SAT is an international test. Its open to all however mainly taken by High School graduates looking for Under Graduate College Admission. If you live outside USA there might be a college near you accepting SAT Score. To help you here given list of Colleges outside USA accepting SAT Score.
Do you like to sit in front of computers writing lengthy codes? Are you looking for a course that gives you livelihood while you pursue your interests at work? Then an MCA degree could be your choice. MCA i.e. Master of Computer Applications as a study programme can be pursued from many different colleges, universities and institutions across India. However, the basic requirement to do an MCA is a graduate degree in any discipline and pass in Class XII examination with Mathematics and English.
Do you know, to become a computer programmer the first requirement is high level of English proficiency because computer programmes are written in English. If you can understand the language of computers written in English and logic is food for thought then an MCA degree will help you to get a job and become a software engineer. MCA is a Postgraduate (PG) degree qualification and you will be eligible to apply for many jobs where PG degree qualification is required.
The duration of MCA course is 3 years, while if you are eligible for MCA lateral entry the course duration is 2 years, thus you will save an year.
The Annamalai University administers TANCET (Tamil Nadu Common Entrance Test) for admission to MBA, MCA, MCA Lateral Entry, ME, MTech, MPlan, MArch programmes. Examination is proposed for admission to Universities, Colleges and Institutions in Tamil Nadu. Students from other states of India can also appear for the test.
TANCET MCA Entrance Examination is a two hour test. You will need to answer 100 questions; Multiple Choice Type (MCQs). For more details like syllabus, exam pattern, application link etc see TANCET M.B.A. M.C.A./M.C.A. Lateral Entry M.Plan Admission of Annamalai University https://annamalaiuniversity.ac.in/
In my opinion, a person is most productive when his / her all departments are working normally, this includes, body, mind and soul (the connection between body and mind). The term Soul is often connected with spirituality, see detailed definition here https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/soul.
Noises are many, shall you listen to every advice, shall you attend all type of classes, online, offline, crash course, full time etc., etc., etc.. The answer is NO. Whatever you do with full concentration is the most productive part of your productivity system. That is the stage when you focus on One Task, outside noises do not disturb you. Whether you read algebra or go through a history page or you are setting your OKRs for your company, it's completely normal, not tiring and you are into it.
OKRs that stands for Objectives and Key Results. Students can set OKRs for college programmes. To know about OKRs see official website https://www.whatmatters.com/
Listen everyone, but time is limited. Try to listen to those who have already achieved it, who has already cracked an examination, who are already working and taking a product to the next level. Learn from Doers, Hack Gaps, those who are doers will infuse a positive sense of doing in you. Books are many, magazines are many, websites are limitless, AI is bringing you new knowledge, online classes are there, videos can teach you anytime, anywhere, but hold on, before you decide to take that class and learn from lectures, chose certain options, give them a try, and then select one that fits you and not your classmate or a work colleague necessarily.
Learning from different sources is awesome, and knowing more will take you close to success where you will say, Aha, I have cracked this. But in the heavy load of information, being human, and in the quest of to know more, get more, we forget the fact that we have only 24 Hrs in a day, our energy level is certain and our body and mind need continuous resources to strengthen. Information load is so high that we do many things, follow many methods to achieve quick success, we go by stories because stories are interesting. In all this, the most important thing we forget is how much to do around what?
For example, to learn set theory, you can follow your syllabus, take 4/5 mock tests, and buy one guidebook and practice book to increase your problem-solving speed. There is no need at all to solve problems from 10 books that are recommended as marketing gimmicks. Yes, you heard it right. Books are marketed that way too. And no wrong in one sush practice but when you buy a new practice book when exams are nearing, I think that may cause you distraction.
When you solve problems from one practice book, repeat solving them again, do it 2/3 times, you will notice, your approach of problem solving is different as well as time taken.
Entrance Examinations test you not only for knowledge but also for your way of approach to solve a problem. This is not about memorizing or learning. Indeed, this is about how beneficial you would be to college and industry after completing the coursework. The way of approach to solve any problem comes from practice. Yes, when you can do more, do it, that is completely fine, but not meeting your tennis buddy till the exams are over will not help you in cracking Bernoulli's Theorem.
