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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.
Data Informing Advances in Health Care
Nov 19, 2025
Hi, everyone! My name is Yingzhi “Lydia” Bao and I participated in the Berkeley Global Access Program (BGA) in the Fall 2023...
From Psychobiology to the Clinical Lab
Nov 6, 2025
When Sara Sasaki graduated from UCLA in 2021 with a degree in psychobiology, she had fallen in love with science—but she wasn’t sure...
Bringing Berkeley Business Analysis Insights to the Hydrogen, E-Fuels Economy
Nov 6, 2025
When you’ve worked in the energy industry for two decades, you might think you’ve seen it all. But for José Ignacio Nonay, learning...
From Advertising to Interior Design
Oct 17, 2025
When you look at Renata Di Iulio’s career, one thing becomes clear: Leadership isn’t just a role—it’s a way of navigating...
From Recruiting to Running Trials
Oct 14, 2025
When Christina Kladis looks back on her career journey, she admits it wasn’t a straight line. With a degree in marketing from the...
From Sea Turtles to Shelter Medicine
Oct 13, 2025
Emily Weston’s career has been anything but linear. From marine science to entrepreneurial endeavors and now veterinary medicine,...
Preparing for Graduate School
Oct 12, 2025
Hi! I’m Yinuo Wang, you can call me Betty and I’m currently a junior studying communication at Zhejiang University, focusing on...
From Berkeley to Full-Time Work
Oct 6, 2025
Hi, I’m Matthieu Delarue and I recently finished my engineering degree (majoring in computer science, with a minor in UX design) at...
From Clinical Science to Business Analysis
Oct 6, 2025
When you think about business analysis, you might imagine someone crunching numbers in spreadsheets or writing endless technical...