Real College Talk

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Welcome to Real College Talk! RCT is your destination for honest and relevant college and postsecondary conversation. We bring the best of the best to our podcast to share both their personal and professional experiences and advice regarding all things school, college, career paths, and life in general.   

This episode is specifically dedicated to students and families across the United States and around the globe whose academic, professional, and personal lives have been radically shaken by the spread of COVID-19. As we all focus on staying safe and healthy, let's also take this opportunity to invest in ourselves and to look out for one another.  

Real College Talk is a podcast that you won't want to miss. To catch every episode, make sure to hit the subscribe button and turn on our notifications! You can follow us on Instagram @realcollegetalk and follow our co-hosts @morgs__anne and @nikhil.vn. We are always working on new content, so be on the lookout for our latest episodes. In the meantime, Keep It Real!

Welcome to Real College Talk! RCT is your destination for honest and relevant college and postsecondary conversation. We bring the best of the best to our podcast to share both their personal and professional experiences and advice regarding all things school, college, career paths, and life in general.   

Fresh off Nikhil's trip to India, your hosts reconnect for an episode that crosses national borders and geographic barriers by tackling the cultural significance of the Asian-American experience with American higher education and college admissions. In this episode, Morgan and Nikhil address the disparities between Asian and American education systems, reflect on how families can bridge that gap, and examine the cultural tensions in education among Asian-American families. If you've ever wondered how different cultures experience American education, this episode is for you!  Real College Talk is a podcast that you won't want to miss. 

To catch every episode, make sure to hit the subscribe button and turn on our notifications! You can follow us on Instagram @realcollegetalk and follow our co-hosts @morgs__anne and @nikhil.vn. We are always working on new content, so be on the lookout for our latest episodes. In the meantime, Keep It Real!

Welcome to Real College Talk! RCT is your destination for honest and relevant college and postsecondary conversation. We bring the best of the best to our podcast to share both their personal and professional experiences and advice regarding all things school, college, career paths, and life in general.   

Fresh off Nikhil's trip to India, your hosts reconnect for an episode that crosses national borders and geographic barriers by tackling the cultural significance of the Asian-American experience with American higher education and college admissions. In this episode, Morgan and Nikhil address the disparities between Asian and American education systems, reflect on how families can bridge that gap, and examine the cultural tensions in education among Asian-American families. If you've ever wondered how different cultures experience American education, this episode is for you!  Real College Talk is a podcast that you won't want to miss. 

To catch every episode, make sure to hit the subscribe button and turn on our notifications! You can follow us on Instagram @realcollegetalk and follow our co-hosts @morgs__anne and @nikhil.vn. We are always working on new content, so be on the lookout for our latest episodes. In the meantime, Keep It Real!

Welcome to Real College Talk! RCT is your destination for honest and relevant college and postsecondary conversation. We bring the best of the best to our podcast to share both their personal and professional experiences and advice regarding all things school, college, career paths, and life in general.   

When was the last time you felt under-qualified? Was it when you applied to college or went for your latest job or internship opportunity? Did they require test scores, work experience, or a specific credential that you simply didn't have at the time? Even if you got the opportunity, would you be able to rise to the challenge?  

Being under-qualified is one of the biggest barriers that can hold us back from some AMAZING academic and professional endeavors. Oftentimes, those qualifications are truly necessary. But every once in a while, life presents opportunities in which your very lack of experience actually makes you uniquely qualified, not un-qualified. In this episode, join Morgan as she shares her key lessons and takeaways from working in the professional world of.business and software development straight out of high school! Morgan knows EXACTLY what it's like to feel un-qualified, but in this episode, she's bringing her best tips to help you (a) pick the right academic and career opportunities for you and (b) rise the challenge when they pick you. Her big question...why not?  

Real College Talk is a podcast that you won't want to miss. To catch every episode, make sure to hit the subscribe button and turn on our notifications! You can follow us on Instagram @realcollegetalk and follow our co-hosts @morgs__anne and @nikhil.vn. We are always working on new content, so be on the lookout for our latest episodes. In the meantime, Keep It Real!

Welcome to Real College Talk! RCT is your destination for honest and relevant college and postsecondary conversation. We bring the best of the best to our podcast to share both their personal and professional experiences and advice regarding all things school, college, career paths, and life in general.   

At Real College Talk, we believe your mental health is just as important as any other part of your health. With the conversation around mental health continuing to grow, Morgan and Nikhil discuss the importance of mental health awareness in American education, particularly among students finishing high school or beginning college. Tackling topics like low self-esteem, existential crises, analysis paralysis, and more, your hosts address the ways that mental health challenges can manifest in college and college applications. Thankfully, there are ways to fight back! Morgan and Nikhil share their favorite methods to manage their mental health when challenges arise in their own lives, and hopefully those tools will empower you.  

Real College Talk is a podcast that you won't want to miss. To catch every episode, make sure to hit the subscribe button and turn on our notifications! You can follow us on Instagram @realcollegetalk and follow our co-hosts @morgs__anne and @nikhil.vn. We are always working on new content, so be on the lookout for our latest episodes. In the meantime, Keep It Real!

Welcome to Real College Talk! RCT is your destination for honest and relevant college and postsecondary conversation. We bring the best of the best to our podcast to share both their personal and professional experiences and advice regarding all things school, college, career paths, and life in general.   

