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Millennial Commute

60 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 5 years ago - ★★★★★ - 14 ratings

Every week join host and Ivy League grad Ben Peters for conversations regarding college admissions, academic success, and career development. Great podcast for those aged 16-30, and parents of students.

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Episode 8: From a top NYC high school to Cornell, and beyond... it's Jason Duong!

April 18, 2017 13:19 - 29 MB

Stuyvesant H.S. grad and Cornell junior Jason Duong talks about Electrical and Computer Engineering at Cornell, his upcoming internship in Oregon, and his secret hobby that I didn't know about until this episode. Get some great advice from Jason on setting yourself up for success, college admissions, and why Engineering is a great career.

Episode 7: Ivy Shuttle's Leader Jack Hu on His Distance Learning School

April 15, 2017 02:26 - 22.3 MB

Ivy Shuttle Director Jack Hu discusses starting a school, the future of education, and individual learning plans that he and his team at Ivy Shuttle employ to educate students from all over the world. Mr. Hu's program provides an exceptional foundation for high school students who are particularly ambitious and want to set themselves up for college admissions and career success.

Episode 6: Education for a Life of Wealth with Professional Headhunter Dandan Zhu

April 12, 2017 23:13 - 24.9 MB

On our podcast episode, my friend and Quora superstar Dandan Zhu talks about the power of career success and parlaying that into mastering real estate and financial investing. One hand feeds the other. In merely 5 years, Dandan went from being a broke waitress with no career to a real estate landlord with 5 properties, enabling her to retire from corporate life at age 28.  Currently, Dandan is an entrepreneur and runs her career coaching business Dandan Global in NYC. Follow her at DandanGl...

Episode 5: Career Lessons from an International STEM Expert Attorney

April 12, 2017 03:00 - 20.9 MB

In Episode 5, I'm joined by my fellow podcaster Rolf Claessen, an international Patent Attorney at Freischem & Partner in Cologne, Germany. Learn about Rolf's journey from a Nanotechnology start-up to Patent Attorney and what his success means for you! In addition to podcasting at IPFridays.com, Rolf is quite proficient with social media. He has over 10k twitter followers (@rclaessen) and has one of the top attorney YouTube profiles in Germany with nearly 1,000 subscribers (Rolf Claessen).

Find on iTunes!!

April 11, 2017 00:49

The podcast is live on iTunes at http://apple.co/2oO8Vci please leave me a review: let me know what you stories you'd like to hear! 

Episode 4: Freshman 15 to 26.2

April 08, 2017 21:42 - 16.5 MB

Many of us have heard about, and many of us have experienced the dreaded "Freshman 15." Learn about how my friend Chase Urban and I went from gaining the freshman 15 to Chase running his first of now SIX marathons, while I am still awaiting my first 26.2. Enjoy!

Episode 3: Jocks are Doctors? D-1 Athlete in Med School

April 08, 2017 21:35 - 18.9 MB

My friend Taylor tells the story of playing Division I basketball before applying to Med School. Learn why interviewing is so important for future doctors. What made Taylor so successful? How many offers did she get? And more!

Episode 2: what future doctors did in Ivy League undergrad

April 03, 2017 18:40 - 24 MB

Join Med School student and Cornell grad Dustin Lee for a great conversation on time management, pre-med admissions, being a Resident Advisor, and also learn some secrets about your host Ben Peters! You will not believe how many med schools Dustin applied to!

Episode 0: a welcome and some fun facts about your host Ben Peters

April 03, 2017 18:28 - 15.4 MB

Welcome to my podcast! I hope you enjoy it. Please give me feedback via Twitter @MillNELCommute, on my Facebook group Millennial Commute, or on Quora! I'd love to hear from you.

Episode 1: Level Up Your Life with Chris Cabrera

April 03, 2017 18:23 - 42.7 MB

My friend Chris Cabrera's story: dropping out of high school on Long Island to graduating from Cornell University and getting a job at a top hotel company.

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