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Peaked In College?

12 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 2 years ago - ★★★★ - 1 rating

Are you a young adult living on your own, paying bills, possibly sipping on a drink, and wondering “is this all my life is gonna be?” Well then this is the perfect podcast for you, with our three recent graduates talking about their fellow experiences as new adults in comparison to their college lives. So come on, listen along, sit back, relax, and realize that you are not alone in adulting and reminiscing on the ‘ole college days👌

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How Come No One Ever Told Us??

December 13, 2021 00:00 - 50 minutes - 34.9 MB

Wow. It has been one heck of a year... We started adulting, paying our own bills, started a podcast, and a ton of other things that you've already heard us rant about over this season. Since so much has happened since we started this journey we decided to take this episode to just quickly sum up some of the things that we've learned so far in the different realms of our lives as adults.  And when I say everything, I mean EVERYTHING. We talk about topics ranging from friendships, careers, fam...

Is There a Finals Season for Adults, or Are We Finally Free?

December 06, 2021 15:00 - 47 minutes - 32.9 MB

It’s FINALLY the holiday season! A FINAL moment to wrap up the year, say your FINAL goodbyes to all the things and people you wanna leave behind, and of course the best part! *drumroll* FINALS!! Well at least for our student population haha, as for the adults the holidays are a time to go broke from buying gifts and food for family gatherings to help remind us how much we don’t have in the hope we get more next year. Now, which kind of season is worse? Finals or just adult holidays? We have ...

Have We Found Love Yet, Or Should We Just Finish the Bottle?

November 28, 2021 19:00 - 47 minutes - 33 MB

Jeez my glass is empty again…oh! I mean uh... Hi all of you obviously not lonely and sad hour people! Are you also sippin' down to your last drops of alc, or are you living my dream and on a hot date? Well, whatever your answer, this episode will help you rack your brain around both or neither of these circumstances. In this episode, per the title, we talk about love and while yes, we did a similar episode on this earlier, this episode is a little different since it goes into a more personal...

Did the Days Get Shorter Now That I'm an Adult, or Is That Just Me?

November 21, 2021 16:00 - 42 minutes - 29.5 MB

Remember when you were in college and it felt like you had all the time in the world? If you needed to skip class to sleep in because you were up all night working on a project (or spent a little too long at that sorority date night…), you could do that! Or, if you needed to stay up a little late just to get everything you had planned done, you could do that too! But now that you’re an adult… doesn’t it feel like the days got shorter and now there’s never enough time to get the necessities d...

Uni or College; Should I Have Gone to College Abroad? *Down Under Edition*

November 15, 2021 04:00 - 1 hour - 67.2 MB

Well g’day there people! Question; have you ever wondered how life would be in another country? Hypothetically, America’s smaller cousin down under? Specifically college or young adult life? Well wonder no more, because on this episode we get to collaborate with a newfound friend all the way from Sydney, Australia, Ness! She also has a podcast called “Let’s Talk Shit” where she talks about her young adult problems and well…talks shit! Go give it a listen, and as for this episode, we know it’...

Did I Choose the Wrong Career, Or Do I Just Miss Chegg?

October 31, 2021 21:00 - 53 minutes - 37.1 MB

You thought going into a Physics test on a Monday with 2 hrs of studying and only 4 hours of sleep was hard? Try running off of 5 hours of sleep and going into a job for 8-10 hours of the day with no cheat sheet, hence no idea how to do your job. In this episode, we talk about how we chose our major, did we ever want to change it, and did school actually prepare us for our current careers. There’s also some bonus content where you get to hear all of the things we thought that we wanted to be...

Am I Too Old for Halloween, or Have the Costumes Just Changed?

October 24, 2021 20:00 - 40 minutes - 27.8 MB

It’s spooky season!!! Now if you’re like us, you might be asking yourself, am I too old for Halloween? Or have the costumes just changed as we get older? Well, whether you’re going as Lola Bunny from Space Jam, or going with a basic popular sports jersey and calling it a day, come on down and talk with us about the differences and relevancies of everything Halloween, from when we were kids to now as young adults! Can you still have fun as an adult for Halloween? What costumes are the best an...

Is It Worth Being an Athlete in College, or Did I Just Like the Clout?

October 17, 2021 20:00 - 1 hour - 44.8 MB

For college athletes, this is a conversation we’ve all had with ourselves when we are laying on the floor after a hard, sweaty practice asking ourselves “why am I doing this again?” In this episode, we dive a little deeper than most on our reasons as to why we became student athletes, what are daily lives looked like, and how that lifestyle affected us physically, emotionally, and most importantly, mentally. Even for listeners who might not be athletes, the latter part of this episode aims t...

Am I Socially Awkward, or Are Good Friends Just Harder to Find?

October 10, 2021 19:00 - 43 minutes - 30.1 MB

In this episode we talk about are we socially awkward, or just picky with our friends? There’s gotta be a difference right, like just because I don’t talk to many people doesn’t classify me as an introverted, closed off person 🤷‍♂️maybe I’m just observing the crowd and searching for quality over quantity. And if so, then how do I even engage the quality people to make friends with, when my social awkwardness might kick in and mess it up? These may be questions you have in relation to a sligh...

Am I Destined to Never Find Love, or Do I Just Watch Too Many Rom Coms?

October 03, 2021 22:00 - 36 minutes - 25.4 MB

Do you catch yourself staying up late at night thinking of that certain someone while listening to “Marvins Room” with the LED lights on blue and realize love is for suckers? Well don’t worry, I’m playing Giveon right now, but yet I still have hope. In this episode, we talk about are we destined to never find love or do we kid ourselves into thinking the world is a huge rom com. Don’t worry, we aren’t saying love is stupid or that you shouldn’t send that text you have drafted in your notes, ...

Am I an Alcoholic or Am I Just In College?

September 26, 2021 23:00 - 39 minutes - 27.5 MB

Are you a raging college student praying for the weekend to come to get sloshed? Or are you a new young adult reminiscing and watching snap stories of your un-graduated college friends raging and wishing that was you? Well fear not, you are not alone, as in this podcast, we talk about are you an alcoholic or do you just appreciate a good drink and a good time, digging into the difference in our drinking patterns and views on alcohol between our college and new adult selves. At the end of thi...

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September 24, 2021 01:00 - 59 seconds - 743 KB

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