What are the best UC business schools?

College Search & Selection
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<p>Just had a few questions, what are the best UC business schools? I'm looking into applying to UCI, UCB, UCLA, and a couple other private colleges. Am I missing any major schools? What are my chances of getting in, my GPA is a 3.3, I volunteered over 10,000 hours, currently own my own business, in the Business student association club, and another club. My counselor told me that I can apply, even though I still haven't finished my IGETC nor my requirements on assist.org. I know that makes my chances slim, but has anyone here gotten in? </p>

<p>Any help will be greatly appreciated.
Thanks!</p>

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<p>The UCs aren’t really good for business schools.</p>

<p>Haas is good because of the prestige. </p>

<p>UCLA has economics and accounting classes which are super impacted.
UCI is about as impacted as UCLA for his business major. </p>

<p>CSUF is better than UCLA/UCI if you want a business education. </p>

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<p>^^ Haas is a “super good” business school. It has been consistently ranked well within the top 5 in the whole nation. </p>

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<p>For undergraduate business at UCs, you can choose between Berkeley, Irvine, and Riverside to apply to.</p>

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<p>@‌RML</p>

<p>I have friends going to Haas, they are still in overcrowded classes being taught by TAs. Haas is ranked high because of prestige; not because it’s the best learning experience. </p>

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<p>Haas is only good for the recruiting. The stuff you learn can be received at CSUF.</p>

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<p>UCLA has no undergraduate business school. But many other prestigious universities don’t either. UCLA does have business economics though, and an accounting minor. </p>

<p>I would not recommend going to any Calstate. Top UCs have been able to deal with state cuts in funding through OOS tuition. I doubt any Calstates have.</p>

<p>FWIW, UCLA’s grads. do fairly well in business. Both Bain and BCG recruit at UCLA at the undergraduate level, although McKinsey doesn’t (even though they DO recruit Anderson MBAs.)</p>

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<p>I don’t know how CSUF entered the picture in my reading the OP’s OP, but just to echo what beyphy stated, I don’t think the Cal States would be good for getting in and out timely. It might take some 6 years to graduate from a CSU in bus (or anything) because of class availability.</p>

<p>OP, If you’re thinking of something entrepreneurial, then CSU would be good-excellent, because it’d depend on you in generating bus based on your creativity, which isn’t based on namebrand u. Read the story of Sara Blakely… However, your 3.3 would probably disqualify you from UCLA, UCB, and some of the other UC’s. </p>

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<p>It depends on what you want to do for business, not everybody wants to work for Bain and the likes. I also think it’s overkill to go to top business school like USC/UCB/UCLA and work in the real estate firm as one of my daughter’s friend is working. You don’t need an expensive degree for selling real estate.
I also highly doubt that you will be competitive for Haas with a 3.3 GPA.</p>

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<p>^^ Yes, Dr Google, I’d agree with this. In fact, a couple of my friends who are in commercial RE are history and sociology grads from UCLA. In other words being a real-estate broker is more sales related, with a modicum of study for classes and the tests, which isn’t hard.</p>

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<p>You might want to consider SDSU, Cal Poly SLO and CSU Fullerton. All have very good business programs and are still very competitive. </p>

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<p>I’ve heard CSULB has good business program too.</p>

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<p>CSLO isn’t accepting 3.3s…SDSU would also be really hard if he wasn’t from the area.</p>

<p>If he’s applying to CSUs, he needs to be in the college zone.</p>