College Counselling Session on the COPA with Agastya Rana

TISB graduate from the cohort of 2020, Agastya Rana, joined a group of 13 participants from the student body and the College Counselling Departments to talk about The Cambridge Online Preliminary Application (COPA).

Agastya Rana, currently enrolled as a student in Astrophysics at Yale University, graduated the IB Diploma Programme at TISB with a perfect 45 points. Today he explained the application process to Cambridge as well as other universities and colleges; a topic ranging from the entrance test, the different questions in the application form, personal statement and the why Cambridge essay, and extra curricular activities. Students who aspire to get accepted to Cambridge University got plenty of their questions answered during the Microsoft Teams session, where Agastya shared his insights and tips with writing college and university applications.

At the end of the talk, Agastya shared his inside experiences from the Yale University and its campus, where he is currently living. He also gave the students some valuable advice and pointers on the importance of researching universities and colleges; to choose the right atmosphere and level for you, and how to look out for competitiveness and grade inflation.