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pratham

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pratham

@prathammittal

CoFounder @TetrCollege, @theMastersUnion, Penn'13

New York, NY

Joined May 2009

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pratham
@prathammittal
Jul 25, 2025
Most students think Harvard admissions is a lottery where everyone has a 5% chance. They're dead wrong. If you're "world-class" at something, your admission rate is 90%. If you're "well-rounded," it drops to 2.9%. Harvard was forced to reveal this data in a lawsuit A thread🧵
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pratham
@prathammittal
Jun 16, 2025
Elon Musk built what he calls the 'perfect school' for his 14 kids. It's called Ad Astra and it doesn't have grades, majors or class ranks. The school's curriculum is his answer to 'How do you make a school that produces more Elon Musks?' Here's what's different:
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pratham
@prathammittal
Aug 11, 2025
Every $10B opportunity can be explained by a simple heuristic: Does it create a Delta-4 customer experience? It explains why Uber crushed taxis, why iPhone killed Blackberry, why Google owns search, and why Netflix killed Blockbuster. So what the hell is Delta-4?
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pratham
@prathammittal
Jul 28, 2025
Meet Jamie Beaton. He applied to 25 elite universities, got into all 25. And CHOSE to study at Harvard, Stanford, Oxford, Princeton, Yale, and UPenn. He built Crimson Education, a $554M empire that charges $200K to give your 8-year-old a 98% shot at the Ivy Leagues.
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pratham
@prathammittal
Aug 13, 2025
61 years after gaining independence from the UK, Singapore is: - 70% richer (per capita) - Growing 400% faster - More educated & healthy. How did Lee Kuan Yew turn a literal mudflat into the highest GDP per capita country in the world in 45 years? [Thread]
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pratham
@prathammittal
Jun 28, 2025
NASA discovered schools eliminate 86% of human creative genius by the time they graduate. The study was so damning it never made peer review. 1,600 kids tracked for a decade. What they found should terrify every parent🧵
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pratham
@prathammittal
Sep 3, 2025
This guy is revolutionising Education. He's invested $1 Billion of his own money to redefine what a school means. Elon asked him 'Why aren't you at 1000 schools already?' It's one of THE most valuable interviews ever (especially if you're a parent/entrepreneur). [Thread] 🧵
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pratham
@prathammittal
Aug 20, 2025
ADHD is not a bug, it's a feature. Elon Musk, Steve Jobs, Richard Branson - all have it. ADHD brains are wired for speed, creativity, and hyperfocus. Here are 6 unique advantages they have & careers where they can thrive: [Thread]
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pratham
@prathammittal
Jun 23, 2025
This was the entire 4th century curriculum at Plato's Academy. No majors. No electives. Just 30+ years of stacked learning. Each discipline unlocking the next. It produced the likes of Aristotle who went on to shape an entire era. Ivy league education could never. A thread🧵
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pratham
@prathammittal
Jul 14, 2025
Just in: Stanford shows that virtual reality lectures outperform in-person lectures from PHD professors. Grades jumped from 87% to 96% and students performed better studying from their bedrooms than in-person. Why universities are on the verge of obsolescence🧵
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pratham
@prathammittal
Jun 16, 2025
Replying to @prathammittal
Elon Musk designed Ad Astra around two principles 1. Teach problem solving, not tool use. (Don't teach them how thermodynamics works, ask them to fix a fridge and let them learn in the process) 2. Cater the education to their aptitude, not to their age or class.
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pratham
@prathammittal
Jun 19, 2025
In 2014, Michael Wang sued Harvard for rejecting him. 2400 on SAT, 36 on ACT. He was a valedictorian violinist. The subpoena that followed sparked a decade-long debate about how elite admissions should work. A story that impacts your child's college education🧵
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pratham
@prathammittal
Aug 27, 2025
Brands are spending Millions on designs that look like they were made by a 5 year-old. We are in a pandemic of 'Debranding'. Cracker Barrel was just the latest victim to it. Here's the strange but simple reason why they're doing it: 🧵
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pratham
@prathammittal
Jun 16, 2025
Replying to @prathammittal
Option A: Start with Fourier's law, derive equations, then apply them to problems. Option B: Hand a student a broken fridge and say "fix it" By the time they fix it, they've applied thermodynamics, fluid mechanics, compressor theory - because the problem demanded it.
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