Berkeley / Haas MBA News

In this MBA DecisionWire Spotlight, which highlights MBA candidates’ choices as shared in Clear Admit’s DecisionWire, we take a closer look at a candidate accepted to UCLA Anderson, then taken off the waitlist—with scholarships—to Berkeley / Haas and Yale SOM. Initial feedback favored Haas in light of the applicant’s preference for California: Read More Read more

There’s no doubt that consulting consistently leads the pack for MBA graduates’ career choice, and Bain & Co. is widely considered one of the most elite consulting firms in the world.  As such, we’re excited to kick off our Real Humans of Bain series.  Just as… Read More Read more

Each week we collect all the MBA news that’s fit to print and provide a quick overview of the latest trending topics from top business schools around the world. Here’s your MBA News You Need digest for the week of April 22, 2019. Wharton Unveils New Facilities for Student Entrepreneurship The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania just unveiled plans for Tangen Hall, the first on-campus space dedicated to student entrepreneurship and innovation activities. Tangen Hall is a seven-story, 68,000-sqft hub developed by the Hankin Group, designed by KSS Architects, and funded by a  $25 million gift from the AKO Foundation.  Tangen will offer incubator spaces, maker spaces, a test kitchen, a new Venture Lab, and an Integrated Product Design Program operated by Wharton, the School of Engineering, and the Stuart Weitzman School of Design. Tangen Hall, aerial perspective looking Northeast “Tangen Hall is one of those dreams come true. The real motivator for this is the amazing entrepreneurial and innovative spirit of our undergraduate and graduate students who are working to do great things in the world,” said President Amy Gutmann. “I want to thank Dean Geoff Garrett and Wharton for taking the lead and driving this project forward, bringing the finest of business, engineering, and design together.” Read the full press release from Wharton here. Yale Wins MBA Impact Investing Competition Two Times Running Team members (from left) John Palfreyman ’20, Vincent Caruso ’20, Emma Broderick ’21, and Leah Yablonka FES ’19 For the second year in a row, a team of Yale SOM students took home first place at the MBA Impact Investing Network & Training (MIINT) competition this month. Starting at Yale five months prior, two MBA students, Susannah Burrage ’19 and Jake Harris ’19, selected five teams from an initial applicant pool of 50. After months of due diligence, research and weekly meetings, the five teams were whittled down to one in a pitch-off. To determine which team would represent Yale at the MIINT competition, judges chose the winners based on which idea had the most potential for strong financial returns and scalable impact. Read More Read more

The gender pay gap is still alive and well in business, particularly in the tech industry. At least that’s what Christina Chavez, a ’19 Berkeley Haas MBA student, discovered when she logged into an online compensation board named Blind while working at Microsoft a few years ago. There was a shocking difference between what male and female colleagues were getting paid. So, when Chavez was accepted into the Haas MBA program, she put pay equity and transparency as one of her top goals. Last fall, Chavez’s goal came to fruition with the help of her classmate Jack Anderson, a fellow member of the Hass Gender Equity Initiative. Together, they set up a spreadsheet where classmates could share details about their compensation packages. Then, using salary data and research provided by Professor Laura Kay, they created a Haas Wage Gap Infographic. “We earned 96 cents to the dollar in the last MBA class, and people were like ‘yeah we’re approaching equity,’ but this gap grows over time,” Chavez said. Read More Read more

The 2020 rankings of full-time MBA programs are out from U.S. News & World Report, and our admissions experts, Graham Richmond and Alex Brown, have once again been kind enough to help make sense of them. Before they dig… Read More Read more

The visit was pretty fun, Haas and Berkeley in general are pretty nice considering the absurdly dense population of the San Francisco Bay area. The interview experience was really quite standard – my interviewer grabbed me from the MBA office and we went to a small study room to chat. Read More Read more

In this MBA DecisionWire Spotlight, which highlights MBA candidates’ choices as shared in Clear Admit’s DecisionWire, we take a closer look at a candidate accepted to Berkeley / Haas and UCLA Anderson. The candidate is interested in tech and also received a scholarship offer, worth $80k, from UCLA / Anderson. Clear Admit’s Graham Richmond spent some time crafting a lengthy response: Read More Read more

I interviewed with a first year student, on UC Berkeley Haas’ campus. All in all, it was a pretty relaxed, conversational and even fun experience. She started off by introducing herself and her background and explain how the interview was going to go. Then we jumped in the questions: Tell… Read More Read more

The interviewer started by introducing himself and walking me through how the interview goes and the time frame for the interview (45 min with the last 10-15 min for me to ask questions). He highlighted that he only saw my resume and has not seen my application, and told me… Read More Read more

UC Berkeley Haas MBA interview questions were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 2 candidate who interviewed off-campus: The interviewer was very friendly, and the interview went like a casual conversation. He first introduced himself, at a length of his past career and current job, and started asking me… Read More Read more

The Financial Times released their 2019 Global MBA rankings this week and all seems right at the top.  Stanford GSB once again claimed first place, followed by Harvard Business School in second (up from fifth last year).  INSEAD maintained its position as the leading international school, landing in third overall.  Wharton and CEIBS rounded out the top five. Clear Admit’s resident admissions expert and author of “Becoming a Clear Admit: The Definitive Guide to MBA Admissions,” Alex Brown, commented: “The top three U.S. schools are in the right order—Stanford and HBS lead things off, with Wharton just behind. This is reflective of how we see applicant preferences play out in the marketplace.  It's also worth noting that the FT is the only major ranking that lists these three programs as the tops in the U.S., with HBS and Stanford ahead of Wharton.” Here are more key takeaways from the latest FT Global MBA rankings: Read More Read more

