Episode summary introduction: While Ajan was in High School in India, he was looking at Colleges in the US where he could pursue Engineering and Drama. One such school was the University of California Irvine. Ajan Subramanian is a graduate of the University of California Irvine with a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering. In particular, we discuss the following with him: Why UC Irvine? Nurturing Interest in Research Advice for Aspiring students Topics discussed in this episode: Introduction to Ajan Subramanian [] Hi Fives - Podcast Highlights [] Amazing Experience at UCI [] Why UC Irvine? [] Moving from India to UC Irvine [] Diverse Peers & Classmates [] About Profs and Teaching [] Dorm Life and Food [] Campus Activities [] Summers of Research [] Pursuing PhD at UC Irvine [] Things I would do Differently... [] Advice to Aspiring Students [] Bonding over Projects [] Our Guest: Ajan Subramanian is a graduate of University of California Irvine (UCI) with a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering. Ajan is currently in the PhD program at UCI. Memorable Quote: “I really bonded over those stressful times”, says Ajan about working on difficult projects with classmates. Episode Transcript: Please visit Episode’s Transcript. Calls-to-action: 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. To Make a List of Colleges to Explore Visit almamatters.io and signup. For Transcripts of all our podcasts, visit almamatters.io/podcasts.