The Classic's ADMITTED Podcast

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, respectiv...

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 Rachel Zhang and her journey to being accepted into Harvard University. You will hear about Rachel's time taking care of family to her experience o...

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 Rachel Zhang and her journey to being accepted into Harvard University. You will hear about Rachel's passion of clay sculpting to her interest in e...

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 Ramon A. Rodriguez and his journey to being accepted into Sophie Davis School of Biomedical Education. You will hear Ramon's work at a Sunday schoo...

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 alumni Jasmyn Pillay and Jenney Huang and their journey to being accepted into Washington and Lee University and Yale University, respectively. You will hea...

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 alumni Jasmyn Pillay and Jenney Huang and their journey to being accepted into Washington and Lee University and Yale University, respectively. Jasmyn, in h...

ADMITTED is The Classic's premier college admissions podcast, where we sit down with Townsend Harris seniors and discuss essays and strategies they used to get into their dream schools. In this episode, you will hear a discussion on the classes, extracurricular activities, and awards that got Tristin into Northwestern University. This episode is part two of the conversation with Tristin, where...

ADMITTED is back for its fifth season! ADMITTED is The Classic's premier college admissions podcast, where we sit down with Townsend Harris seniors and discuss essays and strategies they used to get into their dream schools. In this episode, you will hear Tristan's journey living in Brooklyn and her unique relationship with her name. Growing up with a "boys" name has led to her bei...

ADMITTED is The Classic's premier college admissions podcast where we delve into the essays and strategies Townsend Harris students use to get into their dream schools. In season 4 episode 4, we gathered a group of seniors to talk about their applications and essays that ultimately got them into the University of Pennsylvania. Check out our long-time sponsor, Kweller Prep, and all their course...

In this collaboration between ADMITTED, The Classic's premier college admissions podcast and Keeping it Classic, the official podcast of The Classic. Class of '24 Karen Lin and Aiden Clarke reads their letter of continued interest for a school they were waitlisted at. Check out our long-time sponsor, Kweller Prep, and all their course offerings here: https://www.kwellerprep.com/ ADMITTED P...

ADMITTED, The Classic's premier college admissions podcast that delves into the essays and strategies Townsend Harris students use to get into their dream schools, is back with a new season. In season 4 episode 2, senior and Class of '24 Carina Fucich reads her essay and discusses her journey to being accepted to Princeton University. Check out our long-time sponsor, Kweller Prep, and all...

Welcome to season four of ADMITTED, The Classic's premier college admissions podcast. Check out our full playlist here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLB1ZPLjfE3TDLUy1HgX3A-gKF0_uLUUqt&si=x5nN6N2niCK_pdp3 Watch the Princeton episode here: https://youtu.be/R_7UjV1Qo1M?si=mlyKkFR8dwOBdM5J Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thhsclassic/ Website: https://thhsclassic.com/ 00:00 - Intro 01...

In this special edition of ADMITTED, The Classic's premier college admissions podcast, we invited four Townsend Harris seniors to discuss the essays and strategies they used to get accepted into New York University. Subscribe to The Classic TV on YouTube so you don't miss future episodes, and follow us @thhsclassic on Instagram. Hosted by Elliot Heath and Katherine Lian Produced by Ryan Yo...

In this special edition of ADMITTED, The Classic's premier college admissions podcast, we invited five Townsend Harris seniors to discuss the essays and strategies they used to get accepted into Cornell University. Subscribe to The Classic TV on YouTube so you don't miss future episodes, and follow us @thhsclassic on Instagram. Hosted by Elliot Heath and Katherine Lian Produced by Ryan You...

ADMITTED, The Classic's premier college admissions podcast that delves into the essays and strategies Townsend Harris students use to get into their dream schools, is back with a new season. In season 3 episode 5, senior and Class of '23 Sarah Rabb reads her essay and discusses her journey to being accepted to Stony Brook. Hosted by Elliot Heath and Katherine Lian Produced by Ryan Young Ed...

In season 3 episode 4 of ADMITTED, senior and Class of '23 Justin Linzan joins hosts Katherine Lian and fellow Columbian Elliot Heath to read his essay and discusses his journey to being accepted at Columbia. Hosted by Elliot Heath and Katherine Lian Produced by Ryan Young Edited by Ryan Young

ADMITTED, The Classic's premier college admissions podcast that delves into the essays and strategies Townsend Harris students use to get into their dream schools, is back with a new season. In season 3 episode 3, senior and Class of '23 Axyl Frederick reads his essay and discusses his journey to being accepted at Princeton. Check out our long-time sponsor, Kweller Prep, and all their cour...

ADMITTED, The Classic's premier college admissions podcast that delves into the essays and strategies Townsend Harris students use to get into their dream schools, is back with a new season. In season 3 episode 2, senior and Class of '23 Madeline Cannon reads her essay and discusses her journey to being accepted at Princeton.  Check out our long-time sponsor, Kweller Prep, and all their co...

ADMITTED, The Classic's premier college admissions podcast that delves into the essays and strategies Townsend Harris students use to get into their dream schools, is back with a new season. In this episode, senior and Class of '23 Rebecca Ortiz reads out her essay and discusses her own journey to being accepted at the University of Chicago via the Questbridge application.  Check out our l...

The long-awaited season finale of ADMITTED is here. Three Harvard-bound Townsend Harris seniors, Jasmine Palma, Julia Maciejak, and Zuzanna Kowalski, discuss the writing and strategies that got them into the most prestigious university in the world, with a current acceptance rate that is its lowest in its near-400-year history. Divided into three parts, this episode contains the Common Application...

In this episode of ADMITTED, listen as senior Victoria Siebor sits down with us and recounts how a wooden bench in her neighborhood of Greenpoint offered a grounding space to explore her Polish identity and family history, an anchor of serenity amid the busy bustle of city life.  If you enjoyed this episode, connect with us @thhsclassic on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, TikTok, and SnapChat, The Cl...

Unable to crease the delicate paper into the correct origami structure, senior Joel Ibabao, then a kindergartener, realized he preferred to engage his mind over his hands. In this episode of ADMITTED, listen as Joel unfolds how this understanding of himself forged his passion for philosophy while he meditates on his relationship with his dad. If you enjoyed this episode, connect with us @thhsclass...

Though having studied Japanese since her freshman year, it wasn’t until senior Amelia Harrington uttered the words jibun wo ukeireru koto ga deki hajimete imasu — “I have started to accept myself” — in a speech competition that she claimed a space for herself to thrive. Listen to Amelia discuss her journey going against the grain and translating her passion for Japanese into something uniquely her...

Hear how his grandfather’s suggestion to plant a fig tree turned a boring day off for senior Dionisios Diamantis into a moment of introspection and growth. In this episode of ADMITTED, Dionisios discusses his Greek identity as he reflects upon his family’s immigrant story. You can find past and future episodes of ADMITTED on Spotify and Apple Podcasts. If you enjoyed this episode, connect with us...

For senior Eliza Josephson, everyday experiences are imbued with her passion for words. It all started when inspiration spontaneously struck at day camp and 7-year-old Eliza constructed her very first poem, what became adopted as the camp’s mani-pesto. Since then, words have accompanied her everywhere: Subway advertisements, her neighborhood of Jackson Heights, and The Phoenix. Through the lens of...