<p>Can someone give some insight to the quality of Haas' MBA program? I know that it only recently got to Top 10 but im curious about the ppl's perception and experience about the program.</p>
<p>I've read that Berkeley has some pretty good recognition throughout Asia, but would something like this be important if one is interested in returning to Asia eventually in the future?</p>
<p>I just came bak from an info session and it doesn't seem that Haas' alumni network is that strong, which makes me doubt the actual practical value of an MBA from non Top-5 schools.</p>
<p>I wouldn’t go to Berkeley before a few that are ranked lower than it, but I would say it’s worth going to a non-top 5 MBA program, especially since you should already have some network from your current job experience. If you want to go somewhere super elite, you have to be educated somewhere super elite, but if you’re okay with having a very good job, then a very good school is plenty.</p>
<p>The top of the top business schools in Asia are still Harvard, Stanford, Wharton, and to some extent, Kellogg. Sloan, Chicago and Columbia follow but they all belong to the next group. </p>
<p>It is true that Berkeley is prestigious in Asia, but the word Haas isn’t. It’s only very recently that Haas has gained recognition not just in Asia but also in the US and throughout the world. Its sudden increased in the number of applicants says it all.</p>
<p>If I may assess Haas now on its face value, I would say with confidence that it is a top 10 b-school in the US. But then again, it’s only very recently that Haas has improved and joined the top 10 b-schools in the US. As technology is fast becoming intertwined with entrepreneurship, schools that have strong engineering, science, IT or tech programs will have brighter prospects of improving their business schools. That’s why I would foresee Stanford to stay in the top 3 for a long time, MIT-Sloan to improve a bit and Berkeley-Haas to improve substantially, if it continues to be managed well, which it is. I would expect Haas to break the top 6 or 5 in a few years to come.</p>
<p>I think that’s the best post I’ve seen from you, most of it sounded pretty good.</p>
<p>But… It seems you are implying that Sloan will be # 4 (or maybe even #3 with Wharton at #4?) and then Kellogg/Haas will vie for #5/6. You don’t really expect Haas to surpass Columbia/Chicago any time soon do you? That is a pretty bold claim to make, particularly considering the distance between these schools and Haas that exists now. How could Haas ever compete in in terms of alumni network or brand recognition?</p>
<p>I was saying that I won’t be expecting any movement in the top 3 in a decade or era from now as they are firm and solid in that positions. However, if there’s one or two b-schools that would improve 10 or 20 years from now, it’s either they will join in the next group after H-S-W or will overtake one or two of them in the race. I can see that Haas is really improving at a relatively fast rate (its rise in the ranking league table would attest to that) so it’s inevitable that it would knock one school down and replace it in the race or it would just join in that group. But I don’t see Booth, Columbia and perhaps even Kellogg that solid that they can’t be knocked down in the future. </p>
<p>Berkeley has a long history of successes. Almost all its programs are top-notched, if you would notice. (I think MBA is one of Berkeley’s weakest.) But if Berkeley decides to compete and channel its resources to it, it can do it. It has the history and solid name to do it. For example, its undergrad program isn’t really that top-notched/best. But that’s because Berkeley chose to run its undergrad that way. But should Berkeley decide to compete with HYPSM in the future and would start cutting down the number of those not-so brilliant students, it could vigorously compete with HYPSM. The problem is, would Berkeley do it? Most likely not in the near future. But if it wishes so, it can really compete because it already has a name. Berkeley would only need to admit the top 10% of its applicants and it surely would give HYPSM a run for their money. Sorry that my post is kinda broken right now. I’m beating a deadline. I will write clearly next time. </p>
<p>All Haas would need to have is another billionaire (or two), and I think that isn’t impossible to happen in a decade or era from now given that technology, where Berkeley is quite strong, has very bright prospects in the future.</p>