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4. Nyasha with Nicole Kumbula - Bates College Commencement Student Speaker, growing up in Chinhoyi, being intentional in college and graduate school
Manage episode 302684688 series 2980075
On this episode is Bates College Chemistry graduate and incoming Masters Student at Texas A & M university, Nicole Kumbula who hails from Chinhoyi. In Zimbabwe, she attended Langham Girls High and Monte Cassino Girls High. Notably, she was also Bates College's Senior Student Commencement Speaker.
Transcript
0:31 Guest intro
1:27 Nicole gives an update on professional pursuits
2:54 Leaning on fellow international students during the pandemic
5:28 Applying to graduate school and navigating a cutthroat system
7:41 Being intentional about decisions in college
9:51 How the pandemic influenced Nicole's decision between Master's and PhD offers.
11:25 Advocating for yourself and others
12:13 Has Nicole always been in some leadership role? How it all started with her being a deputy mom in primary school
14:59 Rapid fire questions
20:27 Being low income in college
24:04 Why study abroad while studying abroad?
29:18 We try to navigate Harare
31:39 Rapid fire questions
34:18 Having a support system
34 episodes
Manage episode 302684688 series 2980075
On this episode is Bates College Chemistry graduate and incoming Masters Student at Texas A & M university, Nicole Kumbula who hails from Chinhoyi. In Zimbabwe, she attended Langham Girls High and Monte Cassino Girls High. Notably, she was also Bates College's Senior Student Commencement Speaker.
Transcript
0:31 Guest intro
1:27 Nicole gives an update on professional pursuits
2:54 Leaning on fellow international students during the pandemic
5:28 Applying to graduate school and navigating a cutthroat system
7:41 Being intentional about decisions in college
9:51 How the pandemic influenced Nicole's decision between Master's and PhD offers.
11:25 Advocating for yourself and others
12:13 Has Nicole always been in some leadership role? How it all started with her being a deputy mom in primary school
14:59 Rapid fire questions
20:27 Being low income in college
24:04 Why study abroad while studying abroad?
29:18 We try to navigate Harare
31:39 Rapid fire questions
34:18 Having a support system
34 episodes
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