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College Matters. Alma Matters.

Podcast for High Schoolers about College. We chronicle personal experiences on College Life, College Preparation with College Alumni, Faculty, Admissions and Counselors. The goal of these stories is to Inform & Inspire students all over the world to pursue their college dreams.

Dean Neville Vakharia of Drexel University Pennoni Honors College: A Hidden Jewel.

39 mins; March 21, 2025

Dr. Josh Cannon of Frederick Honors College: Helping Students Find Resources for Undergraduate Research.

38 mins; February 26, 2025

If it’s February, This must be College Visits, in College News Fit to Digest. February 19, 2025.

18 mins; February 19, 2025

Dr. Josh Cannon & Freshmen from Frederick Honors College at Pitt: Using the“Getting Started with UG Research” Workbook.

20 mins; February 11, 2025

Dean Graeme Harper of Oakland University: Promoting AI Literacy.

31 mins; January 28, 2025

Dean Wink of UW Whitewater: Geography with Geology, Volcanic Rocks Research, and Carnegie Hall.

39 mins; January 17, 2025

Paula Dennis’ Takeaways from Podcast Story: Emily Woodland of Drexel University.

11 mins; January 09, 2025

Kalen Sieja of CU Boulder: Political Science & Evolutionary Biology, Studio Lab, and TEDxCU.

41 mins; December 14, 2024

AI’s Role in College Applications 2024, in College News Fit to Digest. December 10, 2024.

16 mins; December 10, 2024

Thomas Athey of Davidson College: Founding MESA, The Pitch Competition, and Being An Entrepreneur.

47 mins; December 02, 2024

Rebecca Youngers of UT Austin: Journalism, Study Abroad in Ireland, and Social Media Internships.

38 mins; November 20, 2024

Tom Stepkoski’s Takeaways from Podcast Stories: Lorena of Davidson College, Aidan of UCLA, and Avinash of Princeton.

30 mins; November 14, 2024

Tracy Baynes of STEP: Guiding Hard Working, Low Income Students to College.

46 mins; November 10, 2024

Squaring Lower Acceptance Rates with Enrollment Decline in College News Fit to Digest. November 4, 2024.

11 mins; November 04, 2024

Eva Mahajan and Emily Seo of Jenks High School: The Digital SAT Experience.

17 mins; November 01, 2024

Beto Patino-Luna of UW Whitewater: Geography with Geology, UG Research, and The Welding Experience.

40 mins; October 27, 2024

Heidi Clark-Smitley of Catholic Central on College Counseling: Planting A Seed And Having Options.

60 hours 56 mins; October 23, 2024

Intentionally Delaying FAFSA in College News Fit to Digest. October 14, 2024.

11 mins; October 17, 2024

Teddy Hsieh of UT Austin: Electrical Engineering & Chemistry, Goldwater Scholar, and Goldwater Community Network.

48 mins; October 15, 2024

How to Deal with College Rankings in College News Fit to Digest. October 8, 2024.

15 mins; October 08, 2024

AI in High School: Bill Hancock of Cranbrook Kingswood High School, Michigan.

23 mins; September 12, 2024

Dr. Rama Bala of Chance to Change Lives (CCL): Bringing Undergraduate Research to Smaller Colleges.

44 mins; September 11, 2024

AI in High School: Jodi Foxx Director of College Counseling at Charlotte Christian School.

16 mins; September 04, 2024

10X International Student Research Stories: Digital Safety, Detecting Credit Card Fraud With AI, and AI Transformers.

22 mins; August 28, 2024

ACT Goes Digital and More in College News Fit to Digest. August 26, 2024.

20 mins; August 27, 2024

Iswari Natarajan, President St. Mary’s Academy Colorado: Where Girls Find Their Voice & Use It.

44 mins; August 11, 2024

Jai Singh of Brown University: Philosophy & Biology, Acute Lung Injury and Sepsis Research, and UTRA.

41 mins; August 08, 2024

Sydney Wilhelmy of Frederick Honors College University of Pittsburgh: Political Science, Voyager Scholarship, and Languages.

48 mins; July 15, 2024

Mary Angbanzan of Frederick Honors College University of Pittsburgh: Health Services Management, Social Innovation, and David C. Frederick Scholarship.

55 mins; July 07, 2024

About College and Beyond: Mary Sarah Mounsey of St. Mary’s Academy, Colorado.

24 mins; July 06, 2024

Anton McFadden of Cheyney University: Biology, Community College, and 7 Years of Research.

26 mins; July 01, 2024

About College and Beyond: Elizabeth Djajalie, 2024 Coke Scholar, Thunder Mountain High School, Juneau, Alaska.

34 mins; June 29, 2024

About College and Beyond: Mark Leschinsky, 2024 Coke Scholar, Bergen County Academies High School, New Jersey.

