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Astronautical College Breaks Student Blog

September 12, 2026

An Astronautical Engineering Student’s Summer

Hey everyone! My name is Zoe Zlatic, I’m a junior studying Astronautical Engineering, and I’m from St. Louis, MO. This summer, I interned at Firefly Aerospace in Cedar Park, Texas…

Zoe Zlatic

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Civil and Environmental Internships, Co-ops, and More Student Blog

September 7, 2026

My summer internship as a municipal engineer

This summer of 2026, I worked at Remington & Vernick Engineers, an Ardurra Company. This was my third summer internship working for the company, which gave me a lot of…

Xavier Ladik

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Civil and Environmental Internships, Co-ops, and More Student Blog

September 4, 2026

A Trojan’s Guide to Finding an Internship

As fall recruitment ramps up, I wanted to take some time to reflect on how I found my summer internship — and the USC resources that helped me get there!This…

Bethania Dagim

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College Breaks Internships, Co-ops, and More Student Blog

August 31, 2026

What I Did This Summer: interning, museum-maxxing, and exploring LA

Summer's finally over and school is starting again, so I thought I'd take the time to share about one of the best summers of my life! During my spring semester,…

Angelina Chou

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Civil and Environmental College Breaks Student Blog

May 11, 2026

How a Civil Engineering Student Spends Her Summer!

It's finally summer... mostly 🙇‍♀️ I'm still knee-deep in finals (1 down, 3 to go), but I thought I'd take a study break and share my plans for this summer!My…

Bethania Dagim

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Aerospace and Mechanical Community & Culture Student Blog

January 19, 2026

Who gave me the tools?

From a young age, living with my grandparents meant spending countless weekends at my grandfather's auto shop. Surrounded by the sounds of tools and the shine of beautifully restored cars.…

Matthew Barrios

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Civil and Environmental Community & Culture Student Blog Why USC

January 19, 2026

How Whitewater Rafting Sparked My Passion For Environmental Engineering

Since I was three, my summers have pretty much revolved around rafting. Every year without fail, my family gets a group of friends together and plans a trip down rivers…

Abigail Combs

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Biomedical Student Blog Undergraduate Research

January 18, 2026

Research with a Side of Sunny San Diego: My BMES Conference Experience

Since my sophomore year, I’ve been fortunate enough to attend the Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES) Annual Meeting. Last year it was in Baltimore, Maryland, but this year it was in…

Dominic De La Torre

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Biomedical Engineering Plus Student Blog

January 18, 2026

My Musical Journey Wrapped – From Orchestral Viola to Ultrasound

“Medicine, law, business, engineering, these are noble pursuits and necessary to sustain life… but poetry, beauty, romance, love, these are what we stay alive for” — John Keating, Dead Poets…

Dominic De La Torre

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Life at USC Student Blog

January 17, 2026

My Favorite Hack: Exploring LA for Free

One of the absolute best things about being a USC student is the free Metro TAP pass. I didn’t realize how big a deal it was…until I used it to…

Mason Marshall

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Student Blog Why USC

January 16, 2026

Why USC: A Choice I Didn’t Expect to Make

I never had a dream school. Rather than dreaming of wanting to go somewhere since I was a kid, my college application process looked a lot different. I wasn’t supposed…

Mason Marshall

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Aerospace and Mechanical Student Blog Viterbi Class

January 14, 2026

Surviving (No!)… Thriving in Mechanical Engineering

When I tell people I’m a mechanical engineering major, I often receive one response: “Wow, I feel terrible for you, that’s awful. I don’t know how you survive”. I never…

Ashley Harkness

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