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The Way to College Podcast examines the multiple roads we take to get to college and beyond. Guests share their individual stories of success, failure, and what they did to push forward to find success.
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When Curiosity is Your Guide - Laura J. Cortez on The Way to College Podcast (opens the original)
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What happens when the path you imagined for yourself turns out not to be your path at all? Laura Cortez grew up in San Benito, Texas, believing she might become a lawyer. Instead, her educational and professional journey took her from the Rio Grande Valley to Drake University, Spain, AmeriCorps, graduate school, a Ph.D. at UT Austin, community engagement, and eventually entrepreneurship. As Laura puts it, her story has had plenty of “windy roads.” In this episode of The Way to College Podcast ,
You Are Not a Finished Product - Brian Eyster on The Way to College Podcast (opens the original)
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Brian Eyster describes his professional journey as a “25-year internship.”It's a journey that has been filled with successes, failures, experimentation, and learning what he was good at. Today, Brian is helping families navigate one of their biggest financial challenges: paying for college. In this episode of The Way to College Podcast , Brian and I cover everything from career exploration to allowing young people to fail safely, and why students shouldn't be expected to have everything figured
Embracing Uncertainty with Cesar Quezada (opens the original)
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In my conversation with Cesar Quezada , we discussed his experience as a first-generation college student and his remarkable academic turnaround, mentorship, career pivots, leaving his comfort zone, serving students, and learning to navigate uncertainty. We also talk about something especially close to the mission of The Way to College : the power of sharing our stories. Cesar eventually began speaking publicly about his own experiences so educators could better understand and support students.
If you're going to be a bum, be the best bum, and other life lessons with Rick Margo on The Way to College Podcast (opens the original)
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What if you don’t know exactly what you want to do with your life? Rick Margo will tell you to keep going. Eventually you'll find out. In this episode of The Way to College Podcast , Rick shares a career journey that was anything but perfectly planned. Growing up in Rio Grande City in a family with deep ties to Texas A&M, college was always an expectation, but Rick admits that even after arriving at A&M, he had no idea where his career would take him. From federal service to college recruitment,
Taking the Scenic Route with Cathy Ogawa - The Way to College Podcast (opens the original)
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What happens when the career you thought you wanted turns out not to be the career for you? In this episode of The Way to College Podcast , I reconnect with my former Stanford classmate Cathy Ogawa , whose journey is proof that there is no single “right” path to a meaningful career. Cathy entered college thinking she would become a pediatrician. When that path didn’t work out, she explored everything from computer science and Japanese to economics. Eventually, she found her way back to something
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