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Abroad Experiences Engineering Plus Student Blog

October 8, 2025

Studying Abroad in Edinburgh!!

If you had told me at the beginning of my Viterbi experience that I would get to study abroad, I would’ve thought you were crazy. I would’ve said there’s no…

Victoria Aguirre

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Engineering Plus Life at USC Student Blog

October 8, 2025

Sailing into senior year?!

Did you know you can get a captain's license for sailing in 5 semesters at USC? There are so many nautical science classes here and they even have a teaching…

Anna Hsu

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

October 5, 2025

My Summer Internship at Kimley-Horn!

Hi guys! I hope everyone is having a splendid year. It is officially spooky season, so I am very excited for all of the upcoming fall festivities such as pumpkin…

Sejal Sharma

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Academics Student Blog

September 28, 2025

Exploring Culture through Film: My Favorite Class (so far) at USC

Being a transfer student, I had a relatively later time to choose all of my classes for my first fall semester at USC. Struggling on WebReg about a week before…

Keilani Kozen

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Life at USC Student Blog

September 26, 2025

Have You Heard About the Mammoths? My Favorite Class at USC (So Far)

When I was applying to colleges, a large part of that decision relied on the curriculum. For a lot of my education, I had been taking classes that I felt…

Sophie Gettelman

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Life at USC Off Campus Student Blog

September 26, 2025

LA Activity Spotlight

Coming into my third year at USC, I’ve had some pretty fun experiences around LA that I wanted to share with you all 😊 Kayaking This past year I went…

Satwika Vemuri

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Life at USC Student Blog Viterbi Class

September 25, 2025

What a Viterbi Student’s Schedule Really Looks Like

Before I came to Viterbi, I pictured an engineering student's schedule as a simple, repeating loop: go to class, do homework, sleep, repeat. What I didn't realize was how varied…

Alexa Garcia

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Aerospace and Mechanical Biomedical Student Blog Undergraduate Research

September 24, 2025

Conducting Research in the MADLab

Believe it or not, this semester is the first time I am participating in a research lab! After 3 years of being an undergraduate engineering student at Viterbi, I am…

Karissa Ginoza

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Academics Student Blog

September 22, 2025

My Favorite Class at USC (And It’s Not Engineering)

I’ve been at USC for five semesters now, and when I think back on all the classes I’ve taken, one stands out above the rest: GSEM 131 – Vagina Politics…

Alexandra Geschwill

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Campus Involvement Student Blog

September 22, 2025

Balance in The Greatest Marching Band in the History of the Universe (EVER!)

I’ve learned the most important thing as a college student is balance. I’m constantly balancing the social, academic, professional, and personal aspects of my life so I can learn and…

Michaela Dowd

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Electrical Student Blog Why USC

September 22, 2025

Foundations That Stuck: Why EE 202 Stands Out in My ECE Journey

As a junior majoring in Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) at USC, I have just begun taking upper-division EE classes, such as Signal Processing (EE483) and Electromagnetism (EE370). Before I…

Talise Baker-Matsuoka

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Academics Life at USC Student Blog

September 13, 2025

Reflecting on My High School Self

Photo: Alumni Park at Night! Now officially over the halfway point in my time at USC as an upperclassman, I can’t help but reflect on my high school self. While…

Cecilia Betancourt

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