Episode Title: Athena Lao on Harvard: Studying Classics, Teaching Abroad and Wanting to Make Things Better.

Episode summary introduction: The mere mention of “Harvard” is intriguing. A good fraction of the high school students have Harvard on their list of Colleges they aspire to.

Athena Lao is a graduate of Harvard University with a Bachelor’s degree in Classics.

In particular, we discuss the following with her:

• Why Harvard?
  
• The Academic and Campus Experience at Harvard
  
• Advice to Aspiring Students
  

Topics discussed in this episode:

• “Loved going to Harvard” [2:01]
  
• Why Harvard? [5:26]
  
• From Athens, Georgia to Harvard [13:15]
  
• Incredible Academics! [16:40]
  
• Amazing Peers! [19:07]
  
• Choosing Classics as a Major [23:09]
  
• Living in “Halls” and Brain Breaks [26:02]
  
• Campus Activities [33:50]
  
• Int’l Sojourns during Summers [36:32]
  
• “Life Changing” Fulbright Grant [39:08]
  
• Advice to Aspiring Students [43:30]
  
• Forward Thinking Passion at Harvard [48:09]
  

Our Guest: Athena Lao is a graduate of Harvard University with a Bachelor’s degree in Classics. Athena then went on to get a Master’s degree in International Education Development Program at the University of Pennsylvania.

Memorable Quote: Athena to aspiring Harvard applicants “Don’t want it so much.”

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