Immersion. Nitin Jain of Oncourse on Counseling for College Applications. Part I.

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.” Episode Transcript: Please visit almamatters.io/podcasts. Calls-to-action: Subscribe or Follow our podcasts at any of these locations:, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, RadioPublic, Breaker, Anchor. Send your feedback on this podcast to [email protected].