Professional Mentoring

As expert mentors and counsellors, we are committed to groom students from an early age to become suitable for college admissions in the future, as well as for excelling in their respective career paths in general. At CollegeAims, we make sure that the students learn to do proper research by themselves and gain the capability to decide on the direction in which they intend to pursue their career. Our objective is to help the students understand what they want to choose for themselves, rather than imposing our own decisions on them. This approach, we believe, makes the students all the more self-actualised and assured about their own aspirations and capabilities. Throughout the years, we have been responsible in guiding our students towards the best career options possible for them and mentored them to triumph as an achiever in the future and we have pledged to continue to do the same.

Career Advice

The first step towards helping students to realise their potential to the fullest is to help them decide on a field which they want to pursue in the future. At an early stage, students often find it extremely confounding to choose a career path. In this regard, it is important for them to select an area keeping in mind various factors such as scope, opportunities as well their own capabilities related to that field. Our mentors are extremely well-informed and at par with current developments across the globe which enables us to guide the students in a practical manner, so that they can comprehensively see the various factors which need to be considered while choosing a definite path. After choosing an area of focus, we encourage the student to look into specific job opportunities which can be pursued through this path. We help the students explore these paths and choose their career objectives wisely, so that they can plan ahead and shape their profiles and respect skill sets accordingly. At the end of the day, the students are bestowed with the ability to take decisions on their own, coupled with our expert guidance.

Academic Project assistance

Academic Projects enable students to focus on a particular area of their choice which helps them to become more self-actualised regarding their interests, allowing them to immerse deep into the subject matter. While doing an academic project, a student learns how to do independent research work, involving extensive collection of data and drawing unique inferences from them. CollegeAims has mentors who are thoroughly experienced and aware of issues which would make an academic project interesting and intriguing enough to achieve high grades and school and render a wow-factor in the admission process for top-notch colleges. After choosing the topic, we meticulously guide the students to do extensive research and also train them the entire methodology of carrying out independent data collection, interpretation and presentation.

Internship assistance

Internships are an extremely significant part among the qualitative factors in a student's profile. The education system in India, being highly theoretical and based on classroom study, leaves plenty of room for students to develop themselves in the practical aspect of their studies. Through internships, students learn how to implement their theoretical learning empirically, apart from gaining certain essential qualities such as communication and interpersonal skills. However, it is important for the student to select the right internships which are relevant to the student's interest and future aspirations. We guide the students through applying for internships after selecting from an array of probable opportunities. We help the students with written test preparations and interview preparations, which are often an integral part of the selection procedures for various internships in leading companies like Deloitte and PwC among others.

Professional Art Portfolio building

We advise students who are seeking to apply for courses related to Art and Design to create their own portfolios to showcase their work during applications. While students applying for other Humanities or Science subjects can acutely portray their accomplishments, visual art or performing arts students require building a portfolio to exhibit theirs. We help Art students to build their portfolio from the scratch. We help them select the relevant ones from their existing oeuvre and also guide them with the kind of work they require to include in their portfolio, depending on their genre and medium of interest. We have networks across specialised website making companies who readily help students to build their portfolio in the form of websites.

Professional Social Profile Building

At CollegeAims, we believe that every student needs to develop a strong social standing that would speak for their credence when they embark upon a professional journey. Thus, we are committed to guide our students to build a respectable social image by attending and participating in educational or related events, as well as by making constructive use of their social media accounts. We guide the students to use their Facebook, Twitter and Instagram accounts to voice their opinions regarding global issues, take initiatives by organising online events and campaigns and to uphold their image on a socially dignified platform. Additionally, we also guide students to create and develop their LinkedIn profiles to help them connect with individuals and organisations which would provide them with opportunities to flourish in the future.

