Hi, I'm Swathi! I've lived a few lives. Worked with a grassroots nonprofit in the Central Tribal Belt of India. Was Chief Program Officer at a Forbes-featured agri-business startup. Consulted for state governments. Worked with asset managers and impact investors on sustainable finance. I also failed. Twice at the UPSC. Dozens of scholarship applications in India that went nowhere. Then I applied to three policy schools in the US, got into all three, and won the Joint Japan/World Bank Graduate Scholarship, $215,000, to study Masters in Public Administration at Columbia University. I know what failure feels like. I know what feeling lost and wondering if you're on the right path feels like. And I know what it's like when things finally click. I've been quietly helping students with college applications and scholarship essays for a few years now. This is me making it proper. Come talk if you're working through applications or just need someone who's been through it. Also happy to chat about anything impact. Won't charge you for that one ;)