Episode summary introduction: Every year US Colleges accept over quarter of a million students from all over the world, into their undergraduate programs. The competition is intense and the preparation starts early in high school.

College Counselor Nitin Jain, Co-founder of Oncourse, India shares how they shape and sculpt aspiring students, to become competitive college applicants.

In particular, we discuss the following with him:

• The Origins of Oncourse
  
• Selecting students to counsel
  
• Making the difference that ultimately matters to students
  

Topics discussed in this episode:

• Introduction to Oncourse [2:02]
  
• Picking Students to Counsel [4:49]
  
• Students’ Scorecard - Pluses and Minuses [6:33]
  
• Immersion to discover a student’s X-Factor [12:42]
  

Our Guest: Nitin Jain,  Co-founder Oncourse, Gurgaon India, focuses on international college applications to US, UK, Canada, Hong Kong and Singapore.

Memorable Quote: “The story lies in creating a bespoke experience with the students.”

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