Study Abroad Success Stories of Rishi Bagri - From Bangalore to Purdue with over 14 international acceptances

Rishi Bagri

Computer Science Major | Accepted to 12 Universities | GPA: 4.0

Rishi Bagri Bangalore - study abroad success story from abroad for better future (AFBF)

Rishi Bagri​

Exceptional student with outstanding achievements and leadership.

12 universities | 4.0 GPA

Top 8 University Acceptances!!!

UC Irvine

Accepted in CS.
28th Best University Nationally (Bio-Med Engg)

UW Madison

Accepted in CS.
#6 nationally (Industrial Engg)

University of Edinburgh

Accepted in CS.
15th Best University in UK

King’s College, London

Accepted in CS.
5th Best University in UK

Key Achievements!

Founder and CEO - Ekarma

Built a website to incentivise e-waste collection; Partnered with a huge local electronics store; 300+ people impacted;
1 ton+ e-waste placed

President of Sarala Birla Academy Student council, Head Boy

Led events (1K+ participants), incl. MUN/Round Square, founded Stem+D Club (200+ members), taught VFX, CS & Physics. Chief Editor-School mag. "Pulse."

Freelance Video Editor

50+ projects incl. editing CFO series for Moneycontrol (CNBC TV18). Worked with esports stars SKRossi/OG Sway. Earned $10K+. Raised $1K+ for charity

UI/UX intern at a YC Backed company and AI development intern at Deloitte

@Dyte, improved UI/UX - merging design with coding.
@Deloitte, reimagined leadership comm. with AI using Python, OpenCV, MediaPipe lib. and Wav2Lip.

Co-author of a research paper with UChicago professor

Research on Predictive Diagnosis of Lung Diseases using AI with Dr Alok Shah; Published in EC Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine (peer-reviewed journal)

His advice to fellow Indian juniors & peers!

“Don’t chase activities to impress colleges, pursue what impresses you. It’s not the length of your resume that tells your story, but the heartbeat behind it. Colleges don’t admit achievements, they admit people whose passions make those achievements matter”

How did AFBF community helped Rishi?

AFBF helped me find a community of like minded individuals and taught me a lot about the application process. If you are newbie, would definitely recommend you to join AFBF & their cohorts.

Connect with him here!

Rishi has been a proud member of our community since 2024. 
We are super glad to have him with us through all thick and thin and wish him the best for the next 4 years at Purdue!