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.

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