<p>Would getting a BA in Asian Studies with a focus on China give me a better chance of getting an MBA in the future as opposed to a BS in Business Administration at CAL? (given that i get the same gpa and gmat scores) Isn't a BS in Business Admin pretty much the same as an MBA? Ultimately, I'd like to do business with China or Taiwan...what do you guys think?</p>
<p>Uh, no, a BS in bus-ad is definitely not the same as an MBA. Just think of it logically. What would you rather have - a BS in bus-ad from Cal, or an MBA from Cal? I think we would all agree that we would rather have the latter, so that indicates that they are not the same. If they were the same, there would be no reason to prefer one over the other.</p>
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<p>Learning to speak Chinese will be a big plus for doing business with China or Taiwan.</p>
<p>The "Berkeley" name carries a lot of weight in Asia. Having experience living in Asia carries a lot of weight with American companies with Asian operations.</p>
<p>The best way to learn to speak Chinese is to move to Taiwan or China. A degree in nearly anything from Berkeley will open doors if you go to Taiwan after college and look for a job teaching English. I just showed up, and found work within days. (That was decades ago, so seek the advice of people who have followed that path more recently to see if it's as easy as it used to be.)</p>
<p>There's some prejudice against Asian-American English teachers in Asia, even if they're native speakers of English. If you fall into that category, you may have to look longer and harder, and settle for less money than similarly situated white people.</p>
<p>Applying to business school from Asia can help you stand out from the crowd.</p>
<p>Careful, though - the last guy who took my advice on this subject moved to Asia after college, and never left.</p>
<p>a BA from berkeley and a MBA from berkeley are two completly different degrees. THe MBA is one of the best in the nation, while the BA is good, its not anywhere close to the MBA</p>
<p>Most good MBA programs assume you have never taken any business courses. If you have a B.S. in Business Administration as an undergraduate, then you will have some overlap as an MBA student. This means you may have it a little bit easier as an MBA student or it means you wasted a lot of time on business courses that you could have spent on some other interest such as Asian studies. Which one is the case depends on your perspective. As to admissions to MBA programs, you are better off selecting the major for which you are most passionate and for which you can demonstrate your skills.</p>
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Uh, no, a BS in bus-ad is definitely not the same as an MBA. Just think of it logically. What would you rather have - a BS in bus-ad from Cal, or an MBA from Cal? I think we would all agree that we would rather have the latter, so that indicates that they are not the same. If they were the same, there would be no reason to prefer one over the other.
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<p>Just because it's a higher degree does not mean that the education is radically different. I've heard from MBA recruiters that if you come out of a top UG business program you will have no problem in MBA. If you go to the Wharton MBA website and look at their curriculum almost 80% of the coursework is the same as top UG business schools. </p>
<p>You basically take a pre-term math class (same at UG), financial & managerial accounting (same at UG), financial analysis & financial economics (1 of 2 at my UG), Managerial economics & Legal Env. Business (same at UG), 4 ethics and management courses (3 of 4 at my UG), 2 strategy courses (1 of 2 at my UG), 2 marketing courses (1 of 2 at my UG), 4 operations courses (3 of 4 at my UG)</p>
<p>then you pick a concentration... at Wharton MBA you take 5 classes, at my UG you take 4 classes. </p>
<p>The core and concentration classes are relatively the same. The electives are obviously different, but then again, they are ELECTIVES. </p>
<p>The difference between top UG-Biz and MBA is that you are surrounded by smarter and more experience people and the coursework tends to go a little bit more in depth. A lot of the Profs at the top business schools teach both UG and MBA level. </p>
<p>There is a big difference in terms of degree worth, but in terms of what you learn, it is different in depth but certainly not radically different.</p>