STEAM in AI Inner Circle Presents
Builders & Career Pathways Lab
Aditya Mittal built his first real project in high school — a student-led publishing platform. That early instinct to build led to CMU (B.S. CS + M.S. ML), advanced AI research published at top conferences, and roles at Microsoft and Benchling before landing an AI Catalyst Fellowship at Google.
Most parents want a concrete roadmap — not vague advice. This session shows exactly what that path looked like, and what students can start doing right now.
Aditya Mittal represents what happens when a student starts building early, stays curious, and goes deep on one domain. His path — from a high school side project to AI research to Google — is a repeatable blueprint, not a lucky break.
This session breaks down the real sequence of decisions, the habits that compounded, and the mindset that got him there.
Key Takeaways for Parents
- How Aditya went from a high school side project to Google AI — the real sequence of decisions
- What “building with AI” actually looks like in high school (no CS degree required)
- Why combining AI with a domain — biology, healthcare, business — creates the strongest profiles
- What CMU, Google, and top companies look for beyond grades and test scores
- How RAG, LLMs, and modern AI tools are opening doors for students starting earlier than ever
- Grade-level roadmap: what to prioritize now so your student isn’t scrambling in 11th grade
Who This Is For
Parents of high school students (Grades 9–12) who want a concrete, real-world roadmap from someone who built exactly the profile colleges and top companies want.
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