PODCAST · education
Student Stories
by Real Industry
Welcome to the Make it! Podcast. Raw, unedited stories *of* students, *by* students. Across the nation, students are stepping out of their comfort zone to tell us about their collegiate journey, and how they even got there in the first place. Why’d they choose their college, their major, and what are their dreams? Get an inside look at what your prospective field really looks like, go deeper than the college brochure. Find out if you like the field and if you like the job prospects. Learn about what college has to offer outside of the classroom. Tune in as students spill the college tea.
Episodes
-
Student Stories: Ep 25 with Rasika Raghavan
Rasika Raghavan recently graduated from the University of Michigan, studying classical voice and opera performance. She knew she loved music and she also knew she was not ready to be a starving musician, so she kept her music major and did extra curricular activities to explore other topics. This...
-
Julia Marcus: Classical Music Studies & Independent Artist
Julia Marcus, a current graduate student at Longy School of Music of Bard College, just released her first EP called Evening Prayer. This is something she has always wanted to do and quarantine gave her the opportunity to slow down and do so. Julia studied Classical Music for her undergrad at...
-
Matthew Billman: Bioinformatics Grad, Performer & Singer
Matthew Billman, Stanford grad that dabbled in many different "fields" from biology to music. Although, Matthew says fields are a myth seeing as everything informs everything else - everything is connected! Music took off for him and he followed his passion, while also picking up another passion…
more -
Julia Klein: Music Psychology & Medical School Student
Julia Klein is currently in her third year of medical school, but she started her undergraduate career in music! Growing up, Julia always had a passion for two things: music and medicine. In undergrad she studided Music Psych with a minor in Sound Engineering. After taking some time post grad to...
-
Magann Dykema: Civil Engineering B.S. & Student Affairs Masters
Magann Dykema, orginially from Muskegon, MI and is now attending UW-LaCrosse for her Masters in Student Affairs. Before this, Magann completed her undergraduate degree in Civil Engineering at Michigan Tech. She knew she liked problem solving and math, but as she went throughout her undergraduate...
-
Luke Meyer: Industrial Engineering Student & Entrepreneur
Luke Meyer of Neenah, WI is a sophomore Industrial Engineering student at the Milwaukee School of Engineering. Luke has been a firm believer in laying out the ground work and testing things before taking a leap as a big as deciding on a college and field of study. Since middle school, Luke has...
-
Zoe Kaznelson: Vocal Performance Major & Opera Hypewoman
Zoe Kaznelson from Manhattan is finishing her undergrad at Carnegie Melon in Vocal Performance. Growing up, Zoe considered other options like being a vet or an engineer, but she knew she couldn't go a single day without singing. She now is studying opera - a beautiful and so very powerful field....
-
Whit "The Drummer" Wilkins: Actor, Singer, Epic Drummer
Whit "The Drummer" Wilkins has the energy to light up any room! She started her collegiate journey at a small school in Georgie, studying physical therapy, until she realized that it wasn't the right fit for her. She joined the military for 6 years and realized that she never wanted someone else…
more -
Afreen Aliya: Computer Engineer & RoboGal
Afreen Aliya, recent grad from McGill University, shares with us why she chose Computer Engineering and the many fruitful experiences she had at McGill. Afreen loved watching movies growing up and saw coding in the Matrix movie, which really got her attention. That plus her love for math and...
-
Elizabeth Olusola: Accounting Major & Amazing Tutor
Elizabeth Olusola is a senior at Morgan State studying Accouting with a minor in Chemistry. Elizabeth knew she always liked helping people from day one patching up cuts on the playground. She took an econ course in high school and grew a big interest that led her into accounting. Throughout her...
-
Alejandro Jimenez: Sociology Major, Rapper & Chicano Movement Activist
Alejandro Jimenez, a senior at California State University Monterey Bay, studying Sociology and minoring in Music. Alejandro is a beacon of light, hardwork, determination, and strong moral values. He is a first generation America, his parents immigrating to this country, and college was not…
more -
Jesse Collins: Performing Arts & Box Office Manager
Jesse Collins, recent graduate of the University of Harford, shares with us how she discovered the performing arts management program and how she decided her major. Jesse utilized much of what UHart had to offer, recording artists, performing, and jumping at internships. Jesse is now a box office...
-
Rosy Tawil: Computer & Communications Engineer
Rosy Tawil, a fourth year student at the University of St Joseph in Beirut, Lebanon, is studying Computer and Communications Engineering in the Telecommunications Program. She didn't always want to be an engineer. At first, she thought she wanted to be a nurse, and then a lawyer. Once she got to...
-
Forest Richter: Cofounder of uncrowd.io & Founder of Fresh Coast Labs
Forest Richter, cofounder of uncrowd.io and founder & CEO of Fresh Coast Labs. He did his undergraduate studies at the Univeristy of Minnesota in Psychology, with an emphasis in organizational industrial psychology. Forest shares with us his many learnings in undergrad, in and outside the...