Keep a balance, and you can crack any exam with learning; and learning is the way you approach to solve a problem. Seats are limited, demands are high, no problem in that, it's not about one test only. It's meaningless, if your test preparation won't teach you a problem solving approach, and that approach will come from a selection of a few books, few classes, and a few mock tests. Strike a balance, Hack Gaps. Crack any examination that you want to.
Under preparation and Over preparation both hampers your performance. Before you begin must identify your topics and classify those according to difficulty level. This way you will know how much emphasis to go give on what? Once you know you can prepare better and prevent under doing or over doing.
Inspiration source: Vox.Com, i was searching internet for some articles and found Vox article, the website is pay walled, i read only a few lines before it shown Paywall features, but headline was so interesting that I read it somehow and this idea came in mind perhaps helpful to you test takers. I have not paid them; they need a mention for great work.
First Edit: 3 September 2025
If blackholes are not really black, if there exist no perfect absorbers and emitters of energy in the universe, how come these essay writing services claims as perfect. Perhaps they are better, but there never exist a perfect essay.
You can make two type of essay, good essay and better essay. Of course better wins.
Design better college Admission Essay
Perhaps Essay Writing services can help you in writing formal essay for 2 Ties colleges but if you are looking to apply to those top notch colleges even if you take help from writing services then too you must have that level intelligence that can match your college. And it comes from learning. Learn to write.
AI is now helping many individuals to thrive in whatever they do. Do not count on AI for Essay Writing. You can take help from AI based tools for learning. AI is an assistant that fetches available data from various sources and presents you but it does not guarantee for the correctness. Do your homework, take help for learning from anywhere, may be an AI based tool too. Write College Admission Essay that Win.
And here is a beautiful article that back my words to not use AI for essay writing https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/did-a-human-write-that-detect-ai-writing-with-these-tips/
I was going through CNET for my own web hosting need and find this article. Hope will help students and recruiters both.
First Edit: 19/8/2025
Last Edit 20/8/2025
Whether you are a college student, graduate student or executive professional Measure What Matters' is a treasure. If you have read this book already, that's super cool. If not grab your copy. This is not a promotional post. Measure What Matters teach you about how to implement OKRs in work settings. I have gone through this word by word and really now I know the first step.
I don't belong to a family of entrepreneurs or management professionals and nobody was there to guide me. These are books, books, and books only those helped me truly in living life. Everyone has a choice so does you. I like reading around and about science, engineering and technology. I do buy a book when its title attracts to my eyes. Any word, any phrase, any mathematical symbol when in a Title get my eyeballs. Then I try my best to read it before anyone else reads.
Measure What Matters is written by John Doerr who worked for Intel with Sir Andy Groove. The book is divided into Two Sections; section 1 talks about OKRs, and Section 2 is about CFRs. You can find this book from shopping websites very easily.
Personally, I love to call this book Andy Groove Theory of Management.
And, I can bet on it, once you read, the learning not apply to work settings but a lot in personal life too. OKRs and CFR are about how you approach to a problem, execute program to solve it and get results. This book will take your understanding about execution to next level. Yes, if you are programmer your approach to execute the program next day will change.
Measure What Matters is a must read book. To know what will you get inside go through those pages and say Thank you to John Doerr. Hack Gaps
Sorry influencers, this headline is here because the main question is are you influencing for your own good or other’s good and none of you will like to hear this question again ever from me or anyone.
I am not against you and money making from social media. Show and Sell is not the sin, it's a common practice that has worked for centuries.I am doing that using this platform, I give ad space to Google and whatever I make is in the open domain.
However, this post is for the college ready teens transitioning from Senior high to College. This is the age when everyone is at the intersection of life to chose a path, so without any claim what I understand is here for readers.
If you are well in your 19, 20, 21 or something like that chances are you are a social media fan, you follow many influencers, you watch reels and maybe you make some too. At this age, especially when out of college many students leave home to stay in a hostel. Suddenly more responsibilities come on soldiers. Keeping track of health, including building muscles, and keeping right weight become a routine.
At this point a line comes from Keats in my mind, Where have we lost knowledge in information, where have we lost wisdom in information.
