Nathan lives with a rare neurological diagnosis. In his upper class in high school, he started getting involved with the community, focusing on how to be compassionate towards people with disabilities. Nathan joins our podcast to share his experiences on his undergraduate college journey at MassBay Community College & Merrimack, on Founding a Scholarship, and his Advice for High School Students with disabilities. In particular, we discuss the following with him: Overall Undergraduate Experience Transition to MassBay Community College Founding a Scholarship Advice to High Schoolers Topics discussed in this episode: Introduction to Nathan Persampieri, Merrimack [0:46] Hi Fives - Podcast Highlights [1:57] Overall UG Experience [4:49] High School Interests [5:45] Choosing MassBay [8:16] Transition to MassBay [11:49] MassBay Peers [16:02] Choosing a Major [18:10] Founding a Scholarship [20:53] Transition to 4-year College [26:44] Social Justice Major [32:23] Campus Activities [34:27] Advice for High Schoolers [37:55] Memories [40:25] Our Guests: Nathan Persampieri is currently pursuing a Bachelor’s degree in Social Justice from Merrimack College. Nathan received the Associates degree in Liberal Arts from MassBay Community College. Memorable Quote: “In a world where you can be anything, Be Kind”. Nathan Persampieri. Episode Transcript: Please visit Episode’s Transcript. Similar Episodes: College Experiences Calls-to-action: Subscribe to our Weekly Podcast Newsletter. Follow us on Instagram. To Ask the Guest a question, or to comment on this episode, email podcast@almamatters.io. Subscribe or Follow our podcasts at any of these locations: Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify.