My guess is that UCB Econ would provide you with similar experiences:
BASE summer program, Haas Certificate…
http://www.haas.berkeley.edu/Undergrad/BASE/
Being Regents, you’d have priority for enrollment in some classes, too, meaning
you would have a better shot at actually getting into the classes you’re interested in.
There’s also
http://met.berkeley.edu/
But apparently you ought to be admitted as a freshman. Don’t know if you can take a class with the cohort or not.
Yup, I’m not in the MET program.
If I don’t get into Haas, I suppose being Regents would get me priority to still sign up for Haas classes as a non-Haas major. Or I could look into the BASE program
I’ve been thinking that it seems UCLA=idealistic choice. Haas=pragmatic choice. IMO my final destination isn’t my college. It’s where I’ll be going after college. Seems Haas will get me to my final destination, or job. It seems that a number of my Cal friends always wonder what life would be like at UCLA. But I suppose Cal’s/Haas’s social and academic climates are more like the real world.
^^^^^Now you’re thinking like a futureibanker! Best of luck at Cal!
First hand experience. You’ll find McK, BCG, and Bain, as well as Accenture, Deloitte, etc. recruiting at both UCLA and Cal, and significant numbers of alumni in each firm.
@rjkofnovi I’m flattered lol. But… @magtf1 Woah hold up. I was not aware of this. If MBBAD recruit at both Cal and LA, I suppose I’d be going to Cal mainly for Regents then?
How are you defining recruiting? At any college, you do not stand in line at career fairs where they hand our golden job certificates for the taking. You are not going to get a job at one more than the other. Job fairs at colleges are overcrowded trade shows where it can be hard to get a word in. They can be a total crap shoot and there are so many other ways to get you resume in front of someone. Same companies recruit (meaning look at grads from both schools and get their info many different ways) at both schools, they will look at a resume from UCLA or CAL - what is on the resume is what counts more than the letters of the school. Go where you see yourself for these four years, these four years matter not just what is at the end.
@blueskies2day I’m not looking for a certificate for the taking. One of my concerns is being considered: whether UCLA is even regarded amongst the same employers as non-Haas or Haas. I was unaware if the same companies recruit at both schools. According to magtf1, the consulting companies recruit at both.
I am fully willing and eager to work hard for a job in college and beef up my resume. This may be theoretical or anecdotal: I don’t want to lose a job or job opportunity at a company because I went to a college where the recruiter didn’t bother looking or because a certain school is more tiered than another and the candidate at the better tiered school is preferred. Like I asked magtf1, can I ask how you know the “same companies recruit…at both schools”?
Edit: Also, I appreciate your input on seeing myself somewhere for these four years. As a senior, I’ve heard this many times. But, there are so many years after college. Aren’t those somewhat influenced by your career? So, hopefully you can see where I’m coming from by saying college isn’t my end goal and that my job is (compounded by my uncertainty of how much companies care about your undergrad). Sorry if that was dense.
Yes, UCLA and Cal will share many of the same employers seeking their graduates. The primary difference will be due to geography. If a company has offices in NorCal, they will likely recruit/hire more graduates from Cal and vice versa. Most consulting firms have two offices in the Bay Area (Silicon Valley and SF) but only one in SoCal, usually in LA.
@magtf1 Thank you again!!