Most high school seniors wait with bated breath for graduation, counting down the days before they leave their hometown or go to college. However for Swati Goel—an alumna in the class of 2020—the dream was a little different. She wanted to be on “Survivor,” a reality-competition TV show. “Survivor”...

“Survivor” is one of the longest-running reality TV shows in history, with over 40 sea-sons over the past 20 years. The show started in 2000 and took the world by storm. The premise involves splitting 20 random people into groups called tribes and having them work together to survive in the...