Category Archives: University Guides
Applying for scholarships
One of the ways I was able to fund college was through scholarships! I won hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of scholarships. Here are some tips for scholarships in general: (1) Recognize that applying is key There are lots of scholarships out there, but you are never going to get them if you never […]
Continue readingTips for a Consulting Case Interview
(1) Rephrase the question Make sure you have understood the question and the important details by rephrasing the question in your own words. Usually, a consulting case interview starts off with a lot of information including the client, the situation, the goal. To simplify this information in your own brain, it helps to rephrase the […]
Continue readingTransferring to a new university
Did you know that about one-third of all students will transfer to a different university at least once before earning their degree? So if you are transferring universities, you are not alone! After transferring from MIT to Harvard, I’ve had requests to answer some questions. Hopefully these can help you too. How do you make […]
Continue readingInterview Books and Resources
I read over 3,000 pages of books for the interview prep process. Interview preparation is important if you want to significantly increase your chances of getting an offer. In this blog post, I provide the books and resources I used to land offers from Google, Apple, Microsoft, Facebook, McKinsey, Bain, Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley, […]
Continue readingACT CALM – Ace your interview
My previous article: ‘7 tips to succeed in an interview’, which was featured by Business Insider, gave tips mainly on how to prepare for an interview. But what do you actually do on the interview day? In this article, I give 7 tips to succeed DURING an interview using the mnemonic: ACT CALM A – […]
Continue reading5 Resume Tips
In previous posts, I have talked about how to be successful in an interview. How do you get the interview in the first place? The answer usually is: your resume. Follow these 5 tips to get your resume in its best shape. Tip 1.Error-Free Don’t make your resume easy to be disregarded immediately. You should […]
Continue reading7 Tips for a Successful Interview
My formula for a successful interview is: successful interview = preparedness x relaxation The tips below will help you greatly increase your chances of a successful interview. Tip 1: Read from the experts I read over six books for the internship interview process. I treated the internship interviews as a class – I […]
Continue readingHow to succeed in an interview
Since coming to the US, I have been interviewed many times for internships, awards, and university applications. On multiple occasions, I have been told by the interviewer, that my interview was one of the best interviews they’ve had – if not, the best. How did I go from being useless at interviews to succeeding at […]
Continue readingTips for the Career Fair
Recently, I was speaking on a panel along with recruiters and employees, and we were giving tips to freshmen for the career fair. Some of the tips I heard from the recruiters can be applicable to anyone for the career fair. So here are a few tips: Tip #1: Have a Strategy Don’t just aimlessly walk […]
Continue readingPrepare for a Strats (Quant) Interview
Step 1: Before the Interview – Preparation Before the interview, you want to prepare for different types of interview questions. In a Strats Interview, you will typically be asked behavioural questions, finance questions and technical questions (including brainteasers). Below, I show you how to prepare for these three categories of interview questions 1. Behavioural Questions […]
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