Turning the Corner from High School to College Andrea

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.