Career counselling in Pakistan, from someone who has done it
Streams, universities, scholarships and applications, worked out one to one. The first 30 minutes are free.
- One to one sessions
- McGill graduate counsellor
- Pakistan and abroad
Mohsin Ali
Academic counsellor
Mohsin Ali
McGill University graduate · Academic counsellor
I’m passionate about helping students and young professionals navigate important academic decisions with greater clarity and confidence. As a McGill University graduate with firsthand experience as an international student, I understand how overwhelming it can be to choose the right university, program, or study-abroad opportunity.
Over the years, I’ve helped friends, family, and aspiring students explore universities, scholarships, admissions requirements, and international study opportunities across different countries. I enjoy researching options, understanding each student’s goals and circumstances, and helping them identify pathways that genuinely make sense for them.
My approach is simple: personalized, practical, and research-driven guidance that helps students make informed decisions about their academic future.
- McGill UniversityGraduate
- International studentFirsthand experience
- One to oneThe same counsellor every session
Find a way or make one.
Background
- Graduate of McGill University, Canada
- Firsthand experience as an international student
What he works on
- Helping students and young professionals make important academic decisions with clarity and confidence
- Exploring universities, scholarships, admissions requirements and international study opportunities across different countries
- Researching options against each student's goals and circumstances, to find pathways that genuinely make sense for them
Who comes to us
After Matric
Choosing a stream, and not sure what it closes off later.
Applying
Aiming for a university here or abroad, and need a real shortlist.
Rethinking
Graduated, working, and the path has stopped making sense.
What we cover
Not only admissions, and not only one country: anything that decides where your studies and your career go next.
FSc stream selection
Pre-Medical, Pre-Engineering, ICS or Commerce, checked against what each one quietly rules out.
Universities in Pakistan
Public and private, entry tests, merit lists, and what your marks can realistically reach.
Study abroad counselling
Canada, the UK, Europe and beyond, compared honestly against staying.
Scholarships for Pakistani students
HEC and merit awards at home; fully funded programmes and assistantships abroad.
Applications and interviews
Statements that are not a list of adjectives, and preparation for what follows.
Career direction
What a degree leads to, changing field, and recovering a path that has gone sideways.
We are not an agency
Most consultancies in Pakistan are paid by the universities they send you to. We help students go abroad too. We are simply not paid by anyone to recommend it.
- Who pays
- Typical consultancy: The universities it recommends
- Mashal Academy: No one but you
- The shortlist
- Typical consultancy: Shaped by commission
- Mashal Academy: Shaped by your profile
- Who you talk to
- Typical consultancy: A different advisor each call
- Mashal Academy: The same counsellor every session
| Question | Typical consultancy | Mashal Academy |
|---|---|---|
| Who pays | The universities it recommends | No one but you |
| The shortlist | Shaped by commission | Shaped by your profile |
| Who you talk to | A different advisor each call | The same counsellor every session |
How a session works
- 1
Book a time that suits you.
A name, a number and a rough idea of the question. Nothing else.
- 2
We research your situation before the call.
Programmes, funding and deadlines checked against your profile, not read off a list.
- 3
Talk it through one to one, parents welcome.
The student does most of the talking. Family can join if the student wants them there.
- 4
Leave with something specific.
Not a brochure, but a concrete next step you can act on the same week.
You leave with
- A university shortlist
- A subject combination
- A funding route
- A clear next step
Start free. Pay only if it is useful.
No card, no deposit, no obligation to book again.
- First 30 minutes
- Free
- Follow up sessions
- Priced clearly before you book
Before you book
Is the first counselling session really free?
Yes, the first 30 minutes, with no obligation to book again.
Who is it for?
Students choosing a stream or university, graduates applying abroad, and professionals rethinking direction.
Can parents join Mashal's career counselling session?
Yes, if the student would like them there.
Is this a study-abroad agency?
No. We are not paid by any university, college or programme, so the shortlist is shaped by your profile rather than by who pays a commission.
Bring the question you keep putting off
Leave with a next step you can act on this week. The first 30 minutes are free.