#25 🇨🇳 Lost in Darkness, Growing Up Alone in US, Living a College Dream - Shirley Wang (4K)

Today is quite a unique episode because this person is a stranger. I only met this person the day before I started recording. I met this person on campus in the IPO. This person stuck out to me as someone who had a fascinating back story. She struggled from a very young age in China, having a lot of pressure put on her, and she was actually sent to the US for better life when she was just 12 years old. In this episode we're going to explore exactly how this person was able to cope with a change. And ultimately, how she found a home at Augustana University. At the time of recording, which was almost one year ago, this person, was just in her last year before she graduated with psychology and biology as her majors. So please join me as we try and fit these puzzle pieces together of this person's remarkable college journey. It's time to go back to college with Shirley. SHOW LINKS Follow Shirley on Insta - https://www.instagram.com/yue_shirley_54a/ Follow Zac on Insta - https://www.instagram.com/zac.stevenson_/ Listen to the podcast on; Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/366U9QQazfrR7VMoOHE6Ru?si=a3a4691e4d8d457e Apple Podcasts - https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/back-to-college/id1704626461 YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@Back_to_College Augustana University: Find your bold at Augustana: https://www.augie.edu/ Chapters: 00:00 Trailer 1:08 Intro 3:37 Welcome Shirley 4:10 Coming to the US alone at 12 7:21 First Day of US Middle school 12:29 Coping with Culture Shock as an 8th Grader 14:55 I don't Want to Live Anymore 20:41 Middle school in China vs US 28:23 A College Visit that left an Impression 35:53 Turning down the Big Universities 37:34 Changing from Pred-Med to Psych & Bio 40:51 Discovering Neuroscience & Philosophy 43:39 Shirley's Bike Club Mistake 49:24 Working at the IPO 54:45 Shirley's Lettergrade 60:51 Plan's After Graduating