This is the first call you should be making with mentors for your college applications. Here we explore your past experiences and your future plans to help you create a strategic plan for your applications. You will be provided with a personal assessment questionnaire that you will fill out to use as a base for your college applications your essays.
Taha Mughal
Alma mater: Cambridge University, University of Pennsylvania
Taha Mughal, an architect, historic preservationist, and writer, holds advanced degrees from the University of Cambridge and the University of Pennsylvania. A recipient of prestigious scholarships like the Charles Wallace India Trust and Fulbright-Nehru. His work spans Heritage, Culture, Politics, and Literature. Over the past decade, he has mentored underprivileged communities in North India through art. Currently, he is co-translating Kashmiri classical literature in the Himalayas and has contributed to a Barakat Trust-UK-funded project on Early Modern Kashmir.
By Larisa Shrestha | Harvard University
Mentor: Astha Wagle | University of Oxford
Larisa Shrestha
Alma Mater: Harvard University
Larisa completed her bachelors degree at Harvard University in Neuroscience after receiving a Opportunity Fund Grant Scholarship in 2017. She also holds a certificate in Darwin and the Origins of Evolutionary Biology from Oxford University and an interdisciplinary certificate in Typical and Atypical Neurodevelopment from Harvard University's Harvard Graduate School of Education. She holds several years of mentorship experience and in conducting programs through the Harvard Global Education Movement
By Eriko Shrestha | Oxford University Ph.D
Mentor: Astha Wagle | University of Oxford
Eriko Shrestha
Alma Mater: Oxford University.
Eriko Shrestha is a climate professional dedicated to advancing the clean energy transition, with a focus on hard-to-abate sectors. Currently pursuing an MSc in Environmental Management at the University of Oxford, Eriko has contributed to developing countries’ NDC revisions, analyzed hydrogen’s greenhouse gas impacts in the United States, and modeled decarbonization strategies for emerging economies.
With experience at Oxford’s Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment, Eriko has researched private sector barriers to adopting net-zero targets across industries. Passionate about sustainable solutions,
By Eriko Shrestha | Oxford University Ph.D
Mentor: Astha Wagle | University of Oxford
Astha Wagle
Alma Mater: Oxford University
Astha Wagle is currently a researcher at the Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment - University of Oxford. She holds a Masters in Environmental Economics from the London School of Economics and completed her bachelor degree and a diploma in advanced studies and research from Ashoka University. She has also held the role of a Staff Research Associate at the Confederation of Nepalese Industries where she conducted research on Nepal's trade and investment environments
By Eriko Shrestha | Oxford University Ph.D
Mentor: Astha Wagle | University of Oxford