Scholar Stories: The Podcast

Clara Cestone, an incoming sophomore at Stanford University, shares how her genuine curiosity for bioengineering shaped her journey into research. She also gives advice on building an authentic college application and pursuing meaningful research opportunities.
 
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Sanmathi Ethindra, who is in the midst of her final year at Harvard University, shares her take on the college application process. She gives insights about how she was able to make herself stand out and participate in certain internship opportunities. 

Katilyn Huynh, incoming freshman that's partaking in a 7 year BS/DMD program with Villanova and UPenn, shares her take and gives advice about college counselors and different summer internships/research programs.

Rachel Angelo, an incoming freshman at the University of California, Los Angeles, talks about the different activities she participated in throughout high school, providing advice for high schoolers going through the same process.

As a sophomore at the University of Minnesota, Nithya Kailad talks about college counseling, SAT/ACT scores, and most importantly, the passion that got her to where she is. 
 
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Akshat Saini is a sophomore at Lasell University, pursuing both computer science and basketball in college. He shares his experiences as an Indian player on the court, while also partaking in rigorous academics.  He talks about his work ethic and passion to become a role model for generations to come. 
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A freshman at Ave Maria University, Crystal Cantu shares her experiences in high school and college, trying many new activities, such as swimming and e-sports. She keeps her head up and tries to stay motivated, inspiring others to do the same.

As a sophomore at UC Santa Barbara, Mahathi Shankarram shares her experiences in high school and college, from challenging herself with APs to continuing hobbies even after going to college. She also talks about work ethic and staying positive, and which is truly inspiring. 

Starting at UC Berkeley this fall as an EECS major, Manya Sriram talks about her journey to college from freshman year - taking APs, talking to counselors, and getting research opportunities. Alongside this, she started a STEM program and is amazing at singing Carnatic music. 

An accomplished sophomore at the University of Washington, Pramati Barath, shares how she was able to manage her time while balancing and being extremely good at carnatic music, tennis, and neuroscience. 
Fun Fact: The Neuro Program at UW is very competitive, and Pramati was able to get in! 
 
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Youtube
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