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Declassified College Podcast | College Advice That Isn't Boring episodes
- ep. 14 if you want to network, join a student club | college advice for sophomores
Many people join school clubs to put it on their resume. That's great and all, but there is much more to student clubs than just being able to say that you were an active member of the "Young Investors Club" on your resume.
There's networking... I go over how school clubs are the easiest way to "infiltrate" and practice your networking skills with people who are your age and who you're probably more comfortable talking to compared to a senior executive at a company.
6 min - ep. 13 going back to school after summer | college advice for sophomores
Toughest part about breaks in college? Getting back into the swing of things.
I go over how to engage your professors after break
Nicole talks about why you need to make friends with your peers because you never know when you'll need them
And I show you how to start back up your relationship with your career advisor even though they're usually the busiest at the start of each semester!
7 min - Season 1 Recap
Recapping Season 1 - Freshman Year
Episode 1. Choosing Your Major
Episode 2. Dorming vs Commuting
Episode 3. Attend Every Freshman Event
Episode 4. How To Use Career Services
Episode 5. How To Find Scholarships
Episode 6. How To Choose Classes
Episode 7. How To Find Your First Job
Episode 8. How To Find Your First Internship
Episode 9 and 10. How To Finese Your Schools Money with Benjamin Fields
Episode 11. How To Prep For The Summer
Episode 12. How To Write A World Class Resume
10 min - ep. 12 build a world class resume while working at McDonalds | college advice for freshmenMany college student's first jobs are being a waitress, bartender, working at McDonalds, etc. While they may seem basic on paper, you can use the skills you learn in those jobs to build a world class resume.You will hear from Mike Torres, my old career coach at UCF and recruiter with 10+ years of experience, talk you through how to turn that McDonald's experience into a resume that can get you that Fortune 100 Internship.7 min
- ep. 11 preparing for your first college summer | college advice for freshmenFreshman Year Season is coming to a close, so how do you prep for that first college summer?If you didn't line up an internship, don't worry. I've got you covered with a few ways you can continue to learn throughout your first summer to make sure that you don't lose everything that you learned throughout the year.7 min
- ep. 10 traveling for free in college | college advice with Benjamin FieldsBenjamin Fields is a master at finessing the college system. Whether it is free food, travel, degrees, etc. He has the cheat codes to it all.We cover a whole lot and I can't fit it all into this description. If I were to summarize this whole episode, the best way to put it is imagine playing GTA with cheat codes, those are the level of tips that Ben shares here.37 min
- ep. 9 dealing with racism, attending an ivy league university, and graduating with a double major and 4 minors | college advice with Benjamin FieldsBenjamin Fields is a Double Major and Quadruple Minor at Cornell University... I know, he couldn't just go to an Ivy League school, he had to go above and beyond. But besides being an extreme scholar, Benjamin dealt with a lot of racism throughout high school and struggled with his grades during his first couple of years at Cornell. During this time, he started to come up with his own cheat codes about college which he reveals one in part 1 and the rest in part 2.24 min
- ep. 8 how do you find your first internship in college? | college advice for freshmen
That first internship can be tough to find, but here are some tactics that you can use to discover that diamond in the rough, even if you feel like you aren't "qualified" for an internship just yet.
To find events:
Eventbrite.com and meetup.com
Parkerdewey.com
9 min - ep. 7 how to find your first job in college | college advice for freshmen
First jobs can be tough to find. You may feel like you're limited to just the world of fast food, but I go over why that isn't the case with some examples in this latest episode. I go over how I got my first job and get to learn from Ashley about how she got her first job.
Ashley - University of Central Florida
8 min - ep. 6 how do you build a balanced schedule in college? | college advice for freshmen
This week we go over the college struggles of choosing which class to choose, how to create a plan A, B, and C, and then how to use the resources around you to get the inside look into what are the best classes to take.
You'll hear from:
Ashley - a University of Central Florida student
Daniela - Chatham University
Taja - Baruch College
8 min
About Declassified College Podcast | College Advice That Isn't Boring
From the publisher's feed
Why is it that all the college advice for students comes from boring people who went to college 20 years ago?
This show is about sharing college advice for freshmen all the way through your senior year from real students and professionals in less than 15 minutes.
If you have an unanswered question about college or have college advice that you’d like to share, email [email protected].
It's time to unlock the cheat codes to college.