Who Cares About College?: Recent Episodes
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The goal of the podcast is to give information about college admission process to the current high school students
What to expect on your moving day of college and the first week of college.Read more here for things you need to bring to the dorm: https://collegerealitycheck.com/what-to-bring-to-a-college-dorm-full-list/
So today's episode is going to be kind of an overview of your first year of college.I'll talk about like my first year of college a little bit and what I wish I had known or done differently and just kind of what to expect.Also, don't forget to check my page: https://collegerealitycheck.com/first-year-college/
In this episode, I will cover a topic of choosing a college roommate. I will cover compatibility, schedules, cleanliness, and lifestyle habits. Small details like agreeing on room temperature and respecting each other's space significantly impact comfort and harmony.
Also check my page: https://collegerealitycheck.com/ask-someone-be-college-roommate/
This is part 2 of my interview with Shriya where we discuss her college application and why she made the decision for UPenn over a full ride to College Park.
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My email: kamila@collegerealitycheck.com
This is part 1 of my interview with Shriya where we discuss her high school experience (grades, extracurriculars, etc.)
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My email: kamila@collegerealitycheck.com
Announcement: I am changing the podcast name to College Reality Check.
In this episode, I will reveal the colleges I applied to this year, how many I was accepted to, and how many universities rejected or waitlisted me. I also read my supplemental essays of the college I have decided to go to.
This is part 2 of my interview with Shea where we discuss her common application and her experience at Columbia so far.
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My email: kamila@collegerealitycheck.com
My instagram: _acollegekid_
This is part one of my interview with Shea where we talk about her high school experience leading up to college season. Make sure to subscribe to know when part two comes out!
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My email: kamila@collegerealitycheck.com
My instagram: _acollegekid_
This is my single interview with Sebastian where he shares his journey as an Illinois resident who is a freshman at UIUC studying aerospace engineering.
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My email: kamila@collegerealitycheck.com
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This is my single interview with Robert where he shares his journey from CC to Howard, and how he landed a research position at the NIH after graduation.
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My email: kamila@collegerealitycheck.com
My instagram: _acollegekid_
This is the second part of my interview with Michelle, my first ever Harvard student :), I hope you enjoy.
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This is the first part of my interview with Michelle, my first ever Harvard student :), I hope you enjoy.
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Dr. Frindell's Website: https://www.inhousetestprep.com/
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This is a one part interview with Phil, a Washington high school senior, who will be attending USC fall 2022.
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My email: kamila@collegerealitycheck.com
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I had to re upload this episode because I didn't realize I used the wrong file for audio😅
Anyways...
Solo episode where I discuss the preparations I did to get a 5 on all my AP's this year (AP Calc AB, AP Chem, APUSH, AP Lang).
Apologies for some uneven audio, I didn't put it through a program to level out the audio.
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My email: kamila@collegerealitycheck.com
My instagram: _acollegekid_
This is a one part interview with Akaysha shares her high school experience as well as her transfer from CC to UCSB.
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This is a one part interview with Michael, a Michigan high school senior, who got into Vanderbilt through a diversity program.
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This is a one part interview with Ethan from California who got into USC and is still thinking about where to attend this upcoming fall.
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In this episode, I interview Trisha Craig who helps parents and students create music resumes, regardless of if they wish to pursue music in college or not. We talk about the benefits of pursing music, the components of a music resume, and the scholarship opportunities with music.
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My email: kamila@collegerealitycheck.com
My instagram: _acollegekid_ Trisha's Website: https://trishacraigflutist.com
This is a one part interview with Charles (another St. Johns High School Boy) who will be attending Duke this upcoming fall.
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My email: kamila@collegerealitycheck.com
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In this slightly different episode, I interview Lia who has already graduated UMD and is now stationed in Kosovo on the Fulbright Program.
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My email: kamila@collegerealitycheck.com
My instagram: _acollegekid_
In this quick episode, I interview Henry who will be entering Tufts as a freshman this fall.
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My email: kamila@collegerealitycheck.com
My instagram: _acollegekid_ Transcribed Episode: https://collegerealitycheck.com/podcast/henry-from-tufts/
In this episode, I interview Tyler, a high school senior, on his application process that got him into CMU.
My website: https://collegerealitycheck.com/ My email: kamila@collegerealitycheck.com My instagram: _acollegekid_ Transcribed Episode: https://collegerealitycheck.com/podcast/tyler-carnegie-mellon/
College Flight Plan website: https://collegeflightplan.com/
My website: https://collegerealitycheck.com/ My email: kid@collegerealitycheck.com My instagram: _acollegekid_
This is a solo episode where I give my experience preparing for and taking my first ACT test. Since I've also taken the SAT prior to the beginning of the school year, I also give a comparison of the two.
