Join Jyotsana and Nidhi as they discussed the Basic Needs Center and the Emergency Meal Swipe program and they benefits from these programs that they have gotten as graduate students at UC Irvine.

Transcripts available here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ukNeKRxP_2ZFwFj0JzVuQ-zl7oZXoJtSCmQuoNnfHxk/edit?usp=sharing

Have you been in the U.S. but not in California? Have you visited before but not California? Aimee and Christian are not originally from California and share their experiences transitioning to California and the Irvine area.

Transcripts available here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1W74SGod5TfxcQ2-7ohGtXycmjr3xU3qQwLdaZPk4Ni0/edit?usp=sharing

Join Aimee, Roman, and Sanchi as they share their first experiences as they came to the U.S. and how they navigated that first period of time.

This podcast was recorded for the 2023 cohort and has been made available again for the 2024 cohort.

Transcripts are available here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1KrImmVJGL01mvoEng26MVRG6FIt5xPGq/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=112465988625426767156&rtpof=true&sd=true

Join Melisa* and Sakshi* as they share the experiences they had during their first year. Sakshi both attended as a master level student and a PhD student and was able to share both of those experiences that she had on campus.

This podcast was recorded for the 2023 cohort and has been made available again for the 2024 cohort.

Transcripts available here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1yHbaouPJqzSpw4orJd1TQ27AWHuOt2AN/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=112465988625426767156&rtpof=true&sd=true

Join Aimee and Blanca as they discuss the stages of Culture Shock and how normal these experiences can be for everyone.

*This podcast was recorded for the 2023 Cohort but remade available for the 2024 cohort.

Transcript Available Here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1OMz0crdKuTNWsO_W5XjfovddwkBCjv0I/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=112465988625426767156&rtpof=true&sd=true

Joining Aimee, Manager of International Student Recruitment and Retention and 2024 GIC Mentor Meet as they discuss Meet's experience applying for internships and what she did prior to arriving to UC Irvine and what the process has looked like for her since then.

Transcripts are available here: docs.google.com/document/d/1qbGW5…/edit?usp=sharing

Join Aimee and Bingya, previous GIC Mentor* as they discuss some of the best study spaces on campus.

*This podcast was recorded for the GIC 2023 program but made available again for the GIC 2024 program.

Transcripts available here: docs.google.com/document/d/1anSP7…tpof=true&sd=true

Join Aimee, Manager of International Student Recruitment and Retention and Arieyshma, 2024 GIC Mentor as they discuss Arieyshma's experience submitting her transcripts as a recent graduate.

Aimee and Arieyshma are not experts in admissions. Reach out to UC Irvine's Graduate Division Admissions Department for information and individualized support.

Transcripts available here: docs.google.com/document/d/13MsNZ…/edit?usp=sharing

Join Jyotsana, GIC's Podcast Coordinator and Abigail, 2024 GIC Mentor as they discuss TOEP and Abigail's experience taking the test in order to prepare to be a TA. The information in this podcast is based on their experiences, please reach out to the experts for any questions regarding the test.

Transcripts are available here: docs.google.com/document/d/11Ys3S…/edit?usp=sharing

Join Aimee and previous GIC Mentor Giovanna* as they discuss building friends as a graduate student and where to meet people outside of your academics.

*This podcast was recorded for GIC 2023 and has be reshared for the GIC 2024 mentees.

Transcripts can be found here: docs.google.com/document/d/1lUMgc…tpof=true&sd=true