“Ascend helped me find direction and confidence.”
Hear what our alumni have to say:
Ascend not only prepared me for the workplace, it also allowed me to work with many motivated and like-minded peers who became my best friends. I have been able to meet and build professional relationships with industry pioneers. Ascend has taught me so much outside of school, and I will stay forever grateful.”
Aleksandra Ma
Deloitte; Ascend Fall 2019 President
Joining Ascend was one of the best decisions I made. It is such a friendly and welcoming environment and I met so many easygoing, friendly people. Professionally, Ascend also helped me a lot. I’ve grown and learned a lot about event planning, public speaking, and gotten professional perspectives. I love Ascend!”
Chloe Wang
Barclays; Fall 2019 VP of Operations
Ascend has successfully prepared me well professionally, and along the way I have also gained precious experience.”
Cynthia Gao
Abbott; Spring 2019 VP of Alumni Relations
In Ascend, I met a group of talented and hardworking individuals who inspired me to step out of my comfort zone and grow professionally. Today, I still call them family.”
Tiffany Tsou
ACG; Spring 2019 Internal VP
Being in Ascend, you have access to resources and people that many others don’t.”
Avery Wong
YouTube; Fall 2013 Finance Committee Chair
Ascend is at the intersection of community, friendship, and professionalism. It is unique in its ability to provide a comfortable space for members to go beyond themselves to grow both personally and professionally.”
Nicholas Le
BDO; Spring 2019 President
Within Ascend you are granted the opportunity to cultivate your own professional skills as well as learn how to work with people of all backgrounds; as both a social and professional organization, Ascend helps prepare individuals for future careers in all industries.”
Alex Zhu
EY; Spring 2019 Executive VP
There’ll definitely be moments where you feel stressed and stretched to your limits in Ascend…but you will come out of it a much more confident and prepared individual. Ascend’s greatest assets is the people…some of my best friends and mentors in college came from this organization.”
Lisa Wang
EY; Fall 2013 Marketing Chair
Meetings were very memorable…we became great friends…the club [was] fun instead of it feeling like work.”
Jonathan Cheung
Sr. Director of Business Development at JNR Incorporated; Fall 2008 President
