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Only Student in India Oakridger Maanav to Receive M.E.T Program Offer at Berkely

Only Student in India Oakridger Maanav to Receive M.E.T Program Offer at Berkely

Top ivy-league institutions look beyond good grades for admissions to higher education. Oakridger MaanavDeputy Head Boy Design Championship Winner President Rotary Interact Club ranked #8 in International Student Math League AI Summer Program at Georgia Tech Start-up Founder and now accepted to University of California Berkeley for M.E.T (Management Entrepreneurship and Technology) Program

Admission Offer Letter from Berkeley

While there were only 50 students selected from the world for this prestigious program out of over 5000 applicants (1 per cent acceptance rate) Maanav is the only student from India to get this offer. He will be pursuing a dual degree in Computer Science and Business in the Berkeley Management Entrepreneurship and Technology (M.E.T.) program.

He is a brilliant student from Oakridge International School Gachibowli studying there since his Early Years. With innumerable opportunities provided at the school to explore and develop his interests outside the classroom such as art exhibitions clubs MUNs entrepreneurship and innovation programs etc. he developed his passion for Computer Science and Business. Oakridge was always open to my ideas and allowed me to introduce new initiatives in school like the Alpha hackathon an inter-school design and coding competition said Maanav. His business idea SkillSync; won the Schoolpreneur Summit Nationals 2018 Indias largest business pitching competition.

On the other hand since his early years he has been learning to spread kindness and is intrinsically motivated to make a difference in our world. Maanav has blend both his passion and motivation and has created innovative products including several mobile apps websites and artificial intelligence projects that positively impact people lives. Beacon Safety; app to alert police and contact when unsafe; www.thevolunteerproject.in that connect student volunteers with NGOs The Girl Code where he conducted free workshops on computer science and programming for over 120 students in several schools in Hyderabad were just a few to name.

In addition to his multi-skills he has won the Student of the Year India 2017 by Global SOTY Foundation and got selected for the LaunchX entrepreneurship program at MIT 2019. He is the winner of Design Championship 2016 2017 2018 in Graphic Design. Secured World Rank 8 in International Student League Math Competition World Rank 11 in International Online Olympiad in Linguistics Times of India SPARK scholarship winner won the National Art Competition exhibited in State Art Gallery and a Bronze medal in National Infinity Math Competition. He has also interned at T-Hub India largest startup Incubator. This apart he has also worked on many artificial intelligence projects including breast cancer diagnosis and stock market prediction; selected for AI Summer Program at Georgia Tech. There is just no stopping to it.

At Oakridge International School Gachibowli every student is a lot like Maanav ndash; multi-faceted academically sound and world-ready. The holistic approach to education leads to developing well-rounded individuals who are highly sought-after by the best universities in the world.

About Oakridge International School Gachibowli

Oakridge International School - Gachibowli School is a Nord Anglia Education day-school located in Nanakramguda Hyderabad. Oakridge Gachibowli school is one of the best international schools in Telangana and has the proud privilege of being the pioneers of IB School in Andhra Pradesh and one of the largest providers of IB Education in India. The school has also been listed among the top 5 best international schools by Times School Survey consecutively for the last three years and has been ranked no. 1 by Forbes Fortune Magazine and Education World (Top 10 in India). The school is purpose-built to deliver the IB curriculum and to support our students; growth learning and development. Spread across 5.11 acres the school provides a range of facilities that include state-of-art indoor and outdoor amenities - Soccer ground Wimbledon-sized tennis courts swimming pools amphitheatre digital classrooms and learning resource centres.

For more information please visit www.oakridge.in/gachibowli.

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