UCLA 还是Berkeley

大苹果

以下是引用funnytiger在2005-12-29 16:37:00的发言：
in general, public schools in california are not the best choice (B
school @ UM and UVA have been privatized). But the recent policy
changes at the state will help the school in the future. If you are
interested in working for managment consulting or high tech (aka,
Google), then you have to choose Berkeley, because MC hired twice as
many people in berkeley since it moved to No.6 in 2005. If you are
aiming at Finance, neither school give you a good opportunity. You
should try east coast school. If you want marketing, go for Chicago
schools.


don't worry about Chinese in California, you are not competing with
them because you are not in the same admin pool with them. As a matter
of fact, because this false assumptions, it may be easier for Chinese
from mainland to get in these schools.

ucla finance is not so good as the east coast?

funnytiger

you are absolutely right. Of course, I am talking about top 15 schools

yorkzhong

以下是引用lily9988在2005-12-26 15:27:00的发言：

刚考完GMAT,准备申请。材料一点都没准备，时间紧迫。准备申请UCLA或者Berkeley，不知道这两所学校哪所更难申请？这两个学校的MBA program有什么差别？毕业后的就业情况如何？

谢谢

Mate - why not try both? The location is SOOO important that even if you failed in one, you still have chance in another, just to get into CA.

If you are lucky enought to be admitted by both, then it's a question mark which school do you go. That partially depends what do you want to do in the futuer. Again, it's about location. If you are high-tec/entrepreneur track, no brain Berkeley, simply because it's in the Sillicon Valley. But if you are interested in things like entretainment or realstates, maybe UCLA is a better choice.

Talk to students of both school you will have a more informed decision. But before that, you can simply apply for both.

Swinerton

I have been living in California for 4 years and will go to Anderson this fall.

My daily work includes contact with those Top IBs and top buy-side investment management companies at west coast. I also know lots of students from both schools. I have to say both schools offer equal opportunities in finance! UCLA is one of the two schools at west coast that attract all top banking firms.

I once personally talked to a portfolio manager who graduated from wharton and now works for a hedge fund company in LA. He told me IB's west coast offices are more and more important recently and, of course, more and more IB job positions here. What's more, CA also has lots of buy-side companies. So, compared to east coast, the total absolute job positions are still less than the streets, but how many students in anderson and hass? the competition is not so fierce as that at east coast.

Finance is not only IB. For corporate finance, how many big name and growing companies in CA? Google, Sun, Oracle, Amgen, Genotech, etc etc etc

For faculty, UCLA has several big name professors. UCLA's finance phd program is no doubt top 10. So believe me or not, UCLA & Berkeley will  offer u a good start in finance.

As to consulting, Berkeley is slightly better. I don't know too many people in this field. I was told about this by the consulting club president of ucla.

Anyway, I admit that I am a little biased coz I am a super fan of California. I always think CA is the second best place to live. (the first is absolutely my hometown )

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smilejj

Where is your hometown?

Swinerton

shanghai

cooldw57

Personally I think Cal is a bit easier to get in than UCLA. I got accepted by Berkeley for undergraduate in Applied Math, but I was rejected by UCLA (Computer Science). The difference in choice of major might've played an important role, but I'm left with an impression that Berkeley is slightly easier.