If we were to describe in one word, our experience with Ara, for our son Arjun, it will be ‘Transformative’!!_x000D_ _x000D_ Our son was keen to go beyond the conventional rat race of JEE etc, but was struggling to figure out the landscape of institutions that would act like a good springboard for his professional career._x000D_ _x000D_ To address this fundamental need, Ara has a robust process, which begins with a deep understanding of the streams that our son wanted to pursue. It culminated in a shortlist of the best reputed institutions both in India & abroad for the chosen streams. This gave enormous clarity to our son. Then began the process of Profile/CV creation, Essay & Interview preparation._x000D_ _x000D_ We soon realized that each college has a different operating philosophy, that permeates into their application & admission process. The Ara team understands this very well. Consequently they set a tailored regimen, setting a gruelling pace for our son to build his profile and to prepare for the interviews based on each different college. Throughout this process, they struck the right balance of encouragement & critique. It helped our son to appreciate his inherent potential and also become aware of his areas of improvement._x000D_ _x000D_ A disciplined weekly routine with regular touchpoints to track progress was set. Monthly parent meetings helped us keep pace with the entire admission process. This process of Ara which in our opinion is akin to plucking a rough stone and polishing it into a shining gem has yielded results far beyond what we had thought a few months ago._x000D_ _x000D_ Today our son has got offers from some of the best ranked universities across India, Europe, Canada & Australia. Full credit to Ara for helping us navigate through a very critical phase of our lives as parents - that of setting our children on the best possible path for their higher education.