Jemmy Chayadi on UW Madison: Mechanical Engineering Major, Becoming a Global Citizen, and Saturday Football Games.
Episode summary introduction: When he was in High School in Jakarta, Indonesia, some students from UW Madison talked about their experiences in college. Young Jemmy was impressed and was motivated to apply to US Colleges.
Jemmy Chayadi is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin Madison with a Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering.
In particular, we discuss the following with him:
- Choosing University of Wisconsin Madison
- Moving from Indonesia to the US
- Studying Engineering
- Campus Life
- Advice to Today’s High Schoolers
Topics discussed in this episode:
- Introduction to Jemmy Chayadi, Indonesia [0:51]
- Hi Fives - Podcast Highlights [1:48]
- Memorable Experience at UW Madison [5:59]
- Why UW Madison? [8:31]
- High School Interests [10:52]
- From Indonesia to US [16:03]
- Transition to UW Madison [18:17]
- Diverse Peers [20:21]
- World Class Profs [23:17]
- Indonesian Student Assn., ASME, Christian Fellowship [26:27]
- Summer Internships [30:57]
- Majoring in Mechanical Engineering [37:03]
- Impact of UW Madison [39:55]
- UW Madison Redo? [44:48]
- Advice to Aspiring Students [47:53]
- Memories: Saturday Home Games [54:07]
Our Guest: Jemmy Chayadi is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin Madison with a Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering. Jemmy later earned the Master’s in Industrial Technology and Operations from the Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, Illinois.
Memorable Quote: “...I could actually learn about the country, their culture, their food, and so on, without actually having to go to their countries.” Jemmy about meeting students from other countries.
Episode Transcript: Please visit Episode’s Transcript.
Calls-to-action:
- Subscribe to our Weekly Podcast Digest.
- To Ask the Guest a question, or to comment on this episode, email podcast@almamatters.io.
- Subscribe or Follow our podcasts at any of these locations:, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, RadioPublic, Breaker, Anchor.
- For Transcripts of all our podcasts, visit almamatters.io/podcasts