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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.
Top 10 Experiences as an International Student at UC Berkeley
Mar 18, 2024
I'm Marina Zalcberg Angulo, a Brazilian undergraduate law student at Insper University. For the Spring of 2024, I’m part of the...
Refined Editing Skills to Boost a Writing Career
Mar 13, 2024
“Use the right word.”
Oakland native Lia Mezzio says her mother—an English major who taught her early on to love reading, writing...
Breaking Ground to Career Advancement
Mar 12, 2024
Since graduating from high school in the spring of 1998 in Mexico, Juan Resendes has built—brick by brick—his career in...
Sticking to Her Roots
Mar 12, 2024
Brhan Eskinder has the ick that’s going around in early 2024. She’s going to take a few days off from dental school to rest, but...
Making a Difference in the Lab
Mar 7, 2024
Gina LaMothe always wanted a career in the sciences. But in what field? Work in the clinic or be patient-facing? Focus on a certain...
From Personal Hobby to Career Aspiration
Mar 5, 2024
From an early age, I've been drawn to the company of others. My journey began in the bustling environment of the restaurant industry,...
A New Career in Communication
Feb 14, 2024
A career in the trades renovating homes, to a new one as a speech pathologist, and then to work in editing. That's Megan Rupert’s...
A Rising Interest in Health Care
Feb 9, 2024
In 2014, I received a B.S. in Health: Science, Society and Policy from Brandeis University but was unsure about which direction to go in...
A Three-Step Plan to Career Fulfillment
Feb 6, 2024
It’s 2006. Krist Mejia has graduated from the University of San Francisco with a degree in mass communication. The Southern California...