UCSB Engineering
Shannon Murphy - Chemical Engineering
Michael Rosengarten - Computer Science
Maximiliano Ramirez Luna - Computer Engineering
Virginia Shields - Mechanical Engineering
Kyle Stewart - Electrical Engineering
Melissa Gross - Computer Science
Antonio Oritz - Chemical Engineering
Eric Martin - Mechanical Engineering
Danielle Morton - Electrical Engineering
Jason Oberg - Computer Engineering
Alina Warner - Chemical Engineering
Christopher Kyle Hall - Computer Science

“(UCSB’s) professional hospitality combined with all the excellent professors and interesting electives, has made for a very satisfying experience for me.”

Christopher Kyle Hall

Christopher Kyle Hall
Computer Science

Why I chose UCSB
I was specifically drawn to UCSB, out of the other three universities I was considering, due to the diversity of undergraduate courses offered, and the undeniably gorgeous location. The Computer Vision and Human Computer Interaction courses especially caught my eye. My favorite course so far is CS 160: Translation of Programming Languages, because it puts a lot of theory to application, and essentially bridges the two ends of the hardware / software spectrum studied thus far.

Transferring from city college
My transfer situation was potentially a bit rough. I had a tricky task of getting caught up and in phase with where I should be in order to move from pre-major to full-major status in my junior year. However, the engineering transfer adviser at UCSB proved invaluable in actively working with me and CS faculty to make it as painless an experience as possible and ensure that I had the opportunity to get myself on track. That professional hospitality combined with all the excellent professors and interesting electives, has made for a very satisfying experience for me.

Future plans
Currently, I am applying for the masters program at UCSB, and starting undergraduate research in the field of Human Computer Interaction. I am very excited about the prospects of the future and the evolution of my relationship with UCSB. I am keeping busy with a part-time internship at a local engineering company near campus, which has been very flexible with hours and allowing me to put school first.

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