Ranked #1
Duke - Robyn Paris
Duke - Robyn Paris
What happens when you've known your dream school since 7th grade, but when you get accepted, it might be too expensive? ... Read more
18 Feb 2020
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53mins
Ranked #2
Ole Miss - Shad White
Ole Miss - Shad White
Rhodes Scholar Shad White was going to Georgetown, until something changed. It's just one part of his incredible journey... Read more
29 Jan 2020
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1hr 5mins
Ranked #3
Purdue - Dan Ward
Purdue - Dan Ward
How does someone from New Jersey end up at Purdue without ever visiting? Given Purdue's reputation, it has to involve th... Read more
4 Feb 2020
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45mins
Ranked #4
Montclair State - Rebekka Johnson
Montclair State - Rebekka Johnson
There was an "oh bleep" moment for Rebekka Johnson (GLOW) at the end of her time in college. She was thinking she'd miss... Read more
11 Feb 2020
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46mins
Ranked #5
Northwestern - J.A. Adande
Northwestern - J.A. Adande
When J.A. Adande left ESPN to go back to his alma mater, it spoke to what Northwestern means to him. How he got to North... Read more
25 Feb 2020
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1hr 4mins
Ranked #6
The Small Town Episode - Rob Sand - Brown
The Small Town Episode - Rob Sand - Brown
Iowa State Auditor and breakfast pizza enthusiast Rob Sand had not even heard of Brown University until the summer befor... Read more
5 May 2020
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48mins
Ranked #7
Miami - Billy Corben
Miami - Billy Corben
Filmmaker Billy Corben grew up in Miami. He's made documentaries about Miami. He's even made two documentaries involving... Read more
21 Apr 2020
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57mins
Ranked #8
Harvard - Brigit Helgen
Harvard - Brigit Helgen
Senior advisor to Senator Amy Klobuchar, Brigit Helgen, found her passion early in life, but her approach to thinking ab... Read more
14 Apr 2020
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1hr
Ranked #9
Notre Dame - Jamie Reidy
Notre Dame - Jamie Reidy
Author Jamie Reidy is the answer to the question: what happens if you don't get into your first choice? Or your second? ... Read more
1 Apr 2020
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51mins
Ranked #10
University of Utah - Kristen Ulmer
University of Utah - Kristen Ulmer
Fear/anxiety expert Kristen Ulmer started college at 15 and was the best female big mountain extreme skier in the world ... Read more
24 Mar 2020
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1hr 19mins
Ranked #11
Pratt Institute - Akil Bello
Pratt Institute - Akil Bello
Test prep expert Akil Bello quickly realized he was good at taking tests. But when it came to college, he says he did ev... Read more
17 Mar 2020
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59mins
Ranked #12
Southern Illinois - Dr. Stephanie Helms Pickett
Southern Illinois - Dr. Stephanie Helms Pickett
When NC State Associate Vice Provost Dr. Stephanie Helms Pickett went to college, she planned to study radio and tv broa... Read more
10 Mar 2020
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1hr 2mins
Ranked #13
Western Michigan - Mira Ptacin
Western Michigan - Mira Ptacin
Author Mira Ptacin shares her incredible journey to, and through, college. It includes a semester at sea, an archaeologi... Read more
3 Mar 2020
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58mins
Ranked #14
Richmond - Andy Rich
Richmond - Andy Rich
What happens if you end up at a school that isn't the perfect fit? Dean of The Colin Powell School for Civic and Global ... Read more
21 Jan 2020
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44mins
Ranked #15
Florida - Ashley Spencer
Florida - Ashley Spencer
What do you do when you have a dream school, or a dream of what college should look like, but you go somewhere else? How... Read more
14 Jan 2020
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55mins
Ranked #16
Missouri - Bill Reiter
Missouri - Bill Reiter
Missouri's a dream school for future journalists. For Bill Reiter, it wasn't even on his map, literally, and he only end... Read more
7 Jan 2020
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34mins
Ranked #17
Michigan - Randy and Jason Sklar (Re-release)
Michigan - Randy and Jason Sklar (Re-release)
As we prepare to wrap up the year, here's a look back at the episode that started it all. The Sklars tell how they turne... Read more
24 Dec 2019
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52mins
Ranked #18
Kansas - Bob Wiltfong
Kansas - Bob Wiltfong
Before he was on The Daily Show, Bob Wiltfong was growing up in Nebraska with no idea how to follow his dream. How do yo... Read more
17 Dec 2019
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48mins
Ranked #19
Oregon - Rand Getlin
Oregon - Rand Getlin
"I went to something like 10 or 11 schools before I got to grad school." That's just the start of Rand Getlin's journey ... Read more
10 Dec 2019
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37mins
Ranked #20
University of California, Berkeley - Lawrence Ross
University of California, Berkeley - Lawrence Ross
How do you get into Cal without really applying? If it wasn’t for a broken down car, best-selling author Lawrence Ross m... Read more
3 Dec 2019
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47mins