Career Counselling

Admission Counselling

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Choosing the right subject combination sets the foundation stone for a successful career. Often students get coerced into choosing subjects they feel they like or career options which seem lucrative without having the inclination towards that sphere. Eventually this leads to mediocrity and a lack of enthusiasm, resulting in average academic and professional performances.

OPL’s Career Counselling empowers students & professionals to make the ‘Right Decisions’ on Subjects, Courses, Colleges, and Careers. We provide personalized recommendations on individual strengths are provided through a customized psychometric test based on Personality, Aptitude, Motivation, and Interest. This helps build awareness about available career options, and helps students recognize their overall aptitude, strengths, and weaknesses.

Our chief aim is to help students identify their intrinsic abilities and interests in order to facilitate a career choice. We conduct customized psychometric assessments in order to dive deep into a student’s mindset. Our expert Career Counselors with over 25 years of experience in shaping careers provide in-depth psychometric analysis catering to the individual needs in order to facilitate decision-making with the involvement of all stakeholders – parents, teachers, counselors, and the students.

Features or our Career Counselling Program:

Predictive Assessment and Accuracy
Multi-faceted assessment
Unified Decision Making
Application of Cognitive Information Processing (CIP) Model
Advanced Algorithms
Comprehensive Assessment Report

Course Search

Choosing the right course and subject combinations hold the key to a successful career. Our expert research scholars and academicians help students in this extremely crucial aspect of the overall admission process.

The US education system boasts of immense diversity in the way students can select the various combinations of majors and minors. This unique system sometimes leaves students overawed by the sheer multitude of choices. Rather than choosing an incorrect combination, our expert course mentors help tem choose the perfect combination that will help progress their careers in the right direction. For students who have an average academic record and are unsure what subject combination will help them tide over the 4 year journey, we once again help them choose the right combination of majors and minors so that they can comfortably sail through.

Here are some unique combinations of majors and minors that we have helped our students select:

Study Loans and Scholarships

Scholarships in USA and other countries are usually merit based. The overall profile of the student – academic, skill specific, and life skill specific – will be assessed by the University Admissions Committee before they award a scholarship.

What scholarship funds will go towards varies greatly depending on which international scholarships you receive and who is providing it. Most are designed to cover your basic costs of studying. This includes tuition, student fees, books, and any other school-related costs. In some cases, a portion of your living costs might also be covered, such as food and accommodation.

Scholarships are of the following types:

Merit-based Scholarships

Merit scholarships are typically the ones that come to mind when you think of a scholarship. In order to qualify for a merit scholarship, you must demonstrate academic excellence. The most obvious indicator of your academic achievement is your grades. However, merit scholarships aren’t just limited to your grades. Some universities will also take into consideration any special talents you may have, including athletic abilities or musical skills.

The money granted by a merit-based scholarship is almost exclusively meant to cover tuition fees. Whether it covers only partial or full tuition is dependent on the university’s budget, your grades, or your financial need.

Need-based Scholarships

As the name suggests, need-based scholarships are awarded to students who have demonstrated that they have financial needs to pursue a study abroad experience. If the student is still supported by their parents, the scholarship provider will analyze the parents’ income and ability to pay for the tuition fees. They may also look at factors such as citizenship and residence status, the number of members in your household, tax statements, or employment. If the student supports themselves, their own income will be assessed.

Need-based scholarships are designed to provide assistance for studies when students or their guardians are not able to afford tuition and costs of studying. These grants are independent of merit scholarships, and in some cases, you may qualify for both merit-based scholarships and need-based scholarships depending on the program or university. Be sure to check with your financial aid advisor to see what type of international scholarships you qualify for.

Athletic Scholarships

Athletic scholarships are given to top-notch athletes by universities to recruit them for their athletic teams. Full-ride scholarships for athletes are common among many universities, especially in the United States. Athletes compete for these prized athletic scholarships, but they also come with a price.

While benefiting from a free education, athletes must balance rigorous training with studies. Athletic scholarships are often awarded to athletes while in high-school based on their performance in sports.

Program or Field Specific Scholarships

Program-specific scholarships are most often related to a specific level of studies such as bachelor’s or master’s level, or to a specific program, such as an engineering or a nursing program. For example, a university may offer master’s degree scholarships for any of its master’s students or the engineering faculty may offer specific scholarships for master’s programs in engineering for its engineering students.

Program-specific scholarships may be offered directly from the school, or also from a private donor who is affiliated with the university such as an alumnus who has set up a scholarship foundation. Sometimes these scholarships are offered to you with your university admission and you don’t even have to apply for them.

There are also several scholarships for international students within this category. Some universities may target students in specific fields to boost their own international student population in specific programs.

Minority Scholarships

If you belong to a minority group, take advantage of the scholarship options established specifically for you. Most universities want to ensure they are providing equal access to education. Therefore, they offer scholarships to members of marginalized groups that may not otherwise have access to the same opportunities as more privileged students.

Eligible groups include, but are not limited to, women, racial or ethnic minorities, and members of the LGBTQ community.

OPL Student Loans Program

In our continuing endeavor to ensure that finance isn’t a hindrance to the dreams of our students, irrespective of whether they receive a scholarship or not, our Student Loans Program supports students in need of funds without co-signers, collateral, or a US credit history. Fixed-rate loans ranging from $2,001 to $100,000 total with up to 1.50% in interest rate discounts are available.

What Makes Our Student Loan Special?

Fixed-interest rates with flexible loan amounts that can cover tuition, school supplies, and living expenses for future semesters or past due balances.
Supports all majors and degrees.
No requirement for a cosigner, collateral, or credit history.
Enjoy interest-only payments while in school and during the 6-month post-graduation grace period.
Earn up to 1.50% off your interest rate and build your U.S. credit history to bridge your way to future financing.
Repay your loan online in any currency or location around the world, plus no prepayment penalties if you want to pay your loan off early.