Nikhil has a super exciting announcement for the Real College Talk audience this week with his plans to pursue a gap from college. In this episode, he explains the ins and outs of the gap year to provide more clarity on why this uncommon option is becoming increasingly popular among high school graduates and college students. After a brief outline of the "typical" gap year, Nikhil dives into his own motivations for taking a break, especially considering it wasn't in his plans until just before the semester ended. He shares some of his plans for the upcoming year, as well as some expert tips on how to make the most out of a gap year. Real College Talk is anything but ordinary, so this episode provides insight into the nontraditional academic plan that's sweeping the nation.  

Real College Talk is a podcast that you won't want to miss. To catch every episode, make sure to hit the subscribe button and turn on our notifications! You can follow us on Instagram @realcollegetalk and follow our co-hosts @morgs__anne and @nikhil.vn. We are always working on new content, so be on the lookout for our latest episodes. In the meantime, Keep It Real!

Welcome to Real College Talk! RCT is your destination for honest and relevant college and postsecondary conversation. We bring the best of the best to our podcast to share both their personal and professional experiences and advice regarding all things school, college, career paths, and life in general.   

As we dive into the final stretch of 2019-2020 college applications, students across the country and around the world are tackling the anticipated college interview. But how much impact does the interview really have on your chances of acceptance? Welllllll in this episode, we explain that it actually doesn’t have much of an effect at all. Tune in to learn about the quirky nature of college interviews - how most of them are completely random and not even required. Nevertheless, it’s important to make the absolute most of your opportunity to interview if you have the chance (particularly if you’re up for a scholarship or specialized program!). We’re sharing our best tips for crushing the college interview, using it to demonstrate your fit for that particular college or university, and tackling tough questions that are bound to come. You’ve made it this far in the application process and we hope you leverage these tips to knock your college interview out of the park!   

Real College Talk is a podcast that you won't want to miss. To catch every episode, make sure to hit the subscribe button and turn on our notifications! You can follow us on Instagram @realcollegetalk and follow our co-hosts @morgs__anne and @nikhil.vn. We are always working on new content, so be on the lookout for our latest episodes. In the meantime, Keep It Real!

Welcome to Real College Talk! RCT is your destination for honest and relevant college and postsecondary conversation. We bring the best of the best to our podcast to share both their personal and professional experiences and advice regarding all things school, college, career paths, and life in general.   

We're back with another insightful episode with the director of Southern Methodist University's Hunt Scholarship Program! To conclude our two-part series, Lindsay explains what makes students stand out in college, as well as in the college application process. With all the trends that revolve around the student experience, Lindsay cuts through all the junk to detail what really matters in higher education. You won't get many chances to hear from the director of a world-renowned scholarship program, so make sure to soak in all the wisdom Lindsay has to share.  

Real College Talk is a podcast that you won't want to miss! To catch every episode, make sure to hit the subscribe button and turn on our notifications. You can follow us on Instagram @realcollegetalk and follow our co-hosts @morgs__anne and @nikhil.vn. We are always working on new content, so be on the lookout for our latest episodes. In the meantime, Keep It Real!

Welcome to Real College Talk! RCT is your destination for honest and relevant college and postsecondary conversation. We bring the best of the best to our podcast to share both their personal and professional experiences and advice regarding all things school, college, career paths, and life in general.   

This week we are joined by Lindsay Davis, Program Director for the Hunt Leadership Scholars Program at Southern Methodist University. Since she graduated from Texas Christian University in 2010, Lindsay has worked in admissions departments and pursued degrees and research in higher education, making her a leading expert on college admissions and scholarship programs. With nearly a decade of experience under her belt,  Lindsay shares her journey entering higher education and her advice on how students can maneuver the complex admissions system without succumbing to its flaws. This is the first of a two-part series, so stay tuned for more of Lindsay's refreshing takes on college applications and admissions!  

Real College Talk is a podcast that you won't want to miss! To catch every episode, make sure to hit the subscribe button and turn on our notifications. You can follow us on Instagram @realcollegetalk and follow our co-hosts @morgs__anne and @nikhil.vn. We are always working on new content, so be on the lookout for our latest episodes. In the meantime, Keep It Real!

Welcome to Real College Talk! RCT is your destination for honest and relevant college and postsecondary conversation. We bring the best of the best to our podcast to share both their personal and professional experiences and advice regarding all things school, college, career paths, and life in general.   

Happy New Year! The holiday season is an exciting time for most, but with the release of Early Decision and Early Action decisions as well, it can be a time of mixed emotions and heightened comparison for college applicants. In this episode, Nikhil and Morgan are delivering actionable tips to help you navigate the acceptances, rejections, and deferrals that you and your friends are receiving this winter.  

To start, Nikhil and Morgan share their unique experiences with early college decisions. Surprise – they both received rejections! While moving past that disappoint is no easy task, this episode is packed with insights and proven practices to help you ignore comparison to others, focus on your regular decision applications to come, and keep your head in the game no matter how your early decisions turned out this winter. You’ve got this!  

Real College Talk is a podcast that you won't want to miss! To catch every episode, make sure to hit the subscribe button and turn on our notifications. You can follow us on Instagram @realcollegetalk and follow our co-hosts @morgs__anne and @nikhil.vn. We are always working on new content, so be on the lookout for our latest episodes. In the meantime, Keep It Real!