Framing Failure During the Admissions Process
"So what do you do in your application? Turn the tables around. Showcase the positive you. Absolutely describe your failures, but while thinking of them as practical teachers in a school called life."
—Sudershan Tirumala T'10, associate director of Admissions and regional director for India and South East Asia
Sudershan Tirumala, Associate Director of Admissions, shares his perspective on how applicants can frame past failures during the admissions process.
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