Episode 297 | Abhimanyu Sharma | Pantheon Prep | The EdisonOS Podcast

Episode Description

In this episode, Abhimanyu Sharma, founder of Pantheon Prep serving 200 students annually who started the company in 12th grade after submitting college apps, reveals his skeptical view of digital SAT's adaptive format—questioning why easier sections exist when "if they don't do well, they don't do well" and noting only two difficulty levels mean serious test-takers above 1100 never see the easier version anyway. He discusses his "no BS" philosophy of challenging students through "the gauntlet" with pressure and rigor, sharing a dramatic success story of taking one student from 1300 to 1570 in two months with two hours daily of tutoring, only hiring coaches scoring 1570+. Abhimanyu reveals he's already planning his nine-year-old sister's college strategy focused on making her "as intelligent and as academic as possible," and identifies college admissions' biggest pain point: validating whether students actually did their claimed extracurriculars, citing "borderline fraud" of fake nonprofit presidents.