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History has always fascinated Charlotte. For Halloween she would be Cleopatra or Marie Antoinette or some other historical figure. Never a superhero!

Charlotte joins us on this Podcast to talk about her High School interests, her involvement in the high school community, and as a rising senior, her plans for College & Beyond!

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Our Guest: Charlotte James is a rising senior at Dowling Catholic High School, Des Moines Iowa.

Memorable Quote: “I am confident with the way that I handle myself and how I handle situations that I can't control. The future can sometimes be scary, but when I take a step back and, like, reevaluate, I'm excited.” Charlotte James.

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Making sense of the College News of the week, curated by Alma Matters. Coronavirus continues to drive the news. Shveta Bagade, College Counselor gives us her take on the news.

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Our Guest: Shveta Bagade, College Counselor based in Silicon Valley California.

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The goal of this series is to serve as a Primer for High Schoolers about a College Major, through our conversations with Faculty Experts in the various US Colleges and Universities.

We continue this series with Geology, with Prof. Juk Bhattacharyya of UW Whitewater.

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Our Guest: Juk Bhattacharyya is a Professor of Geology at the University of Wisconsin Whitewater. Prof.Bhattacharyya graduated with a Master’s degree in Geology from the University of Calcutta and her PhD in Geology from the University of Minnesota.

Memorable Quote: “So geologists are some of the people who are at the forefront of whenever disaster strikes. So anywhere you have a landslide, you have geologists who are looking at monitoring it. They're trying to address it. Anywhere you have a tsunami, you have geologists jumping in, to provide information, what's going, what to do, what not to do.” Prof. Bhattacharyya.

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Ro grew up watching TV shows like “Bones”, “NCIS” and “Castle” which got her excited about Forensic Science. In High School, Biology & Environmental Science were her favorite subjects. When Ro joined Emory University, she started doing research in her very first semester!

Ro joins us on our podcast to share her UG Research experiences, her work in the Ancient DNA Lab, and her undergraduate college journey at Emory University.

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Our Guests: Rosseirys De La Rosa (“Ro”) graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in Physical and Biological Anthropology from Emory University. Ro plans to join the Doctoral Program in Anthropology at Vanderbilt University in Fall 2022.

Memorable Quote: “But definitely, if it wouldn't have been for my research experience, there's no way I would have been able to get into such a good school”. Ro, on being accepted into the Doctoral Program at Vanderbilt University.

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When Prof. Mendoza was an undergraduate, she felt intimidated by the Faculty. So, when was doing her graduate work, she was intrigued by undergraduate students that would willingly do independent research with Faculty.

Prof. Mendoza is the Founding Director of Undergraduate Research and Scholarship at Grand Valley State University (GVSU) in Michigan.

On our podcast, Prof. Mendoza talks about UG Research at GVSU, the role CUR plays, Impact of Research on Students, success stories, and finally the skills for high schoolers to do research.

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Our Guest: Prof. Susan Mendoza is the Founding Director of Undergraduate Research and Scholarship at Grand Valley State University in Allendale, Michigan. Prof. Mendoza received the Bachelor of Arts degrees in Political Science and Anthropology from Michigan State University with specializations in African Studies and International Development. She then earned her Master of Arts at Michigan State University and PhD at Western Michigan University.

Memorable Quote: “ So generally what I'll tell students is coming to campus, [it] is kind of like a cold swimming pool. And to not jump in, because they may experience some shock, to, to wade in slowly and to pay attention and to listen.” Prof. Mendoza’s Advice to Freshman on how to engage in UG Research .

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Ethan Hensel was unclear what he really wanted out of college. So he journeyed through 3 different schools and 3 different majors. Britain Meade wasn’t ready to jump into a 4-year degree program after high school, so started with an Associates program.

Britain and Ethan join us on our podcast to share their Undergraduate Research experiences and its impact on their college journey at UW Whitewater.

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Our Guests: Ethan Hensel is a rising Senior at UW Whitewater studying Geography with an emphasis on Geology.

Britain Meade is a Rising Junior planning to major in Geography with a Geology emphasis and minor in Environmental Studies at UW Whitewater.

Memorable Quote: “And, you know, you can always learn skills. So don't be afraid, I guess, about what you don't know.”, Ethan Hensel.

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Making sense of the College News of the week, curated by Alma Matters. Coronavirus continues to drive the news. Shveta Bagade, College Counselor gives us her take on the news.

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Our Guest: Shveta Bagade, College Counselor based in Silicon Valley California.

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Rebecca shares her passion for writing & journalism, her broad range of interests in high school, how she went about her college search process, and her advice to college aspirants.

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Our Guest: Rebecca Youngers is a recent graduate of Dowling Catholic High School, Des Moines Iowa. She will be a Freshman at UT Austin in Fall 2022.

Memorable Quote: “For high school, I would say don't get yourself worked up over all these AP classes that you're taking or your classmates may be taking or people around the country maybe taking. They're not you, you are your own person, you have your own story to tell.” Rebecca Youngers’ Advice to High Schoolers.

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Making sense of the College News of the week, curated by Alma Matters. Coronavirus continues to drive the news. Shveta Bagade, College Counselor gives us her take on the news.

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Our Guest: Shveta Bagade, College Counselor based in Silicon Valley California.

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Tyler jokes that there is no College Major on how to be a College Counselor. His own foray into College Counseling was unplanned. He discovered he loved working with High School kids.

Tyler Sant is the Head of College Counseling at Atlanta International School (AIS). On our podcast, Tyler shares his background, his counseling philosophy, working with US and Int’l Colleges, managing expectations, and advice to high school students.

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Our Guest: Tyler Sant is the Head of College Counseling at Atlanta International School. Tyler graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology from Emory University. He then got a Master’s degree in Public Administration from The University of Georgia.

Memorable Quote: “As an international school, we have students and families and faculty from all over the world. It's 70 Plus nationalities represented in our community, I think 65 plus languages.” Tyler Sant on the Atlanta International School student body.

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