Welcome to Epsiode 11 of Undergrad Unhinged. Today we'll be talking about pivoting in university to find your post-graduation career.

The episode timestamps are below:

(0:00) Introduction to Pivots

(1:20) A summary of Hrithi’s career, and what she’d like to do after university

(4:50) What is a unique passport?

(6:50) Yasmin’s career, and what she’d like to do after university

(10:15) Hrithi’s pivot into marketing 

(10:50) Yasmin’s first career choice, and her pivot

(12:00) Dev and Ammiel’s unintended chemistry lesson 

(13:30) Is there a point in doing a masters?

(16:40) How did Hrithi feel when pivoting from UN to marketing?

(19:30) Yasmin and her ideal future career

(20:20) Did anyone ever regret a decision while pivoting? Startups vs IB

(26:30) A 30-second pitch from everyone

(30:00) Closing Question: Where is everyone at right now career and life wise, and are we happy with it? 

(30:01) Hrithi’s 30

(30:40) Yasmin’s 30

(30:50) Saheb’s 30

(31:00) Ammiel’s 30

(31:30) Dev’s 30

(31:10) Close 

Welcome back to Episode 9 of Undergrad Unhinged. In today's episode, Ammiel and Saheb speak with Peter Wood, the founder of the Graduate Guide. We talk about his founding story, his university experiences, and share uncommon but valuable tips on how you can navigate your university life.

Here are the episode timestamps:

(0:30) Introduction to the guests

(1:00) Ice-breaker question: What are the top 3 things on your bucket list?

(2:55) Why did Peter study History at UCL?

(4:00) What did Peter do on his year off, and how it unexpectedly taught him applicable skills

(7:20) The importance of naivety

(9:30) What was the first episode of the Graduate Guide, and why did Peter decide to start it? 

(13:30) How do we redefine metrics for success outside of University?

(15:25) What made the Graduate Guide stand out as a podcast?

(18:00) What has the Graduate Guide team grown to now?

(21:30) Are there any exciting updates with the Graduate Guide?

(23:45) Does Peter have any ideas for the future, and the importance of leveraging a Linkedin network

(26:30) Water2 and the power of going the extra mile, and marketing

(31:25) Different ways to market the water

(35:20) Peter’s first internship, and how his father inspired his entrepreneurial journey

(39:00) Peter’s question to Ammiel and Saheb — “What do you think in your life right now is missing?”

(40:00) Dev’s answer

(42:05) Saheb’s answer 

(45:00) Ammiel’s answer

(47:20) What Peter thinks is the most important skill in the job market?

(49:00) Peter’s closing advice to university students 

Hi everyone, welcome to another episode of Undergrad Unhinged. Today, marks the introduction of our special episodes which will run concurrent to our weekly programming: Seed Stories.

Today, we interview Amardeep Parmar, Co-Founder of The BAE HQ, and a 5x Angel Investor. Amar was the second fastest writer to reach 50,000 followers (the first was President Barack Obama), and has since been the founder and host of 3 notable podcasts (Mindful & Driven, Entrepreneur's Handbook & The BAE HQ Podcast).

Today's episode timestamps are below:

(0:30) Introduction to Amar

(1:00) Icebreaker: If you could have dinner with anyone, dead, alive or fictional, who would it be?

(1:20) What made him decide to go into Economics? 

(2:11) How Amar started an unexpected journey into writing and entrepreneurship 

(3:50) How Amar started writing on Medium

(5:40) Amar’s supportive bosses, and how it led him to starting a company 

(6:20) Amar’s first two podcasts: Mindful & Driven and the Entrepreneur’s Handbook: Interviewing the founders of Netflix and Twitter

(8:00) British Asian Entrepreneurs (BAE) HQ, and how Amar met his cofounder

(9:50) Finding support after moving from a technology consulting job to becoming a writer

(12:05) What made you decide to start all these podcasts, and what were the challenges you faced when starting your first versus third podcast? 

(15:30) The advantage of having experience in podcast interviewing

(16:00) How Amar leveraged his network to begin interviewing his community — the biggest writers on Medium

(18:00) How Amar got good at podcasting and speaking publicly

(20:20) The importance of being comfortable with rejection, and pressing on. 

Being an Angel Investor

(22:20) Ammiel’s conception of what an Angel investor is, and is it true? What is angel investing?

(24:00) What are angel syndicates?

(26:45) What is one thing you wish people knew about angel investing?

(29:00) Amar’s cofounder’s experience in VC

(32:40) What is the best and worst thing about being an angel investor? 

