Priya Chandrasekaran tailored her college experience at University of Pittsburgh.

Episode summary introduction: Priya wasn’t ready to commit to a major before college, and University of Pittsburgh (“Pitt”) gave her lots of options to try on, before she made a decision. Priya Chandrasekaran is a graduate of the University of Pittsburgh with a Bachelor’s degree in Economics and Psychology and a minor in Sociology. In particular, we discuss the following with her: Why Pitt? The Academic and Extracurricular Resources on campus Insights for college-bound Students Topics discussed in this episode: Introduction [0:11] Hi Fives - Podcast Highlights [0:52] Lots of Options at ‘Pitt” [4:45] Why Pitt? [6:46] High School to College Transition [8:51] Politically-aware Peers [10:31] The Classes and Profs [14:34] Settling on a Major [16:27] Dorms - Best Memories [18:51] Rich and Diverse Campus Life [22:20] Summer Projects in Asia and Middle East [25:19] The UG Thesis - RE Gig Economy [31:57] Advice Aspiring Students [36:09] Memories...Fond Memories [40:01] Our Guest: Priya Chandrasekaran is a graduate of University of Pittsburgh with a Bachelor’s degree in Economics and Psychology, and a minor in Sociology. Priya currently works in Business Development at a startup. Memorable Quote: Priya to applicants “Apply to different types of schools.” Episode Transcript: Please visit Episode’s Transcript. Calls-to-action: 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. To Make a List of Colleges to Explore Visit almamatters.io and signup. For Transcripts of all our podcasts, visit almamatters.io/podcasts.