About this episode

Shellee Howard discusses with Aishani Sheth how students can enhance their college applications through impactful real-world experiences.

In this episode, Shellee Howard welcomes Aishani Sheth, founder of Consult for Impact, to discuss how students can gain meaningful, real-world experiences that strengthen college applications while developing skills they'll use for life. Ashani shares her remarkable journey from studying in India and Japan to earning an MBA from Columbia Business School and working on Wall Street before launching a mission-driven organization that connects high school students with nonprofits around the world. Through these consulting projects, students build leadership, communication, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills while creating measurable community impact.

People in this episode

Host: Shellee Howard

Guest: Aishani Sheth

Topics covered

• college readiness
• real-world experiences
• leadership skills
• community impact
• consulting projects

Keywords

• college applications
• teen development
• nonprofits
• consulting
• skills development

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Consult for Impact, Columbia Business School, Wall Street

Places: India, Japan

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