42 mins; June 26, 2024

About College and Beyond: Suraj Reddy, 2024 Coke Scholar, Charter School of Wilmington, Delaware.

45 mins; June 24, 2024

About College and Beyond: Chase Hartman, 2024 Coke Scholar, Sickles High School, Florida.

38 mins; June 21, 2024

Phil Gentry of St. Mary’s Academy on College Counseling: Embracing the Unpredictability.

48 mins; June 18, 2024

Emily Woodland of Pennoni Honors College, Drexel University: Biomedical Engineering, Infant Heart Research, and Co-Op Experience.

54 mins; June 13, 2024

About College and Beyond: Shilpi Bardhan Of Jenks High School, Oklahoma.

27 mins; June 10, 2024

Looking Back with College Counselors: The 2023-24 College Application Season.

27 mins; May 31, 2024

Rishika Kartik of Brown University: Custom Major Design, Disability & Design, and Community.

46 mins; May 30, 2024

Brian Rogers of CSU Long Beach: Electrical Engineering, Honors Program, and Southern California Edison Internship.

68 hours 1 min; May 29, 2024

Nia Sequeira Of Creighton University: Biochemistry, Undergraduate Research, and Being an International Student.

28 mins; May 28, 2024

Taylor Miller-Ensminger of Loyola University Chicago: Bioinformatics, Goldwater Scholar, and Love For Research.

53 mins; May 26, 2024

Prof. John Weldon of Towson University: Undergraduate Research Helps Bridge Academics to the Real World.

31 mins; May 20, 2024

Tarana Pahlajani of SCAD: Architecture, Universal Studios Internship, and Backstage Theme Park Tours.

43 mins; May 18, 2024

NCUR 2024 Undergraduate Research Stories Part 3: College Athlete Brand, Japan Study, Web Comics, and Music for the Hard of Hearing.

44 mins; May 11, 2024

NCUR 2024 Undergraduate Research Stories Part 2: Hospitals, Medicaid, Biological Tools, and School Boards.

42 mins; May 08, 2024

NCUR 2024 Undergraduate Research Stories Part 1: Education, Voting, and Changing Neighborhoods.

27 mins; May 07, 2024

Maura Jarvis of Drexel University: Custom Design Major, Co-Op Experiences, and Environmental Sustainability.

74 hours 59 mins; April 30, 2024

Christina McBride of Haverford College: Chemistry, Goldwater Scholar, and Natural Product Biosynthesis.

35 mins; April 29, 2024

Aparna Chandrasekharan of 10X International School: Financial Aid For College Study in the US.

34 mins; April 21, 2024

Dean Nicola Foote of Frederick Honors College, University of Pittsburgh: Joint Degree Programs, BPhil for Independent Research, and Social Innovation.

43 mins; April 19, 2024

Deniz Olgun of the University of Virginia: Neuroscience & Computer Science, Goldwater Scholar, and Having A Public Impact.

50 mins; April 19, 2024

How FAFSA Delays Have Impacted Their Students: Jodi Foxx of Charlotte Christian and Tom Stepkoski of Westhill High School.

24 mins; April 08, 2024

Rayyan Ayoub of UC Riverside: Bioengineering, Goldwater Scholar, and Growing Extracellular Matrix.

39 mins; April 06, 2024

Dean Nicola Foote of Frederick Honors College, University of Pittsburgh: Joint Degree Programs, BPhil for Independent Research, and Social Innovation.

41 mins; April 04, 2024

Grant Lai of UC Irvine: Chemistry & Biology, Goldwater Scholar, and Antibiotics UG Research.

44 mins; March 29, 2024

Chris Boehm of Archmere Academy on College Counseling: It’s About The Student, Not About A College.

42 mins; March 26, 2024

Paula Dennis of Jenks High School: About College Campus Visits and Shilpi Bardhan’s Experiences.

32 mins; March 17, 2024

Dr. Savita Chakravarthy of 10X International School: Where Innovation & Experiential Learning Meld into the High School Curriculum.

52 mins; March 13, 2024

Phillip Post of Olin College: Electrical Computer Engineering, Goldwater Scholarship, and Satellite Research.

58 mins; March 07, 2024

CUR STR Scholars 2024: NASA Minds, Hydroponics, Captive Polar Bear Diet and Other UG Research Stories.

48 mins; March 04, 2024

Dr. Deborah Rosario, Senior EducationUSA Adviser: A Relationship Approach to College Counseling.

56 mins; February 26, 2024

Jillian Paulin of Colgate University: Astronomy Physics, Goldwater Scholar, and Dark Matter Research.

37 mins; February 22, 2024

Dartmouth & Rethinking Test Optional in College News Fit to Digest. February 19, 2024.

13 mins; February 19, 2024

Adriana Cuibus of Skidmore College: Biochemistry, Goldwater Scholar, and The Computational World.