My website: https://collegerealitycheck.com/ My email: kid@collegerealitycheck.com My instagram: _acollegekid_
Today is a special interview with Cara Kalf, a college essay coach, where we discuss when you should start college essays, college essay topics, finding inspiration to write, and much more! Check out her website here: carakalf.com. And her guided college essay prompt tour here: https://carakalfcollegeessaycoaching.vipmembervault.com/products/units/view/1271027/?lesson=1686411
The transcribed version of podcast episode: https://collegerealitycheck.com/podcast/episode-78-all-you-need-to-know-about-college-essay-writing/ My email: kid@collegerealitycheck.com My instagram: _acollegekid_
Although she is only a sophomore, and her one official year of college was virtual, Archana shares her college experience so far at the University of Pittsburgh.
My website: https://collegerealitycheck.com/ My email: kid@collegerealitycheck.com My instagram: _acollegekid_
This is the first part of my interview with Archana where we discuss her application process that got her into the University of Pittsburgh.
My website: https://collegerealitycheck.com/ My email: kid@collegerealitycheck.com My instagram: _acollegekid_
As a junior, Margherita does know what it's like to be a student at Brown during pre-COVID times, so she tells us about the dorms, classes, and expensive meal plan.
My website: https://collegerealitycheck.com/ My email: kid@collegerealitycheck.com My instagram: _acollegekid_
Margherita tells us about her college app process applying as a student who attended a French school in the United States. She talks about the harsh French system and how her high school differed greatly from a traditional American public high school.
My website: https://collegerealitycheck.com/ My email: kid@collegerealitycheck.com My instagram: _acollegekid_
In this one part episode, Isabel shares all the components of her application that got her into all but one of the schools she applied for, including Cornell.
My website: https://collegerealitycheck.com/ My email: kid@collegerealitycheck.com My instagram: _acollegekid_
In this second part of my interview with Seth, he shares facts about Brown and his horrible freshman year experience from lack of transparency with money and Brown removing the entire fall semester.
My website: https://collegerealitycheck.com/ My email: kid@collegerealitycheck.com My instagram: _acollegekid_
This is part 1 of my interview with Seth where he tells us about his college application that got him into Brown University. He shares both his published research and internship experience.
My website: https://collegerealitycheck.com/ My email: kid@collegerealitycheck.com My instagram: _acollegekid_
In this one part episode, Sanjana walks us through her college application process that got her into all except one of the schools she applied for. And despite only being a sophomore, she shares the college experience she has had (including 8 months of research).
My website: https://collegerealitycheck.com/ My email: kid@collegerealitycheck.com My instagram: _acollegekid_
Ashely shares her high school experience, and how she was nominated as a Posse Scholar, which covered her tuition to attend the University of Wisconsin - Madison.
My website: https://collegerealitycheck.com/ My email: kid@collegerealitycheck.com My instagram: _acollegekid_
Description: In this solo episode, I discuss my experience with my first SAT test (preparations, test day, how I think it went).
My website: https://collegerealitycheck.com/ My email: kid@collegerealitycheck.com My instagram: _acollegekid_ Link to College Board's SAT Costs: https://collegereadiness.collegeboard.org/sat/register/fees
This is part two of my interview with Gwyneth (make sure you've checked out part 1), where we discuss the amazing dorms of Georgetown, how Georgetown Cupcakes are not all that great, and how Gwyneth simultaneously has four internships.
My website: https://collegerealitycheck.com/ My email: kid@collegerealitycheck.com My instagram: _acollegekid_
Gwyneth shares her college application story where she went against her doctors who told her she wouldn't graduate high school and her counselors who told her to drop all her IB classes and extracurriculars. Good thing she didn't listen to them because she is now a junior at Georgetown University.
My website: https://collegerealitycheck.com/ My email: kid@collegerealitycheck.com My instagram: _acollegekid_
In part two of my interview with Mayu, she shares her experiences as a Princeton student from dorms and food to academic curriculum. Make sure to check out part one of my interview with her to find out how she got into Princeton to begin with. My website: https://collegerealitycheck.com/ My email: kid@acollegekid.com My instagram: _acollegekid_
I interview Mayu on her college admissions process; she gives a detailed run through of how she was able to initiate some of her extracurricular activities. My website: https://collegerealitycheck.com/ My email: kid@acollegekid.com My instagram: _acollegekid_
In this special episode, I interview Mark & Anna from the podcast College Admissions with Mark & Anna about how to show the admissions officer the person behind the college application.
