Every year the Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation awards a select set of High School Seniors the Coca Cola Scholarship. Rishika is a 2022 Coke Scholar. In this Podcast, Rishika talks about her interests in Science, Arts, her social activism, Winning the Coca Cola Scholarship, her college search process, and her advice to college aspirants. #CokeScholars In particular, we discuss the following with her: Who is Rishika Kartik? Extracurricular Interests Winning the Coke Scholarship College Process Advice for High Schoolers Topics discussed in this episode: Introducing Rishika Kartik, Coke Scholar [0:48] Hi Fives - Podcast Highlights [2:05] Who is Rishika Kartik? [4:16] High School Interests [5:46] Passion for the Blind [7:23] Working with Incarcerated Youth [10:39] Neuroplasticity [12:41] Why Coke Scholarship? [14:55] Coke Scholarship App Process [17:30] The Coke Impact [19:55] Career Thoughts [21:39] College Characteristics [25:21] Researching Colleges [27:02] College Counseling [28:18] College Process Surprises [29:45] Why Brown University? [31:21] Beyond College What? [34:32] Advice to High Schoolers [36:16] Our Guest: Rishika Kartik is a 2022 Coke Scholar, and a recent graduate of St. Mary’s Academy in Englewood Colorado. Rishika will be a Freshman in Brown University in Fall 2022. Memorable Quote: “I also made a list of what colleges would want to know about me. And something that is useful is [to] stop thinking of just your accomplishments and things like that, but also, who you are, because who you are, is just as important as what you do.” Rishika Kartik’s Advice to High Schoolers. Episode Transcript: Please visit Episode’s Transcript. Similar Episodes: College Experiences Calls-to-action: Subscribe to our Weekly Podcast Newsletter. Follow us on Instagram. To Ask the Guest a question, or to comment on this episode, email podcast@almamatters.io. Subscribe or Follow our podcasts at any of these locations: Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify.