College Talk Series
College Talk Series aims to provide a space for high school and college students to connect and support each other by sharing personal stories and experiences about their college admission journey. We hope to share with students helpful resources and guidance for the college admission process based on what has worked for many students. There will be episodes featuring students who are attending different colleges and universities across the U.S to talk and answer questions about their school while providing advice, tips, and insights into how to survive and thrive at their specific school.
Episodes
There are many pros and cons of applying to many colleges. For low-income students who are eligible for the college application fee-waiver, it will be easier to apply to many colleges. To end our first season of the series, we will be joined with Thuong Ho '24 in this episode to share her experiences and insight into applying to a large number of colleges and universities in the U.S. Thuong applied to a total of 37 schools (compose...
Alishia Nation is a rising sophomore at Bryn Mawr College in Pennsylvania. She is a Posse Scholar majoring in math and minoring in computer science. Listen to the episode to hear Alishia sharing her own experience and story going to school outside of Texas. Alishia will give us more advice on how to navigate your first year at college and how to best take care of yourself during your time there. To make the best out of college, don...
How are college interviews different from job interviews? What should you wear and bring to a college interview? How be your best self and ace your college admissions interview? Listen to this episode to learn more about the college admissions interview process from how to schedule an interview on what to do on the actual interview. Interviews are not as scary as it might seem. Listen toward the middle of the episode to hear the Ul...
Our special guest for this episode is Duyen Nguyen '23, a rising sophomore at Franklin and Marshall College in Lancaster, PA. She is majoring in Mechanical Engineering and minoring in Mathematics. She will be serving as an RA for her house at F&M this year. Listen in to learn more about many interesting features, resources, and opportunities available at F&M for students. We will also hear about Duyen's stories and he...
More than 70 colleges typically offer free summer and fall visits for under-represented and diverse students to help acquaint students with campus culture, get a taste of the school’s academics, and give students a chance to see what the surrounding community is like. Usually offered by private liberal arts colleges, these programs allow high-achieving students who are also low-income, first-generation, or underrepresented th...
Other than the big personal statement essay that students have to write for college admissions, each school might require additional school-specific essays. These essays are just as important since they allowed students to express themselves and contribute to providing more information about their identity and personality and more to the colleges. Listen to this episode to learn more about how to best approach these types of small ...
Our special guest on this episode is Thu Pham, a rising sophomore at Harvard University. Thu is planning to concentrate in Applied Mathematics and have passions for public service and civic engagement. Listen to this episode to learn more about Thu's story and experience during her first year at Harvard and how she coped with the challenges that come with going to school out-of-state.
In this episode, we will meet Duyen Nguyen, an incoming sophomore Business Major at the McCombs School of Business at the University of Texas at Austin. Listen in to hear about her story and experience as a first-year student at UT and for her advice and tips for incoming college students and high school students who are currently applying to college!
Our special guest for this episode, Gerardo Vega, a rising sophomore at Rice University in Houston, Texas will share with us more insight about his school and the student life there. Listen in to hear about his story and experience as a Mechanical Engineering student and the ways he dealt with the transition from high school to college.
College Chat Insight is a special series of episodes featuring students from different colleges and universities across the nation. These amazing students will join each episode to answer popular questions about their school. We will cover different aspects of college life from academic, social, cultural, and student life on campus. Our student guests will be sharing some personal tips on how to survive college and the different re...
Students understand the importance of the Personal Statement but why do students have to write essays to be considered for college admissions? Join us for this episode as we discuss the different types of college essays and go over the process of writing college essays. Stick to the end to hear more about general tips on how to write strong college essays and hear some updates about the new content coming to our podcast next month!
...A college education can be very expensive but there are many ways to make it more affordable. Listen in to this episode to learn about the different types of Financial Aids and how to afford college no matter what your family's financial situation is. College is possible and there are many resources and support to help students get their dream college education, let's find out!
Applying to college will require more than just writing essays or taking standardized tests but there are other important materials and components that are required by most colleges and universities for admissions. Listen to the episode to learn more about the different types of college applications, from the traditional Common App to Questbridge, Coalition, and many more!
What does "best fit" mean in terms of college search? How can I know which schools are the best fit for me? What should I consider when looking for colleges and universities to build my college list?
Listen to this episode and learn more about some of the important key things to consider when choosing schools and crafting your college list. We will also be sharing some great resources at the end and tips that can help you...
When should you start thinking about college? What should you do during each year of high school to be prepared for applying to college? Join me in this episode as I go in-depth of what high school students should be doing each year in high school to become a competitive college applicant for the college admission process.
Hi everyone and welcome to the College Talk Series podcast. This is your host, Truong Nguyen. I am a current undergrad at Harvard studying Psychology and Educational Studies. This series is all about the ins and outs of the college admission process, anything from building your college lists, writing your personal statements to figure out extracurricular activities, and many more.
The goal of this podcast is to share with ...
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