The Nest Podcast
The official podcast of the Jefferson R-VII School District.
The Nest Podcast
Latest Episodes
Early Acceptance To Med School
A guaranteed seat to medical school can sound like a shortcut, but the real story is what you do with the breathing room. We talk with Son of Zolfakar about his early acceptance journey to LECOM, from growing up around medicine to confronting t...
You Can Train Like An Athlete And Still Become A Doctor
You can chase medical school without shrinking your life down to nothing. We sit down with Adidi Ayer, a competitive college swimmer who found the LECOM pathway in high school, said yes to an affiliated undergrad, and proved that a demanding sp...
Choosing LECOM’s Directed Study Pathway Let Me Learn My Way
You can be smart, motivated, and genuinely called to medicine and still feel crushed by standardized testing. That tension sits at the center of our conversation with Anuya Akala, a LECOM student who found a path that finally matched how she le...