The Ambitious Student's Playbook: Cornell, Michigan, & Stanford Alumni on How to get a Competitive Edge
Hi, I'm Savannah, Harvard-Westlake '23 & Cornell '27, and I'm thrilled to co-host a virtual panel for parents of ambitious students & ambitious students themselves to share an invaluable resource: Curious Cardinals. I'll be joined by Ian Watts, Harvard-Westlake '16 and Michigan '20, and Johnathan Bridges, Stanford Class President '22, to discuss how ambitious students can stand out, create impressive projects based on their passions, and excel academically.
We'll discuss what it takes to excel in today's hyper-competitive environment, and how students can find and pursue their distinct passions in such a way that their extracurricular projects are truly reflective of who they are. The middle school, high school, and college admissions environment has never been more competitive - we know this first hand. Join us on May 29th for an insightful deep dive into how students can reach their maximum potential while remaining true to themselves & their interests.
Curious Cardinals is a platform with 650+ mentors who are the brightest and most accomplished students from the top universities in the world, but they're also cool, compassionate, and relatable. Our mentors are empowering the next generation of dreamers, thinkers, and innovators through the unique magic of near-peer mentorship. K-12 students are matched with the perfect college mentor for them based on shared background, interests, and personality. Students dive into passion projects, translate interests into real-world skills, discover their "thing", and conquer challenging academic subjects with ground-breaking results. Curious Cardinals mentorship also extends to developing their confidence, building their self-esteem, guiding them to take agency over their lives.
We can't wait to see you there!
In the interim if you want to learn more...
Check out our website, Instagram, or Linkedin.
Watch Curious Cardinals on The Today Show, CNN, or read more in Forbes or the Stanford Daily.
To give you a sense of the impact, here are a few examples:
Elise explored her passion for fashion and feminism and launched Maud the blog: see the blog here.
Hear Elise speak about her experience here.
Matthew had no clear interests but loved gaming - he ended up building his own video game under his mentor's guidance over the course of 1.5 yrs: see the his video game here.
Hear Matthew and his parents speak about his experience here.
Students who became mentors:
Now a student at Yale, Jaidyn Hurst studied Arabic for 3 years with her Curious Cardinals mentor as well as learning French Film & Philosophy and Mass Incarceration. Now she mentors students in creative writing, songwriting, and languages.
Now a student at MIT, Daschiell first learned aerospace engineering at Curious Cardinals. Now he mentors students in aerospace engineering!
Please join at the Zoom link here: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/89470886225?pwd=EwwABauz2YZOgzP9b1OpXkvWlvVRtV.1