Clear Admit is delighted to share admissions insights from Morgan Bernstein, the Executive Director of Full-time MBA Admissions at UC Berkeley / Haas.  Bernstein was part of the admissions team for five years before stepping into her current role, and she knows things from… Read More Read more

Sponsored Content Networking is vital for every MBA student and applicant, and at the University of California-Berkeley Haas School of Business, the school does whatever it can to help. From offering a myriad of networking opportunities to focusing on creating diverse classrooms, UC Berkeley Haas ensures… Read More Read more

Throughout the rest of December, leading business schools will be rolling out their decisions to Round 1 MBA applicants. While many are eager for the gift of admission via phone, email or portal, waiting for a decision can push anxiety levels to full tilt for the Class of 2021 hopefuls. But, fear not, anxious applicants! At Clear Admit, we have two resources that are designed to help you navigate these few weeks: Clear Admit LiveWire and Clear Admit MBA Chats. Read More Read more

UC Berkeley Haas MBA Interview Questions & Report The interview was in-person with an alumnus locally at his workplace. It was a blind interview for which he was only given my resume. Interview Questions: 1. Tell me about yourself 2. Trends in your current or planned industry 3. Read More Read more

UC Berkeley Haas MBA Interview Questions & Report by a Round 1 applicant off-campus Interviewed with a Haas alumnus in my area about 2 weeks prior to R1 decision date. Laid-back, relaxed interview atmosphere. Blind (only resume available) interview. Interview lasted 45 minutes. Pretty standard interview questions and nothing too… Read More Read more

Each week we collect all the MBA news that’s fit to print and provide a quick overview of the latest trending topics from top business schools around the world. Here’s your quick MBA News You Need digest for the week of November 26, 2018. Berkeley Haas Launches New Social Impact Startup Fund Jorge Calderon, founder of the new Berkeley Haas Social Venture Fund, with Venture Fellow Jessie Tang, MBA 20. Photo: Jim Block The new Berkeley Haas Social Venture Fund was launched this past spring to support four student social impact startups. The fund offers two awards: a cash prize of up to $5,000 and a resource award, which provides ventures with a network, mentoring, and office space. All recipients receive three months of dedicated coaching from a network of advisers pulled from the Berkeley / Haas alumni network. The goal of the fund is to support 10 to 20 social venture startups per semester once it truly gets off the ground.  Four full-time MBA students have been named Social Venture Fund program fellows so far: Maggie Fried (MBA ’19) is focused on food, water, and health-related startups Stephanie Solove (MBA ’19) is focused on education and the workforce Jessie Tang (MBA ’19) is focused on financial services and housing Sam Roth (MBA ’19) is focused on energy and the environment The recipient of the first grant was Pedi-Ed, a health education nonprofit co-founded by Ahaana Singh (BS ’19), Caroline McGuire (Integrative Biology ’19), and Adam DeAngelo, a Boston University senior. Learn more in the Berkeley Haas Newsroom. MBA Admissions Director Talks the HBS Global Experience As Round 1 applicants wrap up their interviews at Harvard Business School, MBA admissions director Chad Losee took to the HBS blog to reflect on the school's global reach after much time on the road meeting candidates in person. Losee recently traveled to Tokyo to conduct interviews and meet local alumni at the HBS Japanese Research Center (JRC). Read More Read more

Sponsored Content There’s no doubt that networking is a vital piece of the MBA experience. When done correctly, it can offer a range of benefits from sourcing information to salary growth, building stronger relationships, improving job satisfaction, and more. In fact, research… Read More Read more

Anyone who’s familiar with the MBA application process knows that December moves forward at an accelerated pace, mixing work, with holidays and application preparation. Come the New Year, Round 2 application deadlines come swiftly. To help this year’s Round Two applicants avoid the classic time crunch, today’s blog post offers… Read More Read more

Welcome to another edition of MBA ApplyWire Spotlight, in which we highlight a pertinent post from an MBA applicant to one of our useful admissions tools.  This week, we take a look at an applicant who’s hoping to work in the consumer goods industry post-MBA. The applicant detailed their history and concerns: Then, our resident expert, Alex Brown, kicked off the conversation about work experience: Read More Read more

Each week we collect all the MBA news that’s fit to print and provide a quick overview of the latest trending topics from top business schools around the world. Here’s your quick MBA News You Need digest for the week of November 15, 2018. Chicago Booth Expands MBA Veteran Resources… Read More Read more

The Stanford Graduate School of Business is no stranger to a top spot, but this is their first time claiming #1 on the Bloomberg Businessweek Best B-School list for U.S. programs. There are more familiar faces in the lead, with Wharton holding steady in second and Harvard Business School placing third.  MIT / Sloan and Chicago Booth round out the top five, and then some greater shake-ups hit the standings, such as Berkeley / Haas jumping five spots and UVA / Darden a whopping eight positions. This can be attributed to Bloomberg Businessweek’s change in methodology—which was such a departure from last year’s approach, that they did not even include prior rankings for comparison. Before we dig into our key takeaways, here is a quick glance at this year’s top 10 (with the addition of 2017 rankings in parentheses): Read More Read more

Each week we collect all the MBA news that’s fit to print and provide a quick overview of the latest trending topics from top business schools around the world. Here’s your quick MBA News You Need digest for the week of November 8, 2018. Yale SOM Search for New Dean… Read More Read more

Sponsored Content U.C. Berkeley’s Haas School of Business ranked #7 by the U.S. News & World Report and The Economist, #9 by Forbes, and #10 by the Financial Times. It reaches these high rankings… Read More Read more

The newest Economist best MBA rankings for full-time programs is officially out, with two Chicago schools topping the list. The University of Chicago Booth School of Business and the Northwestern University Kellogg School of Management sit at number one and two for 2018. This new… Read More Read more