ESS podcasts archive

07/25/23 — This week on The (Not So) Secret Guide to Being a Berkeley Engineer, Marvin Lopez, director of programs for Engineering Student Services (ESS), gives us many of the reasons that learning outside of the classroom is important to having a well-rounded education. Plus, you'll get to learn more about the programs offered by ESS and the team that makes it all happen. For a transcript, please visit the episode page on the ESS podcast hub.

07/18/23 — This week on the podcast, Tiffany Reardon, associate director for engineering excellence programs, joins us to introduce Transfer Link. It is a 1-unit course that brings transfer students together to create a new network, learn about resources and support the students as they acclimate to Berkeley Engineering. There are two sections available in the fall semester.

07/11/23 — This week on the podcast we go in-depth with Joseph Sell, an assistant director in the Financial Aid & Scholarships Office, about financial aid. We know how important understanding financial aid is for all students at UC Berkeley and we want you to have the most up-to-date information, what to look for and make all the elements understandable. For a transcript, please visit the episode page on the ESS podcast hub.

07/02/23 — This week on the podcast, we explore what it is like to be a new transfer student in Berkeley Engineering. Our guest Vanshikha Sinha, who graduated in May and was an ESS peer adviser, talked with us about registration tips. She gives us a personal look at choosing courses, creating a four-year plan and what resources she consistently turned to. For a transcript, please visit the episode page on the ESS podcast hub.

06/27/23 — This week on The (Not So) Secret Guide to Being a Berkeley Engineer podcast we we are going to talk about a topic that advisers have been fielding since admissions were released - changing majors! Our guests from ESS, Sharon Mueller, the director of advising and policy and Kendra Van Nyhuis, an academic adviser and here to tell us more about who can change majors, what the process entails and who you need to talk to first. For a transcript, please visit the episode page on the ESS podcast hub.

06/20/23 — This week on the podcast we explore what it is like to be a new transfer student in Berkeley Engineering. Our guests Joy Larson and Edrees Saied are retuning transfer students and share their experiences with scheduling, meeting people, resources and what they did to acclimate from community college. For a transcript, please visit the episode page on the ESS podcast hub.

06/13/23 — This week our guests on the The (Not So) Secret Guide to Being a Berkeley Engineer are returning students Andrew Ji and Christopher Zavala. They both talk about how they chose their first semester courses, how they created a new network of friends and what resources they found to be the most helpful. For a transcript, please visit the episode page on the ESS podcast hub.

06/06/23 — This week our guest on the The (Not So) Secret Guide to Being a Berkeley Engineer is Shareena Samson, ESS associate director for advising. She goes over the engineering survey that everyone has as part of the CalCentral task list - why is it a task, what will we do with the information and how can you use the info over the summer before beginning at UC Berkeley. For a transcript, please visit the episode page on the ESS podcast hub.

05/30/23 — This week the The (Not So) Secret Guide to Being a Berkeley Engineer we have Sharon Mueller, ESS director of advising and policy, to introduce Golden Bear Advising. She answers the frequently asked questions, highlights the key points of GBA and explains how it differs for first-year and transfer students. For a transcript, please visit the episode page on the ESS podcast hub.

05/23/23 — Welcome back to the seventh season of the Not So Secret Guide to Berkeley Engineering podcast. We are kicking off this year with the Berkeley Mentorship Cohort. Hear from the program director Marcia Breslin-Cantillana and program participant/student worker Cecilia Rosales. You’ll hear about the benefits of being a mentee, how to apply, expectations and more. For a transcript, please visit the episode page on the ESS podcast hub.