Episode summary introduction: Rob leveraged the Stanford resources for a rich undergraduate experience - both in the classroom and outside. His love for languages took him to Paris as part of the study abroad program.

Rob Franklin is a graduate of Stanford University with a Bachelor’s degree in Political Science.

In particular, we discuss the following with him:

• Why Stanford?
• Adjusting to Stanford
• Majoring in Political Science
• Studying Abroad in Paris
• His Love for Writing
• Advice for Applicants

Topics discussed in this episode:

• Introduction []
• Hi Fives - Podcast Highlights []
• Coming into my own at Stanford []
• Why Stanford? []
• High School Interests []
• Difficult Transition to Stanford []
• Incredible Classes []
• Political Science Major []
• Diverse Classmates[]
• Famous Profs []
• Varied types of Dorms []
• Theater, A cappella, Football []
• Summers in NY []
• Study Abroad in Paris []
• What would a Stanford Redo look like? []
• At NYU: For the Love of Writing []
• Advice for Aspiring Students []
• Memories: The Stanford Traditions []
  

Our Guest: Rob Franklin is a graduate of Stanford University with a Bachelor’s degree in Political Science. Rob is currently pursuing the MFA at New York University in Fiction Writing.

Memorable Quote: Rob on trying to ignore his passion for writing during his Stanford years: “I think there's been a lot of me kind of running away from this desire to pursue [a] kind of a more creative path”.

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