Harshul is a Supernova Launchpad success story today, but it was not so for all the days of the two years or so we have been working with him. His father approached us wrought with worries for his son’s future. Covid had turned him into an introvert, and he spent hours watching anime and sketching anime. His performance in his academics was not very encouraging. After a deep inspection of his personality, likes and dislikes, we advised him to consider fine arts, particularly graphic designing as his vocation. He decided to accept our advice but was not fully convinced. It was a steep ascent however, we at Supernova Launchpad persisted, as we knew we were climbing up. And, voila! We struck gold when Harshul secured a merit-based scholarship of more than 50 lakhs!!
So, what can you expect when you come to us with your child for her/his counseling?
- We conduct a thorough evaluation of the child’s personality and prospects, a SWOT analysis, through our structured and unstructured one to one interview(s).
- We identify the gap areas in the child’s personality and profile, as a citizen of the world, and also as an applicant to a reputed university outside India.
- We draw up a customised roadmap for the next 2-3 years depending upon the time the child has before application.
- We schedule weekly catch-ups with the child to keep her/him on track. A counselor from my team is appointed as a buddy to support the child in fulfilling the gaps and converting opportunities to accomplishments.
- The pace of the programme varies according to the child’s schedule, temperament and the total time available with us.
- We also work on developing life skills, soft skills, social skills and attributes required for a well-balanced personality; it is a slow process but we are unrelenting.
- We also counsel the parents separately whenever the situation demands.
- We get the child enrolled into internships, camps, courses, community service activities while balancing the academic schedule.
- Finally, we look up the best universities, prepare application dossier, write SOPs and LORs and get the student to apply.
- We like to try for scholarships, so we complete that procedure as well.
- We support the student in applying for the VISA, financial planning for the same and with counseling to settle well into the new environs of a foreign country.
- We continue to remain in touch and guide the student till she/he withdraws voluntarily.
It is quite a lot! And, we are quite good at it.