The First-Year Experience at USC

About this episode

Rianna discusses the first-year experiences of USC students Cole Bergevin and Tara Ezhari, covering topics from housing to social life.

In this episode, Rianna sits down with Cole Bergevin and Tara Ezhari to talk about what their first-year at USC actually looks like. They share why they chose USC, what housing is really like, how classes are going, and their experiences navigating the social side of college as Viterbi students. From making friends as engineering majors and finding good study spots to how they spend their free time, this conversation shares honest advice for prospective and incoming students navigating their ...

People in this episode

Guests: Cole Bergevin, Tara Ezhari

Topics covered

• first-year experience
• college life
• engineering
• USC

Keywords

• USC
• Viterbi
• college advice
• engineering majors

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