The latest podcast College Vibes by College Counselling Coach features Soham Chandrachud, freshman at London College of Communication, UAL BA (Hons) Graphic & Media Design.

Soham Chandrachud did his first year of Bachelors in Design from MIT Pune and then joined University of Arts London. His take is that the major you want to take up will help you decide which college and country you should be applying for. Hear on to understand how the ranking and reputation of universities helped him decide which colleges would be ideal for design.

This podcast episode features Aditya Raju, a Computer Science student from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.

In this episode, Aditya talks about how starting early was really advantageous in terms of his admission preparedness and he recommends applying in the early action round. Watch on to hear him speak on how he wishes he’d shaped his essays a little differently, and also how the multi-cultural environment at UIUC makes it a truly global community.

This podcast episode features Mihirika Srikrishna, of Heritage International Xperiential School.

She talks about her book Steminists being borne out of her passion for STEM and for recognising women’s presence in STEM. She talks of concept of bio-mimicry and how humans have been inspired by nature’s science to create certain products for their own comfort and safety. Hear her speak on how women have not been recognised as much as men in STEM despite their significant contribution and how her book and organisation is an effort to acknowledge and celebrate women in STEM.

This podcast episode features Anushri Upadhyay, a medical undergrad student in Bulgaria.

In this episode, Anushri talks about the smooth process of admissions, the academic rigour and stress that is part of being a medical student, and how there is some semblance of work-life balance with weekends being totally off in her med school in Bulgaria. Listen on to hear her admission prep journey and of her life as a medical student in Medical University, Pleven, Bulgaria.

In this interview, Siddhant Tiwary, one of the first few students of College Counselling Coach, chose UT Austin from among the many offers he had from colleges US, UK and Canada for Fall 2023. Here he speaks about how he started his admission prep from Grade IX onwards, why Economics excites him as a major and how improve acting has become a favourite hobby of his at UT Austin. Watch him talk about essay writing and how research on acceptance rates of colleges is critical in deciding which colleges to apply for.

Vinod, an entrepreneur and digital transformation leader with over two decades of experience in technology and consulting, specializes in building Data and AI-driven products. Co-founder of VitaCloud, a digital health platform, he orchestrated its acquisition by the Apollo group and subsequently served as Product Head of the Telehealth business. His extensive career includes global leadership roles at KPMG Consulting and Capgemini.

This podcast episode features Pranjali Raturi, from Purdue University, US.

In this video, she talks about how safe the campus is and how choosing US as a study abroad destination was a direct outcome of her wish to pursue work in US. She also touches upon the need to start early to build a good resume and talks about how internships are a great profile enhancer.

This podcast episode features Keshini Saggar, from Harvard University.

In this interview, Keshini talks about the importance of researching on faculty and the courses, and talking to alumni for zeroing in on colleges; and how it’s a larger than life moment to be a student at Harvard.

In this workshop you will understand the purpose of writing a blog, learn how to choose relevant topics for your blog, research on the topic and condense your findings and then paraphrase it all to give it a voice of your own. Blog writing is a craft that can be learnt and practised to create a piece which has both traction and substance. Please join us for a workshop on blog writing to understand the finer nuances of blog writing and learn how to turn your blog into a personality statement that serves as a window to your original, authentic self.

In this workshop you will understand the purpose of writing a blog, learn how to choose relevant topics for your blog, research on the topic and condense your findings and then paraphrase it all to give it a voice of your own. Blog writing is a craft that can be learnt and practised to create a piece which has both traction and substance. Please join us for a workshop on blog writing to understand the finer nuances of blog writing and learn how to turn your blog into a personality statement that serves as a window to your original, authentic self.

This Workshop will be conducted by Prachi Joshi Johar who is a writing expert with over 20 years of experience across copywriting, content creation and admission application essays. With a firm grip over the nuances of writing styles and format, her speciality is in enabling study abroad aspirants to bring out their personal story in their essay in an impactful, effective and authentic form.

This podcast episode features Arnav Kasat, a Computer Science, Freshman from Purdue University, US.

In this episode, Arnav Kasat talks about how he applied the rule of 4:3:3 in shortlisting the 10 colleges he applied to – 4 safety colleges, where admission was certain, 3 medium-chance colleges, and 3 dream colleges. He was thrilled about being accepted at Purdue, his dream college. Watch to hear more about the “Fountain Run” ritual that Arnav further talks about.

In this podcast Surabhi Chaturvedi, an Oxford graduate, talks about how admission officers at Oxford are really responsive on mail and even telephonically, if you reach out to them with any queries related to your application submission.

She also advises on taking the english proficiency test early on so as to get an early decision for acceptance from Oxford. Watch Surabhi talk about the unique language that Oxford has for different things – ‘battle’ for ‘bill’; and ‘sub fusc’ for an academic dress!