Always be on the searchMost of you know about my "Portfolio accelerator" program where I am helping four students individually to prepare their portfolios to apply to TOP universities. Today, I want to share with a recent insight I have gained through working these students.
When I was preparing my application last year, only programs I knew and applied to were YYGS, YIRLI, Pioneer and Lumier because they were popular and everyone else also applied to them. I thought that nearly all good summer programs already had closed their applications, and that I had no choice but focus on other parts of my portfolio.
However, through working with my students and constantly searching for programs we could apply to, we have found quite a lot of options that have generous financial aid, provide essential insights into the spheres they want to pursue, and are diverse in study body.
Looking back right now, I realize the reason why I couldn't find those programs was because I was not looking for them. I never googled summer program available with their applications open or asked chatGPT for help. Even if I did, it was shallow research.
What I want to tell you today is to always keep your options open and be on the search:
- follow telegram channels that post internship, research opportunities and summer programs
- check out Reddit posts about summer programs
- google summer programs related to your field
- etc.
BTW, one of my students in Bukhara recently started her passion project and is aiming to raise awareness about robotics across school students in Bukhara.
She opened volunteering positions in her team. Reach out to @starzigirl if you are in Bukhara and would like to add a meaningful activity to your portfolio while also positively contributing to the society
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