Ruby Hsu on UVM: Community Entrepreneurship, Different Cultures and Exploring to Find Answers.

Episode summary introduction: Ruby grew up in Taiwan and did her High School in a boarding school in Northfield, Massachusetts. One of her High School teachers of Chinese origin took her to a Chinese restaurant in Burlington, Vermont. The restaurant owners told her that she could walk to their restaurant if she joined the University of Vermont in Burlington. Ruby Hsu is a graduate of the University of Vermont with a Bachelor’s degree in Community Development and Applied Economics. In particular, we discuss the following with him: On Studying in the US Majoring in Community Development and Applied Economics Campus Life and Activities Advice to International Aspirants Topics discussed in this episode: Introduction to Ruby Hsu, UVM [0:53] Hi Fives - Podcast Highlights [2:02] Overall Experience [4:14] High School Interests [5:36] Transition to UVM [9:00] Classmates [11:43] Professors [14:12] Campus Life [15:50] Campus Activities [19:24] Campus Jobs [22:45] Summers [26:41] UVM Impact on Career [32:31] The US College Experience [36:29] UVM Redo [39:07] Advice to Int’l Aspirants [41:08] Memories: Roommates  [43:54] Our Guest: Ruby Hsu is a graduate of the University of Vermont with a Bachelor’s degree in Community Development and Applied Economics. Memorable Quote: “...they should get out of their comfort zone, because I do see a lot of students who go abroad to study and they still stay within their circle of friends.” Ruby Hsu to International Students. 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.