February 24, 2024
Why USC? – Mitchell Kirby
Mid-March 2022 I found out I got accepted into USC; it feels like a lifetime ago but it is only two short years prior to right now. Why USC? What…
September 21, 2023
Chasing Sunsets
When I decided to leave my hometown of Chicago and dive headfirst into college life in Los Angeles, I found myself bombarded with contrasting opinions about the city. LA, it…
April 19, 2023
Why I Chose USC! – Sophomore Perspective
College is hard. Every class will not be your favorite. Every professor is not your friend. And. for most, this will be the longest time you have ever spent away…
April 17, 2023
Why USC: A Senior Retrospective
When I checked my phone and saw my admissions decision for USC, I was overjoyed. Even four years later, I viscerally remember jumping up and down and screaming at my…
April 5, 2023
Why USC?
April is such a fun time of year because students everywhere are getting their decision letters back from the colleges they applied to. As exciting as this can be, the…
March 21, 2023
Why I Chose USC
As a born and raised SoCal native, I always knew I would go to school in California. That meant I was accustomed to sunny weather, amazing school spirit, big sports…
February 28, 2023
Why USC
Choosing a college to attend for the next 4 years is hard. It's hard to feel confident in your decision when you don't know how you'll acclimate, respond, or enjoy…
January 21, 2023
Fun Classes as an Engineer!
As both a student ambassador and a mentor for freshmen engineers, a question I often get asked by prospective and freshmen students alike is what some of my favorite classes…
October 6, 2022
Fighting On During Family Weekend
Today marks the start of this year’s Trojan Family Weekend, one of my absolute favorite weekends in the Fall semester! This is an event USC holds where parents, grandparents, siblings,…
September 13, 2022
Why does USC care about ethical engineering, and why should you?
It goes without saying that engineers value efficiency, output, and quantifiable success. After all, engineering as a discipline was built off of technosolutionism –– the use of modern technologies to…
September 13, 2022
New Year… New Me: Finding Time For New Things
Hello and welcome to my first blog of Fall 2022! It’s an exciting time to be on campus. The weather is beautiful, everyone is happy to be back, and our…
April 17, 2021
Two Questions, One Answer: USC
The decision of where to spend the next four years of my life was daunting as a senior in high school. These four years were going to be a five-hour…