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AAPRAJITA KAIRON

Summary

A UCLA-certified counselor with 10+ years of experience and with a stronghold in US, Canada, UK, Ireland, European, Australia, Singapore and Japan education systems and student visa processes. An intuitive understanding of profile building for prospective applicants by helping them shortlist programs and identify central themes for their application. A strong and precise understanding of essay requirements. Have successfully placed students in the top schools worldwide.

Overview

18
18
years of professional experience

Work History

Manager, Exclusive Vertical

Manya The Princeton Review
06.2023 - Current
  • Led the team interfacing with the student and parent
  • One-on-one interaction with clients at the second and third levels for assistance with conversion to sales
  • Understood clear and concise requirements of the applicant
  • Aligned the profile towards the intended major and identified the strengths of the applicant
  • Brainstormed and identified the subject and content of the essays and supplements
  • Provided guidance on applications and LOR's
  • Assisted with visa applications to various countries

Assistant Manager, Exclusive Vertical

Manya The Princeton Review
06.2022 - 06.2023
  • Identified the passion and then based on that suggested passion projects and create a centralised theme of the application
  • Provide a realistic and wholesome shortlist
  • Provided guidance on applications and LOR's
  • Assisted with visa applications to various countries

Team Leader

Silver Fern Education Consultants
01.2021 - 06.2022
  • Heading a team of four people, I am responsible for assessing all student profiles, liaisoning with agents, conducting one-on-one counseling sessions with students and their parents for both direct and premium universities
  • I oversee the application process for the students, visa filing and scheduling of appointments for both student and visitor visas.

Senior Counselor

EduVelocity Global Counselors
01.2016 - 01.2020
  • I overlooked the outreach team that was responsible for the management of the company’s social media profiles and was part of the writing team where I contributed valuable inputs into the LORs, essays and supplementary answers for student applications.

Assistant Researcher

Partap Singh Kairon
01.2009 - 01.2017
  • A Visionary; Published by Rupa, Assisted with writing, collecting background information and language correction for the biography.

Counselor for USA Student Applications

Freelance
01.2013 - 01.2016
  • Counseled parents and students regarding the application process at an undergraduate level to premium US universities.

Executive Manager

Punjab Cold Storage
01.2006 - 01.2013
  • I ensured the smooth functioning of the facility, was responsible for recruiting staff, communicating and settling disputes with customers.

Education

Guidance Expert And Coach -

UCLA
09.2022

B.A. Graduate - Psychology, Sociology, English

Punjab University
1998

B.A. - Economics, Political Science, English

St. Bede’s College
1995

Skills

  • Strong organizational skills, can balance multiple projects and duties simultaneously
  • Robust profile-building skills
  • In-depth knowledge of the higher education systems in the US, Canada, UK, Ireland, European countries, Australia, Japan and Singapore
  • Experience handling undergraduate, Postgraduate and MBA applications
  • Understanding of the credit system, profile requirements and the life-skills required to navigate it
  • Strong management skills
  • Experience leading small teams
  • Knowledge of what admission counselors look for in the writing elements of applications
  • Administrative experience with various kinds of documentation
  • Proof-reading
  • Assistance in editing
  • Suggestion and implementation of new ideas
  • Technical skills- Word, Excel, GoogleDocs
  • Engaging personality with eloquent communication skills
  • Effective decision making and analytical skills
  • Efficient multi-tasking abilities

Students Placed At

University of Pennsylvania

Yale

Columbia

University of Michigan, Ann Arbour

University of Washington, Seattle

Tulane

UCLA

Brown

University of Wisconsin, Madison

Virginia Tech

Georgia Tech

UBC

University of Ottawa

University of Waterloo

University Of Toronto

York University 

University of Manchester

University of Edinburgh

St. Andrews

University of Galway

University of Sydney

University of Melbourne

University of Tokyo

SMU

Timeline

Manager, Exclusive Vertical

Manya The Princeton Review
06.2023 - Current

Assistant Manager, Exclusive Vertical

Manya The Princeton Review
06.2022 - 06.2023

Team Leader

Silver Fern Education Consultants
01.2021 - 06.2022

Senior Counselor

EduVelocity Global Counselors
01.2016 - 01.2020

Counselor for USA Student Applications

Freelance
01.2013 - 01.2016

Assistant Researcher

Partap Singh Kairon
01.2009 - 01.2017

Executive Manager

Punjab Cold Storage
01.2006 - 01.2013

Guidance Expert And Coach -

UCLA

B.A. Graduate - Psychology, Sociology, English

Punjab University

B.A. - Economics, Political Science, English

St. Bede’s College
AAPRAJITA KAIRON