Rob Franklin on Stanford: Political Science, Creative Pursuits and Summers in New York.

Episode summary introduction: Rob leveraged the Stanford resources for a rich undergraduate experience - both in the classroom and outside. His love for languages took him to Paris as part of the study abroad program. Rob Franklin is a graduate of Stanford University with a Bachelor’s degree in Political Science. In particular, we discuss the following with him: Why Stanford? Adjusting to Stanford Majoring in Political Science Studying Abroad in Paris His Love for Writing Advice for Applicants Topics discussed in this episode: Introduction [] Hi Fives - Podcast Highlights [] Coming into my own at Stanford [] Why Stanford? [] High School Interests [] Difficult Transition to Stanford [] Incredible Classes [] Political Science Major [] Diverse Classmates[] Famous Profs [] Varied types of Dorms [] Theater, A cappella, Football [] Summers in NY [] Study Abroad in Paris [] What would a Stanford Redo look like? [] At NYU: For the Love of Writing [] Advice for Aspiring Students [] Memories: The Stanford Traditions [] Our Guest: Rob Franklin is a graduate of Stanford University with a Bachelor’s degree in Political Science. Rob is currently pursuing the MFA at New York University in Fiction Writing. Memorable Quote: Rob on trying to ignore his passion for writing during his Stanford years: “I think there's been a lot of me kind of running away from this desire to pursue [a] kind of a more creative path”. 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.