The International Student Podcast: Recent Episodes
Luka Vierroth
The ISP is a podcast all about students and how they face day to day life. We cover everything ranging from the impact that the current COVID-19 pandemic has on students up to how they managed to perform well in interviews. In every episode we aim to reach out to a person in a different country and academic environment (So far we've covered Detroit - USA, Antwerp - Belgium, Frankfurt - Germany, Vienna and Kitzbuhel - Austria). The list of different countries grows with every week and every episode we uncover great challenges as well as success stories from students around the world.
In this episode of the ISPodcast we discuss the importance of maintaining good mental health in school. We talk about the difficulty of reaching out to get help due to the negative stigma surrounding bad mental health. We offer a diverse set of perspectives on the topic especially when it comes to how we have managed certain situations ourselves, how we kept our motivations high and what we payed attention to the most to minimise our stress. Mental health needs to be advocated to high school students just as much as good physical health. Many schools already offer sufficient support, some don't and that needs to change.
Have you ever wondered how much truth there is to high school myths? Yes? No? Well either way, in this serious yet comedic panel discussion we tackle 7 different high schools myths and examine their validity. These topics lead us everywhere from 'popular' kids having sex in cars all the way to people doing drugs in bathrooms. Sveta, Lucy and I (Luka) offer an international perspective having been raised in Austria, Belgium and Germany respectively. Wether you fear Freshmen Friday or wonder how much drinking goes on in high school, this episode is a must watch. Some of these myths are misleadingly dangerous lies while others do have some truth to them.
In this episode of the international student podcast, I talk to Carl, a prospective Engineering student at Stanford. We discuss his hobby builds and other creative occupations ranging from supercharged nerf guns to a protection mechanism for his ice tea. Learn about his process, thoughts and career aspirations in this podcast!
In this episode, Philip, an international student in the US, opens up about his experiences with the recent threat of deportation. While the actual concept was eliminated he still discusses his views on the subject. We also discuss the failure of universities to address a change in tuition fees even though most higher education facilities have swapped to online-only classes. Outside of these topics we briefly talk about the anti-mask movements in the United States as well as the introduction of a mask law in the UK.
In this episode we discuss how Chad, an engineering student at CU Boulder, has come to the conclusion that he wants to study engineering. We discuss what an international student requires to apply in the US and what US universities are really looking for in applicants. Chad discusses some course details as well as his general experience with his university.
In this episode we discuss what it's like to apply as a bachelor in Media and Communications and what that degree entails.
This release is a continuation of the eighth episode. Here we discuss the complications with news outlets covering topics on a 'trend' basis.
In this part of episode #8 we discuss the expectations vs. the reality of the graduating summer of 2020.
In this episode we discuss Jespers work experience prior to university and why he chose his current course.
In this episode I discuss the journey of becoming a medical student with Zena, a recent IB graduate. We address a wide range of topics including: what the interviews were like and her inspiration behind wanting to become a surgeon.
Find out what the international student podcast is all about and why I began hosting it in the first place.
In this episode, I discuss the experiences Cian had during his gap year and what kind of thoughts he has about an international education.
In this longer than usual episode, we explore the intricacies of education systems and their struggle with the COVID pandemic. We go off on numerous tangents but ultimately discuss the difficulty of assessing student performance without exams and partying during quarantine.
In this episode I discuss the current academic and future working career of Sagadat, a banking and finance student.
In todays episode I discuss the graduation ceremony and the new university admission experience with Lucy, a recent IB graduate.
A discussion about the experiences of UK and US students in the current pandemic. How have things changed? How are students and universities reacting? Find out here.