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Hosted by Jose L. Saldivar · education · EN-US · 229 episodes
The Way to College Podcast examines the multiple roads we take to get to college and beyond. Guests share their individual stories of success, failure, and what they did to push forward to find success.
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Signup to Generate a PitchThe Way to College Podcast examines the multiple roads we take to get to college and beyond. Guests share their individual stories of success, failure, and what they did to push forward to find success.
The Way to College Podcast is hosted by Jose L. Saldivar. The show has published 229 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "What's holding you back? Pedro J. Rivera on The Way to College Podcast" (13 October 2026, 58 minutes), "Getting Comfortable Saying, I Don't Know, with Eric Rath on The Way to College Podcast" (28 September 2026, 38 minutes), and "Letting Go of Who You Think You Are with Adam Sarancik" (16 September 2026, 57 minutes).
The Way to College Podcast publishes roughly weekly, with episodes averaging 48 minutes across 229 episodes.
Booking probability for The Way to College Podcast is 36%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. The Way to College Podcast requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. The Way to College Podcast's contact route on record: verified email.
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Jose L. Saldivar hosts The Way to College Podcast, an education show with 229 episodes published.
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Episode #7
In this episode of The Way to College Podcast , I sit down with Pedro J. Rivera to talk about education, career transitions, resilience, and the importance of learning to advocate for yourself. Pedro shares how a...
Episode #7
On this episode of The Way to College Podcast , I sit down with Eric Rath , founder and president of Rath Tutoring, to talk about curiosity, test-taking, asking for help, entrepreneurship, and lifelong learning. Eric...
Episode #6
Adam Sarancik has spent decades coaching and mentoring young athletes, but his work goes far beyond sports. Through Elevate Sports Academy, he helps students think critically about college, career, identity, and what...
Episode #5
What happens when the path you imagined for yourself turns out not to be your path at all? Laura Cortez grew up in San Benito, Texas, believing she might become a lawyer. Instead, her educational and professional...
Episode #4
Brian Eyster describes his professional journey as a “25-year internship.”It's a journey that has been filled with successes, failures, experimentation, and learning what he was good at. Today, Brian is helping families...
Episode #3
In my conversation with Cesar Quezada , we discussed his experience as a first-generation college student and his remarkable academic turnaround, mentorship, career pivots, leaving his comfort zone, serving students...
Episode #1
What if you don’t know exactly what you want to do with your life? Rick Margo will tell you to keep going. Eventually you'll find out. In this episode of The Way to College Podcast , Rick shares a career journey that...
Episode #222
What happens when the career you thought you wanted turns out not to be the career for you? In this episode of The Way to College Podcast , I reconnect with my former Stanford classmate Cathy Ogawa , whose journey is...
The Way to College Podcast
On this special episode of The Way to College Podcast, Aimee Nunez walks us through the CommonApp. She discusses some of the newer features of the CommonApp platform and some of the myths and misconceptions that inform...
Episode #217
Sometimes the most important lessons we learn don't happen in a classroom. On this week's episode of The Way to College Podcast, my guest is Sean Phelps. Sean is the President of College Works Painting, and he offers...
Episode #219
<p>Everybody talks about college.<br>Not enough people talk about skills.</p><p>In this episode of The Way to College Podcast, I sit down with Mr. James Love, welding program director at Galveston College, and his story...
Episode #218
<p>What if your career is not supposed to be a straight line? If you're a regular listener of The Way to College Podcast, then you know that one's career is rarely a straight line. This is never more true than on the...
Episode #16
<p>What happens when a student realizes they are not “bad” at a subject, they just learn differently?</p><p>In this episode of The Way to College Podcast, Dr. Jose L. Saldivar speaks with Dr. Tara Williams, chemistry...
Episode #13
<p>What happens when the path you chose no longer fits? Andrea Sotomayor shares her journey from pre-med student to entrepreneur, strategist, and founder, with honest lessons on failure, resilience, and self-awareness...
Episode #13
<p>Dr. Fred Fuentes joins The Way to College Podcast to share a powerful story of growth, resilience, and purpose. From being told he was not “college material” to serving in the military, earning multiple degrees, and...
Episode #11
<p>In this episode of The Way to College Podcast, Dr. Jose Saldivar sits down with Kayla Mendez, a climbing arborist and business owner based in San Antonio, Texas. Kayla shares how an unexpected entrepreneurship class...
Episode #10
<p>In this episode of The Way to College Podcast, Dr. Jose Saldivar sits down with licensed funeral director and embalmer Arielle Caraveo. We talk resilience, reinvention, and pivoting when life does not go according to...
Episode #8
<p>In the second part of my conversation with @KenMillerSpeaks is a practical masterclass on mentorship, boundaries, and life skills. <br>In this episode, we talk about:</p><p>Why mentorship matters (and what a real...
Episode #7
<p>From foster care to the Ivy League to rebuilding after addiction and rock bottom. Ken Miller’s story is proof that your next chapter can be your best one. Ken and Dr. Jose Saldivar talk self-esteem, counseling, guilt...
Episode #7
<p>In this week’s episode of The Way to College Podcast, I’m joined by Dr. Hortencia Jimenez, a sociologist and tenured community college professor at Hartnell College. Dr. Jimenez is also a certified health coach +...
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