Tag: Transfer Students
Finding Your Compass as a Transfer Student
December 05, 2022
Tell me, fellow transfer student, does this sound like you? You made it to Haas, but you feel like an imposter. You didn’t get an internship at JPStanley or Morgan Freeman this summer, you didn’t get into any clubs, and you latched onto a career…
Being Your Own Authority as a Transfer Student
October 10, 2022
One thing I’ve learned about myself and my transfer class is that we are really good at following instructions. We listened to perceived authority on how to get into the mythical land of Haas, did what we were told, and made it. So why do so many…
Day in the Life of a Haas Student
March 29, 2022
Katelyn Pan, a writer on the Haas Blog team, delves into a day in her life as a Haas student – read on to see how she spends an average Tuesday, balancing a biotech internship with classes and a personal schedule, and her favorite part of a…
Humans of Haas: Jeremy Smith
October 27, 2021
Jeremy Smith is a junior transfer at Haas from Nashville, Tennessee. Having served in the US Navy for over 12 years, Jeremy is now a first generation student veteran at Berkeley, in addition to being a Regents’ and Chancellor’s Scholar. He is…
Humans of Haas: Valerie Friedman
March 26, 2021
Valerie Friedman is a junior transfer at Haas. Her areas of interest involve corporate social responsibility in the fashion industry, marketing, and social media strategy. Outside of class, she runs a full-time sustainable lingerie brand that she…
Humans of Haas: Michael Pratt
November 20, 2020
Michael Pratt is a senior transfer student at Haas. Passionate about the intersection of music, technology, and business, he deferred for a semester to work full-time for Apple. While he returned this Fall to continue pursuing his degree, he remains…
Humans of Haas: Tony Shi
October 07, 2020
Tony Shi is a junior Business Administration transfer student from Stockton, CA, planning to graduate in Spring 2022. He was raised in Vancouver, Canada, where he helped found and operate a supply chain distribution startup. Although he left high…
Humans of Haas: Stephanie Pham
April 08, 2020
Why did you decide to study business at Haas? Before coming into college and transferring to Berkeley, I was set on molecular cell biology at UCSD, and I didn’t like it. There are certain things that click in your head and don’t when you go to…
Humans of Haas: Steven Pham
March 25, 2020
What is your story? I grew up in LA. I came from a pretty low income, first-generation immigrant family. My family owned a salon. I was really integral to the process of them building their business from when I was about 8 or 9 years old.…
Humans of Haas: Alec Li
February 12, 2020
When did you know that you wanted to be a part of Haas? I’m a transfer student, and I wanted to be a part of Haas coming out of high school. Although I was not admitted into Berkeley at the time, I was motivated to become a part of this […]
