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5 Tips for Doing an Online Interview for College Admissions
Second summer in a row when most colleges are option out to conduct video interviews with their applicants instead of meeting in person. Gone are the days when applicants get dropped off at Starbucks for a chat with an alum. It is all cam and zoom glam these days. For...
What Is Your Passion Worth?
What Is Your Passion Worth? Gifted chef, turns out as a mediocre lawyer. The talented actor becomes a disgruntled doctor. A virtuoso violinist becomes a run-of-the-mill computer scientist. That's what society's pressure is creating–a new generation of unhappy...
How Netflix Is Building a Box Around All Of Us
Play an episode of I adore the show, but there’s no denying the blatant stereotyping: Ross is the guy who falls in love a little too fast, Monica is the clean-freak, Rachel is the former mean girl, Phoebe is a mystery, and Joey is stupid. And while they do deviate...
How First-Generation Americans Live With Language Barriers
The thing about being a first-generation immigrant is that I'm a bit whitewashed. I'm aware of my Indian heritage, and I engage in cultural practices reasonably often, but when I go to India, I can't connect with my relatives in the same way that my parents can. I...
How to find your passion
Finding your passion isn’t a simple task. You can’t just sit down, think through all your options and out pops the answer. A passion is just that. A skill, hobby, or talent you want to develop for its own sake, because you enjoy it. In-fact, your passion finds you...