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How I Got Into College

A show about the most important decision of your life, or so you're told. Each guest talks about their journey to college, acceptance, rejection, the big moments, and little bits of luck that shaped t... Read more

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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

53mins

Ranked #2

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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

1hr 5mins

Ranked #3

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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

45mins

Ranked #4

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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

46mins

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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

1hr 4mins

Ranked #6

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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

48mins

Ranked #7

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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

57mins

Ranked #8

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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

1hr

Ranked #9

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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

51mins

Ranked #10

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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

1hr 19mins

Ranked #11

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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

59mins

Ranked #12

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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

1hr 2mins

Ranked #13

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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

58mins

Ranked #14

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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

44mins

Ranked #15

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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

55mins

Ranked #16

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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

34mins

Ranked #17

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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

52mins

Ranked #18

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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

48mins

Ranked #19

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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

37mins

Ranked #20

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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

47mins

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