Below avg. GPA to IVY scolarships
From below-average GPA and test scores to scholarships at Cornell and Johns Hopkins—Tathagata proved vision outweighs numbers. Growing up discussing finance strategies at the dinner table, he developed a fintech obsession that led to a published startup research paper in college. Rather than hiding his stats, his essay laid out exactly how his goals align with Cornell’s financial innovation curriculum and Hopkins’ interdisciplinary approach. We helped him refine his story—transforming scattered achievements into a coherent roadmap of impact. His crystal-clear mission convinced admissions committees that both universities would be lucky to have him.
Cornell '28
Tathagata
Dream university in under 6 months
ESSEC '28
Randitya
Under 5% acceptance and crores in scholarships, Randitya unlocked ESSEC Business School with empathy and vision. On a Mumbai–Delhi train, he saw a stranger in distress and chose kindness over indifference, making small acts of change his core narrative. He tied that moment to socially responsible business—using customer insights from his real estate internship to streamline operations and launch CSR programs for underprivileged children. Through consistent academic rigor—digesting The Economist—he proved he’s as world-aware as he is book-smart. His goal to build sustainable ventures like his grandfather’s schools aligns perfectly with ESSEC’s global network for scalable impact. We refined his story, spotlighted his achievements, and transformed scattered experiences into a cohesive impact roadmap—so he stood out in a sea of applicants.
From a small village to IVY league
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Brown '28
Manya
From a village in Bihar to admits at Brown and Carnegie Mellon University—Manya turned her roots into her biggest asset. Growing up between her ancestral village and urban centers, she witnessed opportunity gaps for marginalized women and people with special needs. At the Equity Foundation in Patna, she designed low-cost trust-building games for self-help groups, boosting attendance and economic independence. At Mitti Social Initiatives, she launched “Mitti Good Gifts,” an accessible e-commerce platform showcasing products from 50 NGOs. Partnering with Microsoft’s Ludic Design Lab, she developed “Rooh,” an adaptive system that transformed special-needs prototypes into market-ready products. Our guidance spotlighted her impact and aligned her extracurriculars with her mission to merge design and technology for social impact—exactly what Brown’s MADE Studios and CMU’s pioneering labs value.