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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.
The Caesura That Led to Medical School
While Jayinee Basu was pursuing her double major in literature/writing and political science—with a minor in studio art—at the...
Looking Beyond STEM for His Career of the Future
For a lot of people, a career in STEM is the end goal. But for Oscar Ko, a career as a software engineer at Boeing was just a launching...
A Logical Accounting Approach
For some, being a Trekkie and celebrating all that the series has to offer is just one aspect of their life. But for Jen St. Hilaire,...
My Exchange Semester at the University of California, Berkeley
At the very beginning, I asked myself: “What do I want to get out of my exchange semester?” I thought about it for quite a long...
Adding Structure to Project Management Roles
Brian Naylor knows a thing or two about online retail and project management, having worked with international brands across a range of...
Finding Her Home in Personal Financial Planning
I’m on the phone with Jesse Pence, and her love for the personal financial planning professional is practically oozing out of the...
Treating Those Affected by Substance Abuse
Therese Becker’s passion for helping others through counseling dates back to high school: “When I was a senior, we had an assignment...
Online Learning Brings Berkeley Education to Switzerland
Because the Certificate Program in Project Management can be completed fully online, we see students who come from all regions of the...
Addressing the Career Challenges of New Freelance Editors
"I can't get a job if I don't have experience, but I can't get experience if I don't have a job." Writer Lorna Walsh became well aware...