My First Year Story

S4E6: Making UConn Your Home - From UConn Seniors

Join the MFYS Podcast as they invite UConn Seniors, Yumnah Fatimah and Taas Kahn, to reflect on their final year, sharing their post-graduation plans and offering advice for freshmen. Hear about their emotions, aspirations, and challenges as they prepare to transition into the next phase of their lives and how they have navigated UConn for the last 4 years.

 

 

 

 

S4E5: Midterm Madness: From Burnout to Balance

Happy Midterm Season! Join us in this episode as we talk about some of our favorite places to study on UConn Storrs's campus, as well as how we are managing our stress during this time! Additionally, we discuss practical advice for financing your college life, including budgeting tips and resources for scholarships and financial aid. Finally, as summer approaches, internships are also a focus! Hear from a senior on her way to the work force, as well as other students as they start planning for what's ahead!

S4E4: Navigating the Spring Semester

The Spring 2024 Semester has officially begun and we are here to debrief the start of our year. Spring semester classes, HuskyThon, UConn Basketball, spring break plans, and seasonal depression are all topics we highlight in this episode!

S4E3: Our First Round Table

Introducing... our first round table discussion with the new team! The Fall 2023 Semester has officially ended (congrats first year students, you made it!!) and we are here to debrief. Managing stress, clubs, finding your community at UConn - listen to all the details in this episode. 

S4E2. UConn Dance Co Community

Our lovely guest host Lexi Silva interviews UConn Dance Company in this episode. Listen to advice from seniors and enjoy this promo of the dance company!

S4E1. Bound To Be A Husky

Welcome back Huskies! We are kicking off this season with Q&A content from UConn Bound Day 2023. Prospective students ask and answer all of the questions. Curious about greek life on campus? Interested in learning more about student orgs? We chat about the details of it all. Take a listen to learn more about navigating student life at UConn. 

S3E3. Swap, Don’t Shop: Sustainable Fashion With Madeline Kizer

In this next episode of season three, the My First Year Story Podcast welcomes Madeline Kizer, who is the founder of The Swap Shop and Kizer Collective. Located on UConn’s campus, Madeline describes her story of how she got into fashion, the first ideas of a swap shop through a UConn program, and the struggles of establishing the store on campus. Even though she is amazed at how it all happened, she still wishes to see the store grow and continue to give space for the fashion and art-loving community on campus. Make sure to tune in so you don’t miss out on Madeline’s story!

S3E2. Welcome to The Underground with Riley Scarritt

How do we make space in our lives? How do we create space across campus and our communities, even when it's difficult? How do we make space for all our own passions? As Riley Scarritt completes her senior thesis, a magazine, she is giving space to the various musicians and bands across campus. She is allowing them to tell their stories and their passions while also participating in her own through graphics and this thesis. Tomaso and Riley in this episode discuss the vulnerability of art and music, as well as being a transfer student. They also talk about the music community, the unity of it all, and how we should be moving forward. 

 

Let’s Talk About Season 3!

We’re back!!!! Welcome to season 3 of the My First Year Story podcast! This season we will explore the theme of creating spaces that are missing on campus that would enrich student experiences at UConn.  In this introduction episode Tomaso sits down with the exec board for the 2023-2024 academic year to introduce them and talk about their journey at UConn. Some of the members even share personal stories about creating their own spaces!

A Phone Call From London!

In this week’s episode, Tomaso discusses anything and everything about studying abroad! Tomaso takes us through his experience from first considering going abroad to actually living and learning in another country! Before heading overseas, Tomaso worked with UConn Experiential Global Learning to find the best program for him. He is currently studying in the communication and graphic design program at the University of the Arts London in London, England! Tomaso felt intimidated by the size of the program compared to UConn’s smaller art department. Tomaso has not let any worries get the best of him, sharing his exciting upcoming plans! Tomaso’s main message is that if you want to go abroad: you should do it.