{"id":3205,"date":"2015-10-28t09:30:57","date_gmt":"2015-10-28t09:30:57","guid":{"rendered":"\/\/www.catharsisit.com\/?p=3205"},"modified":"2015-10-28t09:30:57","modified_gmt":"2015-10-28t09:30:57","slug":"magoosh-supports-bettermakeroom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"\/\/www.catharsisit.com\/blog\/magoosh-supports-bettermakeroom\/","title":{"rendered":"magoosh supports #bettermakeroom"},"content":{"rendered":"

better make room<\/a> is a campaign that michelle obama recently launched so that students\u00a0in the pivotal years between the ages of 14 and 19 have a chance to\u00a0inspire and encourage one another\u00a0to complete their college educations. we love that! and we hope to see the campaign make a difference.<\/p>\n

that’s why, even though none of us is 14-19 years old (ah, the good old days), we still wanted to play a\u00a0part in helping #bettermakeroom succeed. so, a few people on our team answered questions about their own university\u00a0experiences. we hope there are students out there who will be able to relate to these answers, and that they find inspiration and motivation in what these magooshers have to say. enjoy!<\/p>\n

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who or what inspired you to go to college?<\/h2>\n

\"amrita-kulkarni_avatar_14291258961\"amrita kulkarni, operations manager<\/strong><\/p>\n

uc berkeley<\/strong> (b.a. political economy)<\/p>\n

“though there was never any choice in matter (my parents made it pretty clear that i was going to college), my dad inspired me to go. he always reminded me how he had to study so hard in order to succeed in india and make it in america.”<\/em><\/p>\n

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rita kreig, sat\/act marketing manager<\/strong><\/p>\n

uc san diego<\/strong> (b.a. international studies, political science) | (master of pacific international affairs)<\/p>\n

“my mom! though she grew up under conditions of extreme poverty and racism, she defied the odds by putting herself through college and medical school. she overcame many obstacles to get an education, and doing so allowed her to break the cycle of poverty and discrimination.”<\/em><\/p>\n

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\"dani-lichliter_avatar_175x175\"dani lichliter, grad product marketing manager<\/strong><\/p>\n

penn state university<\/strong> (bphil — bachelor of philosophy — non-profit management)<\/p>\n

“seeing my older sister go to college was really inspirational for me! i went on college tours with her when i was in middle school and then watched her go through the application process. once she was in college, she made a great group of friends, was taking really interesting classes, and even had an internship. i knew i wanted to go to college and follow in her footsteps.”<\/em><\/p>\n

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what was the best part of college for you?<\/h2>\n

\"jessica-ellis-avatar-highres\"jessica ellis, sat\/act product manager<\/strong><\/p>\n

georgetown\u00a0<\/strong>(b.s. science, technology and international affairs)<\/p>\n

“being able to talk to and work with students whose backgrounds were so different from mine. i did a lot of group projects with students who were veterans and had recently come back from afghanistan and iraq. hearing about their experiences helped shape my world-view.”<\/em><\/p>\n

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travis coleman, lsat expert<\/strong><\/p>\n

boston college<\/strong> (b.a. english) | new york university law school<\/strong> (j.d.)<\/p>\n

“study abroad! i spent a summer in ireland learning about the history of irish theater, and then a semester in india studying arts and culture. there were grants for the summer program and my financial aid applied to the semester in india, so it actually cost a little less than going to my regular undergrad for a semester. i got to travel all over the world and meet tons of incredible artists, performers, and professors. that was still probably the most exciting year of my life.”<\/em><\/div>\n

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what advice do you have for others who might be thinking about college?<\/h2>\n

\"jessica-photo\"jessica wan, director of marketing<\/strong><\/p>\n

stanford<\/strong> (b.a. music, b.s. product design) | haas school of business, uc berkeley<\/strong> (mba)<\/p>\n

“the physical place matters. if you have the time and the funds, go visit the campuses that interest you. choosing a home for the next four years is a huge decision! plus, you might stick around that area after you graduate, so make sure to visit the surrounding cities and towns too. for me, there was an exact moment, in an exact location, where i knew that i was making the right decision. i go visit that spot every time i go back to campus.”<\/em><\/p>\n

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mike mcgarry, gmat and praxis expert<\/strong><\/p>\n

harvard university\u00a0<\/strong>(a.b. physics) |\u00a0harvard divinity school<\/strong> (master of theological studies)<\/p>\n

“don’t assume that you have any understanding at all of the person you will be when you are done with a college education.\u00a0 it will not <\/b>be you exactly as you are now, just with more knowledge and more choices.\u00a0 it will be a much wider and more expanded version of you, and you cannot even see all the implications of that, for your life and for your priorities, from where you sit now.\u00a0 your potential is always more than you can understand, so if you only get to a place that you were able to predict beforehand, you would have fallen short of your potential.\u00a0 college is for catalyzing human potential.”<\/em><\/p>\n

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