Posts Tagged ‘UC Berkeley Haas’
2009 GMAT Club’s Business School Rankings
Second Annual GMAT Club MBA Rankings – Top 20 schools ranked based on the interest each of the Schools generates throughout the year on the GMAT Club’s MBA forum. Methodology: each of the business school master threads is examined and views are counted to arrive at...
Take the MBA Admissions Survey!
We’d like to hear from you! As a member of the Association of International Graduate Admissions Consultants (AIGAC), we are conducting a survey to help us better understand MBA applicants’ goals and needs. If you are or will be an MBA applicant, we invite you to...
Berkeley’s Peter Johnson: Finance from an Admissions Perspective
Part of an ongoing series “MBA in Finance: Forget It?” My question: Given the weakness in investment banking, hedge funds, and financial services in general, how do you react to applicants who say they want an MBA to enter IB, PE or a related field that has...
MBA in Finance: Forget It?
In forums, chats, and emails I read a lot of speculation about the wisdom of declaring an interest in pursuing a career in finance after business schooll. With all the Wall St. carnage, does such a goal doom your application? . Has the possibility of...
Harvard, Haas MBA’s Land Job Offers Despite Challenges
The Harvard Crimson reports that despite the current recession, the number of Harvard MBA students who have received job offers at this point in the year compared to the same time last year, remains relatively flat. The data is based on a “flash poll” conducted...
MBA Admissions: Is Finance Impossible?
I listened this morning to a Haas podcast “Careers in finance remain viable in tumultuous times” with Abby Scott, Executive Director of Career Services at Haas, and a welcome voice of reason for panicked times. She acknowledges the current difficulties in the financial services industry,...
MBA Admissions: No-Cosigner Loans for International Students
There has been a lot of talk about the sudden dearth of financing options for international students who would like to attend American MBA programs. Some applicants are questioning whether to apply if they will have no way of paying for the degree. I decided...
