USC Transfer Student Experience

Hosted by William Marzella, the Transfer Student Experience interviews transfer students and alumni and discusses their biggest challenges and how they overcame them.

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Episodes

Transfer Student Experience #41 - Marcus Hammonds

Marcus is a biz admin major with an emphasis in entrepreneurship. He is working towards product design.

Oct 21, 2021•34 min•Season 1Ep. 41

Transfer Student Experience #40 - Antonio Okeke

Antonio is a fourth-year undergraduate student studying Public Policy and Nonprofit Innovation at the Sol Price School of Public Policy, while also pursuing a graduate degree in Public Administration.

Oct 21, 2021•36 min•Season 1Ep. 40

Transfer Student Experience #39 - Terresina Polizzi

Terresina is an English major with a minor in Screenwriting. She's currently working in the entertainment industry.

Oct 04, 2021•1 hr 8 min•Season 1Ep. 39

Transfer Student Experience #38 - Phoebe Shappell

Phoebe is a medical transfer. She's working in the medical field. 

Sep 17, 2021•30 min•Season 1Ep. 38

Transfer Student Experience #37 - Tomiz Medina

Tomiz is a poly sci transfer. One of my first friends I made, and still keep in touch with.

Sep 15, 2021•28 min•Season 1Ep. 37

Transfer Student Experience #36 - Jimmy Ko

Jimmy is THE founder of TSC. Biz admin major currently working in the banking sector. All round great lad.

Sep 06, 2021•36 min•Season 1Ep. 36

Transfer Student Experience #35 - Connie Chen

Connie is a business admin major with a minor in UX.

Aug 04, 2021•40 min•Season 1Ep. 35

Transfer Student Experience #34 - Donara Aghajani

Donara is a poly sci major with a bit of computer science spice. She's following a career in law for technology companies.

Jul 24, 2021•25 min•Season 1Ep. 34

Transfer Student Experience #33 - Randi Burley

Randi is an electrical engineering major with an eclectic background in fine arts.

Jul 09, 2021•15 min

Transfer Student Experience #32 - Charles Hicks

Charles is a biophysics major with aspirations to go into oral surgery.

Mar 18, 2021•15 min•Season 1Ep. 32

Transfer Student Experience #31 - George Heffley

George is a double major in Thorton wanting to get into music production and artist management.

Feb 15, 2021•12 min•Season 1Ep. 31

Transfer Student Experience #30 - Maya Hayun

Maya is on a pre-med track and eventually wants to cut people open (heart-surgeon).

Feb 04, 2021•15 min

Transfer Student Experience #29 - Sarah Markarian

Sarah Markarian is a business admin alumna working in private banking for CitiBank as a Financial Analyst. She has a unique view on the transfer process.

Oct 26, 2020•14 min

Transfer Student Experience #28 - Sylvia Wong

Sylvia Wong is a computer science transfer with experience in hospitality. She's held software engineering internships at Cisco and CTBC Bank.

Oct 24, 2020•15 min

Transfer Student Experience #27 - Simone Wolberg

Simone Wolberg is a senior studying environmental science. She is a TEDx speaker and runs a student club, Speak To Lead teaching leadership and presentation skills. Feel free to reach out and chat with her through her email: wolberg@usc.edu

Oct 24, 2020•17 min

Transfer Student Experience #26 - Kasen Furtado

Kasen Furtado is a senior transfer student studying business. He’s financial consultant intern at AXA wanting to help startups grow revenue.

Oct 24, 2020•11 min

Transfer Student Experience #25 - Julius Horn

Julius Horn is a human biology transfer with ambitions to become a cardiothoracic surgeon. He also flipped burgers as a shift manager for two years.

Oct 24, 2020•13 min

Transfer Student Experience #24 - Danny Umanzor

Danny Umanzor is a communications transfer alumnus. He has held film marketing internships at Universal Pictures & Paramount Pictures and has ambitions to work for Disney.

Oct 24, 2020•18 min

Transfer Student Experience #23 - Gabriel Galanti

Gabriel Galanti is a business and history alumnus who was former VP of TSC. He is an incoming Core Assurance Associate at PwC.

Oct 24, 2020•18 min

Transfer Student Experience #22 - Jordan Diamond

Jordan Diamond is an international business transfer student who has ambitions to enter the consulting industry where he can travel all over the world.

Oct 24, 2020•13 min

Transfer Student Experience #21 - Sofia Hariyono

Sofia Hariyono is an international transfer student from Jakarta, Indonesia. She is studying a bachelor of Business admin with a passion for the entertainment industry.

Oct 24, 2020•12 min

Transfer Student Experience #20 - Emily Tutnik

Emily Tutnik is an American Pop Culture transfer student. She has ambitions to go into entertainment as an executive and is also the USC Marching Band baton twirler.

Oct 24, 2020•15 min

Transfer Student Experience #19 - Paul Yi

Paul Yi is a communications Spring 2020 transfer with ambitions to become a news correspondent in Los Angeles.

Oct 14, 2020•8 min

Transfer Student Experience #18 - Jade Bolton

Jade Bolton is a communications major who wants to go into marketing. She writes for the Daily Trojan and is also an avid Italian chef.

Oct 13, 2020•16 min•Season 1Ep. 18

Transfer Student Experience #17 - Jamil Wilkerson

Jamil Wilkerson is a sociology transfer alumni now studying a JD in law at USC. He wants to go into entertainment law and work for a big movie studio. He was one of the first transfers I met, and is still a close friend today.

Oct 11, 2020•14 min•Season 1Ep. 17

Transfer Student Experience #16 - A.J. Bexton

A.J. Bexton is a Spring 2020 admit as a Cinema and Media Studies major. His first year outside of high school he spent homeless living out of his car, working multiple jobs, and with a full-time student load. A.J. is a testament to the fighting spirit that all Trojans bring.

Oct 10, 2020•16 min•Season 1Ep. 16