Before You Commit

I'm joined by my friend Justin and he walks me through his rather short study abroad experience. 

He was studying in London for the semester and as news broke out about the pandemic, Justin was recalled back home. He's currently under self quarantine for the next ~2 weeks and we talk about how he's feeling, and the rapid developments in this situation. 

Yuxiao and I talk about the University of Michigan and how they've been impacted by the pandemic. She talks to me about her three jobs, her perspective as a public health student and the plans going forward, especially as a potential recession is looming. 

Hey everyone. This time, I talk to my friend Sunjay during the COVID-19 pandemic and we discuss how our lives have changed as a result. For some the changes are minor, but for others it's their entire livelihoods. While we have to practice social distancing, we shouldn't forget about our friends. Hope you enjoy. 

I gotta admit, Caleb is one of the most well-spoken people I've met in my life. He's polite, he's eloquent, and he's a pleasure to talk to. This week Caleb takes me through BME and AMS, two majors that I have zero experience with, and he gives me an overview of how they work at Stony Brook University. He also talks about his passions in 3Diatrics, and his plans for attending medical school. I do sincerely hope that Caleb succeeds. He'd make a great doctor. 

This week, my buddy Ridwan joins me and tells me about the Georgetown experience. A Jesuit school, the experience there is a little different. Sometimes you gotta think about the Problem of God, but religion aside Ridwan tells me about his major, how he chose it and how he carved out a niche at Georgetown

Lucy joins me this week and tells me about a very different experience. Scripps College is an all women's institution and Lucy studies Art Conservation and Anthropology. Scripps felt like the right place from the get-go, but that doesn't come without certain struggles. 

We also talk about the Stuy experience and how we actually did it. Honestly, we don't even know how we did it. We normalized things and somehow got through it. A trial by fire to say the least. 

Sometimes life hits you hard with a lot of things at once. I think it's hard to carve out your own path, especially when so much goes down. Yet Christian, figured it out for himself. Between entrepreneurship, transferring schools, personal struggles, and more, he's doing fine. After all, he grew up a bit. 

This time we have Luna on the show. We talk about the competitive nature of admissions, the stress that comes with Cornell and the difficulty in getting internships. On the bright side, Cornell offers opportunity. Between AguaClara, dance, and sustainable development, there's a lot of good to be found. Ultimately it is what you make it, and this is Luna's take. 

Another former teammate on the show. Henry used to get a lot of penalties for hitting kids too hard, but he's actually a really nice guy. We get into the details of Stony Brook, the struggles Henry has had, and how he manages to balance a difficult set of double majors, social life, and staying in shape. 

I think this is my favorite episode so far and I'm glad I had this experience

Now I've known Christine since the 6th grade, and we've seen each other through the good and bad (sometimes a lot of bad). She's definitely grown over time, but I've always seen her as someone who knows what she's doing. This week we go over her time at Cornell, and how she has grown as a person/what Cornell has given to her.