Ethan Hensel was unclear what he really wanted out of college. So he journeyed through 3 different schools and 3 different majors. Britain Meade wasn’t ready to jump into a 4-year degree program after high school, so started with an Associates program.

Britain and Ethan join us on our podcast to share their Undergraduate Research experiences and its impact on their college journey at UW Whitewater.

In particular, we discuss the following with them:

• How they Started UG Research at UW Whitewater
• Benefits of doing UG Research
• Majoring in GeoSciences, Geography
• Advice to Freshman and High Schoolers

Topics discussed in this episode:

• Introduction to Britain, Ethan, UW Whitewater [0:49]
• Hi Fives - Podcast Highlights [2:00]
• Backgrounds [4:40]
• Their Choice of Majors [6:23]
• Why UG Research? [9:32]
• Ethan and Britain’s Research [12:06]
• Red Cliff Project Goals [15:20]
• Impact of Research [17:22]
• What’s Beyond UG? [18:30]
• Advice for Freshman [22:17]
• Advice for High Schoolers [25:39]

Our Guests: Ethan Hensel is a rising Senior at UW Whitewater studying Geography with an emphasis on Geology.

Britain Meade is a Rising Junior planning to major in Geography with a Geology emphasis and minor in Environmental Studies at UW Whitewater.

Memorable Quote: “And, you know, you can always learn skills. So don't be afraid, I guess, about what you don't know.”, Ethan Hensel.

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