Ascend
Jugal, Deepika KAscend is your weekly guide to students and young professionals navigate global education, career growth, and visa journeys with clear, actionable insights every week.
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I studied in the USA for FREE. (Here is how you can do it too)
When I first landed in the U.S. for my master’s, everyone said the same thing:
“Try to get a TA role. It’ll save you thousands.”
The problem?
No one told me how.
After a few trial-and-error semesters, cold emails, awkward office hour...
How to Supercharge Your Job Applications Using AI
Job searching today isn’t hard because there are no opportunities.
It’s hard because there are too many listings, too many platforms, and too much repetitive work that drains your time before you even get a response.
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I just solved 120 LeetCode Questions and still aced FAANG interviews
I solved 120 LeetCode problems and still got into Amazon, Google, and Meta
Everyone told me I needed at least 400 solved problems before I could even think about applying to FAANG. I had 120. I gave my interviews at Amazon, Google, and Met...
I talked to 7 FAANG recruiters. none of them read your resume first.
Last month, I got on calls with recruiters from google, meta, amazon, and a couple late-stage startups. not for hiring. just to understand how they actually process applications in 2026.
every single one said the same thing.
your resume h...
I didn't get selected in H1-B lottery in 2026
I didn’t get selected in the H-1B lottery, so I paid an immigration lawyer $500 to understand what I can do next. She told me I need to meet 3 out of 10 criteria for the EB-1A visa - and some of them are way easier to meet than I originally...
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