-
Simeon Kornegay: MBA Student & Creator
Simeon Kornegay, a graduate student at the University of Hartford, has had a passion for business, economics, and politics way before he began his undergraduate career. He enjoys history, and economics may sound like just "money" to some, but really it is the social science that studies how…
more -
Amanda Liberotti: Music Technology Student & Podcast host of The Splash Zone
Amanda Liberotti, a music technology student at CSUMB shares her love for music and audio technology with us. As a young child, Amanda followed her father around as he worked in audio technology, and began to develop a big interest in the same field. When it came time for college, she was…
more -
Jeffrey Park: Music Major & Lover of weird music
Jeffrey Park, a music major at CSUMB, first started his collegiate journey studying biology. He had a passion for animals but quickly learned that the nitty gritty of biology wasn't his thing, so he switched to music his first year. On top of school, Jeffrey is involved as an orientation leader…
more -
Fatima Imani Smith: Music Major & Podcast Host of Unsung Artists
Fatima Imani Smith, a music graduate student at Morgan State, is the definition of "say yes!" She has had a great journey, dabbling in music, opera, tech, and more in the arts. Fatima did her undergrad at Ashland University and realized that her orginal plans had changed and she wanted more, and...
-
Mohammed Janneh: Business Major & Sneaker Artist
Mohammed Janneh, a junior at Morgan State studying business shares with me how amazing Morgan State is because it's like a family. He is a part of a program there, called Morgan Miles, that supports men in their education and personal life. He says it's like the "Mom & Dad" of college. Mohammed...
-
Kirat Mokha: Electrical Engineer & Photographer
Kirat Mokha, an Electrial Engineering student at the Milwaukee School of Engineering, tells us about the many things he has learned in his program, through internships, and throughout other extra curricular and leadership opportunities. Kirat developed a great gratitude for the people in his life...
-
Kehlin Swain: Computer Engineer & Founder
Kehlin Swain, a Computer Engineering major from Prairie View Texas A&M University, shares with us how he got into engineering, and specifically Computer Engineering. Outside of that, Kehlin was involved in many extracurriculars outside of his major that really helped shaped his business mind and...
-
Emerald McColey: International Business & Music Lover
Emerald McColey shares with us her journey of adversity, starting from a young age, and how her gratitude and care for herself has moved mountains. Emerald was a foster youth and faced a lot of adversity from young age, and began taking care of herself independently at 16. She was unsure if…
more -
Rj Laulhati: Biomedical Engineer & 3D Printing Guru
RJ Laulhati is the definition of a hustler. He is all about continous learning, diversifying himself, and execution. He shares with us the awesome program he was in at LaSalle, why he chose to focus on biomedical engineering and 3D printing, and how his risks reaped many rewards. RJ is a...
-
Sabrina Stangler: Code Wrangler
Tune in to Sabrina Stangler's journey into Software Engineering. She had a crisis freshmen year, facing a lot of imposter syndrome and unsure if she was on the right path. Pushing through that, she impacted many lives at the Milwaukee School of Engineering while growing confidence and skills in...
-
Tara Rahmani: Industrial Engineer & Risk Taker
Tara Rahmani, a recent graduate of the Milwaukee School of Engineering, graduating with a degree in Industrial Engineering, shares with us why she chose engineering, what she loves about it, and how she sought after experiences to enhance her engineering mindset. Take a listen to hear her journey...
We're indexing this podcast's transcripts for the first time — this can take a minute or two. We'll show results as soon as they're ready.
No matches for "" in this podcast's transcripts.
No topics indexed yet for this podcast.
Loading reviews...
ABOUT THIS SHOW
Welcome to the Make it! Podcast. Raw, unedited stories *of* students, *by* students. Across the nation, students are stepping out of their comfort zone to tell us about their collegiate journey, and how they even got there in the first place. Why’d they choose their college, their major, and what are their dreams? Get an inside look at what your prospective field really looks like, go deeper than the college brochure. Find out if you like the field and if you like the job prospects. Learn about what college has to offer outside of the classroom. Tune in as students spill the college tea.
HOSTED BY
Real Industry
CATEGORIES
Loading similar podcasts...
Frequently Asked Questions
How many episodes does Student Stories have?
Student Stories currently has 25 episodes available on PodParley. New episodes are automatically indexed when they're published to the podcast feed.
What is Student Stories about?
Welcome to the Make it! Podcast. Raw, unedited stories *of* students, *by* students. Across the nation, students are stepping out of their comfort zone to tell us about their collegiate journey, and how they even got there in the first place. Why’d they choose their college, their major, and what...
How often does Student Stories release new episodes?
Student Stories has 25 episodes. Check the episode list to see recent publication dates and frequency.
Where can I listen to Student Stories?
You can listen to Student Stories on PodParley by clicking any episode. We provide an embedded audio player for direct listening, and you can also subscribe via your preferred podcast app using the RSS feed.
Who hosts Student Stories?
Student Stories is created and hosted by Real Industry.
URL copied to clipboard!