Mark & Anna's website: https://collegeadmissionspodcast.com/
My website: https://collegerealitycheck.com/ My email: kid@acollegekid.com My instagram: _acollegekid_
Isabelle shares her college application process that got her into NYU and her college experience.
Isabelle's website: https://searchstandout.com/
Isabelle's email: isabelleoktay@standoutsearch.com My website: https://collegerealitycheck.com/ My email: kid@acollegekid.com My instagram: _acollegekid_
In this episode, I interview Dr. Shirag Shemmassian of Shemmassian Academic Consulting to discuss his team's successful approach to college admissions.
- College admissions
- How to choose extracurriculars for college
- Common App Essay guide
- Great college essay example
- Medical school admissions
- Comprehensive guide on getting into medical school
- What is a good MCAT score?
- How to write a great medical school personal statement
My website: collegerealitycheck.com
My email: kid@acollegekid.com
My instagram: _acollegekid_
Estelle, a junior at UChicago, shares how she was able to craft an impressive college application despite her dyslexia that affected her standardized testing abilities.
Estelle's website: https://searchstandout.com/
Estelle's email: estellereardon@uchicago.edu My website: https://collegerealitycheck.com/ My email: kid@acollegekid.com My instagram: _acollegekid_
Another solo episode where I talk about the benefits of a job, why you should get one this summer, and my own experience with the job application process for my retail job this summer.
Blog: https://collegerealitycheck.com/
Article: https://collegerealitycheck.com/is-a-job-considered-an-extracurricular-activity/
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In this solo episode, I'll be talking about my experience with APs this year (it is my first year of APs), what your AP scores mean, and what happens if you fail the AP exam.
Blog: https://collegerealitycheck.com/
Instagram: _acollegekid_
Ami tells us about Lehigh University and his experience (so far) as a student. He also shares with us why he is taking a leave of absence and what he is doing with his time.
Blog: https://collegerealitycheck.com/
Instagram: _acollegekid_
Ami talks about his high school life that involved being a registered student and officially taking classes at Columbia University.
Blog: collegerealitycheck.com
Instagram: _acollegekid_
As a low-income student, Linda faced setbacks in the college admissions process while still managing a full time job and 10+ extracurriculars and got into one of the most prestigious liberal arts colleges: Pomona College.
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Jack goes into a deep dive of Northeastern's incredible co-op program that offers students the opportunity for real work experience before graduation and is the reason behind Northeastern's high post-graduation employment rate.
Jack, a junior at Northeastern University, walks us through his college application process, including a non-profit he started to help a boy and his community in Nicaragua.
Sumanth's college application process was a little different in that he also focused on schools that offer BS/MD programs (Bachelor of Science, Doctor of Medicine). He will tell us about his application process for regular and BS/MD schools and educate us on what a BS/MD program is.
Make sure to check out my blog and instagram!
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Shahaf tells us about his journey of having to go to community college due to finances, but then eventually working hard to make it into Boston University as a junior.
Stanford is known for its renowned programs in many tech-related fields, such as computer science. But is there a culture divide between those who pursue STEM careers vs. those who choose non-STEM careers?
As a FGLI student, Princess tells about her admissions process as a QuestBridge applicant, and how that led to her acceptance into Stanford.
Although Vivian and her best friend both entered UVA together, they decided to not dorm together and branch out. Vivian got a new roommate and joined a sorority, and she tells us how she was able to structure her social life in a way that worked best for her.
Vivian tells us about how her mom and dad set up a plan behind her back in order for her to get a job during her high school years.
In this second part, Katee tells us about her hectic life as a student athlete at a Division III school, and what makes a liberal arts college different from a university.
Make sure to check out my blog: https://acollegekid.com/
Katee, a sophomore at Swarthmore College, tells us about the chaotic world of starting the recruiting process even before high school, and how her college application process differed than that of a regular applicant.
In this very special episode, college expert Mark Stucker covers three main topics: 1) Automatic Advantages & Disadvantages of race, gender, socio-economic status, etc., 2) Understanding how elite college admissions works, and 3) Finances.
Mark Stucker's Book: 171 Answers to the Most-Asked College Admission Questions
Mark Stucker's Podcast: Your College Bound Kid Podcast
Mark Stucker's Podcast Website: Your College Bound Kid Website
Mark Stucker's Business Website: SchoolMatch4U
Carolyn gives us an overview of Yale University, and how being through almost 4 years of college, she thinks the college process is quite random and opaque.
