Weekly Dose Of High School: Recent Episodes

Jishan Kharbanda and Varan Battu

Let Jishan Kharbanda and Varan Battu guide you through high school life and the college admission process. Hear directly from admission officers, professors, and college students from different fields to understand what a high schooler needs to accomplish in order to get into their dream college.

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Welcome to our 25th episode. In today’s episode, we are here again with Charles Chen, an international student studying in America at our high school. In today’s episode, Charles will be discussing how the application is different for international students and will be mentioning how he is overcoming these restrictions.

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Welcome to our 24th episode. In today’s episode, we are here with Charles Chen, an international student studying in America at our high school. In today’s episode, Charles will be discussing how the application is different for international students and will be mentioning how he is overcoming these restrictions.

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Welcome to our 23rd episode. In today’s episode, we are here again with Dilnaz Kain, a senior field director for the Rishi Kumar for Congress Campaign. In the previous episode, we heard Dilnaz talk about how the Rishi Kumar for Congress Internship is going to help you out with your college admissions.

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In today’s episode, we are here with Dilnaz Kain, a senior field director for the Rishi Kumar for Congress Campaign. As we may know, the election is coming up, so it must be very busy for you and the whole campaign, so we would like to thank you for coming on our podcast today.


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Welcome to Part 2 of our interview with Shellee. As a reminder, Shellee is a college consulting advisor who specializes in financial aid such as the FAFSA and scholarships for college-bound students.


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Welcome to our 20th episode. In today’s episode, we are here with Shellee, a college consulting advisor who specializes in financial aid such as the FAFSA and scholarships for college-bound students.


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Welcome to Part 2 of our interview with Lance Aves. Today we are here again with Lance Aves, who is a freshman at Ohlone College and is planning on pursuing the nursing route. Now folks, in today’s episode we are going to hear Lance talk about his high school journey and how he chose a rather unique approach to the college admission process, so you don’t want to miss this one.


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Welcome to our 18th episode. Today we are here with Lance Aves, who is a freshman at Ohlone College and is planning on pursuing the nursing route. Now folks, in today’s episode we are going to hear Lance talk about his high school journey and how he chose a rather unique approach to the college admission process, so you don’t want to miss this one.


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Welcome to Part 2 of our interview with Jay Subbiah. As a reminder, Jay is an incoming freshman at Northwestern University studying Neuroscience. In today’s episode, we will be hearing Jay speak about internships vs paid internships, importance of research papers, and the significance of recommendation letters from external sources.


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Today we are here with Jay Subbiah, an incoming freshman at Northwestern University studying Neuroscience. In today’s episode, we will be hearing Jay speak about his college application process and why he ended up enrolling at Northwestern University.


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Welcome to Part 2 of out interview with Ben Cooper. As a reminder, he has spent more than 5 years running the Pre-Law program at Baylor University, where he taught classes on the legal profession. Additionally, Ben has also founded a firm specializing in law school admissions and career consulting, called PreLawPro. In today’s episode, Ben will be speaking about exploring majors and career options, and he will also be advising us the best possible way to exploit our college application process.

Link for PreLawPro: https://www.prelawpro.com


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Today we are here with Ben Cooper, who has practiced law in both Australia and England. He has spent more than 5 years running the Pre-Law program at Baylor University, where he taught classes on the legal profession. Additionally, Ben has also founded a firm specializing in law school admissions and career consulting, called PreLawPro. In today’s episode, Ben will be speaking about exploring majors and career options, and he will also be advising us the best possible way to exploit our college application process.

Link for PreLawPro: https://www.prelawpro.com


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Welcome to Part 2 of our interview with Preet and Aryan from Dream Big, a nonprofit student-led organization that strives to educate the community about the college admissions process, by providing live interactive sessions and a collaborative group chat to give tips for creating solid college applications. In this episode, Preet and Aryan will be explaining why Dream Big is an informative source for the college application process.


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Today we are here with Preet and Aryan from Dream Big, a non profit organization that strives to educate the community about the college admissions process, by providing live interactive sessions and a collaborative group chat to give tips for creating solid college applications. In this episode, Preet and Aryan will disclose the best way to make our application look unique.


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Welcome to Part 2 of our interview with Hrishikesh Joshi, who is an incoming sophomore at San José State University. In this episode, Hrishikesh Joshi will be explaining why the campus-life at SJSU is amazing for anyone hesitant in applying.


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Today we are here with Hrishikesh Joshi, who is an incoming sophomore at San José State University. In this episode, Hrishikesh Joshi will be explaining why the undergraduate programs at SJSU is equally as beneficial as the undergraduate programs at the University of California.


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Welcome to Part 2 of our interview with Saarth Shah, who is an international student from India and is studying computer science at UC San Diego. In this episode, Saarth Shah will be sharing how he was able to get into the University of California despite not being a Californian resident.


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Today we are here with Saarth Shah, who is an international student from India and is studying computer science at UC San Diego. In this episode, Saarth Shah will be sharing how he was able to get into the University of California despite not being a Californian resident.


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Welcome to Part 2 of our interview with Aditya Prasad, who is an incoming freshman at the Georgia Institute Of Technology, where he is studying Computer Science. In this episode, Aditya will be sharing his whole college application process and will be giving tips on how we can get into a Top 10 University!


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Today we are here with Aditya Prasad, an incoming freshman at the Georgia Institute Of Technology, where he is studying Computer Science. In this episode, Aditya will be sharing his whole college application process and will be giving tips on how we can get into a Top 10 University!


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Today we are here with Dilnaz Kain, a field director at the Rishi Kumar for Congress Internship. In this episode, Dilnaz will be lecturing us the importance of Government and Politics for High Schoolers and will also be speaking on the college admission process.


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Today we are here with Sakayt Singh, a junior at UC Merced studying computer science. In this episode, Sakayt will be helping us learn about the full college experience at his campus and will clear some misunderstandings most high school students have.


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Today we are here with Dan Zhou, who is the founder and chief executive officer of the college counseling program, ReadyEdgeGo. In this episode, Dan will be helping us answer some questions regarding the college application process and will be giving some resourceful tips for all high school students.


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Today we are here with Julian Hoffman, who is an admissions advisor, apps advisor, and essay editor. In this episode, we will be covering the importance of college essays for the college application process.


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Today we are here with Pranshul Goel, a Biology and Health Sciences Major Advisor. In this episode, we will cover topics from college admission to the application for majors. We hope you enjoy it!


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