Ilona and Joy are joined by Barrett Bongiorno, a sixth year senior who began his college career at Miami University and transferred to the University of Michigan. Barrett talks about getting denied from his dream school and eventually finding a way there through determination and a laser focus on his end goal.
Key Takeaways:
- Considering varied paths to your dream school
- The big school vs. small school experience
- Advantages of being a transfer student
- Imposter syndrome - the transfer version
- Building friendships one-on-one
- Using the challenges of a shared class as a way to connect
- Approaching fear instead of avoiding it
- “There is no course hard enough to deter me from my end goal”
- No shame in having to use the all of the resources
- Seeing college as a great place to fail
- Plans, regrets, and not giving up
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