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If you're an Asian student trying to get into a US university, there's a good chance you won't get in because you don't know how to write an essay.
That's according to Begzod Hakimov, who's spent the last five years as a study-abroad mentor in the Kazakh capital of Astana.
In an interview with the Astana Times, Hakimov explains that Central Asian students tend to be reserved and modest, which makes them struggle to present themselves professionally.
"While we are still focused on rote learning and memorizing, the western education promotes creative and critical thinking in the first place," he says.
So Hakimov started teaching students how to write motivation letters and personal statements, which he says more than half of the success of university admission depends on.
He also created a guide book for educators called "Insight into Motivation Letter Writing."
"The lack of structured creative writing programs in both state and private schools across the region indicates the need to develop self-expression, creativity, and critical thinking skills of the young people in the region," Hakimov says.
"Another aspect, he noted, is the development of critical thinking skills as part of an academic curriculum.
School teaching methods should include opportunities for students to engage in self
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