{"id":9126,"date":"2021-06-08T09:25:01","date_gmt":"2021-06-08T03:55:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.univariety.com\/blog\/?p=9126"},"modified":"2021-09-24T17:02:51","modified_gmt":"2021-09-24T11:32:51","slug":"what-are-the-best-colleges-in-the-country-looking-for-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.univariety.com\/blog\/what-are-the-best-colleges-in-the-country-looking-for-today\/","title":{"rendered":"What Are The Best Colleges In The Country Looking For Today?"},"content":{"rendered":"


\n<\/b>\u201cYou are more than your marks\u201d- The best colleges in the world today.<\/b>
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\n<\/b>There\u2019s a strong reason why the best colleges around the world are restructuring their admission processes around this very thought.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>In the early 2000s, scoring an 80+ in your boards would make you a celebrity around the local household. And with a score of 90+ news channels came to your house asking you about your preparation methods.\u00a0 And not to forget a spot on the front page of the local newspapers reading, “<\/span>Middle-Class Student Makes the State Proud”.<\/b><\/p>\n

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Gradually, the status quo built around just a 90+ score in the boards lost its shine when students started averaging around 95 marks.<\/span><\/p>\n

So much so that now the only score that could make the ears flinch was a perfect 100!<\/span><\/p>\n

In the year 2020, several students scored 99%, with <\/span>Shirija a student of the Little Flower School, New Delhi, who scored a perfect <\/span>100<\/b> in Hindi, English, Maths, and Science.<\/span> Her total score was 499\/500, in which she just lost a mark in Social Science.<\/span><\/p>\n

Interestingly some students were even disappointed with their scores of 97 and 98.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Such is the scenario!<\/span><\/p>\n

Now, scoping out our focus from the 99s and 100s, a total of 1,50,000 students scored 90+ in the CBSE Boards 2020.<\/span><\/p>\n

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And, mind me this is just a single board that we\u2019re talking about. The Cambridge board, the ICSE board, and all the state boards combined take the tally well past 2,00,000! <\/span><\/p>\n

Availability of seats in the best colleges today!<\/b><\/h2>\n

With a 90+ score, it is only fair to assume that you can crack the admission processes of the best colleges in the country.<\/span><\/p>\n

But is that the case?<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Well, let\u2019s put these numbers against the number of seats available in the best colleges in the country, and find out.<\/span><\/p>\n

Overall, a total of 1 crore students apply for college admissions every year, and when you put together the number of seats, there are about 5 lacs in top colleges. The reality is 95% of graduating students will not have a chance at the top universities.
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\nEliminating all the other criteria, at the very end, there are 100 top candidates per seat.
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\n<\/span>And this is just the ratio for candidates with a 90+ score.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Missed on the 90+ mark? Find out what you can do to be eligible for your dream college?<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n

Of those 100 students, 70 are eliminated based on the final cut-off score. Now amongst the remaining 30, the final selection process is conducted to find that 1 ideal student.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Final Selection<\/b><\/h2>\n

In the final selection round, all of the 30 candidates have exceptionally high scores. So, the credibility of scores becomes obsolete from this point onwards.<\/span><\/p>\n

Now what guarantees a final selection is a solid student profile<\/strong>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

But what do you mean by a student profile<\/strong>?<\/span><\/p>\n

A student profile consists of 2 elementary\u00a0 aspects:<\/span>
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\n<\/span>1. Your real-life skills, &<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

2. Your Demonstrated Interest in the field that you are applying for.<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

Check if your current profile is good enough to give you an edge during college admissions.\u00a0<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Let\u2019s understand what they mean in detail.<\/span><\/p>\n

1.Your real-life skills<\/b><\/b><\/h3>\n

<\/b>\u201c<\/span>Knowing that tomato is a fruit is KNOWLEDGE, not putting it in a fruit salad is WISDOM\u201d.<\/b><\/p>\n

This is precisely what this section is about, i.e. how efficient are you with the practical applications of the knowledge that you have acquired over the years?<\/span><\/p>\n

In total, there are 5 elementary real-life skills, and your grasp on each of these skills plays a major role in your journey towards success. They are:<\/span><\/p>\n