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By: Hiba Ali Chishti

شہ بے خودی نے عطا کیا مجھے اب لباس برہنگی
نہ خرد کی بخیہ گری رہی نہ جنوں کی پردہ دری رہی

the kingdom of ecstacy has granted me a robe of nakedness
my intellect no longer weaves a covering, my fervor no longer tears it off
By: Airas Qadir/Rao

I was introduced to college counselling in A2. By this point I had upgraded schools, and my new school was full of incredibly smart, incredibly ambitious girls. It felt like everyone was applying to the Ivy Leagues. As a self-assured smart girl myself, I wondered, “Is this actually possible?”
By: Shameen Tariq

It all began with a first phone call with Ayesha Hasan. I was still in the throes of Pakistan’s fragmented and templated consulting system, working over-time at a job that required a barrage of fake activities to be drafted from scratch on the daily. Students came in hordes, with long resumes and a burning will to make it to the top.
By: Zara Suhail Mannan

In 2016, I first interacted with the Pakistani industry of educational consultancy while applying for my undergraduate studies to the U.S. as an A-level student from a private school in Lahore. More resourced than others, my school was able to provide us with the necessary fundamental guidance and counselor to assist us with our admission journeys.