Shai Brown became acquainted with No Anxiety Prep when he was a junior in high school and studied under Nikkee. His scores jumped and he scored a scholarship! Shai graduated with honors from the University of Maryland in 2018 with a B.A. in Criminology and Criminal Justice. He served as an intern at the National Institutes of Health in infectious diseases and was an author on a paper published in the Journal of Immunology in 2015.

In college, Shai tutored UMD athletes for three years in criminology and was also a writing specialist. He is currently in dental school and starting his residency soon. In his spare time, Shai plays ultimate frisbee, enjoys his dog and spends time with his new wife and eighth-grade sweetheart, Alison.