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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.
Is an M.F.A. in Writing for You?
You'd think writers would excel at filling out graduate school applications and submitting personal essays, right? Even if your writing...
Exploring California Yosemite—Somewhere You Should Go!
Yosemite National Park is one of the most famous national parks in the United States. I heard about it well before coming to UC...
Why I Came to Berkeley
I still remember the most frequent question I was asked when I first arrived in the U.S.— “Why did you choose to come to Berkeley?...
No Stranger to Data
While still enrolled in UC Berkeley Extension’s Certificate Program in Data Science, Swathi Annamalai started as a data scientist at...
Rewards for the Curious Mind
Our Voices blog features many students who have completed certificates and programs and are fully committed to continuing education and...
Listening to the Future
Erin Richerson may have started her career as a teacher, but it was during a life-changing experience abroad that she began to rethink...
Not Just a Certificate, But a Promotion Too
“Professionally, this certificate has earned me a promotion and respect from the owners of Veritable Vegetable,” enthuses...
Video: Turn Your Writing Into Your Career
“It wasn't just one single moment that I had this cataclysmic kind of thought; it was more that I had a calling my whole life and then...
Flexing Newfound Skills
Duane Kubischta received an advanced engineering degree from UC Berkeley and quickly entered the biotech field as an instrumentation...