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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.

What is a Community College? “A Smarter Option”, says Dr Miloni Gandhi of Foothill College, California.

41 mins; July 25, 2021

UCs to Admit Fewer Int’l Students in College News Fit to Digest. July 13, 2021.

11 mins; July 20, 2021

Sydney Dinenberg on Georgetown: Foreign Service, Ultimate Frisbee, and Joining the Peace Corps.

64 hours 4 mins; July 19, 2021

Lorena James on Davidson College: Environmental Studies, Ecopreneur, and Passion for China.

46 mins; July 13, 2021

Segment #6 on College Essay: How to Write? A Guide to Build a Standout US College Application.

27 mins; July 08, 2021

TOEFL - Shorter, Cheaper in College News Fit to Digest. June 21, 2021.

15 mins; July 04, 2021

Andy Ng on NYU: English & Urban Education, Pitching Competition, and New York City Energy.

54 mins; July 04, 2021

About Majors: What is Physics? With Prof. Sridhara Dasu, University of Wisconsin Madison.

43 mins; June 28, 2021

Legacy Admissions Ban in College News Fit to Digest. June 1, 2021.

9 mins; June 27, 2021

Jennifer Davis on UVA: English Major, Black Student Community, and The Lawn.

52 mins; June 16, 2021

Tuition Discounts in College News Fit to Digest. May 24, 2021.

13 mins; June 15, 2021

Emma Steele on Villanova: PolSci, Community Outreach and Basketball Ball Games.

41 mins; June 14, 2021

UCs drop & Georgia Univs require SAT in College News Fit to Digest. May 17, 2021.

11 mins; June 11, 2021

Segment #5 on College Selection: Making the Initial List of Colleges. A Guide to Build a Standout US College Application.

28 mins; June 03, 2021

O’Brien & Calderon on ISU: Hidden Jewel, Innovation Thrust, and 900 Student Clubs.

46 mins; May 26, 2021

Choosing College by Location in College News Fit to Digest. May 10, 2021.

12 mins; May 26, 2021

Lydia Piendel on Notre Dame: Dementia Research, Huge Sports Fan, and the Travel Bug.

54 mins; May 25, 2021

US Colleges Still Looking for Students in College News Fit to Digest. May 3, 2021.

14 mins; May 19, 2021

Jay Jacobs, Vice Provost Enrollment at UVM: Distinctive Programs, State of the Art Labs, and Welcoming Community.

33 mins; May 14, 2021

Harder Getting off a Waitlist in College News Fit to Digest. April 26, 2021.

14 mins; May 13, 2021

Jemmy Chayadi on UW Madison: Mechanical Engineering Major, Becoming a Global Citizen, and Saturday Football Games.

58 mins; May 12, 2021

25% Students Delay College in College News Fit to Digest. April 19, 2021.

13 mins; May 07, 2021

Anna Li of University of Chicago: Sociology Major to Pastry Cook.

55 mins; May 06, 2021

Financial Aid Negotiable in College News Fit to Digest. April 12, 2021.

13 mins; May 03, 2021

Sanjeet Rangarajan on Vanderbilt: BioMedical Engineering, Starting Model UN, and Snowball Fights.

51 mins; May 02, 2021

Local Economies miss Int’l Students in College News Fit to Digest. April 5, 2021.

12 mins; April 29, 2021

Andrew Maguire on Decoding the Hidden Curriculum in the College Admissions Process.

42 mins; April 26, 2021

Virtual Campus Tours in College News Fit to Digest. March 29, 2021.

14 mins; April 24, 2021

Segment #4 on College Essay: What to Write? A Guide to Build a Standout US College Application.

32 mins; April 23, 2021

Eric Yu on U of Michigan: Computer Science, MPowered Entrepreneurships and Coffee Chats.

39 mins; April 21, 2021

College News Fit to Digest. March 22, 2021.

13 mins; April 19, 2021

Sujata Gupta and Science Journalism: An Unusual Journey via Japan, Park Service to Johns Hopkins and Beyond.

40 mins; April 17, 2021

Conor Walsh on Harvard: Linguistics, Homeless Shelter, and Buddhist History Trek in the Himalayas.

70 hours 55 mins; April 11, 2021

College News Fit to Digest. March 15, 2021.

12 mins; April 11, 2021

Christian Tanja on UCLA: First-Genner, Career in Education, and Lifelong Bruin.

65 hours 9 mins; April 10, 2021

College News Fit to Digest. March 8, 2021.

12 mins; April 06, 2021

Alana Weiss on Pomona: Molecular Biology, Ballroom Dancing, and Fountaining.

42 mins; April 04, 2021

Doris Huang on Harvard: Grateful, Cross-Pollination of Ideas, and An Evening of Champions.

62 hours 22 mins; March 30, 2021

Episode #100: Why I Picked My College!

43 mins; March 29, 2021

Miloni Gandhi on UCLA: International Development, Approachable Professors and Bruin Spirit.

51 mins; March 23, 2021

Segment #3: Application Strategy. A Guide to Build a Standout US College Application.

30 mins; March 19, 2021

College News Fit to Digest. March 1, 2021.

15 mins; March 17, 2021

Ettie Nikolova on Cornell: International Relations, Teaching Youth, and Fulbright in Bulgaria.

36 mins; March 17, 2021

College News Fit to Digest. February 22, 2021.

17 mins; March 13, 2021

Andrew Maguire on Vanderbilt: American Studies, Study Abroad Decision, and Tale of Two Halves.

44 mins; March 06, 2021

Mirka Martel of IIE: Interpreting Trends and Patterns Data on International Education.

51 mins; March 04, 2021

Professor Nikil Dutt of UC Irvine on Serendipity, Bright Students and Good Relationships.

