"I first started working with Ms. Grishma in my 12th grade, where she helped me understand the Liberal Art colleges in India, and then worked with me in applying to the colleges. I was thrilled when I got into Flame! I reconnected with her this summer when I graduated from Flame during the pandemic. She provided me with great career advice, interview tips and reworked my resume. I am now working at a boutique investment banking firm!"

"The world is open to my daughter, which also makes it very difficult to narrow down subject choices, majors and locations. We started the 10th grade unsure about any of these points, and thanks to Grishma my daughter has the answer to all 3 and is working hard on building the right profile. We started working with Grishma when my daughter was in the 10th grade. She has helped us on all areas from profile building, to subject selection, to understanding How a Liberal Arts education in Canada is different to India, UK or USA. Grishma really spent the time understanding my daughters strengths and our preferences. "

I started working with Open Canvas and Grishma Nanavaty from the first year of my undergraduate studies in India. Ms. Grishma guided me on how to build the right profile for my dream colleges and area of study. Now that I am applying to the US and UK for my postgraduate studies, seeing consistency in my academic and career profile, the application has become super easy since my professional trajectory seems seamless.

I had earlier signed up with another counsellor but that didn’t work out - I didn’t get a single admit to any of the colleges I had applied to for my Masters. Then, I signed on Grishma as my counsellor and reapplied the following year and got admits in all the previous rejects plus what Grishma had suggested. Additionally, she ensured that we applied based on my interest of the program. She is extremely thorough while extracting your experience and helps framing the documents (SOP and LORs) in a way that ensures the admission committee sees a truly deserving candidate. When I decide to apply to for an MBA, I’m definitely going to sign up with Grishma again.

I signed up with Open Canvas for a full application package which included my essays, resume, LOR’s. It was amazing to see how the team managed to spotlight my strengths across the application. Even I was stunned at how a well crafted application, the right information in the right place, made me present the best version of myself to the admissions. I was ecstatic when I received an admit from Columbia for SIPA (my dream college and program) with a fellowship! I’m very thankful to the Open Canvas team and recommend that you definitely consider them as your counselor for your study abroad journey.

My association with Grishma goes way back - in my 12th grade she demystified Liberal Art colleges for me, worked with me on my applications and I got into Flame! I reconnected with her in the summer of 2020, during the pandemic, to chart my career path. Grishma provided me with very sound career advice, worked on my resume and my CFA scholarship essay and prepared me for my interview. I am now working with a boutique investment banking firm! I would recommend Open Canvas to anyone who is looking for any advice on how to move forward or a change in their career.

Our quandary started with subject selection which is when we decided to get in touch with Open Canvas. Our counsellor was very specific in asking us the right questions - majors, locations and many such others. We started early (my daughter was in the 10th grade) which was to our advantage. Grishma was able to curate my daughter’s profile towards reaching her dream school for a Liberal Arts education in Canada. She spent time understanding my daughter’s strengths and preferences to help her build her profile keeping in mind my daughter’s specific needs. We cannot emphasize enough the importance of starting early. So don’t waste any time and contact Open Canvas today 🙂