Rebecca Tang was born and raised in San Francisco. During her
senior year of high school, she took the online course BUS
100: Introduction to Business, which at the time was called
Contemporary American Business, with Professor Candice Nance. It was in that
class she found the field of interest she wanted to pursue. Prior to this
class, she was set on becoming a doctor but luckily the summer going into
senior year she figured out that the science route wasn’t for her after taking
Chemistry 1A at UC Berkeley that summer as a pre-collegiate.
Enjoying the benefits of free tuition while in high school
through Cañada College’s concurrent enrollment program,
she chose to explore the field of business as she didn’t know much about it
other than associating it with money and numbers. Taking that first business
class online at Cañada College opened her eyes to the many facets and fields
within the business world. She distinctly remembers her final project in BUS
100: Introduction to Business where she incorporated her favorite
hobby of baking and made it into a whole business plan. Upon completing the
course, she started work in a finance department at a local San Francisco
non-profit as an assistant. Coupled with curiosity and high interest she
learned the skills and knowledge to work her way up to become a staff
accountant.
Not getting into her dream school of UC Berkeley as a
pre-business major right out of high school was a tad disappointing, but she
knew that through the community college system she could transfer. Going to
school and working as an accountant, she didn’t feel like she was a student,
but just another person in the workforce who had the chance to practice and
implement what I learned in my accounting classes on a daily basis. Though it
took her four years to transfer out of community college, it was well worth
“staying back” compared to all her friends. Even though it was hard at times,
she always had to keep in mind that she was on her own life path and not to
compare it to her peers. During her four years at community college, she was
able to work full-time at a nonprofit and startup and travel internationally
around Asian and studying abroad in Florence, Italy.
Currently as a junior, studying at UC Berkeley at the Haas
School of Business, she highly recommends students interested in applying to
join the “Envision Haas Transfer
Outreach Program”. This is a great opportunity to connect with the Berkeley
Haas community! In collaboration with the Berkeley Haas Undergraduate Program
Office, the Haas Business Student Association Student Affairs Committee hosts
the Envision Haas Transfer Outreach Program exclusively for prospective
community college transfer students. Occurring in the Fall and Spring
semesters, Envision Haas is scheduled one Friday a month in the late afternoon.
The program includes a tour led by current Haas transfer students, a Q&A session
with Berkeley Haas Admissions Staff, followed by a diverse student panel
consisting of junior and senior transfer students. Aside from joining the
program, get plugged into something you are passionate about and stick with it.
Being well-rounded in academics, work/school clubs, and keeping your personal
health as a priority not only will help you in community college but with
college admissions essays and beyond when you start applying for internships
your junior year of university! If you are interested in applying the Berkeley
Haas and have more questions regarding the admissions process and school, you
can reach Rebecca Tang through Linkedin.
Envision
Haas Program Application:
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College Connection Concurrent Enrollment
Program:
Cañada College Business Online Academy:
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