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November 6, 2019

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Highlights of Bloomberg Businessweek’s 2019 MBA Rankings

2019-20 Businessweek MBA Rankings

Bloomberg Businessweek released its 2019 MBA rankings this week, and the administration at Dartmouth College’s Tuck School of Business is celebrating! Tuck rose an astonishing 17 places in this year’s ranking to take the #2 spot just under Stanford’s Graduate School of Business. This is Stanford’s second year in a row in 1st place. Who… 

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Article by Accepted / MBA Admissions / Chicago Booth, Columbia Business School, Cornell Johnson, Harvard Business School, MBA Rankings, MIT Sloan, Northwestern Kellogg, Stanford GSB, UC Berkeley Haas, UVA Darden, Wharton

May 16, 2019

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From the Military to Haas MBA [Episode 223]

Military and older student attending the UC Berkeley Haas Full-time MBA program. Let’s hear his story. Our guest today, David Middleton, graduated with a degree in mechanical engineering from the US Coast Guard Academy in 2003, when many of his classmates were in middle school. He served in different capacities in the Coast Guard, most… 

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Article by Accepted / Admissions Straight Talk, MBA Admissions / b-school life, military applicants, podcast, UC Berkeley Haas, underrepresented mba applicants

December 20, 2018

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U.S. News & World Report’s 2018 Best Business Schools (MBA & EMBA) Rankings

U.S. News & World Report surveyed all 471 MBA programs accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business International in fall 2016 and early 2017. Of these, 377 responded and 131 were ranked (those that submitted enough of the necessary data on their full-time MBA programs that were needed to calculate the rankings). The… 

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Article by Linda Abraham / MBA Admissions / Chicago Booth, Chicago Booth EMBA, Columbia Business School, Columbia EMBA, Dartmouth Tuck, Duke EMBA, Harvard Business School, MBA Rankings, Michigan Ross, MIT Sloan, MIT Sloan EMBA, Northwestern Kellogg, Northwestern Kellogg EMBA, NYU Stern, NYU Stern EMBA, Ross EMBA, Stanford GSB, UC Berkeley Haas, UC Berkeley Haas EMBA, UCLA Anderson EMBA, US News, Wharton, Wharton EMBA

October 4, 2018

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The Berkeley MFE: One Tough Program with Amazing Opportunities for Grads [Episode 279]

The Scoop on Berkeley’s Master of Financial Engineering (MFE) [Show Summary] Dr. Linda Kreitzman, Executive Director of the Master of Financial Engineering Program at UC Berkeley – Haas is passionate about the program. On today’s podcast Linda will take us through specific aspects of the program and what makes it unique, what it takes to… 

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Article by Accepted / Admissions Straight Talk, Grad School Admissions, MBA Admissions / Masters in Finance, Masters in Financial Engineering, podcast, UC Berkeley Haas

September 16, 2018

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UC Berkeley Haas Appoints New Dean

UC Berkeley Haas Appoints New Dean

Ann E. Harrison, a Berkeley alumna and famed Wharton economist, will begin her tenure as the next dean of the Haas School of Business on January 1, 2019, reports a Haas press release. Harrison received her bachelor’s degree from UC Berkeley in 1982, where she double majored in Economics and History. From 2001 to 2011… 

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November 28, 2017

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The Economist 2017 Full-Time MBA Rankings

The Economist has released its annual international ranking of full-time MBA programs based on data collected during spring 2017. Two surveys were used: 1) The first was completed by schools with eligible programs which covered quantitative subjects and accounted for 80% of the ranking. 2) Current MBA students and a school’s most recent graduating MBA… 

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Article by Accepted / MBA Admissions / Chicago Booth, Columbia Business School, Dartmouth Tuck, Harvard Business School, MBA Rankings, Northwestern Kellogg, Rankings, Stanford GSB, UC Berkeley Haas, UCLA Anderson, UVA Darden, Wharton

July 27, 2017

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Up Close and Personal with Berkeley Haas at the 2017 AIGAC Conference

Last month, the Association of International Graduate Admissions Consultants – AIGAC – held its annual conference, and Berkeley Haas generously hosted our first two days. This “host” role included a valuable opportunity to interact with Dean Rich Lyons (just announced he will step down), Haas adcom members including Executive Director Morgan Bernstein, and Haas students…. 

