Rohan Pasari on Cialfo: Making College Journey Accessible to High School Students.
Episode description
When Rohan was getting ready to apply to College in Kolkata, India, his high school did not have a College Counselor to guide him. Three years later his sister was preparing to apply to college, and going through the same pains and anxieties that he had gone through, without a college counselor.
In this podcast, Rohan shares How Cialfo got started, The difference they make to Students, Schools, Counselors and Colleges, the goal of serving 100M students by 2030, and Advice for college-bound students.
Rohan Pasari is the Co-founder and CEO of Cialfo, a Global Ed-Tech company in Singapore.
In particular, we discuss the following with him:
- Rohan Pasari’s Background
- Birth of Cialfo
- How Cialfo helps Students, Schools, Counselors and Universities
- Advice for the College-bound
Topics discussed in this episode:
- Introducing Rohan Pasari, Cialfo [0:43]
- Hi Fives - Podcast Highlights [2:21]
- Professional Background [4:59]
- How Cialfo was Born! [11:12]
- What Cialfo Offers Students [15:02]
- What about Schools without Counselors? [21:03]
- Why Colleges Partner? [23:41]
- Success Stories [28:38]
- Close College Partners [33:25]
- Where is Cialfo Headed? [35:10]
- Advice to College-bound [38:41]
- If not Cialfo, What…? [40:34]
Our Guest: Rohan Pasari is the Co-founder and CEO of Cialfo. Rohan graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Entrepreneurship and Economics from Nanyang Technological University in Singapore. Cialfo currently supports over 300,000 students with Direct Apply on its “common application” platform.
Memorable Quote: “Those [College years] are one of the most important years of your life, your world views will be challenged. So reflect on that, you know, be open for your world to be shaken in good and positive ways.” Rohan Pasari’s Advice to the college-bound.
Episode Transcript: Please visit Episode’s Transcript.
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