(37:00) Amar’s top tips on pitch decks — finding your edge

(41:40) Why working for a BigFour or BigTech company may not be an indicator of founder pitch deck success

The BAE HQ 

(42:30) What does Amar want to do through the BAE HQ? 

(44:20) Success and sustainable systems for success

(47:00) Amar’s review of Ammiel and Saheb as podcast hosts 😬

(49:40) Amar’s closing thoughts

(52:00) Ammiel’s closing summary 

Welcome back to Episode 7 of Undergrad Unhinged. Today, Ammiel and Saheb bring on two guests, Dev, and ex-KBC Vice-President Ata. We discuss gap years, our experiences and how we made the most of it.

Here are the timestamps for this episode:

(0:40) A 20 second summary of what Ammiel, Ata and Saheb did on their gap year 

(2:35) Ata’s need to make the most of his gap year, and how it led him to consulting post-grad

(4:31) How Saheb spent his gap year preparing himself again to apply for medical school

(5:57) How Ammiel’s almost 3 year gap years in the army

(7:45) Military service in Turkey vs Singapore 

(9:00) How did our gap years change us as people 

(9:10) Ata’s search for a purpose admits the freedom of a gap year 

(10:51) Ammiel’s on why the traditional high school path doesn’t directly lead to success in university 

(12:44) How Ata feels like a gap year forced him to consider his career choices 

(14:20) Dev’s take on why coming into uni at 18 is the best thing ever

(15:00) Saheb’s advice on dealing with failure and focusing on the process as a medic

(16:40) Ata on the importance of solitude 

(18:45) Ammiel on the importance of being comfortable with uncertainty 

(23:00) How Ata was featured on a YES THEORY Episode 

(27:40) Saheb and Ammiel’s time in Australia

(29:44) Ata on why a gap year may not be the best time of your life 

(31:50) Saheb getting through a gap year after reapplying for medicine

(31:20) Ammiel on the importance of intentionally taking time to rest

(32:55) Ata on why he would encourage most people to take gap years

(35:00) Ammiel on the unintentionally stumbling into careers

(37:00) Ammiel on collective skills

(38:00) Ata on American vs Nordic Happiness, and why the Americans may have it figured out 

(39:00) Pin-holing yourself into career at 17

(43:50) How universities would look upon a gap year 

(45:00) Our one regret from our gap year 

(48:10) Would we do our gap years again?

(50:30) Closing

Welcome back to Episode 6 of Undergrad Unhinged! In today's episode, Ammiel and Saheb bring on their guests, Dev and Aiden, to debate the age old question: which campus is better, Guys or Strand.

Episode timestamps are below:

(0:00) Introduction — Ammiel, Saheb, Dev, Aiden

(0:50) Which has a better campus life? W:

(3:23) Dev’s story on a 300 person common room pre. 

(4:45) Which campus has the better societies

(8:05) Saheb’s take on societies in Guys vs Strand 

(12:10) Saheb on GKT Take Me Out 

(14:21) Is GB or Vault better?

(18:58) Which Campus has better non-school facilities around campus? 

(19:20) Aiden’s take on the best foods around campus, and a bangin Chilean place

(24:20) Dev’s take on ping pong basements as a date location 

(28:00) Which places has better accoms nearby?

(31:00) Best on-campus food — Guys or Strand?

(39:00) Best campus facilities, and the best hidden study spots on campus.

(46:30) Imperial’s flight simulator

(47:20) Guys or Strand — The official Undergrad Unhinged answer on which campus is better

(47:30) Wrapping up

Welcome back to Episode 5 of Undergrad Unhinged! In today's episode, Ammiel and Saheb, bring back their guests Dev and Soumil, to talk about what getting a summer internship is really like. They drop tips on getting internships in London, and share stories about their internships during the summer.

The timestamps for the episode are below:

(0:00) Introduction

(1:30) An overview of where Dev and Soumil have worked

(4:20) Dev’s time at Starling Bank 

(4:40) What is a normal day at a bank like?

(7:50) Where have Soumil and Dev interned?

(10:40) Dev’s spring at “MS”, and run in with “Peppa the Pig”

(14:40) Top 3 tips on getting an internship

(14:50) Soumil — understanding what you want, and using application trackers

(15:50) Thoughts on utilising all the resources you have

(16:40) Dev’s thoughts on the power of networking and referrals

(18:00) Expectations vs Reality when it comes to internships

(21:23) Memorable internship stories

(28:10) Any regrets with regards to not doing summer internships?

