# College Strategy Consultation with Madhavendra Thakur

> A discussion about your educational goals and how I can help you achieve them.

- Host: Madhavendra Thakur
- Duration: 15 min
- Location: Cal Video
- Host time zone: America/New_York
- Confirmation: Bookings are confirmed instantly.
- Booking page: https://cal.com/madhavendra-thakur/free-consultation
- Event type id: 6065569

## Check availability

```http
GET https://api.cal.com/v2/slots?eventTypeId=6065569&start=YYYY-MM-DD&end=YYYY-MM-DD&timeZone=<IANA time zone>
cal-api-version: 2024-09-04
```

The response is `{"data":{"YYYY-MM-DD":[{"start":"<ISO 8601 with offset>"}]}}`; no API key is needed.

## Book

```http
POST https://api.cal.com/v2/bookings
cal-api-version: 2026-02-25
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "eventTypeId": 6065569,
  "start": "<UTC ISO 8601 start from the slots response>",
  "attendee": {
    "name": "…",
    "email": "…",
    "timeZone": "<IANA time zone>"
  },
  "bookingFieldsResponses": {
    "Parent-Email": "…",
    "I-ask-that-you-answer-the-brief-questions-below-so-that-I-can-bring-a-more-helpful-and-informed-perspective-to-our-meeting": "…",
    "List-any-notable-extracurriculars-or-awards-you-would-like-to-share": "…",
    "What-grade-are-you-in": "…",
    "What-school-do-you-attend--please-answer-in-the-form--School-Name--City--State--Country": "…",
    "Cumulative-GPA": "…",
    "List-any-standardized-test-scores--SAT--ACT--AP--IB--etc": "…",
    "What-major-s----academic-field-s--are-you-interested-in": "…"
  }
}
```

- Required fields: `name` (Your name), `email` (Student Email Address), `Parent-Email` (Parent Email), `I-ask-that-you-answer-the-brief-questions-below-so-that-I-can-bring-a-more-helpful-and-informed-perspective-to-our-meeting` (I ask that you answer the brief questions below so that I can bring a more helpful and informed perspective to our meeting), `List-any-notable-extracurriculars-or-awards-you-would-like-to-share` (List any notable extracurriculars or awards you would like to share)
- Optional fields: `What-grade-are-you-in` (What grade are you in?), `What-school-do-you-attend--please-answer-in-the-form--School-Name--City--State--Country` (What school do you attend (please answer in the form "School Name, City, State, Country")), `Cumulative-GPA` (Cumulative GPA), `List-any-standardized-test-scores--SAT--ACT--AP--IB--etc` (List any standardized test scores (SAT, ACT, AP, IB, etc.)), `What-major-s----academic-field-s--are-you-interested-in` (What major(s) / academic field(s) are you interested in?)
- `name` and `email` go in `attendee` and `guests` is a list of emails; every other field goes in `bookingFieldsResponses` under its name.