Austin Scholar
Learn directly from an 19-year-old who achieved a perfect SAT score and top university admissions—all without traditional schooling
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Austin Scholar #235: 7 + 2 = ___ + 6 (opens the original)
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Hey, y’all!This week from Austin Scholar...7 + 2 = ___ + 6Scholar’s Sources: What I’ve been thinking about…I’ve absolutely loved being back on Stanford campus. Being able to see the beautiful blue sky, walk through rows of palm trees, and bask in the seventy degree weather has made the transition across the country extremely pleasant. However, I miss my students (both those in Kenya and those in New York) very much, and I’ve created a photo wall so that I can still see their
Austin Scholar #234: Highlights from my talk at Harvard (opens the original)
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Hey, y’all!This week from Austin Scholar...Highlights from my talk at HarvardScholar’s Sources: What I’ve been thinking about…This past week has truly been a busy end to an action packed summer, as I moved my sister into her freshman year dorm (yay!) and then flew across the country to speak at the Emerging School Models conference with the Harvard Graduate School of Education and the Harvard Kennedy School of Government. I then flew right back to the Bay Area to move myself in for my j
Austin Scholar #133: What it means to feel limitless (opens the original)
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Hey, y’all!This week from Austin Scholar...What it means to feel limitless (& how Alpha High Bootcamp gives students a taste of it)Scholar’s Sources: What I’ve been thinking about…I said goodbye to New York on Saturday. Despite how much I struggled to love the city, I’m still sad to leave. The constant smell of smoke and trash, the flooding subways, and the concerningly sticky door handles had nothing on the incredible students at the Alpha NYC campus. Being able to spend this
Austin Scholar #232: The neuroscience behind why Alpha works (opens the original)
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Hey, y’all!This week from Austin Scholar...The neuroscience behind why Alpha worksScholar’s Sources: What I’ve been thinking about…Tuesday begins the first week of Alpha NYC and my junior year at Stanford starts in two weeks, so I’m excited that I get to see all of the kids again before saying goodbye to New York and heading back to California. There are a lot of awesome things coming this year that I can’t wait to tell y’all!But there’s a lot
Austin Scholar #231: How a month with Alpha World School taught me that kids want (and need) to do hard things (opens the original)
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Hey, y’all!This week from Austin Scholar...How a month with Alpha World School taught me that kids want (and need) to do hard thingsScholar’s Sources: What I’ve been thinking about…After nine fun-filled weeks, Alpha Summer in the Hamptons wrapped up on Friday, and I’m proud to say that 43% of our students said they would rather be at Alpha Summer than on vacation. If you’re wondering what could possibly make a summer program beat vacation, here’s a taste of what the ki
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