Top of the Class
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Top of the Class
Hear from Harvard graduates, Olympiad medalists, charity founders, science fair winners, college admission experts and more. We get their practical tips and advice so you can do the same. This podcast is powered by Crimson Education - visit crimsoneducation.org to learn how to apply to the world’s t...
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#80 ChatGPT, AI and Interning at a Stanford Lab During High School
Summary:
Adarsh Kumarappan, a high school senior, is a Research Intern at Stanford University Thrun Lab focusing on developing the future of AI...

#79 Turning Career Research Into a Global Extracurricular with Open Gears
#79 Turning Career Research Into a Global Extracurricular with Open Gears ft Dhruv Syngol
It was great to chat with the host of Open Gear...

#78 Starting a Mentoring Company for High School Students
#78 Starting a Mentoring Company for High School Students ft Harsha Bharadwaj
Summary
2020 Tiger Global Case Comp winner, Harsha, i...

#77 Top 25 Environmentalist, Poet and Public Speaker On How to Make a Difference
#77 Top 25 Environmentalist, Poet and Public Speaker On How to Make a Difference Ft Sarah Syed
Summary:
Environmentalist, poet and...

#76 Using the UN's SDGs to Create a Global, Impactful Non-Profit
#76 Using the UN's SDGs to Create a Global, Impactful Non-Profit ft Nathan Baek
Summary
The UN's Sustainability Development Goals c...

#75 Regeneron Winner, Robert Sansone, Talks Electric Motors & How To Top Science Fairs
#75 Regeneron Winner, Robert Sansone, Talks Electric Motors & How To Top Science Fairs
Summary:
There's no bigger student science f...

#20 The Reality of a Law Career - Insights From Crimson Strategist & Law Grad, Kevin Paul
#20 The Reality of a Law Career - Insights From Crimson Strategist & Law Grad, Kevin Paul
Summary: Crimson Strategist, Kevin Paul, discus...

#74 Co-Founders of The Steam Foundation on Building an International Non-Profit & Teaching Thousands
#74 Co-Founders of The STEAM Foundation on Building an International Non-Profit & Teaching Thousands Ft Aadhav and Akshar
Summary
T...

#19 Entering the Uber Hackathon and Insights From A Stanford Comp Sci Graduate
#19 Entering the Uber Hackathon and Insights From A Stanford Comp Sci Graduate
Summary:
In this episode, Stanford Computer Science...

#18 Career Planning Through High School with CGA's Head of Careers Counselling
#18 Career Planning Through High School with CGA's Head of Careers Counselling Ft Bob Fan
Career planning in high school is a tricky proc...

#73 CAO Scholarship Recipient and Duke Admit Shares Her Story
#73 CAO Scholarship Recipient and Duke Admit Shares Her Story ft Hala
Ethiopian student, Hala, shares how she received the Crimson Access...

#72 Teaching Tech To Thousands & Getting Into An Entrepreneurship Society
#72 Teaching Tech To Thousands & Getting Into An Entrepreneurship Society Ft Aarav Garg
Summary: Aarav is the founder and CEO of Tech Nut...

#12 How I Got In - From South Africa to Harvard for Sazi Bongwe
The How I Got In series is back!
For the 12th episode in the series, Crimson student from South Africa, Sazi Bongwe, shares how he got in...

Long Overdue 2021 Wrap Up & The Shout Outs!
Thank you for getting the show to near 30,000 downloads!
And thank you to Angela and Aaron for sharing their organisations.
...

#71 Cryptos, NFTs and Tips For Teenagers with the Young Investors Network Founder
#71 Cryptos, NFTs and Tips For Teenagers with the Young Investors Network Founder Ft Jakob Diepenbrock
Get to know the founder of the You...

#70 Winning the World Schools Debating Championship with Matthew Anzarouth and Jamie Beaton
#70 Winning the World Schools Debating Championship with Matthew Anzarouth and Jamie Beaton
Summary: 2 x World Schools Debating Champions...

#69 Creating Nuclear Fusion and Flamethrowers With Jackson Oswalt
#69 Creating Nuclear Fusion and Flamethrowers With Jackson Oswalt
Jackson Oswalt is a Guinness World Record holder for being the youngest...

#68 How Self-Publishing Opens Up A World Of Opportunities
#68 How Self-Publishing Opens Up A World Of Opportunities ft. Manasi Patil
Summary: 15-year-old Manasi Patil discusses how self-publishin...

Get A Shout Out For Your Organisation, Business, Website, Channel Or Club!
Something I've always wanted to do was to give everyone, not just our guests, a chance to have your organisation, business, website, app, YouTube chan...

#67 Starting A 50-Client Consulting Business In High School & How To Join Gen Z Consulting!
#67 Starting A 50-Client Consulting Business In High School & How To Join Gen Z Consulting! Ft Raghav and Ahad
Summary
Members of t...

