Education: Harvard University

Thoughts on Brain Power: Brain Power transformed my seven-year journey from curious student to Harvard admission by teaching me something beyond academics: how to think authentically and find my voice. While my day school provided excellent foundational education, Brain Power’s advanced mathematics and writing programs helped me channel personal experiences—like caring for my grandmother with Alzheimer’s—into compelling research and a personal statement that captivated Harvard’s admissions committee.

Education:  Johns Hopkins University

Thoughts on Brain Power: Brain Power opened my eyes and taught me a lot that helped me both with school and going beyond the curriculum. It also helped me build many of the soft skills that I’ve used to find success to this day including my admission to Medical School.

Education: Carnegie Mellon University (Computer Science)

Thoughts on Brain Power: One of my favourite lessons that I took at Brain Power was the class on Valentine’s day, when we learned about different philosophers’ theories about what love means. I found the connection to the year’s theme of “what it means to be human” incredibly fascinating.

Education: Queen’s U. School of Medicine

Achievements – Banting and Best Scholarship for Diabetes Research; NSERC; Multiple publications in peer-reviewed journals

Career: Internal Medicine residency at McMaster U.

Thoughts on Brain Power: I’m extremely grateful to Karine and Reuven for helping me discover my interest in writing, which has largely defined and balanced my otherwise science-focused career. I wholeheartedly endorse Brain Power to anyone looking to develop their critical-thinking skills in the company of ambitious and intellectually curious peers.

Education: Waterloo University (Ph.D. Statistics)

Achievements: Post-doctoral Fellowship at Princeton University

Thoughts on Brain Power: I love Brain Power and have never been to or seen a school quite as effective at actually teaching bright students!

Talents: Politics, finance, and mathematics

Education: York U. (Biology), U. of Toronto (M.D.)

Career: Doctor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology (residency at U. of Toronto)

Awarded: 2018 Schulich Award for Academic Excellence; 2017 Dr. F. J. Colling OBE, Memorial Scholarship; 2017 – Golden Stethoscope Award

Thoughts on Brain Power: Brain Power is a place to expand your horizons and push yourself to the limits of your capabilities. It is a place of creativity and self-exploration that teaches you to question, teaches you HOW to learn, and promotes a thorough understanding of content that sets you up for the world of higher education.

Currently: Dentist; Graduate of McGill U for Doctor of Dentistry

Thoughts on Brain Power: The fundamental thinking skills and work ethic I gained from Brain Power continue to be valuable assets

Talents: Working with his hands

Currently: Data Scientist for Instagram/Facebook (lives in San Francisco)

Education: University of Waterloo – B.Math, Computer Science, Statistics, Economics

Thoughts on Brain Power: I love the fact that Brain Power offers collaborative environments that enable faster, broader, and more effective learning than anything I ever had in traditional public school classrooms.

Education: Currently studying Computer Science at the University of Waterloo

Employment: Software Development Engineer Intern at Amazon

Awards: René Descartes National Scholarship for $20,000

Thoughts on Brain Power: I am so thankful to all the amazing instructors at Brain Power who helped me discover my passion for mathematics and computer science. They taught me how to think outside the box, and shaped me into the curious and critical thinker that I am today.

Currently: Founder & CEO – TNH Digital Health (Ta.Na.Hora-SaudeDigital) Graduate of Harvard Medical School

Success: Michael is the Founder & CEO of TNH Digital Health (TaNaHora-SaudeDigital) in Sao Paulo, Brazil where his goal is for Brazilians to have access to basic health support in the face of enormous social inequality. Michael Kapps was named Millennial Impact Entrepreneur of the Year 2017 by GSG in Chicago (at the Global Social Impact Investment Steering Group (GSG) – Impact Summit 2017). GSG’s vision is to use their global Impact Investing movement to address the planet’s social and environmental challenges and to drive Impact Investing to its Tipping Point by 2020.

Currently: U of T Engineering Student and winner of U of T Book Award; Queen’s Engineering $40,000 scholarship; U of T Dean’s Merit Award Scholarship for $10,000; U of Ottawa Engineering & Biomedical Physics $16,000 scholarship

Thoughts on Brain Power: As a student who attended Brain Power for six years, I can confidently attest to the phenomenal learning experience fostered there. Brain Power unites an amazing body of staff & students with an unprecedented curriculum in both language and mathematics, creating an environment in which students develop the skills to thrive academically. BP helped me become beyond excellent in math, English, and public speaking!

Education: Attending McMaster U, Bachelor of Health Sciences

Achievements: Principal Award for Student Leadership (William Lyon Mackenzie C.I ); Former President of Operation Med School Toronto; Co-Founder of Auris Hearing Solutions; McMaster President’s Scholarship

Thoughts on Brain Power: Brain Power opened my eyes and taught me a lot that helped me both with school and going beyond the curriculum. It also helped me build many of the soft skills such as public speaking that I’ve used to find success to this day.