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Your daughter did not get in to KGS
A few weeks ago, a friend of mine called me on the phone. He sounded extremely excited, “My daughter got into Karachi Grammar School!” I was surprised as the KGS office wasn't supposed to announce...
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Helping Punjab’s medical students
One needs to score at least 82 per cent marks in Intermediate exams and then pass an entry test to gain admission into any public medical college in Punjab. This ensures that those who do eventually...
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This year, I need to get in to college
This is what most reporters, bloggers and conscientious people will worry about in the year 2012 - Imran Khan, terrorism, Pak-US ties and Afghanistan. And this is what a certain demographic of 17 to...
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The rat race of KGS admissions
Mrs A remembers it as 'the most horrible week of my life.' She cried frequently; she had trouble sleeping at night; she had to leave a party early because she felt like she 'couldn't breathe'. And too...
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The Harvard Syndrome
Every morning when he wakes up, the first thing he sees when he opens his eyes are the big block letters on the chart opposite his bed: HARVARD. It taunts him, tempts him and ultimately motivates him;...
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Admission packages and taking students for an expensive ride
It’s that stressful time of the year when students are excited and anxious at the same time; the transition between O’levels and A’levels isn’t easy. Why you might ask? Well, it's upsetting to many...
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Let the Aitchison legacy prevail!
Aitchison College has boasted its majestic red brick buildings and traditions for over 125 years now. As we all know, generation after generations have followed the footsteps of their fathers and...
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Dear Malala Yousafzai, your Nobel Prize is not your ticket to Stanford
It is time for Malala Yousafzai to start considering colleges for the next phase of her education. However, here the queen of education seems to have run into a little snag. Though she has her eyes set...
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