RTJ AdvisoryRaushan Tara Jaswal is a lawyer, academic, and admissions mentor — a Cambridge scholar who now teaches, researches, and helps students find their own way into the world's most competitive graduate programmes.
Applicants Raushan has mentored have gone on to secure admission at institutions including:
Beyond admission, funding is built into the mentorship from the start — merit scholarships, tuition waivers, and fellowships alongside the fully-funded places secured every year.
Where you land depends on how far along you already are — not every applicant needs to start at the same place.
Best for: applicants who aren't yet sure where they stand, or which track fits.
A candid first conversation about your background, your options, and what a realistic plan could look like — before committing to anything further.
Best for: applicants building their list and narrative from the ground up.
Focused support on getting the application itself right, from shortlist to submission.
Best for: applicants who want end-to-end support through submission and funding.
Everything from strategy through to interviews and the scholarship applications that make the offer affordable.
A few things Raushan has written and spoken about, freely available, for applicants figuring out where to begin.
A process-oriented walkthrough of the admissions timeline for LL.M. applicants in the US and UK — what to do, and when — written from experience on both sides of the process.
Read the guide ↗
A podcast conversation where Raushan talks through strategy, scholarships, and what applicants tend to get wrong.
Watch the episode ↗No pressure, no script — just a chance to talk through where you are and what you're aiming for.
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