Turning the Corner from High School to College

Andrea

Are you a high school student planning on attending college? If so, this is the podcast for you. I will be interviewing students at various colleges to give you the insight you need to successfully transition from high school to college, as well as to give you tips on the application process. Find us on Instagram @turningthecornerhs!

  1. 04/30/2022

    Episode 22- Jaqueline Duong

    Jaqueline Duong is a graduate of Valencia High School and a current freshman at UCLA looking to major in Electrical Engineering.

  2. 04/02/2022

    Episode 21- Vivian Wang

    Vivian Wang is a graduate of Valencia High School and is currently a freshman at Stanford University.  She is looking to major in computer science.

  3. 02/26/2022

    Episode 20- Aqil Naeem

    Aqil Naeem is a graduate of Valencia High School and is currently a freshman at Stanford University.  He focused primarily on debate and computer science in high school and is looking to major in either math and computer science or economics.

  4. 01/29/2022

    Episode 19- Nundini Varshney

    Nundini Varshney is a graduate of Valencia High School and is currently a freshman at the University of California San Diego (UCSD).  She is currently majoring in economics and is looking to potentially add human biology as a double major.  In high school, she was part of the Academic Decathlon team and led the Model United Nations (MUN) and Indian Dance teams. In the episode, Nundini mentions the Fiske Guide to Colleges as a good resource for researching colleges.  The 2022 edition is currently on sale at Amazon at https://www.amazon.com/Fiske-Guide-Colleges-2022-Bestselling/dp/1492664987.

  5. 01/01/2022

    Episode 18- Jack Garcia

    Jack Garcia is a graduate of Valencia High School and is currently a freshman at New York University (NYU) in the Liberal Studies program looking to major in history.  He shares his approach to college applications and to life at college as part of the wrestling team both at high school and college.

  6. 11/27/2021

    Episode 17- Kaitlynn Yamawaki

    Kaitlynn Yamawaki is a graduate of Valencia High School and is currently a freshman at Keio University studying economics.  In this episode, she shares her perspective on the application process and the transition to college as a Japanese American going to university in Japan.

  7. 10/30/2021

    Episode 16- Kaitlyn Irianto

    Kaitlyn Irianto is a graduate of the Orange County School of the Arts (OCSA) and is currently a freshman at Chapman University.  As a violin performance major who attended an art school and a commuter to her university, she shares her experiences with the college application process and with transitioning to college.

  8. 05/29/2021

    Episode 15- Hannah Ragasa

    Hannah Ragasa is a graduate of the Orange County School of the Arts (OCSA) who has just finished her freshman year at Azusa Pacific University.  In this episode, she shares some of her experiences and advice as a part of her university's direct admit nursing program. If you have any further questions for Hannah, feel free to contact her via Instagram at @hannah.ragasa! As per the announcement at the end of this episode, this is my last episode with the class of 2024.  I will be back in the fall with the class of 2025.  In the meantime, please feel free to contact me by emailing me at turningthecornerhs@gmail.com or via Instagram at @turningthecornerhs with any comments or suggestions for future topics.  I look forward to seeing your messages!

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Are you a high school student planning on attending college? If so, this is the podcast for you. I will be interviewing students at various colleges to give you the insight you need to successfully transition from high school to college, as well as to give you tips on the application process. Find us on Instagram @turningthecornerhs!

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