| Sayali
Tarlekar |
Wednesday,
August 02, 2006 |
"The
first and most important step toward success
is the feeling that we can succeed."
And this is what I learnt at Fact the moment
I stepped in here. Fact has given me more
than what I expected from it. I believe that
the reason why a few people succeed in moving
mountains is that because a few of them practice
on the molehills. And molehills are what I
started with, here at Fact, to move the greatest
mountains.
I come from a very different background of
medicine. I have completed my degree in Bachelor
of Science in Cardiovascular Technology. So
my total academic experience adds up to 15
years where as the famous myth goes like this
- “to pursue education (Masters) in the
US one requires 16 years of educational background.”
But at Fact my counselor Mr. Amit Tubachi
gave me the confidence to accept the fact
that there is no such requirement. Amit has
been one of the most inspiring teacher and
a friend to me and without his guidance I
wouldn’t have made my dreams come true.
He always told me that never give up because
progress sometimes uses a comma, but never
a full stop. So I dared, I tried, set goals,
won over all the obstacles and now am all
set to fly to Boston University to pursue
Masters in Public Health.
Here at Fact we have seen and experienced
many shades of life. It dint only train us
excellently for GRE, TOEFL, GMAT etc but most
importantly made us DREAM and helped us make
those dreams come true. We failed at times
but Amit and Benazir helped us to dream again.
We lost tempers but they taught us patience
and finally we laughed and then they were
all there to paint our rainbows of happiness
along with us. But yes, to paint a rainbow
we need to face the rain for sometime and
believe me it’s worth it in the long
run.
Thank you Fact Belgaum for making my rainbow
a success and you will always be an unforgettable
shade of it. Good luck to you. |
Sayali Tarlekar
DEPT: International Health
(Masters of Public Health)
Boston University, MA, USA.
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| Ayesha
Dlima |
Wednesday,
August 02, 2006 |
FACT
was not only a source of training but provided
an ambient environment for developing ones
confidence. It wasn't just any place to attend
classes, but it was like a second home; making
new friends, exchanging ideas and most importantly
encouraging each other.
Due to diligent work of the faculty, the exceptional
techniques imparted to the students not only
helped me ace the test, but also improved
my verbal and oration skills. I must say that
some students have mastered it and become
lexicons.
Short listing universities is an intricate
task and I can credit FACT for doing an amazing
job which enabled me to get accepted into
one of the top notch universities. The whole
application process is an arduous task and
FACT did an excellent job.
The diverse services of FACT are unparalleled. |
Ayesha Dlima
University of Western Ontario,
Canada
MS in Biomedical Engineering
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| Nikhil
Patil |
Wednesday,
August 02, 2006 |
| Hi,
this is Nikhil Patil a student of FACT, Belgaum.
I have been associated with FACT for the past
3 years. I would like to take this opportunity
to express my gratitude towards the members
of FACT. It all starts with Amit sir for his
constant support towards me in all the aspects
of life. He has been a great friend, a very
good and efficient teacher also (verbal) .I
would also like to thank the M.D Mrs Tulsa
Patil for a well established institution,
which has brought us closer to the global
world. Now its the turn of Benazir and Shabana
who have helped me a lot with my application
work.
The best time I spent in Fact is the phase
from the time I started my GRE preparation
till date (yet to learn cooking at FACT)
. I can proudly say these have been the
best years of my life. The kind of service
which was provided to me was awesome. Ever
since I started my preparation for GRE I
was given personalized attention. It was
like spoon feeding for us with respect to
application process. Applying to a university
in USA with zero knowledge was a great challenge,
but Amit sir had in store for me my set
of universities. Then came the time for
sop, resume and stuff which was a big hurdle
which was smoothly taken care of at FACT.
The kind of resume and SOP which was given
to me helped me a lot to present myself
well in front of admission committee board
of various universities .This all can be
well explained with the kind of admits I
have received. My case was so well presented
that sitting in India I got scholarships
from two universities which I had never
even dreamt of.
Now I can proudly say I got an admit from
my dream university. All thanks to FACT,
Belgaum.
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Nikhil Patil
Fall 2006
Masters in Information Systems
George Washington University (Washington
DC)
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| Sneha |
Wednesday,
August 02, 2006 |
|
Hi Friends,
I am Sneha, from BVBCET, Hubli, presently
pursuing M.S in EE at North Carolina State
University, Raleigh, NC,U.S.A.
