Few things are more rewarding for a college counselor than seeing a former student go off and do great things during and after college. In his life before Collegewise, Tom Barry of our Bellevue, Washington office worked for the African Leadership Academy in South Africa. One of his former students, Ammar, is responsible for this YouTube video, which he emailed to Tom this week. As I write this, it has already surpassed 100,000 views.
Beyond the touching sentiment, it’s a good reminder of the platform today’s youth have. I cannot imagine a scenario when I was in high school or college where I could have potentially reached hundreds of thousands of people as quickly and effectively as this group of students did with a camera, some time spent on a subway platform, and the power of today’s tools to share and spread it.