'Research' now key to get into top global schools
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Besides grades, extra-curricular activities, and self-studying online courses from reputed institutions, doing research while in school is vital for getting admission in top universities abroad, various study abroad experts said.
Piyush Kumar, regional director, South Asia and Mauritius, at IDP Education, said Ivy League institutions seek students who go the extra mile by engaging in «super curricular» activities like entrepreneurship ventures, startups, small businesses and writing research papers.
Citing examples of research done by high-school students, he said, «One of our students did a project on wearable technology, creating a prosthetic hand controlled by AI. The prototype helps people with disabilities. Another one worked on a research paper with a PhD student on the impact of technology on society and received an LoR (letter of recommendation).»
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Vibha Kagzi, chief executive of RachIvy.com, said she has been advising students to work on research papers for over six years now.
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«Roughly 90% of our students to Ivy Leagues end up completing a research paper/proposal since writing such a research paper is embedded in the IB (International Baccalaureate) curriculum and is a requirement to get the IB diploma,» Kagzi said.
Students whose schools or boards lack formal research programmes can find external resources.
«Students should