Community engagement

Community service, social work and the ways in which a particular student has given back to the society and environment at large indicates towards his or her holistic development, thus, making this factor one of the glaring points which colleges and universities consider while granting admissions to applicants. Community service renders a sense of gratitude for being fortunate enough to have access to basic amenities in life, coupled with a feeling of fulfilment for being able to help those in need. The mentors at CollegeAims are instrumental in helping students in getting connected with various NGOs and other organisations to extend their hands towards the society. We also encourage them to take initiatives on their own in the form of environmental or social campaigns which are relevant in today’s world and guide them to do so. This adds colour to the students’ profile, making them eligible for admissions in top-ranked colleges and universities and helps them emerge with the essential qualities of empathy and fellow-feeling.

Networking opportunities

The senior counsellors and mentors at CollegeAims have more than a decade of experience with handling students for their college admissions, which has helped them create a web of contacts including students, other institutions and professionals. Our mentors are regularly called by prestigious institutions like St. Xavier’s College, St. James’ School and Delhi Public School, Ruby Park to judge events and hold educational sessions. Our goodwill among these esteemed institutions enables us to help our students reach out to them in times of need. We are often engaged in helping students spread their linkages across individuals as well organisations to enable them to build their profiles and gain certain theoretical as well as practical learning experiences.

Ideation and Profile Development

The counsellors at CollegeAims are committed to plant the seeds of thinking in the minds of their students. With the help of their guidance, students learn to think beyond convention, ideate and innovate. It is our vision to guide our students across the path of enlightenment, self-exploration and self-discovery and build their profiles accordingly, which would not only be relevant for their college admissions but will also serve them in their personal and professional lives in the long run.

College shortlisting

Our primary role is to understand where the acumen of the student lies, align it with his/her previous experiences and personality and then decide on a stream of study that would be best suited for him/ her and allow him/ her to flourish in the future. After deciding on a suitable stream, we narrow down into the colleges/universities and the particular courses, all of which are probable options for the students. These selections are made on the basis of the student’s profile, country choice, college rankings, curriculum of the course, future prospects after completing the degree, job opportunities in those countries, respective cultures of those places and many other factors. The first thing one has to keep in mind while choosing colleges is that this choice should be highly personalised, based on the individual’s personal preferences.

Profile consolidation

Simply having a rich profile is not enough for beckoning the attention of the college admissions committee. The manner in which a profile is presented by arranging every accomplishment of the student is an important factor on which the quality of application depends. It is important to logically arrange every point in the student’s profile according to the course, the requirements of the college and the future career goals of the student. The counsellors at CollegeAims, with years of experience, have formulated a scientific method in which a profile should be consolidated and we make personalised profiles for each of our students and make them intriguing for universities to grant admissions.

Application Processing

College applications come with a myriad of factors, including different application deadlines for different colleges, making sure that forms are filled in correctly and every document, starting from marksheets to certificates are uploaded properly. This, often, renders students confused as they find it difficult to keep an eye on every aspect of their application. This is where CollegeAims steps up as a guardian. We have our keen eyes on the applications of every student - our counsellors work day and night to ensure that every application is sent well before the deadline and each element in the application process is taken care of with utmost dedication and sincerity.

CV/ Resume writing

The academic CV or the resume is one of the most important factors in a student’s profile for admissions in colleges and universities, for, it is one of the elements which universities utilise to filter out applications. At CollegeAims, we have our experts who are well-versed regarding contents of an academic CV as well as acceptable formats. With our training and guidance, students can create their resumes and tailor-make them according to the requirements of the college. We make sure that the CV becomes a physical extension of the accomplishments of the student, so much so, that the admissions committee will be able to comprehensively evaluate it and promote the candidature to the next round of the selection procedure.

Assistance with Essay writing

Most universities have a list of essay questions directed towards the applicants to assess their worldview, personal experiences, self-actualisation regarding his or her goals and aspirations and general outlook towards life and its whims. Every student applying to universities for undergraduate degree programs has to write a number of essays. We teach students how to approach every essay question in a detailed and intricate manner. Most of the colleges in the U.S are applied through the Common App or the Coalition platforms, both of which require the students to write a general essay, irrespective of the course they are applying for. This essay, being one of the most important, can be selected from an array of topics.

