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Every year the Coca Cola Scholars Foundation awards a select set of High School Seniors the Coca Cola Scholarship. Gabriel is a 2023 Coke Scholar. 


In this Podcast, Gabriel talks about his passion for Climate Policy, Winning the Coca Cola Scholarship, his college search process, and his advice to high schoolers. #CokeScholars


In particular, we discuss the following with him: 

Who is Gabriel Nagel?
Extracurricular Interests
Winning the Coke Scholarship
College Process
Advice for High Schoolers

Topics discussed in this episode:

Introducing Gabriel Nagel, Coke Scholar []
Hi Fives - Podcast Highlights []
Who is Gabriel Nagel? []
High School Interests []
Climate Justice []
Carbon App []
Applying for the Coke Scholarship []
The Application []
The Coke Scholarship Difference []
The College Process []
The Initial College List []
Surprises in the College Process []
No of Colleges Applied To []
Future Outlook []
Advice to High Schoolers []

Our Guest: Gabriel Nagel is a 2023 Coke Scholar, and a recent graduate of Denver East High School, Colorado. Gabriel will be a Freshman at Stanford University in Fall 2023.


Memorable Quote: “So later, I had actually lived in Boulder for a year, and we were quite close to a wildfire that caused evacuations across our neighborhood. And as a result of that, I realized that climate change is not something of the future”. Gabriel Nagel.


Episode Transcript: Please visit Episode’s Transcript.


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