Episode summary introduction: During High School, David grew up thinking he loved Biology and was passionate about Global Development & Poverty. He was involved in a number of related clubs in school, played baseball and was in the student government.

David Kastelman is a graduate of Yale University with a Bachelor’s degree in Economics & Cognitive Science. As a passionate member of the Yale University Alumni, David shares his Undergraduate Experience in this podcast.

In particular, we discuss the following with him:

• On choosing Yale
• Majoring in Economics and Cognitive Science
• Summer in Ghana
• Advice to Aspirants

Topics discussed in this episode:

• Introduction to David Kastelman, Yale [0:55]
• Hi Fives - Podcast Highlights [1:50]
• Yale - Overall Experience [4:51]
• Why Yale? [7:04]
• High School Interests [10:15]
• Transition to Yale [12:30]
• Peers [18:04]
• Professors - “Fantastic Teaching” [21:30]
• Residential Colleges [26:04]
• Campus Activities [27:28]
• Summers [31:05]
• Choosing Majors [40:46]
• Senior Thesis [44:34]
• Yale’s Impact [48:56]
• Yale Redo [52:18]
• Advice to Aspirants [57:49]
• Memories - “Tray Sledding” [1:01:23]

Our Guest: David Kastelman is a graduate of Yale University with a Bachelor’s degree in Economics & Cognitive Science. David earned a Master’s in Statistics from Stanford University.

Memorable Quote: “I think in college, you enter at this time and you feel like you could do almost anything, and after college ends, you can still do so much, but maybe it doesn't feel quite like you can do anything.”

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