​​Scott sits down with a former student, Jordan Spena, for a witty and wise conversation about Jordan’s pathway towards higher education.Jordan Spena is an actor, singer, dancer, writer who is currently a Freshman at Texas State University earning his BFA in Musical Theatre. Jordan is also a graduate of the Orange County School of the Arts (where Scott met Jordan as an auditioning 8th Grader transferring to the Musical Theatre department from Production and Design). Jordan is a multi-hyphenate performer with additional interests in writing, design, direction, choreography and dramaturgy. Ever since he took his first ballet class at five years old, he has become a strong advocate for the autonomy of artists, believing that performers have the power to create their own projects and opportunities without waiting for permission. Jordan Spena is also outrageously funny. And there are OCSA Lip Sync Battle clips to prove it. Jordan’s passions include his dog, Crocs, and the binge-watching of Buffy the Vampire Slayer.In the episode, we talk about ways to navigate the musical theatre college audition process; the struggle/benefit of being interested in all the college options; Dramatic epiphanies at 4am sitting on the floor of La Guardia Airport; Classes that inspire deep thought and social change; our mutual adoration of Caitlin Hopkins; how to face rejection as dispassionate data; and finding ways (and celebrating) finishing college debt free!#creativecollegejourney #podcast #collegeadmissions #texasstateuniversity #txstmtIf you'd like to reach Jordan Spena you can find him at:Instagram: @jordan.spenaTik-Tok: @jordan.spena Support the showTo find out more about The Creative College Journey and services we have to offer, please visit our website and sign-up for our mailing list: www.creativecollegejourney.com Introduction voice-over: Sara CravensOr find our host Scott Barnhardt on Instagram.