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“I never thought I would find that sense of community here, especially as a transfer, because I've heard so much about the stereotypes…I think a club really helped combat that” —Avani Gireesha

In our final episode of Season 9, we hear from three graduating UC Berkeley seniors, all of whom transferred from California community colleges into the Data Science major: Avani Gireesha, Hannah Brown, and Jake Pastoria. They reflect on their transitions from community college to Berkeley, discussing the clubs, research, and experiences they’ve gained in their two years here. Listen in as they offer advice for incoming transfer students on how to prepare academically, find community, and get the most out of their Berkeley experience!

“I'm still not really used to the exam rigor here and how difficult it is, but that's totally okay. I feel challenged here, and it really pushes me to get out of my comfort zone and be a better student” —Hannah Brown

“I think these classes change the way that I view education as a whole…I'll never forget opening up my first Data 8 Jupyter notebook and submitting it. Education here is really cool, and I think you should take all these classes, especially when the professors are absolute legends in Berkeley and just computer science and data science in general” —Jake Pastoria