#66 How To Build A Public Speaker Brand At 13-Years-Old
#66 How To Build A Public Speaker Brand At 13-Years-Old
Hasini LakshmiNarayanan is a 13-year-old public speaker, activist, founder of an...

#65 Win $1000USD With The Harvard Crimson Global Essay Comp!
#65 Win $1000USD With The Harvard Crimson Global Essay Comp! Ft Karin
Summary
Crimson Global Academy student and Ambassador for the...

#64 Time Management, Art, Math Research & College Classes All At 16-Years-Old
#64 Time Management, Math Research & College Classes All At 16-Years-Old Ft Apoorva Panidapu
Summary:
Apoorva's has carved her own...

#63 Balancing UC Berkeley CS and an International STEM Org - LinkedIn Tips, College Tips and More!
#63 Balancing UC Berkeley CS and an International STEM Org - LinkedIn Tips, College Tips and More! Ft Stephanie Su
Summary
Stephani...

#62 Solving The Impossible With Arnav, Mikael and Aahaan
#62 Solving The Impossible With Arnav, Mikael and Aahaan Ft Arnav, Mikael and Aahaan
The Solving the Impossible Award for 14-18 year olds...

#61 How Aditya Is Teaching Personal Finance To Thousands
#61 How Aditya Is Teaching Personal Finance To Thousands Ft Aditya Bagga
Personal finance is almost always the top thing students, parent...

Our Guest Is Stuck In An ELEVATOR! Oh, and we're now on Slack...
I was sooo looking forward to chatting to our next guest but he's stuck in an elevator!
All signs point to him being ok with help on the...

#17 How An Extracurricular Expert Evaluates Student Activities
College Tips - How An Extracurricular Expert Evaluates Student Activities Ft. Tressa Thomas, Crimson Education Head of ECLs
Summary
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#60 The Winners of TGCC - The World's First Global, Virtual Case Comp For High Schoolers
The Winners of TGCC - The World's First Global, Virtual Case Comp For High Schoolers Ft. Tina Mai, Alexis Lindenfelser and Charlotte Quintanar
<...

#59 How Will Got Into YYGS and Made Evatt Nationals On His First Attempt!
How Will Got Into YYGS and Made Evatt Nationals On His First Attempt Ft. Will Gu
Australian, Will Gu, recently made it into the Nationals...

#58 How This 16-Year-Old Got Internships Through LinkedIn and Built A Coding Community
How This 16-Year-Old Got Internships Through LinkedIn and Built A Coding Community Ft. Sirihaasa Nallamothu
Episode Summary
Sirihaa...

#16 How 'Name, Image, Likeness' is a Game Changer For Student Athletes
College Tips - How 'Name, Image, Likeness' is a Game Changer For Student Athletes ft. Tessa Berger - Crimson Education Head of Athletics
Episode...

#57 The CEO Of Revoteen Talks Connecting Teens To Opportunities
The CEO Of Revoteen Talks Connecting Teens To Opportunities ft. Aditya Jain
Episode Summary
Aditya is 15 and started Revoteen to connect...

#56 How Non-Profit Status Helped Sciencious Reach Thousands!
How Non-Profit Status Helped Sciencious Reach Thousands! ft. Nathan Nguyen
Episode Summary
Nathan is the founder and CEO of Sciencious, an...

#55 Interning at Musk's Neuralink, Blockchain, Making Luck and Studying at Stanford
"So I think about this a lot, which is the following, which is how can I maximize my chances of being lucky in a certain situation." [00:21:08]
...

The AP Mini Series - Why AP Psychology is a Fantastic Foundation for College
In the final episode of the AP Mini Series, AP Psychology teacher, Audrey, talks about how she came to love AP Psychology, why it's the perfect founda...

The AP Mini Series - How to Nail AP Calculus with Mr Simpson
Crimson Global Academy teacher, Mr Simpson, describes AP Calculus as both a beautiful course and the toughest high school course there is.

The AP Mini Series - How to Crush Computer Science A with Mr Chang
The AP Mini Series - How to Crush Computer Science A with Mr Chang
Episode Summary
In this mini series, teachers from the Crimson Global A...

#54 The Youngest Ever Chess Grandmaster, 12-year-old Abhi Mishra, Talks Training, Competing and More
The Youngest Ever Chess Grandmaster ft. Abhimanyu Mishra
Episode Summary
The Top of the Class welcomes Abhimanyu Mishra as this week’s gue...

#15 The 5 Hurdles in the Race to College Admission
Guest: Carol Lyrio - Crimson Education Strategist and Duke University alum from São Paulo, Brazil.
Carol discusses the five hurdles of co...