Frizia Rounak

Woodstock School, Musoorie

I made it to 4 universities in UK- Royal Holloway, Derby, Lancaster, Queen's and 1 university in Europe - Geneva School of Diplomacy, where I'm finally headed.

However, with Ragini's tremendous help in college research and keeping me focused and motivated to submit applications on time, it was a very educational experience. 

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"Frizia, you're going to make it big some day. All the best for this beautiful journey ahead!"

All of this might've not helped me be extremely clear about my future or career but definitely helped me gain more knowledge about how the world works and clarity in terms of my interests in academia. 

They, without a doubt, push you to do your best. I am a CBSE student with little experience in writing essays, but Ragini ma'am and Charushilla ma'am always brought out the best in me and helped me improve with notes and feedbacks. I joined them with a very firm decision of applying only to Canada but towards the end of the year wanted to apply to India and UK as well. The entire team was extremely supportive, understood the circumstances and helped me with it even though I was late. 

"Huunar, you're smart and beautiful inside- out. You have a long way to go and given your grit and determination, there's no stopping you!"

It has been hectic and stressful at times, but the excitement and curiosity of what could be, pushed me to work towards a direction. 

"Siyona, you are the embodiment of intelligence and humility. You are sure to make your mark with regards to matters of world peace and more. Keep it up."

With me, there was always this sense of anticipation about doing all those things which I had watched my sister do when she was applying to college four years before me. 

However, in the midst of this chaos, I found myself delving into the depths of my personality, my experiences, and my interests. I questioned various beliefs of mine, and struggled to make sense of sometimes impossible word limits. Many a time, frustration and anxiety took over me, and led me to doubt myself and my abilities. But in the end, I learned to be strong, and smart with how I approached each task I was presented with. Most of all, I realized that in order to achieve even the smallest of my goals, I could never lose belief in myself. College planning was a journey of self discovery for me, in a nutshell. 

"Devyani, you are extremely modest about your achievements. Your ability to dodge distractions and stay aligned towards your goals is inspiring. Keep aiming for higher ground!"

Jasraj Singh Malik

Shiv Nadar School, Noida 

I made it to York University, McMaster and Ottawa University in Canada. In Europe, I got through Erasmus University Rotterdam and Utrecht College University, where I'm finally planning to go. 

College Planning has been tedious process for me, from finding the best course for me to staying up perfecting essays, but exciting nevertheless because there was so much to learn at every step of the way. 

"Jasraj, you inspire us in ways more than you can imagine. Stay the same!"

I submitted several other college applications and was selected in all. I have now decided my College and I am proud to say that the college I have decided to go to is offering me an expansive course for my major along with several other engaging opportunities. 

University Connection and Charushilla Ma'am have been my constant support and guide throughout this stressful time of college admissions. I am a boarding school kid so I couldn't meet them much nor did I have access to my Phone and my Laptop usage was time bound. Along with the technical difficulties, I was also so busy with school activities and studies, that working on college applications was very difficult. But because of Charushilla Ma'am and her team I still was able to go about the process with as much ease as it was possible. They were understanding of my situation and always helped me to give in my best. I am really thankful to them in every way possible, I really couldn't have done this without them. 

"Ashinjina, you are dynamic and brilliant! The best is yet to come. Keep upholding your grit."

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My mom has literally appointed Charushila Ma'am as her bestfriend. Any problem she has not only pertaining to me but also to her career life she calls Ma'am up with no hesitation and Ma'am is always there to help her and guide her. She has not only helped me grow but has also helped my parents grow in every aspect. 

Whenever I looked up my role models on my boxy old computer, I always found my sight lingering on the Education section of their Wikipedia pages, the way it shaped their personalities and lives could only be reflected in the success they were then. This was soon superimposed by a habit of spending hours just looking through my high school seniors’ linked-in pages. 

I first met Charushilla maam at the beginning of my 11th grade, and 10 mins into our first interaction I knew I wanted to complete the most important journey of my highschool years, the path to my college, with her. I wasn’t completely unaware of what I wanted to do, it was Economics but in a way that I fulfilled my desire to learn and grow in fine arts and music as well, that part, I still couldn’t figure out. The Orange team in the first month itself conducted aptitude and SWOT tests to help my prioritise between my hobbies and passion. Ragini maam with her reminders and deadlines always helped me push boundaries and get the work done, but what I liked best was just how approachable she was, I wouldn’t think twice before calling her. The journey has been wonderful, meetings with Charu maam always insightful, the Orange team always eager to help out and widgets such as CIALFO to make the process completely transparent. 

"Noor, your versatality shines through all that you do - a true artist by hand and by heart.  As you continue to be someone who's always lived up to her name, may you make the most of life!"