The Presenters

John is a computer science major that just graduated from CSUSM. Ashley is an applied physics major that also just graduated from CSUSM.

An Anecdote and Lesson on Failure (including some more info about the presenters)

Even if you get a D in something like AP Physics, you can get admitted into CSUSM and can pursue your passion, even after a lot of failures.

After being in Palomar College for three years, John transferred to CSUSM on the day the pandemic started.

Computer science is a very versatile major.

Even an applied physics major needs something like Python to analyze data.

Fun Facts

  • CSUSM was built on what was previously home to the Prohoroff poultry farm, where Cesar Chavez met with farm employees.
  • CSUSM is the national leader in social mobility, which refers to change in a person's socio-economic situation.
  • CSUSM was built in 1989, and it is one of the newer CalStates.
  • Since CSUSM has more than 250 stairs, and it is known as the CSU's stair master.

Pathyways that caught my eye:

  1. B.S. Computer Engineering
  2. B.S., M.S. & Minor Computer Science
  3. B.S. Option in Computer Information Systems

  4. M.S. Cybersecurity

  5. B.S. & Minor in Applied Physics

  6. Minor in Electronics

  7. B.S. Electrical Engineering

  8. B.S Software Engineering

CSTEM Departments that Caught my Eye:

  1. Physics (Dr. Stephen Tsui)
  2. Computer Science
  3. Software Engineering

Some Clubs in CSUSM:

  • Cybersecurity Club
  • Robotics
  • 3D Printing
  • Women in STEM
  • Society of Women Engineers
  • Society of Physics Students
  • National Society of Black Engineers
  • oStem - empowering LGBTQ+ STEM people

In CSUSM, an internship is a period of work experience offered by an organization for a limited period of time.

How to Find an Internship:

  • School clubs
  • Check email
  • Campus events
  • Google

On-Campus Programs:

  • Summer Scholars Program, a 10 week summer program providing students with an intensive research experience together with enrichment activities aimed at career development and or preparation for gradduate school. Full time stipend is six thousand while part time stipend is three thousands
  • Quantum Bridge Program, a four week program for admitted CSUSM students interested in learning more about quantum information sciences. fifteen hundred stipend.

Research that Caught my Eye:

  • Arithmetic Dynamics in Math
  • Cancer Cell Research
  • Virtual Reality and Artificial Intelligence

Paying For College:

A scholarhip is a privately funded, but a grant is from the government. Scholarships are self-researching. They can be for quite a lot of things. Grants are dependent on grades and economic status.

When do I pay back my loans?

Six months after I graduate, but there are options for those facing financial hardship or continuing onto graduate high school.

How to find scholarships?

  • Apply for FAFSA
  • Check email
  • Google
  • Financial aid office

Life after CSUSM:

  • Continue onto graduate school and other professional programs
  • A career in biomedical, environmental, chemical, and electronic fields
  • Become an educator, either in K-12 or higher ed
  • A career in a variety of government agencies

An upcoming event at CSUSM: Cougar Blue Day. Saturday, April 8th, for admitted students and their families and those with interest attending CSUSM.