Yocket Elite · Sample Plan
Arjun Mehta
AI for Healthcare · Grade 11 · CBSE · Mumbai
Outcome
Cornell University · Johns Hopkins · Carnegie Mellon
His Brand Story
"The engineer who listens before he builds — using AI to close the gap between what doctors know and what patients receive in underserved India."
Three-Pillar Profile
AI for Clinical Impact
Built a diagnostic triage tool using Python + patient symptom data from a Mumbai clinic
Research paper on ML models for early anaemia detection — submitted to school journal
2-month shadowing at a paediatric clinic; 30+ patient interaction sessions
Builder & Leader
Founded MedCode Club — 35 students, weekly workshops on health + tech problems
Led school team to Top 20, National Health Hackathon
Mentored 3 juniors whose projects won inter-school recognition
Human Dimension
Classical piano — 8 years, performed at 4 public concerts
Teaches piano to underprivileged children on weekends (12 students)
Writes a monthly blog on tech ethics in healthcare — 400+ readers
Strategic Wins — What the Plan Achieved
Narrative coherence
One thread, six proof points
Every activity — clinic tool, research paper, MedCode Club, hackathon, piano teaching, blog — ties back to one mission: AI that makes healthcare human. Admissions officers remember this.
Research credibility
Published before applying
A school-journal paper on ML for anaemia detection showed Arjun was already operating at a research level — not just aspiring to one. Rare for a Grade 12 applicant.
Founder identity
He built what did not exist
MedCode Club and the diagnostic triage tool were creations, not joinings. This is exactly the signal T25 programmes respond to: students who see a gap and fill it.
Unexpected depth
Piano humanises the engineer
8 years of classical piano, teaching underprivileged children, writing on tech ethics — the Common App essay built on this made Arjun three-dimensional in a sea of CS+Bio profiles.
Recommender alignment
Three voices, zero gaps
CS teacher confirmed technical depth. Biology teacher confirmed research rigour. Clinic mentor — an external doctor — confirmed real-world credibility. No dimension of the profile was left unwitnessed.
Scale + recognition
National visibility
Top 20 National Health Hackathon, IRIS Science Fair submission, inter-school MedCode event. Consistent external validation — not just school-level wins.
Final Outcome
Arjun received offers from:
Cornell University (Engineering) · Johns Hopkins (BME) · Carnegie Mellon (CS) · University of Michigan · Georgia Tech
Every offer aligned with the story the plan was built around from Day 1.