“From my research . . .  there is no doubt that college education works economically” -Dr. Daniel Schwarz, Professor of English Literature at Cornell Dr. Daniel Schwarz is a Frederic J. Whiton Professor of English Literature and Stephen H. Weiss Presidential Fellow at Cornell University.  Along with authoring more than 15 books covering a wide … Continue reading STTC 010 : Cornell’s Prof. Daniel Schwarz on Succeeding in College and Beyond

I’ll call this episode an inbetweenisode (thanks @tferriss) because it’s super short and in between two episodes with wonderful guests. I wrote this essay back in October, but I feel it’s especially pertinent now as graduates are beginning to migrate to their first year in college. If you’re a recent high school graduate, you’re probably … Continue reading STTC 009 : Surviving the College Transition

Yale with Questbridge – Yesenia Chavez For today’s episode, I had the pleasure of sitting down to talk with Yesenia Chavez of Johnstown, Colorado. Yesenia, a first-generation student from a low-income family, absolutely crushed it in high school, graduating first in her class in 2016 while participating (and often leading) a myriad of extra curricular … Continue reading Yale with Questbridge – Yesenia Chavez

The Parent Perspective with Rebecca Romanowski (Part 2) “They don’t really want to have their whole campus to come from big cities” This is part two of my interview with Johnstown, Colorado’s Rebecca Romanowski whose son, Michael was recently accepted to Cornell. If you haven’t listened to it yet, I would definitely go check out … Continue reading The Parent Perspective with Rebecca Romanowski (Part 2)

The Parent Perspective with Rebecca Romanowski (Part 1) “By having fun in high school, he became a more interesting person. He wasn’t the cookie cutter student, he was Michael.” This two-part interview changes it up a bit, because instead of hearing from a recent college graduate, we learn from Rebecca Romanowski, whose son, Michael, was … Continue reading The Parent Perspective with Rebecca Romanowski (Part 1)

West Texas to Harvard – Larissa Baker “Harvard is incredibly generous with their financial aid. . .It was going to cost just as much for me to go to Texas A&M.” For episode number five of the STTC podcast, I had the opportunity to chat with Larissa Baker. Larissa graduating from high school in Albany, … Continue reading West Texas to Harvard – Larissa Baker

Studying How Science is Done with Cornell’s Rebecca Harrison Today on the show I interview another incredibly intelligent and interesting person, Rebecca Harrison. An identical triplet who moved between small towns in New York and Pennsylvania, Rebecca knew from early on that she wanted to pursue a career in science at a top academic university. … Continue reading Studying How Science is Done with Cornell’s Rebecca Harrison

MIT Nuclear Engineer from Upstate New York Cameron French (Part 2) On this episode of The STTC Podcast, I complete my interview with MIT engineer, Cameron French. Cam recounts more of his time at MIT, and offers a ton of great advice to those involved in the college process. We cover everything from financing a … Continue reading MIT Nuclear Engineer from Upstate New York Cameron French (Part 2)

MIT Nuclear Engineer from Upstate New York Cameron French (Part 1) On this episode of the STTC podcast I interview a good friend, Cameron French. I met Cameron at MIT where we were both involved in the Gordon Engineering Leadership Program. Cameron is from Sharon Springs, New York a “village” of about 600 people. I can’t … Continue reading MIT Nuclear Engineer from Upstate New York Cameron French (Part 1)