Passion and Perseverance for Excellence

In May 2021, Bloomberg published a special feature headlined, “Vancouver Is the Hate Crime Capital in North America”, exposing how the city’s long history of anti-Asian racism has boiled over to a surge in attacks during the COVID-19 pandemic. Vancouver police data showed that Anti-Asian hate crimes increased almost eight-fold…

At Pandahug Educational Consulting, when working with children and adolescents with multicultural backgrounds, we include the following considerations in our practice: We practice self-awareness about our own multiple cultural identites and ensure that we maintain a sense of understanding, objectiveness and equality about cultural identities in our work. We work…

Compelling storytelling is one of the most impactful leadership skills. A study by Uri Hasses of Princeton revealed surprising brain activity in audiences as they listened to a speaker tell a story. The results showed that not only did all of the listeners show similar brain activity during the story…

The ability to manage your emotions and remain calm under pressure has a direct link to your performance. 90% of top performers are skilled at managing their emotions in times of stress in order to remain calm and in control. Although prolonged stress causes degeneration in the area of the…

One of the most common questions that I hear from students in Canada is “What grades do I need to get in order to get into my dream Canadian university?” Top-tier Canadian universities, like universities around the world, are becoming increasingly more selective every year. Every year, the quantity and…

The College Board plans to implement a new yardstick it calls the “Environmental Context Dashboard.” The index is being referred to widely as the “adversity score.” It measures factors such as crime rates and poverty levels in students’ neighborhoods to reflect their “resourcefulness to overcome challenges and achieve more with…

Canadian education is a prestigious world-class education. Canada accepts hundreds of thousands of international students every year. Most of them eventually obtain Canadian Permanent Residency. Recently, the Canadian government has announced the expedited processing program — Student Direct Stream — that targets candidates applying from India, Philippines, China, or Vietnam. …

The quality of your extracurricular activities matters more than the number of activities in which you participate. Admissions committees at prestigious colleges typically look for students with significant extracurricular accomplishments in addition to strong academic credentials. …