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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.
Fashion-Forward to Copywriter
Specialized Program in Professional Writing graduate Helen Schultheis has a “great love for storytelling, and a knack for educating...
Honoring Her Writing Talent With Action
For as long as she can remember, Aliceanna Stopher has always been writing. At a young age, she wrote to keep herself occupied. Later...
Learning Various Functions of the Business World
I’m an international student from El Salvador who has been studying business.Before coming to UC Berkeley Extension, I finished my...
From Engineer to Manager
As the manager of the solutions engineering team at OneLogin, Khizar Sultan is responsible for the output of his five solutions...
Eyes Set on Being COO in Healthcare
When Dylan Blackburn was 7, he was diagnosed with having a tumor growing on his pituitary gland (Cushing’s syndrome). He underwent...
To Infinity and Beyond: BHGAP's Unlimited Access to Intellectual Growth
Coming into Berkeley, I was unsure of how my own background would fit in with the rest of the students, program, and surrounding areas....
My Life at UC Berkeley Haas
When I first got to campus, I felt that there were many students on campus, and they were all energetic. At the same time, I also felt...
My Favorite Part of the BHGAP Experience
My favorite aspect about the Berkeley Haas Global Access Program are the company visits. The main purpose of these is to present Silicon...
An M.B.A. Would Just Slow Him Down
Jason Miller doesn't have a moment to spare. As LinkedIn's group manager for content marketing and social media, and the recent author...