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24 alternatives to This American Life - How I got into college

One funny & one amazing story on college admissions

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. This American Life - How I got into college launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1
This American Life - How to Win Friends and Influence People▲76
Stories of people climbing to be number one.
2016 · overcast.fm · its alternatives →
2
College or Not?▲71
Young Adult Story About Entrepreneurship
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
3
This American Life - 562: The problem we all live with▲89
First of a two-part series rethinking and reinvent education
2015 · thisamericanlife.org · its alternatives →
4
Awesome Office - College Drop Out to Entrepreneurial Success Route▲61
w/ Drip Club CEO Mike Zhang
2016 · traffic.libsyn.com · its alternatives →
5
The Millennial's Guide to Landing Your Dream▲56
Because applying online and never hearing back sucks.
2015 · how-to-land-your-dream-job.usefedora.com · its alternatives →
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I self-published a book▲13
Hey folks, I wanted to share my latest project, which is a book that I wrote and self-published. The book is called Behind the Ivy Curtain: A Data Driven Guide to Elite College Admissions, and the link is http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B013YFIQ30. Let me give you some backstory. I went to a fun high school but it was really easy and fun and I was a pretty big slacker. Around sophomore spring I decided I wanted to leave Florida, and the best way to do that was to get a scholarship to a good school. I had no idea how to do that so I spent a bunch of time reading…
2015 · its alternatives →
7
GradStash▲88
Curated directory welcoming college graduates to life
2016 · gradstash.com · its alternatives →
8
How High School Became a Thing▲84
A new illustrated story, from Hardbound
2016 · its alternatives →
9
VisitDays▲64
Reimagining the College Admissions Office
2016 · app.visitdays.com · its alternatives →
10
Behind The Ivy Curtain▲4
A data driven guide to elite college admissions
2015 · namecheap.com · its alternatives →
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A Freshman Survival Guide ▲57
For college students with Autism Spectrum Disorders
2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
12
The Unbeatn Path▲186
Inspiring stories from dropouts
2015 · theunbeatnpath.xyz · its alternatives →
13
CollegeBacker▲118
The Best Way to Save for College
2016 · backer.com · its alternatives →
14
This American Life - My Damn Mind▲68
The brain can betray you or benefit you. Act I w/ the NYT
2016 · its alternatives →
15
The Education of Millionaires▲65
Everything you won't learn in college to be successful
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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Upvoted - Storyboard: When I Came Out▲81
Six perspectives on coming out, told firsthand by redditors
2016 · soundcloud.com · its alternatives →
17
Campus Steps▲67
Get into the best college
2015 · its alternatives →
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EDGY Conversations▲62
How ordinary people can achieve outrageous success
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
19
TheCollegeFever▲72
Hub for fun, fiesta and frolic on college campuses
2016 · thecollegefever.com · its alternatives →
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Sidedoor by Kapwing▲133
College acceptance made easy 🎓
2019 · kapwing.com · its alternatives →
21
Real Talk With Carlos Gil Episode 8 – Stay in School or Drop Out of College▲54
Do you need a college education to be successful in life?
2016 · soundcloud.com · its alternatives →
22
Letters from a Self-Made Merchant to His Son▲72
A self-made millionaire writing to a freshman at Harvard
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
23
CollegePlus▲90
Higher Education. Customized.
2014 · collegeplus.org · its alternatives →
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After School▲75
Funny anonymous school news for confessions & compliments
2014 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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