On Aug 3 in the East Bay, I welcomed freshmen and transfer students to USC with the warmest words of wisdom and loudest @usctmb horns. And our alumni club gave away 15 scholarships to hardworking students.

I also got to takeover the @uscalumni account to share my story with the global Trojan Family!

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🗣🗣 This is an Alumna Takeover! 😂✌🏾💛❤️ Hi, I’m @joyofodu (‘18) and I’ll be driving the boat today to show you what life is like as a recent alumna. My mission in life is to empower underrepresented communities, both on and offline. I graduated into a role at Instagram as a Brand Marketer. As an Annenberg, Marshall and Dornsife student, I was involved in the USC African American Cinema Society, Residential Education, Annenberg Admissions and Annenberg Inclusion Initiative. Tonight, I get to share my journey with Bay Area students and families at the #SCendOff

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You can still watch the takeover as a highlight on @uscalumni!

To hear the address, click through to my IGTV below:

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I love speaking to students! Tips for your first freshman or transfer year at USC – addressed to students, family, alumni, staff and faculty at the #SCendOff #USCTrojans #FightOn #USC

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I’m glad that I was given an open platform to share my mistakes & learnings with students & their families – the reactions that came afterward warmed my heart. Folks were out here giving me hugs! I could barely believe it. Somehow an even better experience than Year 1.

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Choose your health: this was the biggest mistake I made during my time at USC. I put what I was doing and my aspirations above my own well-being, until I couldn’t do anything anymore. 😔 I couldn’t get up out of bed. I was forced to start listening to my body. Workaholism and perfectionism is no longer cute. 🙅🏾‍♀️❌🤢Team No Sleep can have its jersey back. I come first, and so should you.

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Fight On,