The Thirsty Scholar - Upcoming Events and Deadlines (Webinars and Competitions)

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IN THIS ISSUE

Upcoming Events and Deadlines

COLLEGE INFO SESSIONS/WEBINARS FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS (all sessions are virtual; please double check the exact time depending on your particular time zone)

✔️ Crimson Education, a leading global educational consultancy, is organizing a talk by Harvard alum Brad Latilla-Campbell on the topic Why Starting Early Is the Key to University Admission Success! Click here for more information Sat, 31 Aug 2024

✔️ Bowdoin College is hosting an International Student Application Workshop. Register here Tue, 3 Sept 2024

✔️ Admissions officers from the following five schools - Harvard, Princeton, the University of Virginia, Wellesley, and Yale will discuss opportunities, scholarships and our generous need-based financial aid offerings. Register here Sun, 8 Sept 2024

✔️ Swarthmore College is hosting ‘Ask an Admissions Officer' Virtual Sessions (30 minutes). Register here Tue, 10 Sept 2024

✔️ Stanford is running a ‘Stanford Virtual Visit’ This 45-minute virtual information session is conducted by a representative from the Office of Undergraduate Admission and is designed to help high school students explore the programs, places, and people that define Stanford and understand the admissions process. Register here Thurs, 12 Sept 2024

✔️ Princeton University is holding a ‘Virtual Information Session’ The session will consist of a 30-minute presentation about Princeton University with an admission officer followed by 15-minutes of Q&A. The admission officer will present general information about the University, along with information about admission and financial aid. Register here Fri, 13 Sept 2024

✔️ Harvard College is running an information Session specifically for International Students. In these 45 min long sessions, an admission officer and an undergraduate student will present information and answer questions about academics, student life, admissions and financial aid at Harvard College. Register here Tue, 17 Sept 2024

✔️ Dartmouth College is hosting a ‘Discover Dartmouth’ for Middle Eastern and South Asian Students. Discussion will be about academics, social life, and more. Register here Thurs, 19 Sept 2024

✔️ Brown University is hosting an ‘Inside the School of Engineering: Program Overview with Prof. Indrek Kuloats, Director of Undergraduate studies, along with a panel of Engineering faculty’ to get acquainted with Brown School of Engineering’s curriculum (the engineering core), degree programs, and the tradition of engineering excellence combined with Brown’s distinctive Open Curriculum. Register here Mon, 23 Sept 2024

✔️ Brown University is hosting ‘Introduction to Brown for International Students’ This will be an introduction to Brown's rigorous and unique academic environment in addition to research, diversity, student life, and more. You will also have the opportunity to hear from an admission officer and learn about the application process and financial aid. Register here Wed, 25 Sept 2024

WORKSHOP (ESSAY WRITING)

✔️ Carnegie Mellon and Harvard Law School grad Anna Vande Velde of College Advisor is hosting a 1 hr ‘College Essay Workshop: Crafting a Personal Statement That Stands Out. This session will help you craft a compelling personal statement that captures your unique voice and impresses admissions officers. Register here Fri, 20 Sept 2024

BOARDING SCHOOL FAIR

✔️ The Red Pen, a leading Mumbai educational consultancy, is organizing an in-person World Boarding School Fair event for families with children from kindergarten to grade 12. Here, you can meet representatives of 30+ Indian and international boarding schools from 11 countries (incl. UK, US, Switzerland, UAE, etc.). For more information and to register, click here. Mumbai: Sat, 28 Sept 2024 | Delhi Sun, 29 Sept 2024

COMPETITIONS (ESSAY WRITING)

✔️ The Fountainhead Essay Contest with a grand prize of $25,000; Open to all middle & high school students worldwide, ages 13 and older. Click here to find out more. Fri, 13 Sept 2024

✔️ The Free Press is running an essay contest for high school students - this is what they say: “We’re looking for essays from incoming ninth, tenth, eleventh, and twelfth graders to tell us what the world gets wrong about Gen Z.” Check it out here Deadline is Sun, 15 Sept 2024

✔️ Pre-registration is Open for The Harvard Crimson Global Essay Writing Contest. This essay competition organized by The Harvard Crimson, the student newspaper at Harvard College, provides a platform for young, ambitious high school students to exercise their writing skills and compete with students from all over the world! Click here to pre-register. October 2024- March 2025

BEFORE YOU GO…

WORD/IDIOM OF THE DAY 

“Bite off more than you can chew”

Meaning: To take on a task that is too big or beyond one’s ability.

Example: Payal bit off more than she could chew by taking on the extra project at school. Now she is struggling to meet her deadlines.

BELIEVE IT OR NOT 👌🏻👌🏻

A Stanford student has won a medal at every Olympics since 1908. In fact, Stanford concluded the 2024 Paris Olympic Games with a school-record 39 medals. If Stanford was a country, it would have tied with Canada for 11th place final finish.

JOKE OF THE DAY 😉😄

How many Harvard students does it take to change a lightbulb? 
One—he holds the bulb and the world revolves around him.

One more: How many MIT students does it take to change a lightbulb? 
500—1 to hold the bulb, 499 to turn the house.

QUOTE of the DAY 💡💡

“We have to continually be jumping off cliffs and developing our wings on the way down.”
- Kurt Vonnegut, If This Isn't Nice, What Is? Advice for the Young