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EPISODE · Jun 3, 2025 · 30 MIN

What We Wish We Knew Before College: Unfiltered Lessons from Yale

from Double Take · host Anna and Erin

Forget the glossy brochures and college YouTube vlogs — we’re getting real about what the past four years actually taught us. In this episode, we unpack the messy, meaningful, and often misunderstood parts of college life: academic burnout, imposter syndrome, unexpected friendships, “productive” procrastination, and all the weird in-between moments that shaped us more than any class ever could. Whether you're heading to college, in the thick of it, or looking back with mixed feelings, this episode is part reflection, part reality check, and part love letter to the chaos.✨ Featuring:​What we wish someone told us before freshman year​GPA ≠ your whole personality​Why “wasting time” isn’t a waste​The myth of having it all figured out​Romanticizing the small stuff (yes, even dining hall trays)Don't Miss Out! New episodes drop every Tuesday. Subscribe to our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠channel to watch the audiovisual version of the podcast, and follow us on⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for more unfiltered, real talk. If you love the show, don't forget to leave a review and hit subscribe so you never miss out on all the real, unfiltered conversations!

Forget the glossy brochures and college YouTube vlogs — we’re getting real about what the past four years actually taught us. In this episode, we unpack the messy, meaningful, and often misunderstood parts of college life: academic burnout, imposter syndrome, unexpected friendships, “productive” procrastination, and all the weird in-between moments that shaped us more than any class ever could. Whether you're heading to college, in the thick of it, or looking back with mixed feelings, this episode is part reflection, part reality check, and part love letter to the chaos.✨ Featuring:​What we wish someone told us before freshman year​GPA ≠ your whole personality​Why “wasting time” isn’t a waste​The myth of having it all figured out​Romanticizing the small stuff (yes, even dining hall trays)Don't Miss Out! New episodes drop every Tuesday. Subscribe to our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠channel to watch the audiovisual version of the podcast, and follow us on⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for more unfiltered, real talk. If you love the show, don't forget to leave a review and hit subscribe so you never miss out on all the real, unfiltered conversations!

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