(31:05) Closing remarks

Welcome back to Episode 4 of Undergrad Unhinged! In today's episode, Ammiel, Saheb along with their guests Dev and Soumil talk holidays, reading weeks, along with spring and summer breaks. We rate the best places we've travelled to, and recount funny stories, from naked people in Copenhagen, to Saheb fighting a kangaroo.

Episode Timestamps:

(0:00) Introduction

(1:05) Would we say that we usually travel more during the breaks, or stay in London?

(08:42) Ranking the countries and cities we’ve been from an A to C tier list — Food, Safety, Vibes and Views

(09:06) Dev’s Ranking — Copenhagen A Tier

(09:52) Saheb’s experience with naked people at a lake in Copenhagen

(11:06) Soumil’s recount of naked people in certain lakes in Switzerland 

(11:40) Dev’s Rankings — Copenhagen (A), Dubai & India (B), 

(14:20) Soumil and Dev’s opinion on Dubai

(15:50) Soumil’s Rankings — Big US Cities other than LA (A), Spain, Mykonos, Santorini, & Italy (A), Switzerland, Germany, France (B)

(19:22) Dev’s Delhi love story

(20:12) Saheb’s Rankings — Australia (A), Vienna (B), Tunisia (C)

(21:12) Saheb boxing Kangaroos

(21:25) All the uncommon foods the boys have tried — Kangaroos, Crocodiles, Crickets

(24:23) What is veal (Apparently not deer meat)

(25:49) Ammiel’s Rankings — Rome (A), Milan & Vienna (B)

(26:40) Flying things at tourist attractions

(29:40) Homelessness in Vienna, and how it relates to the Schönbrunn Palace

(32:35) Wrapping up

Welcome back to another episode of Undergrad Unhinged. Today, we'll be answering the top 10 questions on The Student Room, giving you the heads up on what living in London, and studying at King's is like. We talk everything from safety in London to tips on getting into Medicine at Kings.

Here are the timestamps for the episode:

(0:00) Introduction 

(0:31) How and when are accommodations booked and released, and how long are the contracts for the rooms

(3:34)-11:30 KCL vs UCL vs Imperial vs LSE (Job opportunities, work-life balance etc.) + King’s having the biggest endowment in London 

(11:30) How is the academic rigour of Kings compared to other London Universities

(13:30) Varying difficulties of degrees in Kings

(16:20) Is King’s a top university, and what is the reputation of Kings? (Medicine, King’s Admin)

(18.48) Any tips for aspiring medics looking to do medicine at KCL? (UCAT, SJT, Saheb’s Stats, Advice for interviews, Supercurriculars

(26:24) KCL is the 11th most international university in the world. How is the student body at KCL and does the high percentage of internationals make a difference?

(26.55) How is safety in London? (Stealing, being robbed, crazy things on the tube

(32:27) Safety on Kings campuses (Spiking, Tight security

(37:02) Sports and societies at Kings (King’s Entrepreneurs, KCL Tennis, KCL BJJ, KCL Basketball, Kings Real Estate, KCLMC

(46:28) How are the facilities at Kings (Strand, Guys, Bush House)

(53:02) How is the level of teaching at Kings, and why is King’s rated so low on student satisfaction 

(59:52) Conclusion

Welcome to Undergrad Unhinged, a King’s based podcast about all things university!

Today we talk about what living in London is like, rank the different King's accommodations based on Ammiel's 4 factor table, and recount funny stories about living in London.

Here are the timestamps for the episode:

(00:00) Introduction

(00:30) Why London and why Kings?

(02:49) Biggest downsides of living in London — litter, theft, prices

(08:39) Dev’s reflections on internship hunting in London

(10:48) First impressions about Kings

(13:34) Best things about Kings — Boat parties at KBC, Clubs and societies, City campus

(18:07) Dev being hit by a car while lime biking

(20:11) Best places to eat in Kings — King’s kitchen, pizza deals at Guys, Eat Tokyo, Brunel Sandwich, Nandos, Shake Shack 2-for-1

(32:21) - Accommodation Ranking

(32:32) Angel Lane C

(34:00) Atlas B+

(36:39) Canada Water B

(39:00) GDS A

(41:10) Hayloft Point A

(45:38) Julian Markham B

(47:54) Moonraker point 

(49:53) Orchard Lilse A

(51:39)  Stamford Street Apartments

(53:16) Wolfson House

Welcome to Undergrad Unhinged, a King’s based podcast about all things university!

This pilot episode will be on surviving first year, from our two co-hosts, Ammiel and Saheb, who are currently trying their best to do it, and three special guests, who have done it.