian universities, to study Computer Science at the undergraduate level: (1) University of Wisconsin-Madison, (2) University of California-San Diego, (3) Loughborough University, (4) Durham University, (5) McGill University, (6) University of Toronto, and (7) Brown University.

In addition to his academic achievements, Divyam has worked closely with coding and IT initiatives. He has interned with ‘Code Brew Labs’, a startup pertaining to Gaming, App Design and Website Development. Here, he researched on aspects of game and app development, design and structure, alongside brainstormed ideas for implementing new products in line with market demand. On other internships with startups like ‘Juggernaut’, Divyam has worked closely with aspects of logo design and branding for the organization, as well as utilized JavaScript towards building Android and iOS interfaces.

His self-initiative is commendable, as he has taken it upon himself to achieve working-level proficiency in several computer languages, beyond his school-curriculum training. With the help of ‘W3Schools Online Web Tutorials' and other MOOCs, he has received certification in: JavaScript, HTML, CSS, Python, PHP, and JQuery.

Moreover, Divyam has been deeply committed to teaching and serving the community. Since 2018, he has taught Mathematics to elementary and middle-school students from disadvantaged backgrounds and with a low learning curve at the Ramakrishna Mission, New Delhi. Here, he volunteered alongside a team of social workers and educational experts to develop course-curriculums for students in Science and Math.

WTS wishes Divyam success and good wishes on his journey ahead!

04/04/2019

2019 Success Stories, Part 3:

For our undergraduate cycle of admissions, our hearty congratulations to Shreya Panda. A student of Sai International School in Bhubaneswar, she has gained admission to the following US universities to pursue a Liberal Arts education: (1) University of Wisconsin-Madison, (2) Boston University, (3) University of California, Santa Cruz, (4) University of California, Davis, (5) University of California, Irvine, and (6) Binghamton University.

In addition to her academic prowess, Shreya has been deeply involved in community service initiatives. She has worked towards tribal empowerment in the state of Odisha by her active participation in Project UDAY, a joint initiative of the Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences and United Nations Population Fund. Here, she trained under a team of social science researchers to develop skill development and mentorship programs, to better integrate tribal communities into mainstream civic society. She also helped organize counselling workshops towards informing tribal communities on state-level welfare programs, as well as compiled the syllabi for 4 vocational training modules (papier-mâché, wood carving, terracotta and golden grass handicrafts).

She is particularly committed to helping the environment along with showcasing the detrimental effects of urbanization projects upon forested and tribal lands in Odisha. Her many endeavors vis-à-vis organizing clean-up drives, awareness treks and photo exhibitions, as well as engaging with student groups to protect the natural habitats of Olive Ridley Turtles in the region, is illustrative of this.

Wishing Shreya all our luck on her journey ahead!

25/03/2019

More on our Student Success Stories for 2019:

For our undergraduate cycle of admissions, we would like to congratulate Shivangi Prakash. A student of Bal Bharati Public School, Shivangi has gained admission to the following UK universities to pursue an LL.B in Law: (1) University of Warwick, (2) University of Leeds, (3) University of York, and (4) Queen Mary University of London.

Besides her commendable school performance, Shivangi has attended the University of Oxford for summer school, where she took courses on Criminal Law, Contractual Law, and Laws on Torts. Here, she also participated in Mock Trials, as well as wrote papers on the interpretation of contracts based on case-studies.

Beyond her academic accomplishments, Shivangi is also committed to serving the community and the world of practice. During internships at DSK Legal (an Indian corporate law firm), she worked on aspects of case-law research along with filing a Public Interest Litigation towards The Moderation Policy, an educational initiative of CBSE, which is adopted by most school education boards to bring uniformity in the evaluation process.

We wish her all the very best on starting her college journey in the UK!

12/03/2019

We are proud of our students who continue to go from strength to strength every year!

For the 2019 admissions cycle, we'd like to give a big shout out to Aishwarya Airy who has gained admission into the prestigious Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University. She has been admitted to the MSc in Journalism program for Fall 2019, with a specialisation in Politics, Policy and foreign affairs. She has also been awarded a scholarship of $25,000.

Additionally, Aishwarya gained admission to Columbia University, School of Journalism for an MA in Journalism.

A graduate in History from Lady Shri Ram College, Aishwarya has worked at prominent media networks like the Times of India and CNN. She has also supported the socio-economic development of marginalised groups in India, be it through her initiatives in Nukkad Natak/Street Plays or her work with the Bakarwal community in Kashmir.

We wish her all the very best as she goes from strength to strength!

16/04/2018

Crack the SAT Code with Shriya Patnaik. We're conducting crash courses for the upcoming SATs from May-August 2018. Shriya is an alumni of Cornell University (Class of 2010) and a recipient of the Cornell-Tata Scholarship. She completed her Master's from the Columbia University-London School of Economics dual degree program, and shall be starting her PhD at Cambridge this fall. Having taken several standardised tests like the SATs, GRE, TOEFL and LSAT, she is well versed in the rules and methodologies applied in tests.

Instead of merely practising tests, these classes will make Critical Reading, Writing and the Verbal sections a lot easier by clarifying fundamental concepts, alongside teaching you the nuances of grammar. For more information, please contact us at +919711336556 or [email protected]

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31/01/2018

What is the difference between purpose and passion and which is more important? by Morten Hansen

Morten Hansen's answer: Thanks for this important question. There is actually a BIG difference between these two concepts. Passion is “do what you love,” whereas purpose is “do what contributes.” Passion asks, what can the world give to you (a hedonistic inclination). Purpose asks, what can ...

12/09/2017

A big thank you to everyone who attended our Info Session on Sunday. For a copy of the slides, please email us at: [email protected]

09/09/2017

Looking forward to seeing you all tomorrow. We will also be handing out books on admission essays.

05/09/2017