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Dean Neville Vakharia of Drexel University Pennoni Honors College: A Hidden Jewel.

Dr. Josh Cannon of Frederick Honors College: Helping Students Find Resources for Undergraduate Research.

If it’s February, This must be College Visits, in College News Fit to Digest. February 19, 2025.

Dr. Josh Cannon & Freshmen from Frederick Honors College at Pitt: Using the“Getting Started with UG Research” Workbook.

Dean Graeme Harper of Oakland University: Promoting AI Literacy.

Dean Wink of UW Whitewater: Geography with Geology, Volcanic Rocks Research, and Carnegie Hall.

Paula Dennis’ Takeaways from Podcast Story: Emily Woodland of Drexel University.

Kalen Sieja of CU Boulder: Political Science & Evolutionary Biology, Studio Lab, and TEDxCU.

AI’s Role in College Applications 2024, in College News Fit to Digest. December 10, 2024.

Thomas Athey of Davidson College: Founding MESA, The Pitch Competition, and Being An Entrepreneur.

Rebecca Youngers of UT Austin: Journalism, Study Abroad in Ireland, and Social Media Internships.

Tom Stepkoski’s Takeaways from Podcast Stories: Lorena of Davidson College, Aidan of UCLA, and Avinash of Princeton.

Tracy Baynes of STEP: Guiding Hard Working, Low Income Students to College.

Squaring Lower Acceptance Rates with Enrollment Decline in College News Fit to Digest. November 4, 2024.

Eva Mahajan and Emily Seo of Jenks High School: The Digital SAT Experience.

Beto Patino-Luna of UW Whitewater: Geography with Geology, UG Research, and The Welding Experience.

Heidi Clark-Smitley of Catholic Central on College Counseling: Planting A Seed And Having Options.

Intentionally Delaying FAFSA in College News Fit to Digest. October 14, 2024.

Teddy Hsieh of UT Austin: Electrical Engineering & Chemistry, Goldwater Scholar, and Goldwater Community Network.

How to Deal with College Rankings in College News Fit to Digest. October 8, 2024.

AI in High School: Bill Hancock of Cranbrook Kingswood High School, Michigan.

Dr. Rama Bala of Chance to Change Lives (CCL): Bringing Undergraduate Research to Smaller Colleges.

AI in High School: Jodi Foxx Director of College Counseling at Charlotte Christian School.

10X International Student Research Stories: Digital Safety, Detecting Credit Card Fraud With AI, and AI Transformers.

ACT Goes Digital and More in College News Fit to Digest. August 26, 2024.

Iswari Natarajan, President St. Mary’s Academy Colorado: Where Girls Find Their Voice & Use It.

Jai Singh of Brown University: Philosophy & Biology, Acute Lung Injury and Sepsis Research, and UTRA.

Sydney Wilhelmy of Frederick Honors College University of Pittsburgh: Political Science, Voyager Scholarship, and Languages.

Mary Angbanzan of Frederick Honors College University of Pittsburgh: Health Services Management, Social Innovation, and David C. Frederick Scholarship.

About College and Beyond: Mary Sarah Mounsey of St. Mary’s Academy, Colorado.

Anton McFadden of Cheyney University: Biology, Community College, and 7 Years of Research.

About College and Beyond: Mark Leschinsky, 2024 Coke Scholar, Bergen County Academies High School, New Jersey.

About College and Beyond: Suraj Reddy, 2024 Coke Scholar, Charter School of Wilmington, Delaware.

About College and Beyond: Chase Hartman, 2024 Coke Scholar, Sickles High School, Florida.

Phil Gentry of St. Mary’s Academy on College Counseling: Embracing the Unpredictability.

Emily Woodland of Pennoni Honors College, Drexel University: Biomedical Engineering, Infant Heart Research, and Co-Op Experience.

About College and Beyond: Shilpi Bardhan Of Jenks High School, Oklahoma.

Looking Back with College Counselors: The 2023-24 College Application Season.

Rishika Kartik of Brown University: Custom Major Design, Disability & Design, and Community.

Brian Rogers of CSU Long Beach: Electrical Engineering, Honors Program, and Southern California Edison Internship.

Nia Sequeira Of Creighton University: Biochemistry, Undergraduate Research, and Being an International Student.

Taylor Miller-Ensminger of Loyola University Chicago: Bioinformatics, Goldwater Scholar, and Love For Research.

Prof. John Weldon of Towson University: Undergraduate Research Helps Bridge Academics to the Real World.

Tarana Pahlajani of SCAD: Architecture, Universal Studios Internship, and Backstage Theme Park Tours.

NCUR 2024 Undergraduate Research Stories Part 3: College Athlete Brand, Japan Study, Web Comics, and Music for the Hard of Hearing.

NCUR 2024 Undergraduate Research Stories Part 2: Hospitals, Medicaid, Biological Tools, and School Boards.

NCUR 2024 Undergraduate Research Stories Part 1: Education, Voting, and Changing Neighborhoods.

Maura Jarvis of Drexel University: Custom Design Major, Co-Op Experiences, and Environmental Sustainability.

Christina McBride of Haverford College: Chemistry, Goldwater Scholar, and Natural Product Biosynthesis.

Aparna Chandrasekharan of 10X International School: Financial Aid For College Study in the US.

Dean Nicola Foote of Frederick Honors College, University of Pittsburgh: Joint Degree Programs, BPhil for Independent Research, and Social Innovation.

