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Personalized Mentoring Program for College Admissions

Courses, Seminars and Workshops in Special/Advanced Topics

Independent Projects for Career Advancement and Skills Development

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Why Choose STARLINQ?


Our mission is to help you make your best effort to get to the college of your choice, find the right job or advance in your career. We do this the right way, by working closely with you to help you understand your strengths and make the best case for yourself.

We also offer opportunites for working on independent projects to showcase your skills to potential employers and to land the job of your dreams. And, you can continue to develop your skills with our specially designed courses, seminars and workshops for continued career growth.

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Personalized Mentoring

When it comes to mentoring, one size does not fit all. Each student is different, and needs personalized attention. We work individually with you and guide you towards the choices that are right and work for you.

Independent Projects

Oftentimes, the employer wants to know what you can do for them, and demonstrate your mastery. We develop a plan that meets your needs, and design projects that will not only prepare you for college admissions but also help you develop demonstrable skills in the subjects of your choice.

Advanced Classes

We offer group-based seminars in latest topics and help you develop skills and knowledge which will be in demand in the future. We help you to broaden your interests and make the best career choices.

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We help young students showcase their best in college applications.

Applying to colleges is an important rite of passage for many young students. It is also an introspective self-assessment process, helping you learn about yourself. Our mentoring process includes:

Prepare

helping you build self-confidence and enthusiasm for personal growth.

Practice

helping you setup realistic and optimal goals and objectives about your college education.

Perform

enabling you to build demonstrable credibility in your chosen fields and explore new areas of opportunity.

The Mentoring Process

While the exact type of mentoring and engagement will be different depending on the student, the following are some of the steps we follow:

1. Getting to know the student

Our engagement process usually begins with a phone call or an in-person meeting with you and your parents. The role of your parents is important as we try to understand the expectations of both you and your parents. Depending on this initial conversation, we will decide if the Starlinq approach is the best for you, and then extend an invitation to you.

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2. Set the Right Priorities

Once you have been accepted into our program, we will begin with one-on-one weekly conversations. It is important that you (and your parents) understand and relate to the overall goals so that you can take the right actions during the college admissions process.

3. Set the Right Expectations

No one can guarantee admission to a specific college or program. Our approach is to help you understand the admissions environment and take the right steps that will maximize your chance of acceptance to the school of your choice.

4. Independent Projects

We will work with you to develop and assign appropriate independent projects that you can work on to showcase your capabilities. This will give us an insight into your demonstrable capabilities which we can then highlight in letters of recommendation.

5. Group Participation

We will create and engage you in group activities so you can demonstrate your soft skills such as leadership, collaboration and teamwork. You will also build useful relationships that will help you in your future career related activities.

6. Support Application Process

In addition to providing appropriate recommendations based on first-hand observation of the students, we will provide any reasonable guidance you might need during the application process.

Mentor Bio

Dr. Mohan Venkataramana

President, Starlinq / Syntonix Inc.

Dr. Mohan Venkataramana is an entrepreneur and the founder/president of Syntonix Inc., a technology research and development and business strategy solutions company specializing in translating bench scale concepts to marketable products. He has extensive experience building solutions and companies for niche areas in multiple verticals that include Life Sciences and Healthcare, Clean Energy, Retail Services, Telecommunications, Software and Enterprise solutions, AI/ML/Big data, Cloud Computing and Mobile Solutions. His focus is on identifying current and future trends in emerging areas of technology, and creating new technologies to help bridge the gap to the future. He graduated from the Indian Institute of Technology, Chennai with a B.Tech degree and received his Ph.D from MIT in Chemical Engineering. He also has a M.S degree in Energy Engineering from University of Illinois. His diverse work experience includes positions at AT&T Bell Labs, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Microsoft and Amazon. He has also collaborated with and supported many entrepreneurs and start-up ventures.

He is passionate about helping people reach their full potential, and has mentored several entrepreneurs and MBA students at the Albers Business School in Seattle University. He was also an Educational Counselor for MIT, helping guide students who are applying to MIT. He founded Experteze, a non-profit initiative to motivate and encourage students around the world to prepare for a career in scientific research and development in bioinformatics, systems biology and related biosciences, artificial intelligence, machine learning and data science as well as other STEMM areas. Prior to Experteze, he had co-founded two non-profit organizations, one called India Rural Community Projects Initiative (IRCPI) for evaluating new technology introduction opportunities for rural development in Energy and Healthcare, and the other called Seattle Institute for Peace Studies for fostering non-violent ways of conflict resolution in young children as well as adults.


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Please note: during the Covid-19 pandemic, all interactions will be remote (online or by phone).



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