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 top universities and create your own extraordinary extracurriculars.
- Update frequency
- every 4 days
- Average duration
- 33 minutes
- Episodes
- 123
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2023
#36 Publishing a Global Magazine in High School and Interviewing Yungblud
When award-winning poets, Nina and Ariana, wanted to go one step further than their school literary magazine, they didn’t expect to be running a global magazine!
But that’s exactly what Potted Purple …
#4 College Tips - Harvard Grad, Gabe Gladstein, on How to Stand out from the Crowd
With tens of thousands of students applying to top unis and standardised testing requirements dropping, how do you differentiate yourself from the crowd?
As the product manager at Crimson Education a…
#35 Special Guest! Celebrity, Allan Wu, on what college bound families can learn from the Amazing Race
What does the Amazing Race TV show and the college admissions process have in common? More than you might think!
In this special episode, actor and host of the Amazing Race, Allan Wu, reflects on his …
#34 How I Got Into Cambridge Medical School - Study Tips and Exam Preparation
Getting into Cambridge Medical School is hard enough and even more competitive for international students but that's exactly what Crimson student, Linda, has been able to achieve!
Not only that, Linda…
#3 College Tips - Comparing Your University Options: US vs UK vs Canada with Bryn Laxton-Coglon
When it comes to studying overseas, the first step is figuring out where you want to apply to!
Crimson Education strategist and LSE Law graduate, Bryn Laxton-Coglon, shares his insights based on his e…
#33 How a 15 year-old Started a Revolutionary Global Organisation Using These Three Steps
From a young age, Komal has believed students should have more access to a career oriented curriculum. So she started her own organisation, BZBUCK, to do just that!
With a commitment to teaching entre…
#2 College Tips - Oxbridge Interview Insights with Former Oxford Admissions Officer, Hannah Rowberry
Are you aiming to apply to Oxford or Cambridge? The interview is a critical part of the application and few people know the process better than Crimson Education Strategist, Hannah Rowberry.
Hannah is…
#32 From Failing Math to the Best Selling Author of Advanced Calculus Explored
Hamza Alsamraee has only just finished high school and is already being called 'Iraq's Einstein'. He is the author of two math books including a #1 Amazon Best Seller and he manages the Daily Math In…
#1 College Tips - Former UChicago Admission Officer, Steve Han, on Putting Passion into Applications
We hear all the time that Admission Officers want to see "passion" but how do you get passion on paper for your application?
Crimson Education Strategist and former UChicago Admission Officer, Steve H…
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#31 Starting a Million Dollar Investment Company in High School
While most teenagers are working part time jobs in supermarkets or retail, 16-year-old Koki Mashita is checking the latest stock market reports in his role as co-founder and managing partner of inves…
#30 Starting a Podcast in High School and Creating a More Inclusive Hong Kong
Angelina has lived throughout Europe but it was when she got to Hong Kong that she realised she was in the racial minority for the first time.
In an effort to give voice to young people from all walks…
#29 Publishing a Book and Teaching Epidemiology to Fight COVID
When COVID hit, so did mountains of misinformation. Armed with a love of science and a deep interest in epidemiology, Stephanie Wang went to work.
At 16-years-old, she has now published a book called …
#28 The 12-Year-Old Studying Aerospace Engineering at a Top US College
While 12-year-olds often dream about being an astronaut, Caleb Anderson is dreaming about working at SpaceX and he's well on his way after being accepted to Georgia Tech to study aerospace engineerin…
#27 Building Businesses that Change the World with Young Australian of the Year, Nathaniel Diong
During school, Nathaniel Diong felt helpless to make a difference in the face of the world's problems.
Now at 19-years-old, Nathaniel has been recognised as a 2021 Young Australian of the Year, AMP To…
#26 Making Change Through Advocacy, Action and Insects With Astro Adara
17-year-old Adara Hagman is an explorer by nature and her intellectual curiosities have helped her to create mentoring start-ups, get grants from the Canadian government, give presentations on geneti…
#25 Winning a Child Genius Show and Study Tips Worth Remembering!
Have you ever tried to memorise the order of a shuffled deck of cards? What if you had a time limit and had to recite the order in front of judges on a national television show?
That's exactly what Ma…
#24 TIME's Kid of the Year, Gitanjali Rao, on Science, Education and a Problem Solving Mindset
In December 2020, Gitanjali Rao was named the first ever TIME Magazine Kid of the Year.
At 15-years-old, Gitanjali already has already been innovating for years having won the 3M Young Scientist Chal…
#23 Pitching to Investors and Developing Biotechnology in High School
16-year-old Neil Mitra is on a mission to help millions of visually impaired people with his biotech start-up, EyeCane.
Largely developed in his home over the past few years, Neil has taken EyeCane t…
#22 Getting a Scholarship to Oxford and the Importance of the Arts
Faith had two life-changing moments in 2020 - the first was being accepted to Oxford and the second moment was when she knew the Singapore government would be supporting her for her entire degree!
The…