Healthcare products sell like hot cake, be it a new product or something to lose extra waistline. In social media, there are many influencers who advocates to follow certain routine and take supplements for fitness.
Often such influencers sell affiliate products from which they get commission. Nothing wrong with this. A product may be good or may not be. Without scientific backing you cannot judge whether it's good or not. Hold a minute, all scientific claims are not true, sometimes they are biased, processed food industry is proof of that and people like Ariana Huffington of Thrive Global are putting efforts to get rid of processed food.
Wellness product manufactures are not wrong in marketing a product through social media. It's their right to sell. Buying decisions goes on consumers. And perhaps this is one of the most logical things done illogically.
However, if you are looking for wellness products like weight loss, muscle building, detox or something like that do not take one because your friend is also taking the same and perhaps he looks better now or you are seen in social media and that influencer has millions of followers.
Instead, go to expert nutritionists and related professionals to take advice. Only a certified gym instructor can teach you muscle training, do not do thousands of push ups because other friends are doing hundreds already. Or eat that powder to gain power or lose waistline. Once you try one such thing chances are perhaps you will become habitual of it. May be effects will be visible to you but without knowing if those effects are good or bad you cannot play with one of the most complex things in nature called the human body, right?
Take Healthcare decisions wisely, so you can stay healthy and blessed. A blessed individual is an asset to society who gives back. Thrive in your education, career and life.
This article is backed by Readers Digest article February 2025 Edition article title: Should you try a DETOX TREATMENT, written by Adrienne Matel from The Guardian.
First Edit: 3 September 2025
Preparation matters.
The change in schedule really put me off. And a rescheduled exam date is a complete put off for me. World over exam dates were changing, campuses were closing, students were asked to leave the hostel rooms, classes were going online; all because of Novel corona virus. Thankfully it's gone now, of course after causing a worldwide havoc but we have to move forward. Time to time exam dates change for various reasons, while a few students may feel joy as they may get more time to prepare but often one such a change puts many students off. They need to reschedule everything and that takes a lot of time and energy. Time management is important in such situations.
Nobody can help it, we have to go with the flow. For a limited number of students a change in exam dates could be an opportunity to learn those topics or prepare better, but for the majority, a change in date is really a put off.
However, if you are the one who is waiting for the fresh exam dates, here are some suggestions in case you fall in my category.
1. During Covid-19 dates were rescheduled keeping your safety in mind, so you can maintain social distance. But in a general scenario there could be other reasons, for example, in India capital New Delhi schools are closed during winter months for long due to pollution causing bad health. Staying indoor is the key, to make maximum use of time. You can make good use of time to self-study, learn a new hobby or complete a course; there are many online courses or you can read a good book. You can use extra available time as an opportunity to learn new things or pick a new hobby.
2. Pursue an indoor hobby. For how long you have not played with Guitar or not seen your favorite movie. Chill, relax and make your day while staying inside. Learn cooking or read some books. Learn one new thing everyday that requires you to stay indoors and you will realize you have learnt a lot while alone. When you have a hobby you learn much more than what you do in a classroom. Because it's relaxing, you do not feel any pressure, and you get good results. Also this helps in improving concentration.
3. Solve some old question papers: I suppose you are well prepared to take the exams on any date, download some old question papers, or may be older, and take the test in exam-like conditions. Evaluate your performance. You can design your own question paper too. Or maybe involve a friend, ask him to set questions for you and you do one such for him. In the social media age you do not need to travel a distance for exchange of question papers with friends.
4. Pursue writing: Who knows you could be the next Sidney Sheldon. Or redesign your home using old things. Or learn a new computer language. Why not learn some Python instead. if all this does not help take to Rubik's Cube. Period!!!
Staying active is important, other things fall in place. Maybe a math lesson is toughest for you, pick a topic or maybe one such topic that is not part of your syllabus, and soon you will realize you can do it.
5. Relax. Though such holidays are really unfortunate, make the most of it. Do you remember the last time you really rested well without worrying about catching up with something early in the morning? Give your body and mind complete rest, getting bored is not bad either.
Manage your time well, its a commodity, make good use of your time, and prepare better.
Last updated: 5 September, 2025
