Confidence, independence and global friendships: my Pamoja experience
I started studying my Diploma Programme with Pamoja two years ago. At that time, I was not a confident student; I used to hesitate to ask my teachers or classmates anything in case they thought my questions were stupid. Now, after two years of studying online with my...My Pamoja Scholarship helped me get into university
My name is Raghav, and I’m coming to the end of a two-year scholarship with Pamoja. I study the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (IB DP) at GEMS Wellington Academy, Silicon Oasis; a few of my classes are face-to-face, and the rest are online using the...How Minerva changed my view of “university”
Blog, Student posts | March 21, 2017
The words “seven cities, four years” played on repeat in my head as I went to Ascent, Minerva’s admitted students weekend in San Francisco. I met hardworking and talented current students, and I made new friends from countries all around the globe. I could visualise... Writing an Extended Essay: the real lessons I learned along the way
Blog, Student posts | April 19, 2016
My name is Dani, and I am an IB survivor. I have worked all night on Internal Assessments, cried in at least one exam (Higher Level Maths – no calculator) and tried to wrap my head around all types of knowledge. Today, I’m going to talk about my experience writing an...