​I chose colleges solely on the basis of the social and academic environment that they had to offer. I didn't factor in geographical location/climate at all. Different colleges are good at different things but I didn't apply to places where I wouldn't want to attend.

I’m conducting a month-long dance workshop at Calcutta Blind School Behala for 50-75 students with disabilities ranging from extremely low to no vision. 

I’m Regional Head for East India for the Indian International Model UN  (IIMUN) , which is Asia’s largest MUN conference being held at the World Trade Center in Mumbai. This involves a lot of running around and meeting with schools and sponsors for the next few months. I will also be Chairperson of the Historic Security Council at the conference in August.

Interview with Aditya Vijay, University of Pennsylvania Class of 2017 about his experience with the college application process.

I would definitely recommend the ACT to those who are stronger in Math than in English.

​At first, everyone including me thought of going to top colleges like UChicago. However, after a month of research one does come back down to Earth. Over time, after taking various facts like academics, location, brand value, costs etc one finally comes across his or her final list!

For your SATs take 10 section mocks (most books just have 9). The extra section can really throw you off on the main day. For Subjects Tests know your matter well and practice a test or two before the actual test day.

​I would advise all future applicants to start their preparation for applying to colleges as soon as possible. Applying to colleges is a long process involving many steps like deciding what kind of a college you want, preparing a college list, preparing the applications, writing the essays, etc. The more time you devote to this to try and improve this, the better it will be for you

The process as a whole was something that I never had to tackle before in my life.  Right from getting standardized testing scores in order to writing and editing 50 odd college essays and even running after teachers for recommendations felt new and challenging. This is probably what makes it hard for me to pick out one particular aspect of the process and brand it as “the most challenging”. I feel everything took the same amount of effort and should be given equal importance.

I found it difficult to differentiate between colleges or understand what they would be like through their websites, which is why I found it really helpful to talk to students who were already in college. There is no point wasting valuable time applying to a college you are not excited about attending.