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Episode summary introduction: 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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Episode summary introduction: Ever since high school, Sydney had an interest in all things Global. She loved languages and history and enjoyed traveling. Her teachers, counselors told her about Foreign Service program at Georgetown.

Sydney Dinenberg is a graduate of Georgetown University with a Bachelor’s degree in Foreign Service and International Politics.

In particular, we discuss the following with her:

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Our Guest: Sydney Dinenberg is a graduate of Georgetown University with a Bachelor’s degree in Foreign Service and International Politics. Sydney later earned a Master’s degree in International Education Development at the University of Pennsylvania.

Memorable Quote: “I played on the ultimate frisbee team. And yeah, that was one of the best decisions that I made at Georgetown...it felt completely random at the time.”

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Episode summary introduction: Lorena started learning Mandarin in middle school. In her senior year of high school, Lorena created her first eco-friendly startup that produced 3D filament made from invasive species from Lake Erie.

Lorena James is a graduate of Davidson College with a Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Social Science and Chinese Studies.

In particular, we discuss the following with her:

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Our Guest: Lorena James is a graduate of Davidson College with a Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Social Science and Chinese Studies. Lorena is a Schwarzman Scholar.

Memorable Quote: “I remember we only spent one day in Shanghai. But when I visited it was my favorite city. I knew one day, I had to come back and study there or like this visit again. And fortunately, I was able to do that. My sophomore year, exactly four years later.” Lorena James on her visit to China in High School.

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Episode summary introduction: Segment #6 of the 10-Segment Podcast Series to help students in 11th Grade build standout US College Applications. This segment tells students How to Write the College Essay. Subscribe for Assignments.

In this segment, Athena Lao and Rob Franklin of Admissionado lead us through the discussion.

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Memorable Quote: “If the person reading the story can really imagine the action right there with you, and feel like they are going with that flow that you set, that is usually very effective”, Athena Lao on Essays that Work.

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Episode summary introduction: 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.

Topics discussed in this episode:

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

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Episode summary introduction: In high school, Andy was a driven and busy high schooler. He was in student government. He was the President of the Honor Society. He was a student athlete and played Varsity Tennis. By his own account, Andy was in every conceivable club in High School.

Andy Ng is a graduate of New York University with a Bachelor’s degree in English Literature, Urban Education and Social Entrepreneurship.

In particular, we discuss the following with him:

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Our Guest: Andy Ng is a graduate of New York University with a Bachelor’s degree in English Literature, Urban Education and Social Entrepreneurship. Andy later earned a Master of Education degree from Harvard University.

Memorable Quote: “I want to encourage everybody to follow their gut and really trust it. And sometimes, if things don't work out, like, that's totally okay.” Andy Ng.

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

We kick off this series with Physics in this podcast with Professor Sridhara Dasu, Chair of the Department of Physics at the University of Wisconsin Madison.

In particular, we discuss the following with him:

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Our Guest: Dr Sridhara Dasu, Chair of the Physics Department, University of Wisconsin Madison.

Memorable Quote: “it's very hard to stay in physics,... you know, get into physics, if you like, if you don't have that spark and interest in the subject matter. So most people are very driven. They're pretty good at what they're doing. So I think getting to meet the smart people, work alongside them, argue with them, have dinner with them in nice places in Geneva.”

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Episode summary introduction: 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.

Topics discussed in this episode:

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

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Episode summary introduction: As a high schooler, Jen loved writing and was part of the school newspaper. She was on the varsity tennis team. She was the president of the equity board. Jen thought she knew what kind of college she wanted to attend. Things, however, turned out a little differently.

Jennifer Davis is a graduate of the University of Virginia with a Bachelor’s degree in English Language and Literature.

In particular, we discuss the following with her:

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Our Guest: Jennifer Davis is a graduate of the University of Virginia with a Bachelor’s degree in English Language and Literature.

Memorable Quote: “...everybody wants a good communicator, everybody wants a good writer. Everybody wants somebody that's going to think critically. And yeah, and so that's kind of why I stuck with that [English].”

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Episode summary introduction: 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.

Topics discussed in this episode:

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

Resources referred to in this episode:

Episode Transcript: Please visit Episode Transcript.

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