40 mins; February 28, 2021

Clare Overmann on Georgetown: Languages, International Experience, and Talks by World Leaders.

37 mins; February 24, 2021

College News Fit to Digest. February 15, 2021.

15 mins; February 22, 2021

Segment #2: Extracurriculars Review and Summer Break Planning. A Guide to Build a Standout US College Application.

48 mins; February 18, 2021

College News Fit to Digest. February 8, 2021.

12 mins; February 18, 2021

Botswana to Williams College: Harvey Mogojwe discovers Love for Theater.

56 mins; February 17, 2021

Anna Bartoli on Johns Hopkins: Applied Math, Tutoring Students, and Summer Mid-Course Correction.

57 mins; February 14, 2021

Northwestern Alum Neha Kumar: Tempering Passion with Pragmatism.

50 mins; February 05, 2021

College News Fit to Digest. February 1, 2021.

14 mins; February 05, 2021

Katie Dunagan, Int’l Admissions at UW Madison: Flagship Campus, Wisconsin Idea and the Isthmus.

35 mins; February 02, 2021

Rohith Jayaraman on Berklee: A Musical Undergraduate Journey.

73 hours 35 mins; January 31, 2021

Cleo Handler: Yale Paved the Road to becoming an Actor, Writer, Director.

38 mins; January 30, 2021

College News Fit to Digest. January 25, 2021.

15 mins; January 29, 2021

Bianca Brown. Long Island to Williams College: 2 Majors, 3 Continents and 4 Languages.

68 hours 34 mins; January 28, 2021

Rob Franklin on Stanford: Political Science, Creative Pursuits and Summers in New York.

52 mins; January 25, 2021

Columbia University Engineering Professor Lall: A Lifelong Learner.

50 mins; January 24, 2021

College News Fit to Digest. January 19, 2021.

18 mins; January 21, 2021

Segment #1: A Holistic Approach. A Guide to Build a Standout US College Application.

49 mins; January 19, 2021

College News Fit to Digest. January 11, 2021.

14 mins; January 14, 2021

College News Fit to Digest. December 21, 2020.

16 mins; January 12, 2021

Joey Fritz on Amherst: Nurturing Passion for Languages, Cultures and Tennis.

37 mins; January 07, 2021

Yale Alum Ike Wilson: Learning Languages, Studying in Europe and Lasting Relationships.

62 hours 43 mins; December 18, 2020

Mike Mochizuki on Brown University: An Undergraduate Journey to Explore and Discover.

50 mins; December 17, 2020

College News Fit to Digest. December 14, 2020.

16 mins; December 16, 2020

College News Fit to Digest. December 7, 2020.

13 mins; December 14, 2020

Karen Doster on Dartmouth: Challenging Courses, Sophomore Summer and College as Imagined.

52 mins; December 12, 2020

Seth Shapiro: Penn attracts Smart, Ambitious and Friendly Students.

37 mins; December 12, 2020

How Srihari Balaji of Union College landed Financial Aid.

21 mins; December 03, 2020

College News Fit to Digest. November 30, 2020.

12 mins; December 02, 2020

College News Fit to Digest. November 23, 2020.

14 mins; December 02, 2020

UC Irvine: Ajan Subramanian on Engineering Pursuit, Discovering Research and Sunny California.

51 mins; November 19, 2020

College News Fit to Digest. November 9, 2020.

14 mins; November 11, 2020

Updates on Financial Aid for Fall 2021 from Ben Stern of IvyAchievement.

11 mins; November 11, 2020

College News Fit to Digest. November 2, 2020.

16 mins; November 06, 2020

WashU Alum Namrata Vakkalagadda: An Open Mind attracts Opportunities.

44 mins; November 05, 2020

College News Fit to Digest. October 26, 2020.

16 mins; October 28, 2020

Expert Tips before You Submit College Applications 2021.

19 mins; October 27, 2020

College News Fit to Digest. October 12, 2020.

12 mins; October 25, 2020

Dean of Admissions Cornell LeSane on the Historic, Innovative Allegheny College & Spotting Diamonds in the Rough.

38 mins; October 22, 2020

Priya Chandrasekaran tailored her college experience at University of Pittsburgh.

43 mins; October 20, 2020

College News Fit to Digest. October 5, 2020.

13 mins; October 15, 2020

Princeton Alum Avinash Nayak: Challenging Academics, Students’ Diversity, Bicker and Lots of Clubs.

47 mins; October 08, 2020

College News Fit to Digest. September 28, 2020.

11 mins; October 02, 2020

Engineer turned Counselor Shveta Bagade: For Every Student, there is a College out there.

47 mins; September 29, 2020

College News Fit to Digest. September 18, 2020.

14 mins; September 28, 2020

Ben Stern of IvyAchievement: Finding Financial Aid to attend US Colleges.

38 mins; September 26, 2020

College News Fit to Digest. September 11, 2020.

12 mins; September 26, 2020

Iris Li: Taiwan to UC Santa Barbara to pursue a degree in Environmental Studies and Field Trips to the beach.

35 mins; September 23, 2020

Athena Lao on Harvard: Studying Classics, Teaching Abroad and Wanting to Make Things Better.

51 mins; September 17, 2020

College News Fit to Digest. September 4, 2020.

16 mins; September 11, 2020

USC Alum Anu Ramachandran: Part II. On Creating her own Undergraduate Experience.

27 mins; September 11, 2020

USC Alum Anu Ramachandran: On Creating her own Undergraduate Experience. Part I.

31 mins; September 04, 2020

College News Fit to Digest. August 22, 2020.

12 mins; August 27, 2020

Test Optional: Nitin Jain on How to Navigate College Applications. Now.

27 mins; August 25, 2020

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