Deniz Olgun of the University of Virginia: Neuroscience & Computer Science, Goldwater Scholar, and Having A Public Impact.

How FAFSA Delays Have Impacted Their Students: Jodi Foxx of Charlotte Christian and Tom Stepkoski of Westhill High School.

Rayyan Ayoub of UC Riverside: Bioengineering, Goldwater Scholar, and Growing Extracellular Matrix.

Grant Lai of UC Irvine: Chemistry & Biology, Goldwater Scholar, and Antibiotics UG Research.

Chris Boehm of Archmere Academy on College Counseling: It’s About The Student, Not About A College.

Paula Dennis of Jenks High School: About College Campus Visits and Shilpi Bardhan’s Experiences.

Dr. Savita Chakravarthy of 10X International School: Where Innovation & Experiential Learning Meld into the High School Curriculum.

Phillip Post of Olin College: Electrical Computer Engineering, Goldwater Scholarship, and Satellite Research.

CUR STR Scholars 2024: NASA Minds, Hydroponics, Captive Polar Bear Diet and Other UG Research Stories.

Dr. Deborah Rosario, Senior EducationUSA Adviser: A Relationship Approach to College Counseling.

Jillian Paulin of Colgate University: Astronomy Physics, Goldwater Scholar, and Dark Matter Research.

Dartmouth & Rethinking Test Optional in College News Fit to Digest. February 19, 2024.

Adriana Cuibus of Skidmore College: Biochemistry, Goldwater Scholar, and The Computational World.

Director Sandra Perez of CSU Long Beach University Honors Program: Interdisciplinary Classroom Experiences.

Undergraduate Students: Why they Do Research and More.

Kaitlyn Hung of Northwestern: Biological Sciences, Goldwater Scholar, and Research on Aging.

UVM Vice Provost Jacobs on FAFSA Delays & ED Students, in College News Fit to Digest. January 22, 2024.

Gabrielle Cruz of SUNY Fredonia: Molecular Genetics, Goldwater Scholar, and Regeneration Research.

Allison North, Regional Associate Director at UVM: Recruiting and Establishing UVM’s Brand in the South.

Daniel Cudzich of UI Urbana-Champaign: Material Science & Engineering, Goldwater Scholarship, and Battery Research.

The Meaning of The FAFSA Delays, in College News Fit to Digest. January 5, 2024.

Megan Mitchem of UNC at Charlotte: Biology, Goldwater Scholar, and The Need to Keep Going.

Gavin Fry of Dartmouth College: Earth Sciences with Physics, Goldwater Scholarship, and Storm Spotting.

Isabella Osuna of Rice University: Biochemistry & Cell Biology, Autoimmune Disease Research, and Determination.

John Georgiades of WashU: Biochemistry, UG Research & Goldwater Scholarship, and Music.

What is Rolling Admissions?, in College News Fit to Digest. November 17, 2023.

Tom Stepkoski With Seniors from Westhill High School: A Workshop Using This Podcast’s Stories to Build College Lists.

Lewis Cardenas of EducationUSA REAC: Connecting International Students with Educational Opportunities in the US.

Tanner Zachem of Duke University: Mechanical Engineering & Neurosurgery, Goldwater Scholar, and Ugly Mustaches.

Dean Paula Marantz Cohen of Drexel University Pennoni Honors College: Where Students Engage, Think and Talk.

Erick Rocher of Johns Hopkins University: Biomedical Engineering, Goldwater Scholarship, and Recharging by Wrestling.

5 FAFSA Questions Answered, in College News Fit to Digest. October 16, 2023.

Bobbi-Jo Wathen of Middletown High School on College Counseling: Taking a Data-Driven Approach.

Hanh Tran of NC State University: Goldwater Scholar, Biomedical Engineering & Health Sciences, and Diseases Research.

Paula Dennis of Jenks High School on College Counseling: Being The Encourager.

Haylie Schramm of CU Boulder: Political Science & Psychology, Studio Lab, and UG Research.

Lea Kalkowski of Northwestern: Psychology & Social Policy, Matriculate Advising Fellow, and Helping People.

Dr. Anna Quider of University of Pittsburgh: Physics and Astronomy & Religious Studies, Goldwater & Marshall Scholar, and Science & Higher Ed Policy.

Paul Destefano of SDSU Weber Honors College: Pre Med Biology, UG Research, and APPHO.

Dr. Anil Menon of the University of Cincinnati: Adventures of a Molecular Geneticist.

Waiting For The New FAFSA, in College News Fit to Digest. September 11, 2023.

Derek Price of Kennesaw State University: Mechanical Engineering, Goldwater Scholarship, and Wrestling.

College Application Workbook: Step-By-Step Guide to A Holistic and Compelling Presentation of Your Best Self.

Aparna Chandrasekharan of 10X International School on College Counseling and EducationUSA.

Prateek Raj of the University of Cincinnati: Int’l Affairs, UG Research, and Feminist Issues.

Prof. Heather Townsend of Community College Rhode Island on CURE: Course-based Undergraduate Research Experience.

Saoirse Disney-McKeethen of Rice University: Cell Biology, Microbial Evolution Research, and Quiz Bowl.

Elizabeth Nieto of Bottom Line on College Counseling: Guiding First Generation Students.

About College and Beyond: Sarah, 2023 Coke Scholar, American Heritage School, Broward Campus, Florida.