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Hi, I’m Erica Brozovsky, and welcome to a new Crash Course series; How To College!
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Which is part of the Study Hall program, a partnership between
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Arizona State University and Crash Course. There’s a lot happening with this partnership.
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Like a new Study Hall YouTube Channel where you can find Fast Guides to college majors,
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foundations classes, and general helpful hints and tips on how to prepare for,
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apply to, succeed at, and graduate college. But it’s starting here with this series.
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When you hear the word “college,” it might make you think of everything
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from crowded parties to tweed-wearing professors on bicycles. (Just me?)
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But college is so much more than that. Like… a lot more.
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After high school, formal education can be messy. The system is complicated and it’s expensive.
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But post-secondary education is also SUPER valuable. It’s about learning (obviously),
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but it’s also about careers, social groups, growth, and discovery - sometimes about
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yourself and sometimes about the world. It’s designed to make you a more powerful,
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competent, thoughtful, and effective person. We know that students learn in different ways
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through different mediums, and that includes YouTube. How To College is
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meant to get students of all ages and backgrounds to, and through, college.
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We’ve always been wildly enthusiastic about the power of education,
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and How to College is designed to make anyone and everyone feel confident
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about pursuing a college degree. Whether you’re starting college,
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want to fill some gaps before going back to school, or just want to explore all of your
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options, we want to help as many people as possible be successful in their education.
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In this series we’re going to talk about the process of earning a college degree,
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from sending in an application to completing a major. Episodes will tackle topics like:
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What is college? What’s the difference between trade schools,
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community colleges, and universities? How do you get to college?
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How do you stay focused? And (of course)
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How do you pay for it? We’ll also talk about how to
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get and stay organized, how to choose courses and majors (and why choosing a major is so important),
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and a ton of other info. Also, a little about me! Hi,
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I’m Dr. Erica Brozovsky and I have a BA in Linguistics, and an MA and PhD in English.
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My college journey started with me not actually thinking about going
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to college and instead becoming a glassblower. Which is a perfectly legitimate career choice, but
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I thought about it more and decided I was more interested in English,
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Language, and learning in general. Now, I’m a linguist, a teacher,
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and a writer and host for YouTube shows like this one and Otherwords for PBS Digital Studios.
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Is this where I pictured myself after college? Nope! Am I having a great time? Yep!
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I didn’t specifically go to college for this career, but it did prep me in ways
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no one could have expected. WORTH IT! We know that there are barriers to
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pursuing higher education. That’s why we’re here to help you navigate them.
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Whether you’re intimidated by the process of applying to your dream school, or you’re
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already a college student unsure what resources are available to you, or you are thinking about
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returning to finish college or transferring between schools, we got you. Like I said,
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the system is complex and can be a bit confusing, but we’re here to help straighten it out for you.
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With How To College, we’re trying to be honest, realistic, and non-judgmental. Our goal is to
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make sure we do everything we can to support learners at every stage of their academic journey.
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Both Crash Course and Arizona State University are passionate about providing accurate,
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accessible educational content for anyone everywhere who wants to learn.
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After our first run of the Study Hall series, we knew we wanted to do more. And that “more”
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was lowering barriers to entry for higher education, especially in that first critical year.
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The mission of Study Hall is to make college education a reality for as many people as
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possible. If you want to go to college, you can. And we have the insider info to help you do it.
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Our first episode launches next week and it asks two seemingly simple questions: What is
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college? And Should I go? I hope to see you there. Crash Course: How to College is part of a program
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called Study Hall. Crash Course has partnered with Arizona State University to launch Study Hall on
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its own channel. Check out youtube.com/studyhall where you’ll find more tips about navigating
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college, choosing a major, plus foundational courses connected to college credit courses
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that students struggle most with in their first 2 years. We hope you see you over there!