<p>I was just wondering how Stern compares to the Haas School of Business at UC Berkeley.
I live in California, so I already know a lot about Haas/Berkeley, but know almost nothing about Stern.</p>
<p>I posted a chances thread about Stern a couple months ago and was told I would definitely get in. [Actually, my dream school would be Wharton, but I don't think I'm quite qualified enough for it...] so I have recently begun considering Stern.</p>
<p>I know Stern is good for Finance [which I intend on majoring in] and its location in New York would definitely benefit me if I were to look for a job.</p>
<p>What are some aspects of Stern that would make it better than Haas?
In other words, IF I were to be accepted to both Stern and Berkeley, which should I choose?</p>
<p>berkeley is really good. id stay in berkeley since you can get it a lot cheaper than NYU.
berkley and NYU are like the same in terms of the business school.</p>
<p>Haas doesn't have a guranteed entrance right? Berkeley is really competitive, I heard many don't get in until junior year, meaning they need to stay longer.</p>
<p>Yeah, its not guaranteed but I thought you only could enter during your junior year (or later) after you completed the pre-reqs during the first 2 years.</p>
<p>BUMP
So…I posted this a while ago
But turns out I got accepted to Berkeley (Regents candidate) back in February and I also just got accepted to Stern this weekend (via snail-mail/invitation to a special Stern day on campus).
Once again…the question of Stern v. Haas arises.</p>
<p>Which school is it “easier” to double major in? I want to double major in psychology and business. Does NYU have a strong psychology department?
If I wanted to work on Wall Street, at what year do Stern students start getting recruited?
Finally…
I heard that NYU gives crap financial aid. Is this true…? I come from a middle-class family.</p>
<p>NYU is expensive, both in tuition and cost of living. I think I used like ~60K+ last year for everything. If you can save 30-40k a year by going to Berkeley, why not? I’m assuming you are still a candidate for regents? If you get it, you might as well stay at Berkeley, you will get into Haas. I believe everyone with a 3.3+ or something low like that are automatically in. One important factor is it may be easier to do internships (though perhaps not work the 30k a year in difference).</p>
<p>I think NYU’s finance department is generally known as being stronger than Berkeley. That being said, the environments at the two schools are polar opposite. The city of Berkeley and NYC, Manhattan, cannot be compared. Yes, Berkeley is a short ride away from San Fran, but still, it doesn’t compare. Internships are abundant at Stern, and although they are existant at Haas, you cant really get an internship at a major iBanking firm your third year there like you can at Stern. That being said, Haas kids are not as competitive, just cause getting into Haas itself is fierce. I think it has only a 50% acceptance rate from the kids who are already at Cal, so the 3.3 automatic entrance thing is bull. If you are into the really hippy, world peace bull, go to Haas. If you are more materialistic and care about location and getting a good job upon graduation, go to Stern. Oh, also, Stern Alum are among the highers paid after graduation, so while it is infinitely more expensive to go to Stern, it should pay off. This may be a little biased though, I got in ED =]</p>
<p>they are both really good schools. But if you want to do Finance, i would suggest Stern over Haas. In the real financial world, most major Investment banks, hedge funds, and commercial banks are located in northeastern states. There aren’t that many in California because the stock market opens at 9:30 am. If you are an investment banker in Cali, you would have to get up at 6:30 am. Thus, if you want to pursuit your career in Finance, go to Stern for sure. It has one of the top rank Finance department in the world.</p>
<p>Hmm…well I have always dreamed of working on Wall Street but I guess I am just not sure if I want to leave CA yet…</p>
<p>Is Stern really competitive and hard? I know that at Berkeley, everyone studies A LOT, and actually, getting into Haas requires like an 3.7, which is basically an A- average, and an A at Berkeley is extremely hard to get. I’ve basically worked hard all my life to get into these colleges, but I’m not sure if I just want to keep working my butt off at Berkeley for another 4 years too, you know? Not that I would want to “slack off” or w/e just by going to Stern. But it would take a lot less pressure off me to go to a 4-year business school rather than go to Berkeley and not even know if I can get in to the competitive business program, haha. </p>
<p>ilikeoranges, I think I will do what you said and just go to Berkeley if I get the Regents scholarship haha.</p>
<p>Anyways, thank you for the advice everyone! Any more input from people? Has anyone had to make this choice/a similar choice before?</p>
<p>I am visiting NYU during my spring break (mid-April) so we will see how that goes
NYU is so expensive though :(</p>
<p>I was essentially in your EXACT position.
Berkeley / Regents vs NYU Stern / 0 Financial Aid.</p>
<p>I currently attend NYU, and I have absolutely NO regrets. I could not be happier.</p>
<p>By the way, when I received Regents I was told you don’t automatically get into Haas for being in Regents, but that no one in Regents that had ever applied to Haas has been denied entry…</p>
<p>And yes, even with all this in mind, I still chose NYU Stern.</p>
<p>Private message me, and we can discuss further regarding this decision.</p>
<p>I’m essentially in the same position as you are, I got into Berkeley with the intention of going to Haas, and I also got into Stern a few weeks ago. I’m essentially torn between which one I’m better suited for. At the moment, I believe I’m interested in Finance. And if the previous posts have told me anything, Stern has the upper-hand, in many ways Finance is its specialty, over Haas.</p>
<p>Another factor that makes the choice difficult is that as a Californian resident, I’ve taken 13 UC approved courses at my local community college that can all fulfill most of my pre-reqs and cores at Cal.</p>
<p>I’m also waiting to hear back from the Ivies. </p>
<p>Well, if ranking means anything to you guys, NYU finance is ranked at 2nd while Berkeley is ranked as 5th by US News and World report. However, for overall undergraduate business program, Berkeley got 3rd while NYU got 5th. NYU is also ranked as one of the schools that have the best internship and study abroad programs. So if those are important, then NYU may be a better choice as Berkeley wasn’t even on the list.<br>
Personally, I would choose NYU because you’re guaranteed to be in Stern if you got accepted, while in Berkeley you could end up not being accepted. Why take the unnecessary risk and stress? What if you end up rejected? Then you may waste 4 years getting a degree that you don’t want. I’d be wary of taking that risk when I’m guaranteed a spot at one of the best business schools in the nation.</p>
