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The Student Manager is the #1 podcast that serves high school students and parents on the college search and admission process that will educate them as they make choices about pursuing post-secondary education. Michael Fong, the founder and host, is a former Division I college basketball student manager communicating knowledge, information and real life experiences with a variety of guests. The goal and objective is to help parents and students find schools that are a good match academically and personally with the college search and admission process. Also, included are life lessons from over 29 years of sales and leadership experiences that they don’t teach you in business school!
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Signup to Generate a PitchThe Student Manager is the podcast that serves high school students and parents on the college search and admission process that will educate them as they make choices about pursuing post-secondary education. Michael Fong, the founder and host, is a former Division I college basketball student manager communicating knowledge, information and real life experiences with a variety of guests.
The Student Manager is hosted by FongerNews. The show has published 150 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "#135 - Miami University: Not the Beach One - so what's the Big Deal about this campus in Oxford?" (2 February 2026, 52 minutes), "#134 - Is University of Colorado (Boulder) worth $65k annual tuition?" (23 December 2025, 50 minutes), and "#133 - College Admission Tips and Advice, John Durante, College Admissions Process Podcast Host" (4 March 2024, 53 minutes).
The Student Manager publishes roughly every two weeks, with episodes averaging 42 minutes across 150 episodes.
Booking probability for The Student Manager is 24%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. The Student Manager requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. The Student Manager's contact route on record: public web form.
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FongerNews hosts The Student Manager, a sports podcast with 150 episodes published.
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Episode #153
Download and listen to Ep. 135 as sophomore Jackson Macias shares his experience at one of America's oldest public universities in Oxford, Ohio. When people say Miami, why should this Ohio campus come to mind first...
We sit down with two former Mater Dei '24 alum Audrey Piper and Joshua Fong and discuss their experiences in Boulder, Colorado. Do these current Buffs think it's worth the $65,000 annual tuition that their parents pay...
Episode #151
How do college admission counselors make their decisions? Download and listen to Syossex Principal, John Durante. He has been the principal of this Long Island High School for 14 years and hosts the College Admission...
Download and listen to Kristi Steele, Owner at KC360. She assists families through the collegiate admission process. On this episode Steele communicates the new FAFSA filing. Also, she discusses the application process...
Download and listen to sophomore Vol Tyler Cornuke share his experience at the University of Tennessee. The '22 Newport Harbor alum tells "ALL" - what he likes and what he dislikes about Knoxville, Tennessee. This is a...
Download and listen to junior Hoya Grace O'Brien share her experience at Georgetown University. The '21 Newport Harbor alum tells "ALL" - what she likes and what she dislikes about Washington, D.C. This is a must...
It's the Final Four for NCAA women's volleyball. The Dukes didn't advance, however, senior libero Madilyn O'Toole takes time to discuss her experience at James Madison University women's volleyball team. Find out why...
Will the Wolverines win the football National Championship? Download and listen to Newport Harbor '22 alum Annie O'Brien. She shares her first year in Ann Arbor, Michigan, as well as, gives her prediction on who will...
Download and listen to Mater Dei '22 alum Vann Pronger and Jenny Cullen share their first year in Madison, Wisconsin! We've had numerous Badgers on and it's good to get a refresher. The Monarch alum have a great time...
Download and listen to Mater Dei '22 Emily Macias share her first year in Charleston, South Carolina! She tells "ALL" - what she likes and what she dislikes about the South. This is a must listen too if you are...
Episode #144
Download and listen to Newport Harbor High School parent Bridgit Gaffney. The mother of three discusses the college search and admission process with two of her college students. Bridgit has two Cal Poly Mustangs and...
November 1st is Priority Deadline for college admissions. Former guest from Ep. #69 joins again! This is a definite download and must listen too. Have you submitted your applications by the priority deadline? If not...
Episode #145
One week away from the November 1st application deadline for early decision and early action candidates. Question to senior students and parents...have you visited college campuses in September and October? If so, are...
Why Mater Dei '22 Jordyn Schilling loves the country club life as a student-athlete at the University of High Point? If you have never heard of HPU, this is an episode you want to listen too. If she had to do it all...
Everything a student and parents needs to know when traveling abroad to London, England. University of Wisconsin '24 Clare Archer shares her London experience abroad. She discusses how she selected London and what the...
Everything a student and parents needs to know when traveling abroad to Milan, Italy. University of Wisconsin '24 Rahman Almousalli shares his Milan experience abroad. He discusses how he selected Madrid and what the...
Everything a student and parents needs to know when traveling abroad to Barcelona, Spain. University of Wisconsin '24 Maggie Keiper and Fran Diaz share their Barcelona experience abroad. The two discuss how they...
Everything a student and parents needs to know when traveling abroad to Florence, Italy. University of Colorado '24 Brendan Carley shares his experience abroad. He discusses how he choose Florence and what the academic...
Do you know how to interview for an internship or your first job after graduation? You don't want to miss Haley Bain discuss how the University of South Carolina in Columbia, South Carolina prepared her for life after...
The college academic year is almost done which means it's time to interview for internships or potentially your first career job after college graduation. You don't want to miss Jake Briones discuss how Whitworth...
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