College Education Beyond The States w/ Jennifer Viemont

Extra Pack Of Peanuts Podcast 380: College Education Beyond The States w/ Jennifer Viemont

Do you dream of going to school abroad? If living and studying while roaming the streets of your favorite European city sounds good to you then this episode will fuel and help your dreams become a reality. Joining me today is the author of College Beyond the States: European Schools That Will Change Your Life Without Breaking the Bank, someone who is one of the world’s foremost experts on the over 1,700 schools in Europe that a student can get a bachelor’s degree from, in English, and who, for her “job”, gets to visit Europe regularly to visit these schools, Jenn Viemont from BeyondtheStates.com.

Today’s episode has been sponsored by our friends at Tortuga Backpacks!

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In This Episode

  • 04:30 What is BeyondTheStates.com
  • 08:15 Costs – America vs Europe
  • 13:10 Other Pro’s For European Colleges/Universities
  • 15:20 What is the Competition For Admittance Like
  • 19:00 Why Don’t People Know More About This Option
  • 26:35 Who Does It Makes Sense For & Differences
  • 30:45 What If You Don’t Know What Major You Want
  • 32:05 Transferability Of Credits & Degree Programs
  • 37:00 Standing Out In The Crowd & Internships
  • 40:45 What Are The Options Outside Of Europe
  • 42:30 Most Popular & Most Opportunities
  • 44:15 Underrated Countries
  • 46:35 Countries With Free Tuition For International Students
  • 48:00 Applying & Competition To Get In
  • 52:30 How To Pick a University
  • 56:30 Toughest Part Of The Transition
  • 59:05 What Are The Cons
  • 01:01:40 Options For Sports
  • 01:02:40 Travel Mishaps

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Starting a College From Scratch with Michelle Jones of Wayfinding Academy

After years of being a college professor, Michelle Jones had an epiphany.  What if the current educational system WASN’T the best way for students to learn?

And what if she could start her own college?

A crazy thought – but one that eventually lead to her doing just that and becoming one of the very few people in this world who have started their own college from scratch!

In today’s episode, Michelle talks about the journey of creating her own college, who the Wayfinding Academy is a good fit for, why it’s not just inside the classroom where students learn at Wayfinding, and her biggest travel mishap, which happened on the very first night of the very first Wayfinding trip!

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In This Episode

 

    • 4:33 – What is the Wayfinding Academy
    • 10:15 – How Michelle fast-tracked opening her own college
    • 16:13 – Who is a good fit for the Wayfinding Academy?
    • 19:20 – The oldest student at Wayfinding is how old????
    • 34:15 – What Wayfinding asks for instead of GPA and SAT scores
    • 37:00 – What type of classes are offered.
    • 49:30 – How the “normal” academic world has reacted to Wayfinding.
    • 1:01:35 – Michelle’s huge mishap on the first day of the first Wayfinding trip

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