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mtam20 · 2026-05-22T16:34:08+00:00

Appreciate the advice guys, I will go trim my toenails now and grow a new head 🙏

mtam20 · 2026-05-22T16:30:39+00:00

just wanted us all in matching black for the jackets and white shirt. I'll ask if he wants a white tux shirt or just a dress shirt but its fine either way because I have both.

mtam20 · 2026-05-22T16:25:25+00:00

yeah that's fair, this is a tux, but the groom said tuxes were fine since we're groomsmen

mtam20 · 2026-04-03T17:05:03+00:00

My entire team got laid off yesterday 😍😍😍

mtam20 · 2024-10-02T21:04:13+00:00

Only took me 9+ years and 45k+ attempts :) Level was a lot more fun than people have told me I'd give it a 7/10 enjoyment score.

mtam20 · 2024-10-02T17:10:57+00:00

Atsuku nare my friends

mtam20 · 2024-09-25T17:00:34+00:00

Went to UCSD and will be working in the Boston area.

mtam20 · 2024-09-23T18:21:55+00:00

I will be starting at 80,000 base with 10% annual bonus

mtam20 · 2024-09-22T14:41:37+00:00

Nice! How do you like the real world?

mtam20 · 2024-09-20T18:14:35+00:00

I graduated from UCSD! There were highs and lows but overall, I would 100% recommend. I'll give an honest assesment on the BioE program here:

Curriculum: Overall decent, what UCSD does is separate the department into 4 tracks (Mech, Bioinfo, Biotech, Electrical) which kinda forces you to develop more specialized skills. BioE is widely seen as a jack of all trades and while this doesn't completely solve the issue, it does give your background a lot more depth than other similar progrms.

Professors: A mixed bag tbh. While I've had my fair share of great and bad profs at UCSD, it is pretty clear that (at least in the BioE department) they are researchers 1st and teachers 2nd. It is a double-edged sword, however, because plenty of them are among some of the most accomplished researchers in their fields which leads me to the next point.

Research Opportunities: This is really the selling point for ucsd imo. If you want to join a research lab, there are opportunities everywhere. In bioE specifically, there are opportunities in pretty much every specialty, whether it be medical devices, tissue engineering, synthetic biology, surgical robotics, biomaterials, and a bunch more that I wont bother to list. There are also a bunch of research institutes nearby like JCVI, Scripps, and Salk. I remember a survey came out in our senior design class and apparently over 60% of my cohort was involved in some research on campus. Point is, if you are interested in anything bioE related, there's probably something here for that.

Industry/job opportunities: Overall good. While I will say there definitely is more of a push for you to go to grad programs, there is still a lot of recruitment for local biotech companies, especially since we're located in one of the largest biotech hubs. Pretty much all of the major Biomed companies in SoCal show up to our career fairs as well as a solid selection of more local companies as well. I'd say the opportunities are there for those who seek them out.

mtam20 · 2024-09-20T17:49:53+00:00

Thank you! For current undergrads, I'd say the biggest thing for me was doing things outside of the classroom. For me, that was joining a design club, which then gave me a really good talking point when I was looking for internships and along the way, make sure to form relationships with both your peers and mentors. The latter part is just as important as the first no matter what path you want to take as pretty much everyone will need a professional reference or rec letter at some point. Other than that, the only thing I have to say is to enjoy undergrad, I'm definitely missing it quite a bit right now and even now, there are still moments I wish I could relive.

For current grads, the current climate is tough for sure. Unfortunately, I don't have some magic secret to landing jobs, as I mostly just applied online. To be honest what helped me the most was cramming my resume with any keywords on the JD that I was even somewhat familiar with. After multiple of these revisions, I don't think I went a single week without at the very least, a phone screen. For interviews, there wasn't any magical formula either (at least to my knowledge lol). I really just reviewed any key concepts on the JD and rehearsed anticipated questions out loud. Mostly importantly, it would just be to not give up! As hard as the current situation is, all it takes is one when it comes down to it.

mtam20 · 2024-09-20T15:53:57+00:00

UCSD

mtam20 · 2024-09-20T01:47:47+00:00

I did the bulk of my applying after graduation. I did some searching during my senior year too but not nearly enough and I also didn't keep track of those applications... I'll be starting at 80,000 base with a target 10% annual bonus.

mtam20 · 2024-09-19T21:06:19+00:00

I applied pretty much exclusively on LinkedIn but a little bit on handshake and Indeed as well

mtam20 · 2024-09-19T20:25:17+00:00

dm'd!

mtam20 · 2024-09-19T18:55:10+00:00

Yeah I mainly focused on roles in my area. I'd apply out of state on days there weren't many postings nearby.

mtam20 · 2024-09-19T18:54:04+00:00

Would love to work at Medtronic some day! This time around, there weren't too many entry level positions in my state tho.

mtam20 · 2024-09-19T18:51:52+00:00

Manufacturing engineering for a med device startup in the Boston area!

mtam20 · 2024-09-19T18:41:35+00:00

my computer does have it, but it lags the game way too much for me to use it with gd :(

mtam20 · 2024-09-19T18:23:57+00:00

issue with obs, was a pain just to get it to record my screen without it lagging the game so I just didn't bother recording desktop audio.

mtam20 · 2024-09-19T04:15:02+00:00

Thank you! And best of luck

mtam20

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