Kiwi student Arki Hunter has been accepted into New York's Columbia University in the early admissions round - with only 10-15% of students worldwide being accepted at that stage.

Hunter co-founded '12oz', an AI platform tackling NZ's drug and alcohol issues which won her a Crimson Education scholarship and the Deloitte Individual of the Year award. 

Hunter plans to major in sociology and political science at Columbia. 

She joined Andrew Dickens to chat about her career goals, socially conscious businesses, and the brain drain.

LISTEN ABOVE

Kiwi student Arki Hunter has been accepted into New York's Columbia University in the early admissions round - with only 10-15% of students worldwide being accepted at that stage.
Hunter co-founded '12oz', an AI platform tackling NZ's drug and alcohol issues which won her a Crimson Education scholarship and the Deloitte Individual of the Year award.&nbsp;
Hunter plans to major in sociology and political science at Columbia.&nbsp;
She joined Andrew Dickens to chat about her career goals, socially conscious businesses, and the brain drain.
LISTEN ABOVE

Don't miss a thing while you're on holiday, with Newstalk ZB Holiday Breakfast. We deliver the best in news, views and opinion to keep Kiwis informed and entertained while you're on the road, at the bach, or relaxing at home.

Don't miss a thing while you're on holiday, with Newstalk ZB Holiday Breakfast. We deliver the best in news, views and opinion to keep Kiwis informed and entertained while you're on the road, at the bach, or relaxing at home.

Don't miss a thing while you're on holiday, with Tim Dower and Newstalk ZB Holiday Breakfast.

Holiday Breakfast

Don't miss a thing while you're on holiday, with Tim Dower and Newstalk ZB Holiday Breakfast. Tim delivers the best in news, views and opinion to keep Kiwis informed and entertained while you're on the road, at the bach, or relaxing at home.

Arki Hunter: Kiwi teen and app developer headed to New York's Columbia University

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/7784f840-c291-422a-924b-ad9000bbad71/clips/5cea5a84-fba3-4ea1-850a-b3cf01616b8e/transcript