Episode 6: Life As A Transfer Student w/guest Nick Cotton
In this episode, we chat with an outgoing Senior Wolverine that came in as a transfer student from Colorado, Nick Cotton. Nick is a Senior studying Computer Science here at Michigan, and he originally came from a small school in Colorado, but was seeking more from the college experience, and a greater challenge in academia, so that he could pursue his passions in game design. Nick and Soroosh chat about their shared experiences in Computer Science over the past four years, and Nick details the struggles that he endured being a transfer student and a non-traditional college student, as well as how he overcame those struggles.
8 Apr 2021
Episode 5: The Pre-Med Life w/guest Sahr Yazdani
In this episode, we chat with Sahr Yazdani on what life was like as a Pre-Med student at Michigan, and the journey to Medical School in general. Sahr Yazdani graduated from the University of Michigan in 2018, and is currently a third-year medical student at Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine. She plans on pursuing a career in pediatrics, and has special interests in oncology and gastroenterology. In her free time, she can be found roaming the streets of downtown Chicago or Ann Arbor with ice cream in hand!
1 Apr 2021
Episode 4: Ins and Outs of SMTD/Sport Management w/guest Kiran Mangrulkar
In this episode, we chat with Kiran Mangrulkar, a Wolverine studying at the School of Music, Theater and Dance, as well as Sport Management. Kiran begins with discussing his story and his identity, and how Michigan has helped shape who he is, and what may come next for him, both from the Music perspective, and from the Sport Management Perspective.
26 Mar 2021
Episode 3: Day In The Life Of A Student-Athlete w/guest Uche Eke
In this episode, we talk with Uche Eke, an athlete on Michigan's (collegiate) and Nigeria's (national) Men's Gymnastics teams. Uche did his undergraduate studies in Computer Science Engineering at Michigan, and is doing a Master's of Science in Information at Michigan for his graduate degree, and continued his collegiate and national gymnastics duties into his graduate studies. We talk about what life is like if you want to get into athletics at Michigan, and how you can succeed as Wolverine as a student, and as an athlete.
17 Mar 2021
Episode 2: Life As A First-Generation College Student w/guest Noelle Fleury
In this episode, we talk to Noelle Fleury, a junior majoring in Space Science Engineering, on how her identity as a first-generation college student has shaped her experience at Michigan. Topics include finding other first-gens at Michigan, mentorship, and managing finances as a college student.
Noelle Fleury is a junior from Port Huron, MI, majoring in Space Science Engineering with a minor in Astrophysics. She is active in the First Generation College Student Community on campus and works as the Program Assistant for the Michigan Research and Discovery Scholars Program
7 Mar 2021
Episode 1: How To Break Into The Tech Industry w/guest Joseph Choi
In our first episode, we bring on Joseph Choi, a senior at the University of Michigan, to talk about how he broke into the tech industry without having a CS background and without coming on as an engineer.
Links to external resources:
1. Joseph's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/choi-joseph/
2. Tech Pod: https://www.linkedin.com/company/techpodofficial/
3. University of Michigan Center For Entrepreneurship: https://cfe.umich.edu
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