<p>How does UCLA's undergraduate business economics stack up? Is it the same as business at other schools? Is it as good as other top notch collges such as Worton at UPenn, Stern at NYU and Marshal at USC?</p>
<p>id really like to know this answer as well...</p>
<p>What I've seen posted before:</p>
<p>UCB econ = UCLA econ < UCLA Biz Econ = USC Marshall < UCB Haas</p>
<p>I think this lays down a basic tool for comparison. Most of my friends would have prefered UCLA biz econ over UCB econ. Marshall is really good, but the school is at USC, which is overall less prestigious than UCLA or UCB. </p>
<p>Wharton is considered to be the absolute best and therefore considered better than Haas. Stern may be comparable to this program but of course offers the private school edge and it is an ideal location for a business major to study as it is located in Manhattan. But, because these are all very excellent programs distinguishing them may require weighing personal choices rather than simply trying to rank them.</p>
<p>According to an i-banking interviewer I spoke with, USC Marshall has a slight edge in the LA area over biz-econ in undergrad hiring simply because Marshall students learn a lot more practical finance info. The management Biz-econ classes at UCLA are mostly accounting; there's only one real finance class (econ 106F) which is only open to senior biz-econ majors, and even then it's only an intro to finance. A straight business program like Marshall's will prepare a student better for immediately entering the real world. UCLA Biz-econ is more broad and theoretical though, and may be more versatile in the long run.</p>
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UCB econ = UCLA econ < UCLA Biz Econ = USC Marshall < UCB Haas
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<p>this is a pretty accurate summary of how recruiters view the raw talent of the students in general within each program. for most firms, UCLA bizecon students are on par with USC marshall students because of the skill set and talent they have to make up for their lack of business-specific courses. do note that doing business-economics is not the same as doing traditional undergrad business programs like those at wharton, stern or marshall.</p>
<p>(btw it's wharton*).</p>
<p>Does anyone know UCLA's reputation to investment banks with a Los Angeles office (and in general)?</p>
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<p>i would like to know too.</p>
<p>bump this stuff</p>
<p>LA ibanks recruit out of UCLA a bit more heavily than their NY counterparts, but competition is still stiff from top east coast LACs, Stanford, and the ivies.</p>
<p>What type of UCLA grads get recruited at LA ibanks?</p>