. kaitmcnab sat down with IssaRae to discuss her passion for mentorship, learn more about the media mogul's college experience, and tap in to her best advice for students both in and planning for college ⤵️
I didn't apply to many colleges. I really wanted to go to NYU, and I thought I wanted to go to Brown, so I didn't apply to many. My parents made me apply to Stanford. I was very resistant to still be in California, I wanted to go away. And then I visited, and that's what made me fall in love with the school and the people.TV: Ah, and you were like, "This is my future.". Besides that experience, was there anything else you would’ve done differently?So much.
TV: When you graduated from Stanford, did you ever have any inkling deep down that you would be back sooner rather than later in a bigger capacity,God, not even a little bit. I thought I was out. I thought they would never have use for me. They hit me up to contribute — first of all, it's disrespectful, like right when you graduate, they're like, "Donate money!" And I'm like, “You took it all! What are you talking about? Please.
And I remember leaving college, part of my regrets was that while I had a network in my industry, it was hard to find jobs outside of [that] because I didn't have a résumé that could speak to my skills. Something like this, students can use for a long time to be like, "Oh yeah, I did a commercial for Shipt and I was able to get the opportunity based off of selling myself." I think that's so special.
TV: What do you think is the most important part of college life that most students take for granted until after they leave?Honestly, all the amazing people who are there. I definitely stayed in my social bubble, but then leaving, I was like… “I went to school with the founder of f*cking Snapchat.” Facebook offered me a job, and I was like, "No, that's lame." All these things that are in my orbit, I just didn't know at the time. So I think being hypervigilant of the people.
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