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Campus Involvement Engineering Plus Life at USC Trojan Family

March 31, 2025

Letter to My Freshman Year Self

Dear Freshman Taylor, College turned out to be everything you imagined and so much more. So many things you were worried about turned out to be blessings in disguise. I…

Taylor Hill-Miles

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Academics Campus Involvement Engineering Plus Life at USC Student Blog Why USC

March 1, 2025

My Favorite Things About USC Viterbi

To express my thoughts regarding the Viterbi School of Engineering, I decided to write a quick parody to the opening melody of “My Favorite Things” from The Sound of Music:…

Zoe Zlatic

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Campus Involvement Computer Science Engineering Plus Student Blog

February 28, 2025

All Press is Good Press, I Guess: How I incorporate Journalism with CS

If you would have come up to high school Keilani and told her, “Oh by the way, you go to USC after high school for Computer Science and Business Administration,…

Keilani Kozen

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Electrical Engineering Plus Student Blog

January 19, 2025

Beyond Engineering: How My ECE Degree is Opening Doors to Patent Law and More

When asked what a typical job for an engineer after graduation looks like, most people think of an engineer working late at night, the only light source is a computer…

Talise Baker-Matsuoka

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Engineering Plus Student Blog

October 14, 2024

Beyond the Classroom: Expanding My Horizons

One of the most rewarding aspects of my time at USC has been getting involved in student organizations. While some believe that academics are the foundation of a college education,…

Jeet Madnani

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Community Service Engineering Plus

October 7, 2024

Building Community, One Meal at a Time: How africActive Became My Family

Let me tell you about one of my favorite organizations, africActive, which has cared for me like a true family would. April 2023 What is africActive? AfricActive is a nonprofit…

Taylor Hill-Miles

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Academics Engineering Plus Student Blog

September 30, 2024

Engineering Plus: GE’s and 2-Unit Courses

Throughout my time at USC, I have had the opportunity to explore disciplines beyond engineering. In a seminar course focused on literature, I read and discussed iconic American classics like…

Ashly Lam

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Campus Involvement Engineering Plus Life at USC Student Blog

September 30, 2024

Clubs and jobs, oh my!

If you’ve ever been to one of my live chats or info sessions, you’ve probably heard me yap a lot about all of the things I do on campus. Many…

Anna Hsu

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Engineering Plus Student Blog

September 16, 2024

How Engineering+ Feeds My Pursuit of My Secret Favorite Subject

One of the biggest reasons I was drawn to Viterbi was the emphasis on Engineering+. It’s not just about mastering our engineering disciplines but also about nurturing interests beyond the…

Cecilia Betancourt

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Abroad Experiences College Breaks Engineering Plus Student Blog

September 15, 2024

Writing in Australia!

Hiking, surfing, swimming, scenic tours, and an opera. These are not typical activities of a writing class, but all things that I got to experience this summer in Australia with…

Mitchell Kirby

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Engineering Plus Student Blog

September 14, 2024

Harmonizing My Passions: The Engineering+ Way

As engineers, we are often confine ourselves to the ubiquitous grind that is memorizing, making calculations, doing homework, studying, and the list goes on. However, the Engineering+ culture at USC…

Gerson Estrada

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Engineering Plus Life at USC Student Blog

September 13, 2024

Finding My Rhythm: Engineering+ at USC

As a Viterbi student, I've had the incredible opportunity to define my own version of my engineering education that is interdisciplinary and uniquely me. Engineering+ is a philosophy that encourages…

Alexa Garcia

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