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The Bored StudentEpidemiology, Cultural Expectations, Finding Your Field | Alec NemaMaster’s in Public Health student Alec Nema describes his academic and personal journey to epidemiology in this guest-hosted episode of The Bored Student. Sociology undergraduate student Rachel Kisela discusses with Alec his struggles with cultural expectations as well as the opportunities and advantages for men entering traditionally women-dominated fields2021-02-1622 minThe Bored StudentMusic, Self Belief, Inspiration - Tyler Bardzilowski (BARDZ)A singer, songwriter, and music producer from the small town of San Clemente, California. The story behind him growing his fanbase, getting on stage with Deadmau5, Vince Staples, and having close to one million streams on Spotify this past year is super interesting and full of details you really wouldn’t expect. For example, he spent most of his college trying to balance Pre-med studies with music, until he was hit with a big realization his Junior year. In our chat, we talk about his transition from being a college student to making music full time, the timeline of lan...2020-12-1322 minThe Bored StudentTherapy, Energy, Dance Marathon | Zach SmithToday's guest is from Colorado, and is a senior at UW. He has a really easy going energy, and it was a lot of fun chatting about his interests. We talked about mental health among college students and the normalization of therapy. Social media and its role in our lives, and the dance marathon club and how he got started in that.2020-10-1420 minThe Bored StudentCollegiate Music, Medical School | Nicole StankovicOur guest today is a Collegiate Piano player and Pre-med student at the University of Washington. She’s a really unique guest. Most people I have on figure out what they want to do while in college or even after they’ve graduated, but Nicole knew from a very young age she wanted to play the piano and go to medical school and she committed to those two goals for years. Sounds like she got it from her Mom, who started the longest-running Chinese restaurant in Park City. She is from Utah, and we talk about her commitment to lear...2020-09-1818 minThe Bored StudentMental Health, Music, Fame | Eric NakassaToday's guest is a graduated senior who majored in industrial design. He was a pretty big social media personality in high school with around half a million followers on Vine, he played in a band in college, and throughout it all, he had a great support group of family and friends. We talked about some of his battles with mental health, what it was like having so many fans at such a young age, and his college days of music and design.
Our conversation starts with a conversation he had with his Mom after getting rejected fro...2020-09-0123 minThe Bored StudentStaying Busy, Adoption, Business | Teya McguireShe the president of one of the largest student clubs at UW, a project management intern, tennis player, and much more. Teya and I talk about her experience being adopted from China and socially finding her footing in American schools. Our conversation then shifts to some introspection about why she stays so busy, and how she decided on the business major.2020-07-2913 minThe Bored StudentStartups, Ivy League, Small Towns | Luke HeineLuke Hein is a Harvard student from Minnesota. He was named a Forbes 30 under 30 member for the fair opportunity project he and his friend created. We talk about how he managed a Harvard scholarship, What it was like studying in the east coast and being entrepreneurial, and some of his current projects!
2020-07-1731 minThe Bored StudentBusiness, Identity, Friends | Jag BainsBusiness information systems graduate. During his time at UW he competed in multiple innovation challenges from Accenture and Delloite, he was the coach and president of Special Olympics and president of Key Club. He’s heading into his first Business Strategy job at McMaster-Carr.
How his identity as a Sikh American developed when he studied abroad in other countries.
How a guy who has done so much over his four years is able to find these opportunities to contribute.
How impactful his support system of family and friends were.
How much re...2020-06-2824 minThe Bored StudentSpace , D1 Athletics, Community | Charlie KellyCharlie Kelly is a NASA Research Fellow at the University of Washington. He was also a D1 Rower at Princeton. We began our talk with how he got into rowing and what the process was like getting into rowing at Princeton. We then talked about the current developments in space aeronautics and what the benefits of all this space research are. After that, we talked about his experience coming to a new city and starting a Cube Sate club that builds satellites to send into space.2020-06-2633 minThe Bored StudentRacial Injustice, D1 Athletics, Jobs | Michaela NelsonOn today’s chat, we’ve got a talented D1 gymnast from the University of Washington. She’s also a co-founder of the Black student-athlete alliance on campus as well as the president of the Washington student-athlete advisory council. She just graduated and will now be working at a downtown emergency service center, and directing a research project at harbor view’s injury prevention and research center.
We talked about what roles athletic departments and student-athletes have in the conversation around racial injustice, and then switched gears to hear about how she was handling the abrupt switch from D1...2020-06-2514 minThe Bored StudentDesign, Computer Science, Teaching | Aaron SuHe’s an award-winning teaching assistant in the Allen Computer Science School and worked in four different internships during his four years. Next year, he will be a software engineer at Zillow. We talk about why he studies computer science, his passion for teaching, and experience working in internships. Here's my talk with Aaron Su.2020-06-0119 minThe Bored StudentIntroduction to TheBoredStudentHey everyone, here is a quick snippet on what TheBoredStudent is all about. Hope you enjoy!
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