“Paud to Princeton, the Malik brothers look toward West” (Wall Street Journal)

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<p>[Paud</a> to Princeton, the Malik brothers look toward West - livemint<a href="note%20that%20this%20story%20has%20four%20web%20pages">/url</a></p>

<p>“On the day before Mahindra United World College’s winter break, the air is thick with nerves, relief, excitement. For the freshers, this is the first time they return home since arriving at the boarding school. The graduating class, meanwhile, is wrapping up a critical phase of their school lives—applying to universities.</p>

<p>“Raghav Malik, 16, straddles both worlds. </p>

<p>“Watching his harried seniors, he gets a peek into what his older brother, Rohan Malik, went through on the same campus last year. </p>

<p>“Raghav didn’t see his brother’s angst as he spent hours surfing the Internet, pouring over brochures, discussing his interests with college counsellors Michael McGahan and Claire Timperley, filling out applications, writing essays, requesting recommendations, sending applications and waiting to hear. </p>

<p>"He did not witness the jubilation either when older Malik announced to his friends that he had made it to the prestigious Princeton University. But, as the younger brother sees a bunch of students break into spontaneous applause as one of their classmates proclaims that she’s gotten into Brown University, he gets a sense of the adrenalin rush that greets every success on campus—including his brother’s. </p>

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<p>This is the sixth part of a multi-part series that the Wall Street Journal is running on the experiences of six Princeton first years from India. This chapter of the story is primarily about the college advising system in India. It’s a great series for illustrating the lives of first year students at any competitive college. The previous installments are here:</p>

<p>[url=<a href="http://www.livemint.com/2007/11/26212631/Chasing-the-Indian-Education-D.html?atype=tp%5DChasing"&gt;http://www.livemint.com/2007/11/26212631/Chasing-the-Indian-Education-D.html?atype=tp]Chasing&lt;/a> the Indian Education Dream - livemint](<a href="http://www.livemint.com/2007/12/29000535/Paud-to-Princeton-the-Malik-b.html%5DPaud"&gt;http://www.livemint.com/2007/12/29000535/Paud-to-Princeton-the-Malik-b.html) = Introduction</p>

<p>Ivy</a> ambitions: Six Indians walk path to Princeton - livemint = first installment</p>

<p>Four</a> years or forever? Six teens bid farewell to home - livemint = second installment</p>

<p>Away</a> from home, students reinvent selves, yet hang on - livemint = third installment</p>

<p>Winter</a> holidays are here and these students can?t wait to chill out - livemint = fourth installment</p>