Hometown: Milpitas, CA
High School: Notre Dame San Jose
What made you decide to attend USC: encouragement of interdisciplinary disciplines, great engineering/animation programs, LA experience
Best experience/interaction with a professor: trip to DreamWorks Animation Studios with Prof. Saty Raghavachary, Prof. Ung playing the mandolin
Favorite Class: CSCI 480 Computer Graphics, MUJZ 100 Jazz History, CTAN 330 Animation Fundamentals
Involvements/extracurricular activities: Troy Philippines, The SeeSaw, Society of Women Engineers, Center for Engineering Diversity
Favorite on-campus event: Visions and Voices, Outside the Box [Office] Screening Series, Springfest
Best off-campus experience: Glen Hansard & Marketa Irglova concert in San Diego
Favorite memory from freshman year: Troy Philippines Annual Philippine-American Culture Night
What you like about being in LA: downtown festivities (movie theaters, museums, concert venues, restaurants), the sun
Research/study abroad experience: Pinball Machine research with Prof. Sven Koenig
Hobbies/interests: longboarding, ukulele, drawing, animation, web design, video game production (Global Game Jam, MEGA Game Jam, Games 4 Girls)
