Rohan Pasari on Cialfo Direct Apply: Simplifying International College Applications to Make Higher Ed More Accessible.
International students typically apply to colleges and universities in 2-3 destination countries - each with their unique requirements and process. This results in a lot of separate series of steps across portals, not just for the students, but for the entire ecosystem of counselors, teachers, recommenders and schools.
Cialfo has a solution: Direct Apply - a one-stop application for international applicants.
Rohan Pasari is the Co-founder and CEO of Cialfo, a Global Ed-Tech company in Singapore.
Rohan joins us on our podcast to tell us What Direct Apply is, Feature Highlights, Benefits for Int’l Students, Counselors and Schools, and Why even Colleges and Universities like it.
In particular, we discuss the following with him:
- What is Direct Apply?
- Direct Apply Features
- How Cialfo Benefits Students, Schools & Counselors
- Why Colleges Like Direct Apply
Topics discussed in this episode:
- Introducing Rohan Pasari, Cialfo [0:47]
- Hi Fives - Podcast Highlights [2:19]
- What is Direct Apply? [4:33]
- Origins of Direct Apply [7:32]
- Direct Apply Highlights [11:25]
- Colleges Connect [15:53]
- Usage Workflow [17:25]
- How Counselors Benefit [22:55]
- Cialfo Education Advisors [26:04]
- How Colleges Benefit [28:14]
- Visa Services [30:04]
- What’s Next? [31:49]
- Competition? [34:09]
- Close [35:24]
Our Guest: Rohan Pasari is the Co-founder and CEO of Cialfo. Rohan graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Entrepreneurship and Economics from Nanyang Technological University in Singapore. Cialfo currently supports over 300,000 students on its “common application” platform.
Memorable Quote: “And that [Direct Apply] allows students to make well informed decisions, which is in their best interest. And, you know, getting unbiased information on the application process, and what it takes to actually get into these universities, is really important.” Rohan Pasari.
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