Setumadhava Kathavate

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Higher Education 101

One of the most confusing things in the life of a student is the process of applying for higher education abroad. There just isn’t one defined process or a ‘guide book’ to help students research and apply to universities overseas. This confusion makes the perfect hunting ground to the ‘education consultancies’. I have been involved in the process of applying to universities for the last two years and I have experienced a lot of the positive and negative sides of this exercise. While I had no one to guide me, I relied heavily on the internet and even once made a mistake of consulting from one of the million ‘chor’ consultancy businesses to pursue my dream of studying abroad. But fortunately after going through a lot of tough preparation and planning, I managed to get into the university I dreamed of (Not with the help of the consultancies). And trust me, if I could do it, anybody can...

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Realizing dreams

The feeling when you realize what you want to do in life, is something that’s hard to express in words. It’s a wonderful feeling! It’s like love. You can’t express what it is, but you can feel it. I recently realized where my passion lies and what i gotta be doing in life. I realized I love working in a creative environment and I must get into some sort of a design related field. And these are some of the observations that I’ve made that ascertains that realization.

Ever since the idea hit my head, it’s the only thing I’ve been thinking about. For over a month now the only thing I ever think about, at least for most part of the day, is how to start doing what I love doing. Although I’m currently without a regular job right now, I don’t feel like taking one up unless it’s what I truly want to be doing.

You’ve realized your dream, when you start getting the feeling that ‘This is it, I...

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My idea of being happy

Hey there. Are you happy doing whatever you’re doing? If the answer is a sincere yes, stop reading and get back to work. If not, What the fuck are you even doing? Why do you cry each day about how bad your work is and still stick with it?

Ask yourself these simple questions: Why am I even doing whatever doing right now? Is it making me happy? Is this the work I always dreamt would make me happy or is it just the money? Am I doing this for myself or because someone asked me to or because I saw someone doing it? If the answer is no for most of those questions, you’re in the wrong place my friend. It’s time to move on. The first step is to get out of the denial that you’re happy at this place, stop doing what you don’t enjoy and start searching.

“How do I search, where do I start?” you may ask. Well, it’s not easy. But the place to start is to find out what turns you on. No, not porn. It...

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