3 Mar
It had been one month into my GMAT preparations, and I was still scoring around 520, with a rather embarrassing quant score on almost all my mock tests. Although I was extremely disappointed, I really needed this wakeup call, since there was only one month left to prepare for the exam. I started researching a […]
21 Jan
Reading is a valuable gift that never stops giving. There are a number of reasons to read. If you’re wondering on what you should read – this is a nice place to get started. Here are 10 of the most popular books of 2015. 1. Fates and Furies by Lauren Groff The novel places a […]
24 Dec
It’s June 17, 1960 and you live in New York City. You’re in the mood to watch a movie tonight, and Alfred Hitchcock’s latest offering sounds like a fairly good bet. So you put on your over-blouse, tunic & favourite hat and head out. You reach DeMille theatre and are quite surprised to see a […]
16 Jun
#1 Odd Mascot: The mascot as well as the nickname of the Penn football and basketball teams is the Quakers, after the religion adopted by William Penn, who established Pennsylvania as a Quaker province. #2 Quaker Game Rituals: The Quaker games have a unique ritual to them. After the third quarter of a football game, […]
17 Sep
It’s that time of year again – for readers in Delhi, it’s our top pick for the weekend: the Women of India Leadership Summit. Contrary to its title, the Women of India Leadership Summit is not just for women. Designed for all-audiences, the annual conference, created by Divya and Mudita Chandra, takes the time to […]
11 Aug
Modern School Vasant Vihar is playing host to the second Young Leaders Conclave (YLC), until August 12, 2014. Hosting with the theme of ‘leadership with an eye on governance’, the gathering is comprised of 69 students from 18 schools across India – including The Scindia School, Gwalior; Mayo College, Ajmer; La Martiniere Kolkata; Welham Girls’ School, Dehradun; Maharani […]
25 Jul
The Guardian Education website today asks a question pertinent to many who are planning to cross international waters to go further their education in the U.K. That question essentially includes this one: should international students be farmed off into a separate year-long course in university, before being allowed to merge with the domestic courses? This […]
14 Jul
India’s budget release was a much anticipated event last week. Released on Thursday 10th July, the country’s new government kept everyone waiting to find out how much money will be setting the agenda for the coming year. Education-wise, the hot news was that five new IITs and five new IIMs will be established. The proposal is […]
17 Jun
The Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT®), is a comprehensive, standardized assessment administered at schools on fixed dates each October that helps prepare students for the SAT. The PSAT is an important step in a student’s path to university success. It assesses subject matter learned in high school and problem-solving skills in three areas: […]
6 Jun
Excerpted from http://brookings.in/ Brookings India Fellow Dr. Shamika Ravi, and Mr. R.N. Ravi, former Special Director, Intelligence Bureau of India, address questions on the economic and foreign policy priorities for the new government: How will Narendra Modi govern? Is he the right person to lead India during this challenging time in its history? Narendra Modi has won […]