I joined Fact in Feb-2004, Initially I joined
for the GRE and TOEFL classes, because that
fostered my analytical skills for my campus
interview preparation, as I was going through
these classes, I saw many girls like me
(not belonging to privileged class of society)
pursuing their M.S. I dreamt of pursuing
M.S, it was a dream, hardly anyone dared
to dream. It involved a whole gamut of events.
The first obstacle was meeting the test
requirement, this was more difficult in
my case as I landed up in a job in Bangalore,
coping up with the new job ambience and
plus studying back home was not less than
a Herculean task for me. I must say here,
FACT class and its faculty were of enormous
help to me. I would practice analytical
writing in Bangalore and email them to Saikat
or Amit and they corrected my writing and
gave me in timely feedback.
At last, I cleared my GRE and TOEFL, now
was the much more difficult task, writing
recommendation letters, Statement of purpose,
financial document preparation and the list
goes on. All these were perfectly taken
care by Amit and Saikat, not just that we
even had VISA interviews on telephone from
Bangalore to belgaum, it was great fun,
I enjoyed being with Fact.
Thank you FACT for making me realize my
dreams and above all I thank my parents
who supported me relentlessly in my toughest
endeavour.
Keep Dreaming Keep Achieving.
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Sneha
M.S in EE at North
Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC,
U.S.A
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| Aish
Khare |
Wednesday,
August 02, 2006 |
As
a student, I have always believed in the adage
that says- “Failures are individual,
Success is institutional.” FACT has truly
been a place where I shed inhibitions and
continuously rediscovered myself as a student.
It’s a simple equation:
Your goal - Your doubts = Your reality. So
if you want to bail yourself out of your doubts,
FACT’s the place to be. They’ve
got an impeccable combination of professionals,
great faculty, Amit Sir’s expertise ‘n’
energy, the grace of Mr. and Mrs. Patil and
students all along the US, to do what they
do best..Turn your fantasies of coming to
the
US, a FACT! |
Aish Khare
MS (running), City College @ The City University
of New York
Formerly Student of FACT Belgaum (Batch
of 2005)
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| Harshvardhan
M B |
Wednesday,
August 02, 2006 |
FACT-Belgaum…
It's the place to make your US dreams come
true. I always dreamt of making it to the
United States for advanced studies. Initially,
it felt like a Herculean task, and a rare
possibility, but when I joined fact Belgaum,
things started taking shape.
With Amit Sirs able guidance, motivation and
teaching I was able to achieve what I dreamt…
about making it to the US. Well, getting through
GRE, TOEFL or acquiring VISA are not the only
things I learnt here. We had fun, frolic and
laughter along with studies at FACT Belgaum
which freshened us from the mundane stress
of our daily engineering life and still help
maintain our focus. It was a wholesome new
healthy ambience at FACT-Belgaum.
Amit Sir always kept things organized, scheduled
and at momentum. He was there for us at all
times. I still remember how I and Amit Sir
made my online application to universities
midnight 12:00 to 3:30.due to his hectic schedule.
Finally all the hard work paid off and am
flying to the "Land of opportunities"…KUDOS...to
Amit Sir's guidance, the encouragement of
the staff and faculty at FACT Belgaum
|
Harshvardhan M B
SUNY Stony Brook
Fall 2006
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| Srinivas
Akasar |
Wednesday,
August 02, 2006 |
| I,
Srinivas Akasar, take this opportunity to
provide a sincere feedback from my side about
the coaching and visa guidance provided by
FACT. The important job of the counselor at
any place, at any time is to study the psychology
of the student and lay a strong mental foundation
and encourage to make him/her prepared for
worst case possible. This of course is a tough
job and it is always in the hands of the good
counselor. I would like to thank the counselors
Amit, Benazir and the all staff members for
having done a good job and meeting up to the
expectations. They were very perceptive and
responding to the individual student needs.
It was a rewarding experience. Moreover, guidance
on the Visa interview and emphasis on corrections
of financial documents is excellent. Many
small tips about Visa were useful. Hope you
keep up the same thing. Thank you once again
for the help rendered to me and best wishes
for all the future endeavors.
"I owe my visa success to FACT Belgaum"
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Srinivas Akasar
WORCESTER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE
WORCESTER, MA
USA.
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