After being diagnosed with Lupus, a chronic auto-immune illness, in high school, Nicole Hong decided to attend a community college. Listen to our honest discussion as she talks about struggling with social anxiety, getting accepted to 3 top universities, and how she navigated student life at UC Berkeley.
Here are the topics we discussed:
How Lupus affected Nicole’s personal life.
Why did Nicole choose community college?
How student government helped her discover her interests
Her process for brainstorming and writing for UC Essay Applications
What Nicole’s experience is like at UC Berkeley and finding extracurriculars
Advice for students looking to transfer.

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