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Michael’s personality, talent and content delivers the #1 College Search and Admission podcast with guests sharing raw, real stories and experiences that help high school students and parents with the process that will educate them as they make choices about pursuing post-secondary education. Michael Fong, the founder and host, is a former Division I college basketball student manager communicating knowledge, information and real life experiences with a variety of guests. The goal and objective is to help parents and students find schools that are a good match academically and personally with the college search and admission process. Also, included are life lessons from over 29 years of sales and leadership experiences that they don’t teach you in business school!
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Friday Nov 05, 2021
Friday Nov 05, 2021
Download and listen to a remote podcast from the Camelback Inn in Phoenix, Arizona with Sam "Riggs" Bozoian of Barstool Sports. Riggs is Host of Barstool's Fore Play Podcast and Commissioner of the Barstool Golf Classic. Riggs, originally from St. Louis and a graduate of Choate Rosemary Hall, shares his experience as a student-athlete at Harvard University. He discusses playing D1 hockey and balancing life on campus and in Boston. It's a must listen if you want to hear how he got to Barstool Sports and a few of his experiences.
Friday Oct 29, 2021
Friday Oct 29, 2021
Download and listen to former Long Beach State Women's Volleyball Coach Joy McKenzie-Fuerbringer. Joy recently was removed after a week of this podcast recording from her coaching position during the middle of the volleyball season. Joy McKenzie-Fuerbringer is a former All-American at Long Beach State and owns the Mizuno Volleyball Club with her husband Matt Fuerbringer. On this episode, she discusses the recruiting process and gives great insight to help students and parents with the college search and admission process. She also talks about why Long Beach State and some of her favorite hot spots on the campus.
Friday Oct 22, 2021
Friday Oct 22, 2021
Download and listen to a remote podcast from a recent Regional Admission California Counselor College Fair on the campus of Newport Harbor High School in Southern California. Listen to upperclassmen and seniors Annie O'Brien, Lily Walton, Kate Bland, Taylor O'Neil and Tyler Cornuke discuss how to balance the search process with the social pressure from peers and parents. Also, find out what underclassmen freshman and sophomores are thinking about when it comes to the college search and admission process. This was "live" on campus at the time and remote during the RACC College Fair. A must listen to for students and parents!
Friday Oct 15, 2021
Friday Oct 15, 2021
Download and listen to Ep. 84 a remote podcast at Mater Dei High School's College and Career Night. Grand Canyon University's Jessica Hagerty shares insight on why GCU has become a top college choice in the last few years. This beautiful campus is located near Phoenix, Arizona and has been a destination for Southern California students. Listen to this brief episode and find out why you should consider GCU!
Friday Oct 08, 2021
Friday Oct 08, 2021
Download and listen to Ep. 83 with Mater Dei's Geri Campeau Assistant Principal Academics and Technology and Kellie Bauer Executive Director of Counseling. If you are a junior/senior student or parent, find out how you can leverage your high school resources during the college search and admission process. Listen to Geri and Kellie discuss what a student needs to be doing this fall for the college search and admission process. Great advice and insight from two administrators!
Friday Oct 01, 2021
Friday Oct 01, 2021
Download and listen to Ep. 82 with Newport Harbor HS Principal Sean Boulton and counselor Julie Crossen. If you are a senior student or parent, find out what you and your kid needs to be doing this fall for the college search and admission process. Great advice and insight from two administrators!
Friday Sep 24, 2021
Friday Sep 24, 2021
651 Days and I finally experienced Camp Randall's "Jump Around" between the 3rd and 4th Quarter. Download and listen to my 36 hour weekend experience in what ESPN's Scott Van Pelt calls the Greatest College Sports Town - Madison, Wisconsin. I will give a student, parent and casual fan the high level notes on how to experience a unique tailgate experience in Madtown. You don't want to miss on where to stay, where to go and what not to miss on Game Day.
Friday Sep 17, 2021
Friday Sep 17, 2021
Download and listen to Newport Harbor's Jack Bibb 20' and Mira Costa's Ambria Benson 20’. If you can't get into a UC in California, find out why Madison, Wisconsin has recently become the "trend" for SoCal kids. Jack and Ambria share their search and admission experience and the road to the Midwest. The two discuss the "work hard - play hard" philosophy in MADtown. You don't want to miss out on them talking about fraternity and sorority rush or the "fun" places to hang out on State Street!
Friday Sep 10, 2021
Friday Sep 10, 2021
Download and listen to Mater Dei’s Tess Meier 20' and Santa Margarita's Grace Houlihan 20’. These two former Trinity League students give great insight on what it's like to be a Hoosier and why Indiana University has been ranked one of the most beautiful campuses in the nation. Tess and Grace share their sorority rush experience and discuss favorite places to eat and things do do. Bottom line - everything works out and happens for a reason! You won’t want to miss these Hoosiers talk about their freshman experience during Covid!
Friday Sep 03, 2021
Friday Sep 03, 2021
Download and listen to Mater Dei’s Kaia Pronger 20’ and Newport Harbor's Zoey Palmquist 20’. The two SoCal girls discuss their journey to C-Bus. Kaia and Zoey each have unique experiences and perspectives on how they became Buckeyes. Columbus, Ohio is becoming a "popular" destination for Southern California students. Find out why and get some insight to rushing a sorority, where to eat, live and advice on classes!