Sahil Bhagat was diagnosed with Ulcerative Colitis as a college junior but was able to get off all medication within 5 years by cleaning up his diet and starting weightlifting. He taught himself tennis at a young age and became captain of his high school tennis team for two years. Bhagat enjoys visiting museums and traveling to learn about other cultures, having visited several countries in Europe and places in India. He is involved in his community by tutoring an ESL student for the GED exam, reading to elementary school children at the library, and organizing charitable events through his fraternity and with colleagues from work.

1. MIT LGO Optional Question for 2014/2015 Cycle
Sahil Bhagat
More than a professional…

2. Striving for Excellence
I was diagnosed with Ulcerative Colitis as a college
junior
After severe weight loss and depression, I cleaned up
my diet and started weightlifting to strengthen my
body.
5 years since my diagnosis, I am off of all medication,
and I have discovered my passion for bodybuilding.
104 lbs. in 2010 145 lbs. in 2014
I taught myself tennis when I was 13 years old
because I could not afford tennis lessons.
Eventually, I became the captain of my high
school varsity tennis team for two years
running.
Stoughton High School tennis courts.

3. Curious about the World
Dancing with the Korean Team at WPI’s Dragon Festival, 2011
National Museum of
Denmark, 2010
I enjoy visiting art and natural history museums. I also volunteer
at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts as an usher for Department
of Public Programs.
In my college senior year, I danced with 7 members of the
Korean Student Association in the Dragon Festival.
I lived in India till I was 12 years old and traveled
to the states of Rajasthan, Kerala, and Tamil Nadu.
I have traveled extensively through Europe
(7 countries) to visit historical sites and learn
about different cultures.
Berlin, Germany, 2011
Volunteer at the Boston
Museum of Fine Arts

4. Involved in the Community
Stoughton Public Library
(Top)My fraternity brothers and my GED student, Sandy
(right) My work colleagues
In September 2011, I started
tutoring an ESL student,
Sandy, for the GED exam.
After a year of tutoring, she
earned her GED in July 2012!
As a Read to a Child
mentor since November
2012, I read books for 1
hour a week to elementary
school kids who are
struggling to read at their
grade-level.
As a Public Relations Officer of my college
fraternity, I planned charity sport tournaments, and
food and clothing drives to raise $7500.
Since graduating college, I volunteer with my
colleagues from EMD Millipore.