Spill the Bee!

Listen to Veronica Goveas talk about her experience with HOSA, how she was elected to Wisconsin HOSA's executive council, her journey of pursuing a career in health, and her take on the Netflix Series Never Have I Ever!

Listen to Jason Cui talk about his experience with ISEF, tips for scientific research, his summer internship at NASA, and his advice on how to avoid toxic competitiveness!

Listen to Snehaa Ganesh Kumar and Iscent George discuss what they've been up to during lockdown, from how they're taking care of their mental health to the Netflix shows they're binging!

Listen to Sojas Wagle discuss his journey from becoming interested in neuroscience to winning the International Brain Bee, his experience on Who Wants to Be a Millionaire, meeting inspirational peers at scholarship ceremonies like Coca Cola & Presidential Scholars, why he chose Brown, and why he thinks the college admissions system is flawed. Listen to the end to hear some of Sojas' opinions and work on mental health!

Listen to Gokul Venkatachalam, the co-champion of the 2015 Scripps National Spelling Bee, share how he maintained his confidence on stage, how he got into spelling, and what his thought process was when he won on the word nunatak! Additionally, keep an eye out for some tips from Gokul (a freshman at Columbia) on the college app process!

Listen to Yolanda Ni chat about her favorite Youtuber Ryan Higa, the struggle of being committed to spelling, and a pep talk from Scott Remer, the author of Words of Wisdom

Listen to Mira Dedhia, 3rd place finisher of the 2017 Scripps National Spelling Bee, chat about how she made it to night finals despite starting spelling in sixth grade - later than most - why she started her own coaching business, her favorite parts of bee week, and why Dr. Bailly is her favorite bee week staff!

Listen to Shruthika Padhy, the co-champion of the 2019 Scripps National Spelling Bee, chat about how she handled spelling, hockey, and singing at the same time, resisted the temptation of social media in order to study, and her favorite parts of being an octochamp — something no other previous champion has experienced.

Listen to Naysa Modi, the runner-up of the 2018 Scripps National Spelling Bee, chat about how she mentally prepared for the national stage, how she prioritized the spelling bee over everything else, her future plans, and the friends she's made through the spelling bee!