MATHCOUNTS Nationals '21, '22

In 2024, Vaibhav Rastogi scored 9/10 on the ARML, placing him in the top 20 nationally. He is a four-time AIME qualifier and a two-time MATHCOUNTS Nationals competitor, where he was the State Champion in 2021. Vaibhav also achieved a perfect score on the AMC 8 in 2022 and secured first place in the MathGenius competition in 2019 with a perfect score. He is the president of his math team which has scored first place at the WPI invitational math meet, and first in the state for its division.

Hobbies: He spends his spare time rowing, reading, cooking, and engineering.

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) '28

MATHCOUNTS Nationals '19, '20

Garima Rastogi was the official coach to a student that made it to the NH State MATHCOUNTS team. Garima represented NH at the MATHCOUNTS Nationals Competition as the State Champion in 2019 and 2020. She was the highest scoring individual on the NH State Math Team at the ARML competition in Penn State in 2018. She also placed in the top 1% nationally on the AMC 8 test in her middle school and is a 5x AIME qualifier. 

Hobbies: In her free time, she likes to bake, read, and play the violin.

University of Connecticut (UConn) '27, Special Program in Medicine
Major: Computer Science Engineering  Major: Molecular & Cell Biology

MATHCOUNTS Nationals '17, '18, '19

Anshul Rastogi coached two students who subsequently became NH State MATHCOUNTS champions. In 2021, he served as NH MATHCOUNTS State Team Leader and was a three-time MATHCOUNTS National Competitor, scoring in the top 25% in 2019. He scored in the top 1% nationally on the AMC 8 (2017, 2018) and is a four-time AIME qualifier. He is a 2024 UConn Stuart Sidney Mathematics Competition Beginner Division Top Scorer.

Hobbies: In his spare time, Anshul enjoys reading sci-fi/fantasy novels, writing short fiction and poetry, playing chess, drawing, and digital painting.

Administrator at Rastogi Homeschool

Math teacher at St. John Regional School

University of Connecticut (UConn) '27,
Major: Mathematics

Major: Computer Science & Engineering

Omkar is a rising sophomore at UConn pursuing a dual degree in math and computer science. In high school, he represented CT at ARML nationals. At UConn, Omkar was the second-highest scorer in the nationally ranked 2023 William Lowell Putnam Mathematical Competition with a score of 12. Also, he was the top scorer in the Intermediate Division of the 2024 Stuart Sidney Mathematics Competition. He also serves as the Treasurer of UConn's Math Club and the Secretary of UConn's Chess Club. He strives to get a Ph.D. in mathematics and become a professor someday.

Hobbies: He loves long-distance running (both XC and Track) and yoga, and in his spare time, he plays chess (1800 USCF).

Sidney Kimmel Medical College '25,

4th Year 

Abhijeet Sambangi was captain of the 2014 Middle School National Science Bowl Champions and placed 2nd in the 2015 U.S. National Brain Bee. During high school he led product design for team competitions, winning a Lemelson-MIT InvenTeam Grant and placing 3rd in the 2016 TiE Global Competition. He was accepted into the Penn State/Jefferson BS/MD Program and completed his bachelor’s within two years, after which he spent a year performing bench research at Harvard. At SKMC (Jefferson), Abhi continues publishing in both clinical and bench research while serving as Vice President of Jefferson’s AANS chapter (neurosurgery interest group). He hopes to become a surgeon specializing in trauma or minimally invasive surgery.

Hobbies: Abhi loves carnivorous plants, especially VFTs (venus flytraps). He also enjoys discovering new recipes to cook, vibing to a variety of music genres, and practicing yoga or going to the gym.

New England College ‘28

Major: Political Science

Minor: Psychology
Sumana has participated in math competitions such as MATHCOUNTS and Math Olympiad throughout her school career. She ranked in the national level for the Young Inventors STEM competition and enjoys teaching and mentoring. At her school, she is involved in various leadership programs such as the CTE Ambassadors, Educators Rising, in addition to starting her own club to promote inclusivity. She hopes to pursue a future career in education after high school.

Hobbies: In her spare time, she enjoys reading fantasy novels, writing stories, painting and sketching, and has a love for the theater.

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) '28

Major: Mathematics

Apurva Varigonda was the director of the 2024 Mustang Math Tournament in Massachusetts and the Associate Director of the 2023 Sharon Math and Science Tournament. Apurva is a 4-time high scorer in the Southeastern Massachusetts Mathematics League, 2-time MAML Mathematics Olympiad Level 2 Qualifier, has qualified for Math Prize for Girls, and is a 2-time AIME Qualifier.

Past Student

MATHCOUNTS Nationals '22

Ryan Casey was the 2022 MATHCOUNTS New Hampshire State Champion. He placed in the top 1% nationally in the 2022 AMC 8. He has perfect-scored both the MOEMS and CML competitions, and he received the George Lenchner Award for perfect-scoring MOEMS. 

Hobbies: In his spare time, he enjoys reading books and playing basketball, soccer, and chess.

University of Connecticut (UConn) '27, Special Program in Medicine
Major: Physiology & Neurobiology

Kaushik Mahesh is a sophomore at University of Connecticut. He is a pre-med student in the Special Program in Medicine, majoring in Physiology and Neurobiology. He is passionate about science and in particular biology. He has immersed himself in this subject during high school by taking AP Biology and SAT Biology. He also participated in the Science Olympiad, where he won medals in the Human Growth and Development category.

Nitin Anand is has participated in math competitions like Math Olympiad and MATHCOUNTS. He ranked at the global level in the Destination Imagination STEAM competition and enjoys helping others. He has had prior experience teaching students. He hopes to pursue a career in the medical field after high school.

Hobbies: In his spare time, he enjoys reading fantasy novels, watching football, spending time with his family, and playing tabla and piano.

Past Student

MATHCOUNTS Nationals '24

Samarth has qualified for the 2024 MATHCOUNTS National Competition. He placed 2nd in the 2024 NH State competition. He was also placed in the top 5% nationally on the 2024 AMC 8. Additionally, he has participated in other competitions such as Math Kangaroo, ABMC and LMT. 

Hobbies: In his spare time, he enjoys reading, listening to Indian music and playing soccer and cricket with his friends.

Past Student

MATHCOUNTS Nationals '24

Arjun Kaushik is currently a student from New Hampshire who represented his state at the 2024 MATHCOUNTS National Competition. Arjun placed 2nd within the NH team at Nationals and he has also competed in other notable math competitions such as the American Mathematics Competitions (AMC) 8 and 10. Arjun hopes to pursue his passion for math throughout high school and beyond.

Hobbies: In his free time, Arjun likes to listen to music, read fiction, play basketball, watch the Patriots play football and the Celtics play basketball, and create music in different forms.