Lydia Piendel on Notre Dame: Dementia Research, Huge Sports Fan, and the Travel Bug.

Episode summary introduction: In high school, Lydia grew up with a love for science, sports and school spirit. When she started to think about college, she looked for colleges that could offer those very same things. Lydia Piendel is a graduate of the University of Notre Dame with a Bachelor’s degree in Biological Sciences and Psychology. In particular, we discuss the following with her: Why Notre Dame? Dementia Research Sports and School Spirit Study Abroad Advice to Aspiring Students Topics discussed in this episode: Introduction to Lydia Piendel, U of Notre Dame [0:54] Hi Fives - Podcast Highlights [1:48] “Overwhelmingly Positive Experience” [5:00] Why Notre Dame? [6:07] Interests in High School [8:19] Transition to Notre Dame [9:45] Kind Classmates [14:07] Excellent Profs [16:05] Dorm Life [18:36] Soccer and Other Sports [24:12] Summer Experiences [28:36] Studying Abroad Down Under [31:37] Majoring in Bio and Psychology [34:43] Research Grant - Travel Included [38:41] What Next for Lydia? [45:08] Notre Dame Redo? [46:24] Advice to Aspiring Students [48:08] Memories: Eve of a Home Game [49:37] Our Guest: Lydia Piendel is a graduate of the University of Notre Dame with a Bachelor’s degree in Biological Sciences, Psychology and Catholic Social Traditions. Memorable Quote: “I was not a very open minded person when I first went [to Notre Dame], and I found that I didn't love my roommates right away. And I wish that I had been a little bit more open minded to get to know more people.” Episode Transcript: Please visit Episode’s Transcript. Calls-to-action: Subscribe to our Weekly Podcast Digest. To Ask the Guest a question, or to comment on this episode, email [email protected]. Subscribe or Follow our podcasts at any of these locations:, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, RadioPublic, Breaker, Anchor. For Transcripts of all our podcasts, visit almamatters.io/podcasts.