ADMITTED is The Classic's premier college admissions podcast, where we sit down with Townsend Harris seniors and discuss the essays and strategies they used to get into their dream schools. In this episode, you will hear from class of 2025 alum Shamonti Shamim and Aima Hossen and their journeys to being accepted into Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Cornell University, respectively. You will hear about Shamonti's experience growing up to the present day as an identical twin to Aima's approach to writing about sensitive topics like the Israel and Palestine conflict. This episode will include Shamonti's Quest Bridge personal statement, four of Aima's MIT supplemental essays, and a thoroughly discussion about each essay. Next week, part two of this conversation will be released including the rest of Shamonti's and Aima's college application.

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00:00:00 Episode Intro

00:00:36 Introductions

00:01:23 Personal Statement

00:10:59 Supplemental Essays Reading

00:16:03 Supplemental Essays Discussion

00:41:31 Kweller Prep

00:42:15 Outro

Featuring

Shamonti Shamim

Aima Hossen

Hosted by

Ryan Chen

Filmed and Produced by

Ryan Chen

Edited by

Ryan Chen