56 mins; February 10, 2024

Director Sandra Perez of CSU Long Beach University Honors Program: Interdisciplinary Classroom Experiences.

44 mins; February 06, 2024

Undergraduate Students: Why they Do Research and More.

19 mins; January 31, 2024

Kaitlyn Hung of Northwestern: Biological Sciences, Goldwater Scholar, and Research on Aging.

38 mins; January 30, 2024

UVM Vice Provost Jacobs on FAFSA Delays & ED Students, in College News Fit to Digest. January 22, 2024.

12 mins; January 22, 2024

Gabrielle Cruz of SUNY Fredonia: Molecular Genetics, Goldwater Scholar, and Regeneration Research.

52 mins; January 18, 2024

Allison North, Regional Associate Director at UVM: Recruiting and Establishing UVM’s Brand in the South.

28 mins; January 13, 2024

Daniel Cudzich of UI Urbana-Champaign: Material Science & Engineering, Goldwater Scholarship, and Battery Research.

53 mins; January 09, 2024

The Meaning of The FAFSA Delays, in College News Fit to Digest. January 5, 2024.

13 mins; January 05, 2024

Megan Mitchem of UNC at Charlotte: Biology, Goldwater Scholar, and The Need to Keep Going.

42 mins; January 03, 2024

Gavin Fry of Dartmouth College: Earth Sciences with Physics, Goldwater Scholarship, and Storm Spotting.

74 hours 57 mins; December 06, 2023

Isabella Osuna of Rice University: Biochemistry & Cell Biology, Autoimmune Disease Research, and Determination.

37 mins; November 29, 2023

John Georgiades of WashU: Biochemistry, UG Research & Goldwater Scholarship, and Music.

49 mins; November 26, 2023

What is Rolling Admissions?, in College News Fit to Digest. November 17, 2023.

10 mins; November 17, 2023

Tom Stepkoski With Seniors from Westhill High School: A Workshop Using This Podcast’s Stories to Build College Lists.

50 mins; November 13, 2023

Lewis Cardenas of EducationUSA REAC: Connecting International Students with Educational Opportunities in the US.

42 mins; November 08, 2023

Tanner Zachem of Duke University: Mechanical Engineering & Neurosurgery, Goldwater Scholar, and Ugly Mustaches.

52 mins; November 07, 2023

Dean Paula Marantz Cohen of Drexel University Pennoni Honors College: Where Students Engage, Think and Talk.

47 mins; October 31, 2023

Erick Rocher of Johns Hopkins University: Biomedical Engineering, Goldwater Scholarship, and Recharging by Wrestling.

48 mins; October 25, 2023

5 FAFSA Questions Answered, in College News Fit to Digest. October 16, 2023.

11 mins; October 19, 2023

Bobbi-Jo Wathen of Middletown High School on College Counseling: Taking a Data-Driven Approach.

40 mins; October 17, 2023

Hanh Tran of NC State University: Goldwater Scholar, Biomedical Engineering & Health Sciences, and Diseases Research.

43 mins; October 11, 2023

Paula Dennis of Jenks High School on College Counseling: Being The Encourager.

47 mins; October 09, 2023

Haylie Schramm of CU Boulder: Political Science & Psychology, Studio Lab, and UG Research.

35 mins; October 04, 2023

Lea Kalkowski of Northwestern: Psychology & Social Policy, Matriculate Advising Fellow, and Helping People.

39 mins; October 02, 2023

Dr. Anna Quider of University of Pittsburgh: Physics and Astronomy & Religious Studies, Goldwater & Marshall Scholar, and Science & Higher Ed Policy.

63 hours 45 mins; September 26, 2023

Paul Destefano of SDSU Weber Honors College: Pre Med Biology, UG Research, and APPHO.

38 mins; September 22, 2023

Dr. Anil Menon of the University of Cincinnati: Adventures of a Molecular Geneticist.

60 hours 45 mins; September 18, 2023

Waiting For The New FAFSA, in College News Fit to Digest. September 11, 2023.

14 mins; September 14, 2023

Derek Price of Kennesaw State University: Mechanical Engineering, Goldwater Scholarship, and Wrestling.

50 mins; September 11, 2023

College Application Workbook: Step-By-Step Guide to A Holistic and Compelling Presentation of Your Best Self.

44 mins; September 04, 2023

Aparna Chandrasekharan of 10X International School on College Counseling and EducationUSA.

45 mins; August 31, 2023

Prateek Raj of the University of Cincinnati: Int’l Affairs, UG Research, and Feminist Issues.

61 hours 0 mins; August 27, 2023

Prof. Heather Townsend of Community College Rhode Island on CURE: Course-based Undergraduate Research Experience.

23 mins; August 24, 2023

Saoirse Disney-McKeethen of Rice University: Cell Biology, Microbial Evolution Research, and Quiz Bowl.

45 mins; August 21, 2023

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