If you get rejected from Haas school of business, what are your options?

<p>I think Sakky is right. I believe I've seen the statistic as well.</p>

<p>MBA programs want students that have a diverse, broad, and well-rounded academic record. The reasoning behind this is they want students who have proven basic ability to reason and learn.</p>

<p>That's one consideration.</p>

<p>The best MBA programs also want stellar work experience for several years.</p>

<p>Business school gives you access to the work experience which is, for the top MBA programs, pretty much as important as your academic record. Plus, they aren't THAT specialized.</p>

<p>It won't kill you to take economics, but I have to say, if the part of the record you're lacking on is that you don't have a good enough GPA to get into Haas... you likely don't have much of a shot at the best MBA programs in the first place (doesn't matter if a particular course dropped your GPA--graduate schools still look at it).</p>

<p>That's the way I look at it, anyway, for myself.</p>

<p>BA is a pretty shallow major; I doubt top mba programs will give you a plus for majoring in it.</p>

<p>most people who go to haas will not usually get their MBA from what i hear because: 1) they pick up higher paying jobs straight out of college with a good chance for upward mobility so a MBA is not necessary 2) i've heard from many people the haas undergrad curriculum is a watered down version of many MBA programs so the only reason many would have to go back is better job prosepects (i've heard the same thing about wharton undergrad too)</p>

<p>personally i'm choosing PEIS as my back up major because i think it is one of the most unique majors we have at this school and it also offers the combination of political science and economics that i want</p>

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most people who go to haas will not usually get their MBA from what i hear because: 1) they pick up higher paying jobs straight out of college with a good chance for upward mobility so a MBA is not necessary 2) i've heard from many people the haas undergrad curriculum is a watered down version of many MBA programs so the only reason many would have to go back is better job prosepects (i've heard the same thing about wharton undergrad too)

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<p>This statement has to be parsed carefully.</p>

<p>I also suspect that 'most' Haas people will not get their MBA for the same reason that 'most' people of any major will not get their MBA. The MBA isn't THAT popular of an option. So in that sense, the statement that most Haas people will not get their MBA is true, but I don't think that is what the OP is asking about.</p>

<p>However, I believe that the chances of a Haas BS grad going to MBA school is higher than the average (although probably still not >50%, which is what it would have to be in order to qualify for 'most'). In particular, the 2 reasons given by bcp05 are not strong reasons. After all:</p>

<h1>1) Engineers also pick up high-paying jobs straight out of college that also have a good chance for upward mobility. Yet the rate of engineers going to B-school is far higher than average.</h1>

<h1>2) It is true that the curricula have similarities. But that doesn't mean much. The truth is, most MBA students don't care very much about the classes. In fact, many have said, point-blank, that they consider classes to be secondary. The main reason why people go to B-school is the networking and the recruiting.</h1>

<p>Besides, let me give you a typical career path of a Haas BS grad. He gets a job as an analyst in either a consulting firm or a bank. However, it is generally understood that these jobs last only for 2-3 years, and after that, only a tiny percentage (i.e. less than 5%) are offered the chance to be promoted to the associate status directly. The rest are expected to leave the company, usually to get their MBA's. The vast majority of associate positions at these companies are offered only to MBA's. </p>

<p>Furthermore, this assumes that those people want to stay in that industry and in that company. A lot of people who work in consulting/banking for 2-3 years find out that they don't like it and want to try something else. In fact, many want to be "cross-overs" - bankers who want to get into consulting, or consultants who want to get into banking. The only realistic way to do that is through B-school. And even many of those who want to stay in the industry may not want to stay in their particular company. A lot want to switch to another company, either for better pay or prestige, or whatever. In fact, a friend of mine who is finishing his MBA used to work at ATKearney and is going back to consulting, but this time for McKinsey. MBA school is one of the few times that people can switch companies like that. </p>

<p>So the point is, the vast majority of these analysts will start off in consulting/banking and be able to stay or want to stay. Most will find their career 'stopped' at the 2-3 year point at which point they have to find something else to do, either because they weren't in that top 5% who has been invited to continue, or even if they were, they may not want to continue. Hence, many will find that the next logical step is to get their MBA.</p>