Best mba for IB in SF - Haas, Columbia, UCLA, MIT or NYU
I'm currently trying to decide which b-schools to apply to this coming summer/fall, aside from Harvard/Stanford. My post-mba goal would be to either go into IB (TMT or M&A) or tech PE but I'm fairly set on wanting to end up in SF. My pre-mba experience includes 2nd tier strat consulting and 3 yrs of early stage VC (I'm an associate at a tech VC firm now). I know it's probably unusual for someone to move into IB or PE after being in VC but I'm finding myself more interested in growth stage investing and M&A type transaction work. Anyhow, with my goal being to end up in SF, would it be silly to consider Columbia, MIT or NYU? Or would I be much better off at Haas or Anderson? Obviously this is assuming I don't get lucky and get into H/S.
Haas is probably my ideal school in terms of location, I just don't see the IB or PE recruiting being that strong there.
Anyone have any thoughts?
There is a small school in Philly called Wharton. Perhaps you have heard of it ...
Well aware of Wharton...don't want to move to Philly.
Philly sucks, but you would be an idiot to turn down wharton for berkeley, UCLA, MIT, or NYU.
Slightly different question. I am bored of my career in Computer Programming and would like to move into High finance. What are my prospects, if I could get myself into a good Business School? Do the recruiters look at non-finance experience grads differently? I have 8 years of experience in Software Development and two years as an Engineering Manager.
Any thoughts on the IB recruiting from Haas and the others? Wharton's obviously an awesome school, but I have various reasons why I won't make the move to Philly...so let's put that school aside.
Isn't there Wharton West Coast ?
I think Wharton West is an Executive MBA program.
Bump - any insight into Haas IB recruiting?
Would one be an idiot to turn down Wharton for Columbia?
I'm starting to think that you are a troll ....
Stop asking dumb questions.
lol
says the kid still in high school....
Stop answering legit questions. You're a high school senior. Please qualify your answers by adding that in so people know how much (or little) to trust your answers.
Regarding the original question, you wouldn't necessarily be an idiot. I'd pick Columbia over Wharton for MBA. I'm an undergrad at Wharton and the quality of professors is disappointing. Most undergrad professors also teach MBA courses so that should be relevant to you. I can't comment on Columbia's professors so perhaps someone else can shed light on that. At the MBA level, Wharton may have better recruitment opportunities just because it's Wharton but for the select few who are definitely interested in HFs/investing and don't know much about them, I feel that Columbia would be the better pick for learning opportunities.
Oh damn, I don't want people to think I'm a troll...sorry everyone I take back my question.
Thanks for the insight. I wasn't trying to ask a stupid question. Its just that I will be attending CBS and wondered how it really stood in comparison to Wharton, a school I was dinged at. It has been a weird admissions cycle because I got into CBS and Chicago, but dinged at Yale (WTF--right?). I also heard of people accepted to HBS, Wharton, etc but then dinged Kellogg, Chicago, and CBS.
Ummm....this is a high jack if i've ever seen one...
The 'original q' was regarding Haas!
Sorry, Killer_Queen. I did not read your screen name and I assumed that the OP had posted the message you posted. It was because of the context of the OP omitting Wharton from his original list, and then his subsequent comparison of Wharton and Columbia, that I felt that he was just another anti-Wharton troll.
Can anyone confirm if wharton west is only EMBA or is there a FT MBA?
It's only EMBA.
hey I was in the same boat between CBS and Wharton, was leaning toward CBS for a long time since I really liked the people I met, but ultimately chose Wharton for the better brand (and better financial aid). I don't think it's silly at all to choose CBS over Wharton, depends on what you want to do. anything finance/NYC related, CBS has an edge. Wharton is the better all around school though.
OP, I'd say Berkeley could position you well for something in the Bay area. Don't live on the West Coast, but everything I've heard about opportunities out there strongly favor people who are physically there (hence Stanford alum being so prevalent in Bay Area and Silicon Valley). I know CBS has an exchange program with Haas, a CBS grad I know did part of her 2nd year at Haas and is working in SF fulltime
keensetofpeepers did you not realize that this thread is two years old when you posted today?
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