Back to College

In this episode we are joined by someone who was unsure about her future after high school.

Following the persuasion from her Father she finally decided to give the U.S. a try, where she took the leap of faith and never looked back.

Her college experience took a hit when she got stuck back home in Singapore for her entire Sophomore year.

Despite this major challenge she returned to the US for her Junior and Senior years; where she joined the dance team and finished off her Chemistry Major.

After graduating this person hung around Sioux Falls and sat on the couch for 3 months waiting for her approval to be allowed to work in the country.

A very rocky journey but one that shows great resilience.

I love this person’s energy and it shines through in our conversation, listen for yourself. It’s time to go Back to College with Britney.

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Today’s guest comes from Pakistan’s industrial and economic mecca know as Karachi.

His drive to help people with computer science was the thread that run throughout this persons entire college journey. Stepping out of his comfort zone to make friends, taking challenging classes that involved the human brain, and wrestling moral dilemmas in photography class, were just a few of the side quests this person took to get their computer science & software engineering degree.

This person is currently living out his adolescent dream of improving people’s lives with technology by engineering tablet-like devices to help farmers.

Buckle up for a very informative conversation as we go Back to College with Taha.

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0:00 Trailer

1:15 Introduction

3:01 Welcome Taha

3:25 Working in Tech

4:26 Raven Industries

6:06 Stumbling accross Augie

7:52 First Time in Sioux Falls

9:07 Growing up in Pakistan

9:32 Highschool

11:22 Spark for computer science

12:34 Factors when deciding on college

13:30 Why the US?

14:31 Do Pakistanis studying in US?

16:08 First time on campus1

8:53 Acclimatising as an Introvert

20:11 Computer Science Classes

21:33 What is computer science?

22:59 Artificial Intelligence in Computer Science

28:31 Social Media Changes your Thinking

30:03 On Campus Leadership

32:11 The Hult Prize Competition

33:59 Ethics of Photography

37:41 The Poop Class

39:31 The HARD Classes

41:51 Taha's Letter Grade

44:23 Landing the first internship

46:32 Staying Connected with Friends

48:25 What Taha Would Do Differently

49:33 #1 Podcast Fan?

50:30 Advice for International Students

In this episode we are joined by a someone who comes from one of the most exotic countries on the planet.

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In this episode we are joined by a someone who grew up in a small town in Minnesota with 3000 people just 3 hours away from campus. She decided to make the move to the “big” city of Sioux Falls, after falling in love with the idea of Augie on her 4th college visit. She is the only person I know to have built her own major. Yes, that’s a thing. And if there was one person to do it, it would be this guest. She graduated with an a three-way major, aka an interdisciplinary major. During her time at college she let her creative side take over and discovered a whole new world through a camera lens. Her passion for photography has recently become her full time job as she works with couples capturing their love. Speaking of love, I love this conversation and I hope you love it too. Get ready, it’s time to go Back to College with Raquel.

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The first 4 episodes of this season have been recorded in Kansas and Minnesota but this episode is incredibly special because this will be the first of MANY episodes to come, being recored on Campus at Augustana University (USA), which is where we all went to college. Without further a due let’s kick it off!

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We are joined by someone, who’s fear of missing out and uncertainty of life without college, pulled him to Augustana. He grew up in a Minneapolis, Minnesota and graduated college in January 2017 with both a Business and Spanish major. He has since lived and worked abroad in countless South American Countries, parts of Europe and Australia. Please enjoy this conversation as we go Back to College with my good friend, Dan.

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00:00 Trailer

01:01 Intro

02:42 Welcome Dan

04:04 Travel Enthusiast

05:20 How we met

06:52 Making international students feel welcome

08:15 Keeping the opportunities to travel

11:09 Growing up in Minneapolis

13:31 Underrated City

15:37 How Dan made it to Augie

18:44 Coming to college

21:22 FOMO is REAL

23:57 Peer Advisor

26:05 Back Alley Dances

27:13 Late Night events

28:35 Finals were fun

30:11 Dan the man with a van

31:18 Semester Shutdown

33:00 College credits in highschool

35:07 Zac's podcast quest

36:37 Do you need a degree?

37:56 Intention for attending college

39:36 Lack of global experience

42:59 Things going wrong

45:55 Major choices

48:33 Dan's thoughts on needing a degree

51:01 Favourite Country

53:13 Next country

54:43 Dan's Letter Grade

56:49 Letting go of friendships

01:01:11 Making adult friends

01:03:22 Pre-college advice

In this episode we are joined by a someone who’s plan from a young age was to leave her country and study abroad. She’s from the chaotic city of Hanoi in Vietnam and came to the US by herself when she was just 16. She graduated in 2023 with a double major in Accounting and Finance and is currently working as an accountant in a world renowned firm. I really hope you enjoy this story of this person’s self discovery as we talk about the cultural differences between east and west, individualism vs collectivism, and what success really looks like. Let’s go Back to College with Harley.

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Today we are meeting up with someone who’s combination of curiosity and sense of adventure lead him to College in the US. He was always drawing as a kid and is ultimately how he graduated with not only a computer science major, but an art degree. After coming to college from Burgen Norway, he is currently working as a Software Engineer in Minneapolis where he has mapped out a future plan to go full time artist. I hope you enjoy the conversation as we go Back to College with Marcus.

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Today we are joined by a someone who was destined to dance before she could even walk. She grew up in Sioux Falls, South Dakota and was on the dance team while at Augie. She graduated from Augustana with a double major in Anthropology and French and is currently pursuing a career in dance with the Kansas City Chiefs, one of the biggest teams in the National Football League. I couldn’t be more excited as we kick off season 2 going Back to College with Jayci.

Ever wondered what College in America is really like?

Join me in Season 2 as we travel across the US and dive into deep conversation with my classmates from all over the world. This is my first time going back to college since graduating and the first time I got to see my friends after 3 and a half years. This was a trip of a lifetime and a huge effort to record all of these episodes. Make sure to subscribe or you will miss out!