The Haas School of Business offers six top-ranked degree programs for both undergraduate and graduate students and two non-degree academic programs.
Undergraduate Program Full-time MBA Program Evening & Weekend MBA Program Berkeley-Columbia Executive MBA Program Master's Program in Financial Engineering Ph.D. Program Center for Executive Development BASE Summer Program
Undergraduate Program A highly competitive, two-year program that awards a Bachelor of Science degree (BS) and accepts applications from both continuing UC Berkeley and transfer students. Students begin the program in their junior year. Consistently ranked among the top four in the nation, the program is being expanded over the next several years by 150 students, who now begin studies in the summer semester. Total enrollment: 700
Profile of the undergraduate class of 2004 Applications received: 1,427 Admitted: 23% Enrolled: 327 Women: 50% Minorities: 77% Average age at enrollment: 21 years Median GPA prior to enrollment: 3.65 Undergraduate student organizations: 19
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Full-time MBA Program A 21-month program that offers an unsurpassed education in management fundamentals and leadership skills, as well as in-depth exposure to the latest business trends and ideas. Classes begin August. Total program enrollment (first and second year): 496
Profile of the MBA class of 2004 Applications received: 4,473 Acceptance rate: 11% Enrolled: 241 Women: 30% Minorities (US only): 34% International students: 35% Countries represented: 34 Undergraduate institutions represented: 151 Average age: 28.6 Average work experience: 5.5 years Average undergraduate GPA: 3.55 Average GMAT score (0-800 scale): 703 Meet the full-time MBA students
Employment trends, class of 2002 Average salary: $84,504 Top industries: • Financial Services 25% • Technology 20% • Consulting 13% • Consumer Products 12% • Real Estate 10%
Top function: • Finance 32% • Marketing 22% • General Management 20% • Consulting 17%
Top employers: Hired three or more Berkeley MBA full-time graduates in 2002 (alphabetical order). • Boston Consulting Group • Citigroup • Clorox Company • Deloitte Consulting • Gap • Johnson & Johnson • Lehman Brothers • Qwest Communications • Siebel Systems • Wells Fargo Learn more about the career paths of the students
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Evening & Weekend MBA Program A three-year, part-time program that provides working professionals with the same rigorous curriculum the same world-class faculty, and same MBA degree as in the full-time program. Two schedule options include evening or Saturday-only. Weekend classes take place in Berkeley and Silicon Valley. Classes begin August. Total enrollment: 341
Profile of Evening & Weekend MBA class of 2005 (entering fall 2002) Enrolled: 183 (Class of 2006 will contain approximately 240 students.) Women: 30% Minorities: 45% International students: 17% Countries represented: 16 Undergrad institutions represented: 114 Median GMAT score: 690 Median undergraduate GPA: 3.4 Average age: 31.6 years Average work experience: 7.5 years Meet the Evening & Weekend MBA students
Top firms represented (with number of current students employed by firm) • Oracle 17 • Cisco 11 • Applied Materials 10 • Intel 9 • Sun 8 • Hewlett Packard 6 • Charles Schwab 4 • Chevron 4 • Kaiser Permanente 4 • PriceWaterhouseCoopers 4 Learn more about the career paths of the students
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Berkeley-Columbia Executive MBA Program In conjunction with Columbia Business School, the unique 19-month program offers a select group of mid and senior level professionals the best of two top schools. Instruction is divided between Berkeley and New York City. Classes begin June. (Launched in June, 2002)
Profile of the Berkeley-Columbia EMBA class of 2003 Enrolled students: 62 Women: 26% Minorities: 44% International: 15% Median age: 34 years Average work experience: 12 years
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Master’s Program in Financial Engineering Intensive one-year program that prepares quantitatively adept students for a growing niche of finance careers. Taught by finance faculty from the Haas School, UCLA's Anderson School of Management, and UC Irvine's School of Management. Features an innovative, 10-12 week internship program and applied finance project with major financial firms. Classes begin in April.
Profile of MFE class of 2004 Enrolled: 60 Women: 25% Minorities: 28% Countries represented: 17 Average age: 29 years Undergraduate institutions represented: 47 Hold other graduate degree: 37% Graduate institutions represented: 22 Average GMAT: Q 93% V 74% A 67% Meet the MFE students
Employment trends, class of 2003 Average first year compensation: $92,022 (base + guaranteed bonuses)
Top employers (alphabetical order): • AIG • Analytic Investors • Bank of America • Barclays Global Investors • Citigroup Global Markets • Fair Isaac • Gifford Fong Associates • MBIA • Moody's KMV • Quantal International • Wachovia Securities
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Ph.D. Program Prepares students to evaluate and advance theory and knowledge through research into the disciplines underlying the practice of management and business. Graduates seek careers primarily as faculty members at leading universities. Classes begin August.
Total enrollment: 91
Profile of Ph.D. students, fall 2002 Applications received: 719 Enrolled: 19 Women: 37 % International: 37 % Countries represented: 6 Average age: 28 Median GMAT score: 710 Undergraduate institutions represented: 18 Graduate institutions represented: 11 Number of graduates in 2002: 6 Average salary after graduation: $120,000 Meet the Ph.D. students
Non-degree Academic Programs Center for Executive Development Total enrollment: Over 3,000 annually Serves as a knowledge resource to help individual executives, teams, and entire organizations achieve business objectives via customized programs and services, plus an array of general management and open-enrollment courses. Taught by Haas School faculty at client sites and on the UC Berkeley campus. Offered throughout the year.
Programs include: • Berkeley Executive Program (BEP)—The flagship executive course for CEOs and senior executives, who learn advanced general management skills. • Open Enrollment Programs: Intensive programs lasting from one day to two weeks. • Custom Solutions: Comprehensive executive development programs specifically designed to support the strategic objectives of organizations.
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BASE Summer Program (Business for Arts, Sciences and Engineering) An intensive, six-week summer program for nonbusiness undergraduates that teaches the fundamentals of business. Total enrollment: 50–60
in Haas's 2005 essay questions, there is one about " inspriational leader"
What's the exact meaning of " inspiration leader"? is it the same as " role model". shall i pick up sb. that i really admire in my life or just some famous one?
I think some personal tie would be helpful. Actually, everything in your application should be personal. It is about you and only about you. who you pick wouldn't be that important, but rather why you pick him. Please make sure your application is consistant and you delivery a convincing story.