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Honor Society is a Dark High School Comedy That Doesn’t Entirely Succeed in Going its Own Way
Do you ever wonder about your teen years? The years where you constantly bickered with parents, made and lost friends, and endlessly competed with everyone around you. Most adults would agree that teens are a menace. Yet, why do adults…
Why Engineering Graduates in Bangladesh Shift Careers (And What Careers They Can Shift to)
This is the second part of a series on the prospects of engineering graduates in Bangladesh. You can read the first part here, and the second part here. Tech-related jobs are labor-intensive and require specialized knowledge. Training in this area is…
Should Engineering Graduates in Bangladesh Stay or Leave for Greener Pastures?
This is the second part of a series on the prospects of engineering graduates in Bangladesh. You can read the first part here.  Most engineering graduates cannot pursue higher education, so a large chunk of students opt for domestic options--which…
What to Expect from University Life
University can be a momentous leap from high school and college, and for most students it is an inexorable change. Conventionally there are a bunch of propitious expectations when you are about to start your classes – that your university…
The Truth about Why I didn’t Apply to UWC
Rejection; it doesn’t happen all at once, unlike the way people fall in love. Getting rejected doesn’t despairingly come as quickly as that, or as blithely, no matter how much I’d wish it would. My breaths can’t help but contract…
Why Starting an Arts and Crafts Business as a Student is Worth it
Students nowadays face too many difficulties balancing  academic, work and social life. It’s a give and take, with a lot on stake: If you are too invested in academics and part time jobs, it is a given that you will…
Six Letters to Six People in High School, University and Beyond
If I have to be honest with everyone else, then first, I have to be honest with myself. And that starts by admitting that I don’t like this. I don’t like that I have nothing to do with the place…
Why Your Friendships Change After You Graduate
Friends. You can't live with them; you can't live without them. I guess you can say that about people in general, too. But with friends, it has a special meaning.  The way one changes his circle as he moves up…
Hashtags and Social Obligations
A friend of mine has been having trouble saving up.  She lives in Dhaka, sharing an apartment with two others. Being away from your parents is hard enough. With studies, 3-4 jobs and managing your own little household can be…