Turning the Corner from High School to College

Morgan Gee is a graduate of Valencia High School.  In this episode, he shares some of his experiences with high school and how his mindset about learning has evolved as time progressed.

If you have any questions for him, feel free to ask him @morgan.m.gee on Instagram!

Andee is a graduate of Valencia High School and is currently a freshman at San Diego State University (SDSU).  In this episode, she shares her insight on the transition and the application process as an aspiring clinical therapist.

Ryan Li is currently a freshman at Texas A&M University.  In this episode, he shares his experience with channeling his passion for the arts into his studies in architecture.

Check out some of Ryan's architectural work at https://rb.gy/3fw3gc.

Sam is a graduate of Valencia High School.  He is currently part of the U.S. Department of States's National Security Language Initiative for Youth (NSLI-Y) program.  In this episode, he shares his experience as someone who has taken a more unconventional approach to higher education.

In this episode, Sam discusses the NSLI-Y program.  Find out more at https://www.nsliforyouth.org/.

Instagram- @samuel.littrell

Michelle Jung is a graduate of Valencia High School and is currently a freshman at CalState Fullerton.  As a major in cello performance, she shares her perspective on and experiences with the college application process and the transition to college.

Welcome to Season 2 of Turning the Corner from High School to College with the class of 2024!

Hi, it's Andrea!  I didn't get the chance to mention this in the last episode but that's it for the 2019-2020 school year.  I'll be back next school year with new episodes with the class of 2024.  Hope to see you then!

Elle Tran is a graduate of Pacifica High School and currently attends UC Berkeley (University of California, Berkeley).  In this episode, she shares her experience of the application process and the transition to college as a Red Cross youth leader in her local area.

Instagram- @elle.paca

Bryce Tsuyuki is a dual ValTech and IB graduate from Valencia High School.  He is currently a freshman at UCSD (University of California, San Diego).  In this episode, he shares his experience with the application process as well as the transition from high school to college as someone with a passion for both computer science and politics.

In the interview, Bryce discusses the AMC (Association for Computing Machinery) at UCSD.  Check them out at https://acmucsd.com/.  For information on the broader organization, visit https://www.acm.org/.

Caominh Le is an IB diploma graduate from Valencia High School.  His roommate, Alex Arellano, is a graduate of Esperanza High School.  They are currently both freshmen at UCLA (University of California Los Angeles).  In this episode, they share their experience of the application process as well as the transition to college, having been good friends since middle school and still are close in college.