Carolyn tells us about her college application process, and how she was accepted into Harvard, Stanford, & Yale and decided to go to Yale even though Harvard & Stanford initially gave her better financial aid packages.
Ben tells us about the the honors college system at UMD and whether there is a difference between those who are in the honors college versus those who are not.
Ben, a senior at UMD, tells us about his application process and how and why he came to choose UMD over Northwestern University.
David tells us about how he had never expected to earn the Coca-Cola Scholarship (which is awarded to only 150 people of over 100,000) and why that taught him a big lesson.
David was accepted into UPenn, Duke, UChicago, Dartmouth College, MIT, Rice University, and more! How was he able to make a choice on which amazing school to attend?
Sohae tells us about the rough transition from high school to university and speaks about how her teachers at Northwestern, although brilliant, are not good at teaching.
Sohae discusses her application process with the added factor of being a QuestBridge finalist and how her college process was a bit different because of that.
Jimmy talks to us about what it's like being a pre-med student at the university that is known for its research and medical programs.
Did being a triplet create competition between Jimmy and his siblings? Did it influence how he approached the college process and the reason he aimed for Johns Hopkins?
Kate gives a side-by-side comparison of her high school vs. college experience and comes to the conclusion that her high school was so rigorous and demanding that college was easier for her.
Kate talks a lot about how in high school, we are all initially confined to a very small bubble. However, extending beyond the opportunities high school offers you can define the kind of impact you have and how competitive of an applicant you become.
Allie discusses the transition from being the top of her class in high school to being surrounded by equally accomplished people at Johns Hopkins University.
Allie takes us through the planning and thought behind every component of her college application during high school in order to land a spot in one of the most prestigious in America.
Being a resident of Florida, Scott had the ability to earn scholarships that would guarantee that he would attend college with no costs. But, exactly how and why is he now getting paid to attend college?
Being the first in her family to pursue a bachelors, Emma discusses her discovery of the college process.
Meg comes from Florida where every student is eligible for the bright Futures scholarship that can pay 100% of college tuition. Meg worked hard to maintain her grades and was awarded this scholarship and will now graduate with no student loans.
Jasmine joining a sorority her first year basically went on to pave her pathway through college. It taught her many life lessons, introduced her to some very inspirational people, and was the beginning of her journey to become SGA president.
When Jasmine was still a young girl, she got into a severe car accident. Her dad was in critical condition, and she saw how her dad's life was saved by a doctor, which inspired her to pursue a career in medicine.
Despite attending an elite high school, Lucy did not let the peer pressure get to her and make her entire life about her grades. She talks about the benefits and disadvantages that came with this mindset.
Upon entering UMBC, Mehrshad struggled to make friends until he joined his current fraternity, and his social circle exploded.
Mehrshad was accepted to multiple universities, but decided to go to UMBC instead of taking hundreds of thousands in loans.
In this episode, Gina tells us about her college experience and the benefits she gained from being on track to graduate a full year early.
Gina's family circumstances required her to sacrifice a lot of extracurricular opportunities in order to work. However, the work she did throughout all of high school turned into one of the strongest parts of her application.
Dewan discusses how living with her parents instead of in a dorm during her undergraduate years gave her the financial ability to afford a post-graduate degree.
Dewan, a current senior at UTSA, tells us how being a volunteer at an ER and pharmacy in high school confirmed her dream of being in the medical field.
Michelle shares her experience as being the president of student council after her high school went through a change most high schools could never imagine.
Can I get into a good (competitive) college without taking AP, IB, and/or Honors courses?
In part of the interview with Duhita she will share her experience of studying in Bard College.
In the first part of our interview, Duhita tells us about the struggles of the college application process as a first-gen student of color. However, she eventually got accepted into Bard College and is in the last year of completing her bachelors.
Taylor, a rising senior at GWU, shares her story of how she had an unexpected decision day into GWU.
Grace, a recent high school graduate, shares her experience of getting to Washington University.
In this episode, Catherine tells us how she maneuvered through high school and landed herself as a GWU student in the class of 2022.
In this episode we discuss Rohan's first few weeks in Dartmouth. He'll tell us how he met new friends, picked his classes and how his high school experience compares to the rigor and pressure of an Ivy League college.
In this episode I interviewed Rohan, who is currently finishing up his freshman year at Dartmouth. He shared his experience as an international student from India!
In this episode, we will be discussing what effects your SAT/ACT have on your college application and a range you should aim for.
My initial thoughts about usefulness of APs in the college application process. My amateur guide and approach.