UCI Merage - 5 Stars

Experience during the program

I graduated from the full time MBA program in 2015. I chose Merage based on the location, the smaller class, and the strong track record of the career services team. Overall I was not disappointed. I leveraged the MBA program to pivot industries and functions to consulting. The career team was instrumental in making that switch happen. There are tons of opportunities on and off campus to network, add skills, and build your resume. Merage has a large and active alumni network in Southern California. The school has good name recognition at virtually any company with some level of southern California presence. Oh and my current boss is also an anteater. Zot Zot!

About professors, classes and curriculum

Interesting mix of classes. No need to pick a particular "track" of "focus". I like that i was able to take any mix of classes I saw fit.

About job placement process

Pretty much any large company that has a Southern California presence recruits heavily on-campus here. For some of the largest top-tier post-MBA companies (Apple, McKinsey, etc.) your going to have to do the legwork but there's alumni out there who have done it who you can leverage.

Overall BSchool experience (5.0)
Schools contribution (5.0)
Classmates rating (5.0)

Strengths of the program:

Student body, diversity
Career opportunities provided by school
Location

Best fit at this program:

Finance
Marketing
Entrepreneurship

Can be improved:

Brand/Ranking
Specialization in a particular area (e.g. Finance, Consulting, Healthcare, etc)