Student Stories
Image
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.
John Edwards: Student Success Story
No stranger to UC Berkeley Extension—he has taken classes to earn CEUs—John Edwards found that the Professional Program in Eating...
Diving Into Interior Design Head-First
While being a pharmacist is challenging work, Juyun Yim wants a career where she can express her creativity.
Ben Lee's Second Career
For many people, retirement provides the opportunity for leisure, travel, taking classes for personal enjoyment. But for Ben Lee,...
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...
Meet Project Management Student Adiel Uzabakiriho
Since moving to the United States from his native Rwanda, he has completed a master’s degree in social work and public health, and a...
Have Credits, Will Apply
As an undergraduate at SF State, Jarell Cruz was having trouble getting into classes—either they were only offered every other...
Transitioning to HR One Step at a Time
Unsure of making the career change to HR from a program coordinator role at a social enterprise accelerator program, Bocanegra started...
From Colombia to the U.S.
Natalia Aranda Castro thought that when she moved to the Bay Area from her native Colombia, she would have to give up her legal career....
Meet HR Management Graduate Shilpi Agrawal
While working as a management consultant at a Big 4 consulting firm, Shilpi Agrawal was drawn to the interactions with different clients...