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We are first-generation college graduates that created How to College: First Gen in an effort to democratize education and information. You will hear from high schoolers exploring the college admiss... more
FAQs about How to College: First Gen:How many episodes does How to College: First Gen have?The podcast currently has 125 episodes available.
June 04, 2022E94: Finding Your Purpose to Live More AuthenticallyFrom consulting to entrepreneur, our guest Angela shares her journey finding her purpose, learning about living an authentic life, and how she now helps others realign with their own purpose....more35minPlay
May 28, 2022E93: Law School - Is it worth it?In this episode, Shiv chats with Urvi (Binita) Patel about whether she believes her journey through law school has been worth it; especially given the significant investment and sacrifice her family took to make this goal possible. Bini has an honest conversation about how she is maximizing her opportunity at law school and her future career aspirations....more36minPlay
May 21, 2022E92: Business School - Is the debt worth it?In this episode, Norma chats with Alejandro about his journey to, through, and post business school; Alejandro tells an honest narrative about being a first generation college student and his rationale for taking debt for business school....more39minPlay
May 14, 2022E91: From Spanish Teacher to Instructional DesignerIn this episode, Alejandro chats with Francisco about how he leveraged his skills and experiences as a high school Spanish teacher to break into the tech industry....more26minPlay
May 07, 2022E90: What’s a career in Physical Therapy and is it worth it?In this episode Luz chats with Daniel about what his journey has been like to become a physical therapist, what his job entails, and what his experience was like paying for it....more32minPlay
April 30, 2022E89: Navigating The Job Search - Internships and Full-TimeIn this episode, Shiv invites Shukan to share his experiences pursuing undergraduate internships and navigating the full-time job market as he graduated mid-pandemic....more24minPlay
April 23, 2022E88: With Decision Day Coming, Let’s Chat Financial AidIn this episode, Ginny chats with author and financial aid counselor Trae about the financial aid process and FAFSA, including questions like what happens if my financial aid gets denied or can I appeal my financial aid?...more28minPlay
April 16, 2022E87: Building Your Side HustleIn this episode, Alejandro chats with Antoinette about how she drew from her strengths in financial literacy, academia, and career preparation to build her side hustle in college....more24minPlay
April 09, 2022E86: $80K of parent loans, was it worth it?In this episode we hear from Angel who reflects on what it meant for him and his family to take on approximately $80,000 of parent plus loans. Angel very thoughtfully discusses how and why he made the decision to transfer out of art school before incurring any more debt. He ultimately answers if it was worth it for him and his family and if he would do it all over again....more37minPlay
April 02, 2022E85: Transferring to a HBCUIn this episode Luz chats with our very own intern Destiny who transferred schools after her first year in college into a Historically Black College/University (HBCU). She tells us about why she made the decision and how the experience at a HBCU compares....more32minPlay
FAQs about How to College: First Gen:How many episodes does How to College: First Gen have?The podcast currently has 125 episodes available.