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From getting into graduate schools to landing their dream jobs, our students and alumni study and work hard to accomplish their academic and career goals. Be inspired by their successes to achieve your own career change or advancement.
How Life Experiences Can Shape a Career Shift
Sep 24, 2021
For many, just the thought of changing their career path can be both scary—no matter which stage in their career they might...
Making Personal Goals Into Health Care Aspirations
Sep 10, 2021
According to Ferheen Abbasi’s LinkedIn profile, she is “passionate about making strong social change in the world” and her...
Accounting Adds Up for This Graduate
Sep 10, 2021
When you start working at a startup, you may find yourself wearing multiple hats. It’s just the nature of the beast. You have to be...
Education as a Lifelong Process
Sep 3, 2021
Judy Doherty understands that education is not just one step forward in a career progression, but it is an ongoing process of learning...
Bridging a Business' Gap With Business Analyst Skills
Aug 20, 2021
More than 10 years of career-building experience led Heather Sheehan to her business analyst role with The Bountiful Company, the parent...
Bringing Personal Experience to Clinical Lab Science
Aug 9, 2021
Ester Fernandez was interning at a local Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) office in Santa...
You Can Be in Two Places at Once in Health Care
Aug 5, 2021
Current UC San Diego School of Medicine (Class of 2023) student Anita Satish has long held a goal: Be in a position where she can have...
Achieving Academic Goals for a Career in Health Care
Jul 6, 2021
Jesus Mejia’s medical career dreams are built on the relationships that he has made. From volunteering at a pediatric hospital in his...
Finding the Missing Piece
Jul 1, 2021
In Steven Harris’ 20-year career in IT, he’s worked as help desk support, database administrator, network engineer and now as...