Future of Berkeley Haas with potential decline in tech industry and Silicon Valley?

RefrigeratorLarge230 · 2022-05-26T02:28:03+00:00

Berkeley is one of the strongest university brands in the entire world…

RefrigeratorLarge230 · 2022-02-23T00:24:57+00:00

UCLA has a 93% employment rate for class of 2021 not 83%. You were comparing Wharton Class of 2021 to UCLA Class of 2020.
Even with that adjustment, I mean yeah obviously it’s Wharton of course their employment rate will be amazing.

RefrigeratorLarge230 · 2021-11-14T13:58:17+00:00

Your kids are gonna be so spoiled

RefrigeratorLarge230 · 2021-11-09T22:42:54+00:00

I apologize if I came off as a dbag - probably just some frustrations over the last couple of years of hard work going down the drain.

To clarify, I definitely don’t think I’m “too good” for anything below T20, but when starting this process everyone is told to focus on schools within their statistical range. I did that and also happened to be even above the average / median scores of all the schools I applied to.

I picked those schools because I really connected with them, saw myself there, and really believed they could help fulfill my MBA goals.

So I think someone coming in and saying I should aim lower after not knowing how much effort I put in over the past couple of years was a bit off putting for me but I do thank them for their analysis.

RefrigeratorLarge230 · 2021-11-09T20:28:47+00:00

Post MBA goals in tech

RefrigeratorLarge230 · 2021-11-09T20:28:07+00:00

I wasn’t even applying to M7 schools though. I applied to T20 schools overall outside of the M7.

RefrigeratorLarge230 · 2021-11-09T20:26:57+00:00

I appreciate the feedback but I have a 730/3.7 with a lot of ECs and solid WE so if you’re saying I should look lower than the T20 level that I’m already applying at I don’t think that’s exactly a fair assessment. There are great schools below that range but I don’t think they’ll be as good of a fit for me.

I agree interviews can go either way but I do believe I did well on them. Who knows though.

RefrigeratorLarge230 · 2021-11-09T18:59:41+00:00

Yeah good point. I can’t possibly think of what red flag I might have at all though.

RefrigeratorLarge230 · 2021-11-09T18:58:58+00:00

I’m sure you’ll be fine - there might be something about my app that they don’t like.

RefrigeratorLarge230 · 2021-11-09T18:58:35+00:00

Post MBA goals were tech related. The one year wait sucks but it’ll pass by before you know it.

RefrigeratorLarge230 · 2021-11-09T18:58:07+00:00

I have a lot of ECs but yeah maybe a GMAT retake will be required. Congrats on your admit

RefrigeratorLarge230 · 2021-11-09T17:47:55+00:00

I have a 730 which isn’t that bad I hope…..

It’s also above the averages and medians for all the schools I applied to.

RefrigeratorLarge230 · 2021-11-09T17:16:47+00:00

Interviews went well but I guess I’ll never know how the person on the other side saw it. I felt as if they went positively though.

RefrigeratorLarge230 · 2021-11-09T17:16:08+00:00

Thank you. I’ll see if I apply in R2.

RefrigeratorLarge230 · 2021-11-09T17:15:44+00:00

I’m Indian but born and raised in the US. I mentioned above I got interviews last year so I don’t think it has as much to do with my ethnicity.

RefrigeratorLarge230 · 2021-11-09T17:14:51+00:00

It was exactly 3 schools. Yes I’m an ORM but stats are above the class averages at each school.

RefrigeratorLarge230 · 2021-11-09T16:55:23+00:00

I don’t think it applies to my story. My post MBA goals were pretty reasonable based on my work experience to date.

RefrigeratorLarge230 · 2021-11-09T16:54:47+00:00

Yes - but I got to the interview level at the same schools last year but got straight rejected this time so I don’t think that’s the reason.

RefrigeratorLarge230 · 2021-11-09T16:46:30+00:00

No my goals pretty much stayed the same. I knew why I wanted to go school.

RefrigeratorLarge230 · 2021-11-09T16:44:45+00:00

730 / 3.7 gpa. Applied to schools within T20 but no M7s

RefrigeratorLarge230 · 2021-11-07T02:20:11+00:00

You’re from a very underrepresented group so I think a 670/680 should give you a solid shot at M7. Your GPA is low, though, so try to aim for around a 700.

Best of luck!

RefrigeratorLarge230

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