USC Transfer Student Experience: Recent Episodes
William Marzella
Hosted by William Marzella, the Transfer Student Experience interviews transfer students and alumni and discusses their biggest challenges and how they overcame them.
Marcus is a biz admin major with an emphasis in entrepreneurship. He is working towards product design.
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.
Terresina is an English major with a minor in Screenwriting. She's currently working in the entertainment industry.
Tomiz is a poly sci transfer. One of my first friends I made, and still keep in touch with.
Jimmy is THE founder of TSC. Biz admin major currently working in the banking sector. All round great lad.
Donara is a poly sci major with a bit of computer science spice. She's following a career in law for technology companies.
George is a double major in Thorton wanting to get into music production and artist management.
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.
Sylvia Wong is a computer science transfer with experience in hospitality. She's held software engineering internships at Cisco and CTBC Bank.
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
Kasen Furtado is a senior transfer student studying business. He’s financial consultant intern at AXA wanting to help startups grow revenue.
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.
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.
Gabriel Galanti is a business and history alumnus who was former VP of TSC. He is an incoming Core Assurance Associate at PwC.
Jordan Diamond is an international business transfer student who has ambitions to enter the consulting industry where he can travel all over the world.
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.
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.
Paul Yi is a communications Spring 2020 transfer with ambitions to become a news correspondent in Los Angeles.
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.
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.
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.
Izzy Singer is the President of the USC Latino Business Student Association. She wants to work as a marketing executive in the entertainment industry.
Ruben Garcia is a business administration transfer student who is helping automate the nature maintenance industry.
Anjali Khandelwal is a biochemistry transfer student who wants to work in FDA approval to commercialise medical drugs.
Donya is a senior transfer student studying Chemical Engineering, she has worked for Pepsi Co. Her and I go way back and she is also hilarious.
Ryan Ghassemi is a political science transfer alumni going to law school. He’s currently in marketing and moonlights as a DJ. Feel free to connect with him on LinkedIn and through his email: rghassemi@alumni.usc.edu
Benjamin Cohan is a business admin transfer with ambitions to go into entertainment marketing. He has retail experience from Michael Kors.
Rianna Rios is studying Organisational Management and also minoring in performance for social change. She has served as a volunteer in India and Vietnam and wants to combine entertainment with philanthropy to tell important global stories.
Alan Zhou is a business administration student with internships in marketing and accounting.
Jon Jiuliano is an accounting major with a minor in web technologies. After working 7+ years in hospitality, Jon is now looking to expand into supply chain management.
Brad(ley) builds things that fly. He is an Aerospace Engineering transfer student, with aspirations in rocketry. He was also the VP of the Engineering club at Santa Rosa Junior College.
Anthony is a Poly Science transfer alumni doing a USC Masters in cybersecurity. He has held intern positions at Ernest & Young and Northrup Grumman.
Sarah Conner is secretary of TSC. She is also a Communications major and part-time Terminator.
Nelson Lee is a rising sophomore studying business administration. He has sales experience in the vintage fashion industry and will be starting his own agency as an independent film producer.
Haley Barnes is a Business Administration transfer student wanting to go into HR in New York City. She also currently heads the recruiting department of the Transfer Student Community.