This week, Ava sits down with her former statistics classmate, the fashionable and driven Heidi Lewis, for a conversation that every college student-in-the-making will relate to. Originally from Charlotte, Heidi opens up about her decision to attend Cape Fear Community College instead of a traditional university—and why that choice makes the most sense for her goals and her future.

Together, they dive into Heidi’s strategic roadmap to becoming a Geriatric Nurse Practitioner, her pivot away from Marine Biology, and the realities of making big academic decisions at 18. From pop-culture hyperfixations and campus-life adjustments to practical advice for stressed college students, Heidi lays out exactly where she’s going and how she plans to get there—with clarity, confidence, and plenty of personality.

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