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This episode is part of a series of conversations related to using AI in Education.

How AI is changing High Schools, Colleges, learning and College Applications.What High Schools and Colleges are instituting in terms of policies and guidelines about the use of AI in student work.

In this Episode, Bill Hancock shares his views on AI, his early use of AI, the Do’s and Don’ts for students, Detecting AI, and Advice for College Applicants.

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Our Guest: Bill Hancock is the Senior Associate Dean of College Counseling at Cranbrook Kingswood High School in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. Bill has a Bachelor’s degree in Sociology from Union College, NY and a Master’s degree in Counseling from Edinboro University of Pennsylvania. 

Memorable Quote: “ It's an incredibly powerful tool. I think it's in its nascent stages of development. So is it ready for prime time? I don't think it is quite yet. It does some wonderful things, but I don't think we've fully explored what it can do, how it can help, and once we have that figured out, then we have to train people to use it in the right way. And I just think we're at the beginning.” Bill Hancock.

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Dr. Bala read “Comet” by Dr. Carl Sagan when she was probably in middle school. The book captured her imagination and she was fascinated by astronomy. Over time her curiosity led her to physics and ultimately becoming a Professor of Physics at Roanoke College, VA.

On our podcast, Dr. Bala joins us on our podcast to talk about her background in academia, Physics and Research, Importance of doing UG Research, About CCL and commitment to UG Research, and finally Advice for High Schoolers.

In particular, we discuss the following with her: 

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Our Guest: Dr. Rama Bala, President and CEO, Chance to Change Lives, Pittsburgh, PA. Dr. Bala  has more than 25 years of experience working in academia, most recently as Professor of Physics at Roanoke College in Virginia. Dr. Bala has taught at Stanford University, Harvard University, Georgetown University, and James Madison University. 

Memorable Quote: “I think research really exposes students to develop a new and unique way of thinking when there are no answers, they’ve got to discover for themselves.” Dr. Bala.

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This is the First in a series of conversations related to using AI in Education.

How AI is changing High Schools, Colleges, learning and College Applications.What High Schools and Colleges are instituting in terms of policies and guidelines about the use of AI in student work.

In this Episode, Jodi Foxx shares her views on AI, her own experiments with AI, the Do’s and Don’ts for students, and Advice for College Applicants.

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Our Guest: Jodi Foxx is the Director of College Counseling at Charlotte Christian School, North Carolina.

Memorable Quote: “I think if AI is used, well, it can make you more efficient, for sure, and it can potentially yield a better product, or maybe just as good of a product, still a quality product.” Jodi Foxx.

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10X International School uniquely offers  Experiential Programs to High Schoolers, To do research, build products, and in the process get a really good idea of what college program or career they want to pursue.

On this Episode we feature 3 Grade 12 Student Researchers on a range of topics from Digital Safety in marginalized communities, Detecting CC fraud using AI, and Transformers in AI.

The students are Pranav Morisetty, Pratosh Tiwari, and Saachee Moholkar. We are also joined by Aparna Chandrasekharan, Head of Placements at 10X.

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Memorable Quote: “When I first heard about even doing research, it was extremely terrifying for me. Because, you know, I always had this mindset that research was, you know, extremely high level work, and I didn't think I was capable of doing that honestly.” Saachee Moholkar, 10X International.

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Making sense of the College News of the week, curated by Alma Matters. 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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Even as an engineer, Iswari found herself explaining concepts to her peers. Teaching gave her a purpose. She became a certified Montessori educator and later Director of a Montessori school. 

Iswari believes it was that all-girls school she went to that built her self-confidence. Today as President of St. Mary’s Academy, Iswari is helping her students build theirs.

Iswari joins us on our podcast to share her professional background, journey from engineering to teaching, St. Mary’s Academy Flagship Programs, All Girls School, AI Impact, and her Advice for High School students.

In particular, we discuss the following with her: 

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Our Guest: Iswari Natarajan, President of St. Mary’s Academy, Denver Colorado.

Memorable Quote: “If you ever want to truly find joy, I always go and pretend I have an emergency in the kindergarten classroom. So that's where you can find joy. If you want to get sobered up and you want a reality check, that's Middle School, because they'll tell you, like what it is, and truly, if you want hope for the future, right? If you want to say what you know, like our world, no matter what's going on, is in good hands, you have to visit our high school.” Iswari Natarajan.

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For High School, Jai went to United World Colleges ISAK in Japan. He got to meet students from different parts of the world, live and study with them.

He was very interested in Philosophy. He started a Philosophy club and wanted to grow up to be Professor.

In this episode, Jai shares his undergraduate experiences at Brown University, Interest in Philosophy, Mice models, Majoring in Philosophy and Biology, and Advice for High Schoolers.

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Our Guest: Jai Singh is a rising junior at Brown University.

Memorable Quote: “I think the nice thing about studying medicine, I think, is that you really can in undergrad study anything else. I mean, you're going to be doing, you know, medicine, the biology and sciences for a long, a long time. And so I think it's, it's worth it. I think it's definitely worth it if you can in college to to study something else, studying it's a humanity subject.” Jai Singh.

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Sydney grew up surrounded by different cultures, languages which shaped his interests. He worked summers in the High School and used that money to travel.

Sydney joins our podcast to share his University of Pittsburgh Honors journey, the Honors College, Getting the Voyager Scholarship, Majoring in Political Science, and his Advice for High Schoolers.

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Our Guests: Sydney Wilhelmy graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in Political Science from the Frederick Honors College University of Pittsburgh.

Memorable Quote: “ …but last year, I did start working with a professor in the Political Science Department. That's been so rewarding. And I really kind of wish I would have started earlier, but, yeah.” Sydney Wilhelmy.

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In school Mary played rugby and took part in speech and debate. She was always interested in healthcare, and participated in Youth Partnership for health. Overall, she was committed to doing service and justice, and was very much grounded in Jesuit values.

Mary  joins our podcast to share her University of Pittsburgh Honors journey, Why Pitt?, Transferring to Pitt, Joining the Honors College, Social Innovation, Majoring in Healthcare Services Management, and her Advice for High Schoolers

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Our Guests: Mary Angbanzan graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in Health Services Management from the Frederick Honors College University of Pittsburgh.

Memorable Quote: “I think Pitt does an amazing job, honestly, with the transfer students. I think that they are very intentional about making sure that the transfer students kind of have the same experience as the first year students. So then it's almost like, Oh, we're not transfer students, this is like, their first years. We are first year’s. You know what I mean?” Mary Angbanzan.

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Acting and Public Speaking were Mary Sarah’s passions while growing up.

She loved to sing, dance and act.

Theater honed her acting skills, so when she started to think about college, she was interested in pursuing Acting Programs. 

In this Podcast, Mary Sarah talks about her High School Journey, her interest in Acting and Theater, her college search process, and her advice for high schoolers.

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Our Guest: Mary Sarah Mounsey is a recent graduate of St. Mary’s Academy, Colorado. Mary Sarah will be a Freshman at Loyola Marymount University in Fall 2024.

Memorable Quote: “ So a lot of people are very math oriented or very science oriented, and that's kind of how their brain, where their brain leads them. But that's not how it is for me. So I've kind of pushed myself to find other ways that I could, that I could really enjoy school, and find ways to do things that I would love, that where I didn't feel like I was falling behind.” Mary Sarah Mounsey.

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