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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.
From IT to Accounting to Financial Planning and Analysis
Jul 27, 2018
After working in IT for a number of years, Sterling Tai found that the work wasn’t his cup of tea. He was good at numbers and desired...
From Our Post-Bacc Health Professions Program to UCSF Dental School
Jun 11, 2018
For almost six years, Kyle Takahashi worked at a private dental practice in Piedmont, Calif. There, he worked on the frontlines with the...
Bringing Teaching English as a Second Language to Life
Apr 13, 2018
Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages offers a window into other cultures, a way of better understanding your own, and an...
Trusting in Potential
Mar 6, 2018
“I remember being unable to sleep one night—and thinking about the various inadequacies of the job I was working at the time—and...
Writing Like a Champion
Feb 6, 2018
More than five years ago, Vincent Chu took an important step toward officially becoming a writer: enrolling in The Craft of Writing, a...
Switching Careers Into Clinical Research
Feb 2, 2018
A graduate of the Certificate Program in Clinical Research Conduct and Management, Joyce Nortey is now a clinical research associate—a...
Bringing Order to Rural Agricultural Development
Jan 29, 2018
In Nepal, agriculture is considered one of the major economic sectors—employing 66 percent of the total population and contributing 33...
From Science Courses to SFSU Clinical Laboratory Scientist Program
Dec 21, 2017
PingWah Poon is no stranger to the medical world. He has a bachelor’s in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology from UC Davis. He worked...
Finding a Career at the Intersection of Medicine and Science
Nov 30, 2017
When Victor Gavallos started his undergraduate education at University of San Francisco, his goal was to continue to his studies to...