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Article by Cindy Tokumitsu / MBA Admissions / AIGAC, AIGAC 2017 Highlights, UC Berkeley Haas

November 22, 2016

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Consortium MBA Admissions Director Interview Available Online

Thank you for attending our recent Consortium Strategy Q&As with Travis McAllister and the reps from participating Consortium schools UT McCombs, University of Wisconsin, UC Berkeley Haas, Yale SOM, Michigan Ross, CMU Tepper, Indiana Kelley, and Rochester Simon. The school adcom representatives each talked about what’s new at their schools and how their programs view… 

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Article by Accepted / Accepted Podcast, MBA Admissions / CMU Tepper, Consortium, Indiana Kelley, Michigan Ross, Q&A, UC Berkeley Haas, UT McCombs, Yale SOM

September 29, 2016

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Exploring the Haas MBA: An Interview with Peter Johnson [Episode 173]

Our guest today is Peter Johnson, Assistant Dean of the Full-Time MBA Program and Admissions at Haas School of Business. He has been on the admissions team almost continually at Haas since 2004, becoming the director in 2006 and the Assistant Dean of Admissions in 2012. Welcome, Peter! Can you give us an overview of the… 

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Article by Accepted / Admissions Straight Talk, MBA Admissions / podcast, UC Berkeley Haas

July 10, 2016

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UC Berkeley Haas 2016 MBA Essay Tips & Deadlines

The supplemental information that Haas requests is almost unchanged. The essays are different from last years. For #1 they have an essay question very similar to one from two years ago. And for #2, they give you a choice of prompts. My tips are in blue below. Essays: At Berkeley-Haas, we seek candidates from a broad… 

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Article by Linda Abraham / MBA Admissions / 2016 MBA Application, UC Berkeley Haas

March 30, 2016

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Haas, McCombs, and Case Interviews [Episode 147]

This week, join us for a discussion about Haas, McCombs, consulting, and case interviews. Meet Erin Robinson, Destin Whitehurst, and Robin Ligon, the team behind Consulting Interview Coach. [0:45] All three have extensive experience in consulting prior to starting their MBAs – Erin and Destin at Deloitte and Robin at McKinsey. And all three are currently… 

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Article by Accepted / Admissions Straight Talk, Grad School Admissions, Law School Admissions, MBA Admissions, Medical School Admissions / Management Consulting, podcast, UC Berkeley Haas, UT McCombs

February 8, 2016

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In-State vs. Out-of-State Tuitions at Top MBA Programs

Which bschool is the right one for you? Download our guide to help you decide!

B-school’s not cheap. We all know that. And we all know that staying in-state and attending a public university close to home can save you money…but how much? Should you choose your MBA program based on price? Should you stay in-state to save money? Those are questions that depend on you, the schools available in… 

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Article by Accepted / MBA Admissions / Michigan Ross, UC Berkeley Haas, UC Davis, UCLA Anderson, UNC Kenan Flagler, UT McCombs, UVA Darden

January 8, 2016

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The Price of Higher Ed: 10 B-Schools with High Out-of-State Tuition Fees

Which MBA program is the right one for you? Download our guide for tips on how to decide.

