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Go Ivy or Go Free is a podcast hosted by Andreas Stamatakis, author of the Ivy League Roadmap, that is dedicated to helping students and families navigate the process with clarity, while openly challenging the systems, incentives, and narratives that shape modern education.
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How Recruited Athletes Get Into Top Ivies | Go Ivy or Go Free Ep. 11 w/ Taryn Sheehan (opens the original)
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Welcome to Episode 11 of the Go Ivy or Go Free Podcast! What does it actually take to get recruited by a top college? And how much of the process comes down to raw athletic ability versus the resources, coaching, and opportunities an athlete has access to? In this episode, Andreas sits down with Taryn Sheehan to pull back the curtain on college athletic recruiting and what coaches are really looking for when evaluating athletes. They break down how recruiting works, what gets an athlete on a coa
How I Create my MOST Successful Students | Go Ivy or Go Free Ep. 10 w/ Aryana Altaha (opens the original)
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Welcome to Episode 10 of the Go Ivy or Go Free Podcast! Most students spend high school joining random activities they hope will impress an admissions officer. Aryana Altaha spent it creating purpose projects that have an impact: publishing three books, building companies, giving a viral TEDx talk, and more — then walked into UC Berkeley and decided to graduate in half the time. In this episode, Andreas sits down with Aryana to reverse-engineer how she actually did it. They walk through her high
High School Dropout (Almost) → ACCEPTED to MIT (opens the original)
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Welcome to Episode 9 of the Go Ivy or Go Free Podcast! In this episode, host Andreas Stamatakis sits down with Ruben Stephen, a current MIT student and one of the most compelling comeback stories in elite admissions, for a conversation that challenges everything you were told about what it takes to make it to a top school. If you grew up believing that only perfect students end up at places like MIT, this episode will shock you. Andreas and Ruben pull no punches as they tackle one of the most un
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