Assistance with SOP writing

The SoP is the written manifestation of who you are and what you stand for. Universities abroad look forward to giving admissions to students who believe in holistic development and it is through the SoP that you can show that you too thrive for it. The Statement of Purpose is your platform to ‘pitch’ your ideas in front of the admissions committee. When a student chooses a particular course of study in a particular university, it is imperative that he or she has a fixed career goal in mind and the programme is an essential part of his or her greater scheme of plans. We, at CollegeAims, have been helping students for years to come up with appropriate SoPs to get admissions in the best colleges across the world.

Assistance with LOR formulation

LoRs or Letters of Recommendation are letters written to the admissions team by a teacher or a mentor of a particular student who is well-aware of the student's capability, achievements and aspirations. These LoRs add credibility to the application of a candidate and it is extremely important for the student to be on-guard regarding the language of the LoR and the content it carries. Generally, most of the colleges abroad ask for 2 to 3 subject specific LoRs, followed by a comprehensive report from the school counsellor.We guide the students to meticulously select the teachers whose LoRs will be treated as the most effective. We also help the students to compose the LoRs in the right manner, highlighting his or her accomplishments which are more relevant to the course and his or her future goals and aspirations.

Form filling assistance

Forms, especially for those of universities abroad are layered and intricate in nature where the students have to fill in their academic, professional as well as personal details. Starting from their name and address, grades achieved, co-curricular and academic activities to family details - universities require information on every aspect of the students' life to evaluate them in a holistic fashion.The counsellors at CollegeAims guide the students with form-filling, especially for CommonApp and Coalition which often leave the students baffled. We are responsible for ensuring that the forms and filled up correctly and that the students are aware of how to process forms in general.

Financial Aid / Scholarship Assistance

Gaining financial aid and scholarships from colleges and universities is not only dependent on grades or aptitude test scores, but on an array of factors, all of which are taken care of by the counsellors at CollegeAims. Most of the universities require the students to write a specific scholarship essay. While some of those essays ask the student to express the reason behind their need for scholarship, some of them ask about their experiences and opinions on various other factors. We provide complete assistance in writing these essays. We help students in following up with colleges regarding scholarships, including helping with the exchange of emails on scholarship matters. Often, the student needs to reason intelligently with the university to maximise the amount of scholarship - something our experts at CollegeAims are instrumental in facilitating.

Interview Preparation

Most universities conduct extensive interviews after shortlisting candidates on the basis of their applications. Interviews are a medium through which the admissions team evaluates the personality of a student through direct interaction. We ensure that we train the students to attend interview sessions with confidence, so much so, that the student can lead the interview, instead of the interviewer. Over the years, we have observed that with our keen guidance through the interview preparation, students become more confident in their approaches, with improved interpersonal skills.

Post-Application Follow-up

Counsellors at CollegeAims guide students to follow up with the colleges they have applied to after the application has been sent. This includes- Keeping an eye on the application status, guiding the students with the composition of emails to communicate with the admissions committee of colleges, helping students to take decisions after receiving offers from more than one university and guiding students with the acceptance of admission offers.

Assistance with Accommodation

Finding suitable accommodation is a magnum task for students once they accept an offer from a college or university. CollegeAims, over the years have developed a broad student base which, fortunately has resulted in us having at least one n alumni studying or working at almost every coveted country across the globe. This enables us to connect our students with our alumni members and help them with first-hand information regarding that particular place and available accommodations. We help students with affordable accommodations which are close to the college by ensuring that they are safe and habitable for a student to feel at home.

Visa Documentation and Filing

The process of Visa Documentation and filing is extremely intricate, some even call it 'complicated' and 'frustrating'. However, experts at CollegeAims are well-equipped with Visa procedures and extend their help and guidance to students while they apply for Visa to study abroad. We also hold extensive preparatory classes for Visa interview training to enable the students present themselves acceptably in the Visa office.