Staying local is the general trend for budget-conscious MBA students, and there’s a good reason for this. According to the stats over at U.S. News, out-of-state students could pay close to $60,000 a year. Here are a few highlights from the research: • Michigan Ross charged the out-of-state students $59,778 in tuition fees (about $5,000… 

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Article by Accepted / MBA Admissions / Michigan Ross, UC Berkeley Haas, UC Davis, UCLA Anderson, UNC Kenan Flagler, UT McCombs, UVA Darden

October 29, 2015

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Haas Expands Funding to Student Entrepreneurs

UC Berkeley Haas announced the launch of a new entrepreneurship program this week that will provide more seed funding and lending opportunities for startups run by Haas students. Plans for the Berkeley-Haas Entrepreneurship Program (BHEP) in the next year include: • Providing early-stage startups and mentorship programs with $100,000 of funding (available twice a year to… 

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Article by Accepted / MBA Admissions / entrepreneurship, UC Berkeley Haas

October 20, 2015

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Wharton MBA Student Interview

UPenn Wharton MBA Student Cindy Law

Here’s a talk with Cindy Law, a 2nd year Wharton student who attended UC Berkeley Haas as an undergrad. Cindy tells of her experiences at both places, as well as her post-MBA plans. Thank you Cindy for sharing your thoughts with us! Accepted: First, can you tell us a little about yourself – where are… 

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Article by Accepted / MBA Admissions / MBA Student Interviews, UC Berkeley Haas, Wharton

October 20, 2015

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Good Employment News for Haas Grads

Haas Employment is Up

Whether graduating from Haas with an MBA, Bachelor’s, or PhD, the job search seems to be getting a little bit easier. According to early employment data for the MBA grads, the “mean and median base salary for the class [is] currently trending to exceed last year’s.” Eighty-eight percent of this year’s class has received offers,… 

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Article by Accepted / College Admissions, Grad School Admissions, MBA Admissions / Job Search, UC Berkeley, UC Berkeley Haas

October 20, 2015

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New Professors at Haas

UC Berkeley Haas

In fall 2012, there will be nine new professors on staff at the Haas School of Business at Berkeley. Toby Stuart, who worked previously as a professor at Harvard Business School, will be a Haas professor and faculty director of the Lester Center for Entrepreneurship. For the past two years, Stuart has been a visiting… 

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August 24, 2015

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Consulting at Top MBA Programs

Entrepreneurship is the sexy post-MBA job, but the reality is that less than 5% of grads from top MBA programs start a business at graduation. Per GMAC’s just released Prospective Students Survey Report, 34% of all graduate business students seek consulting positions after they earn their degree. My suspicion is that the figure is even… 

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Article by Linda Abraham / MBA Admissions / Chicago Booth, CMU Tepper, Columbia Business School, Cornell Johnson, Dartmouth Tuck, Duke Fuqua, Emory Goizueta, Georgetown McDonough, Harvard Business School, Indiana Kelley, Management Consulting, Michigan Ross, MIT Sloan, Northwestern Kellogg, Notre Dame Mendoza, NYU Stern, Rankings, Stanford GSB, UC Berkeley Haas, UCLA Anderson, UNC Kenan Flagler, US News, USC Marshall, UT McCombs, UVA Darden, Wharton, Yale SOM

June 3, 2015

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Top Ranked Part-Time MBAs

Are you using the rankings correctly?

The U.S. News has released its list of the top-ranked part time MBA programs. Here are the top 10: 1. UC Berkeley (Haas) 2. U Chicago (Booth) 3. Northwestern (Kellogg) 4. NYU (Stern) 5. UCLA (Anderson) 6. U Michigan (Ross) 7 (tie). Carnegie Mellon (Tepper) 7 (tie). U Texas- Austin (McCombs) 9. Ohio State (Fisher) 10 (tie). U Minnesota- Twin Cities (Carlson) 10… 

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Article by Accepted / MBA Admissions / Chicago Booth, CMU Tepper, Northwestern Kellogg, NYU Stern, Part time MBA, Rankings, UC Berkeley Haas, UCLA Anderson, USC Marshall, UT McCombs

May 17, 2015

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Business School Gender Balance Improving

Women now make up 60% of university graduates, but most business schools have lagged behind when it comes to gender balance—impacting not just women’s experience of b-school, but the composition of the workforce afterward. A new report from gender consulting firm 20-first looks at the numbers of women MBA students and faculty at top programs,… 

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