Which school? Debate is open to all parameters.
I'm obviously biased but I'd love some opinions... everything from academics, prestige, job opportunities afterward, actual college experience, publics vs. privates, tuition, quality of peers, future school outlook (especially with public education cuts in Cali) etc.
Regards
EDIT: Question was brought about by a discussion between Berkeley and Stanford friends with similar (and frequently identical) job prospects lined up after school (top consulting/banking firms). Given this info (and assuming California residency and no financial aid), does the $100K difference still make sense? Does the teaching quality, etc. compensate?
Big fan of both schools to be honest.
Stanford, no question
Stanford. come on
Definitely Stanford... even if you were trying to make a case for better social scene you wouldn't be able to do it... Palo Alto all the way
Berkeley is a great school... but Stanford is on a whole different level.
EDIT: Question was brought about by a discussion between Berkeley and Stanford friends with similar (and frequently identical) job prospects lined up after school (top consulting/banking firms). Given this info (and assuming California residency and no financial aid), does the $100K difference still make sense? Does the teaching quality, etc. compensate?
Big fan of both schools to be honest.
GSB all the way. There is more basis for an argument for Berkeley than 99% of the schools though. But within that 1% the gap is considerable. As a visual example..
GSB -------------------------------------------------------------------------------Berkeley GSB-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------#10-20 ranked schools
Berkeley - better ROI for undergrad if you're a Cali resident like you mentioned
Berkley, better ROI. Not worth the extra 100k. If all is held constant, then Stanford without question.
Dated a chick from Stanford. As much as I wanted to hate on those kids, they really are perfect. Anyone who would turn down Stanford is deserving of getting in.
Care to explain?
Anyway, do you guys actually have reasoning for Stanford? I go there but I'd like to know the root of all this external fascination/admiration.
Stanford.
Stanford
The consensus #1 NFL draft pick chose not to declare, instead opting to return to Stanford. Do you think you're better than Andrew Luck....
Bump
All other things equal: Stanford. Comparison including price: Cal.
With the 100k difference, Stanford may still make sense if you are 100% sure that finance is for you. But is is hard to financially justify paying the extra 100k for a job in MC, comp sci, eng, sciences, etc. Having said that, Stanford is very generous with its financial aid, so it is very unlikely that there will be a full 100g difference between the two.
There is a HUGE number of Cal UG, Stanford MS or PhD at Stanford. Best of both worlds! Cheaper (but still world-class) UG, access to Stanford brand name and recruiting for only 1 year full tuition (MS) or 4+ year no tuition plus stipend (PhD).
stanford and berkeley undergrad (Originally Posted: 02/13/2007)
I know Stanford doesn't have an undergrad business program other than economics and I haven't heard too much about Berkeley's undergrad program. How is it that these schools are target schools? What type of undergrads do the banks recruit from these schools?
because they're smart....at stanford, it seems like most people who go into banking were econ majors or management science and engineering majors. and, a lot of people from stanford go into banking.
also...i believe berkeley undergrad business program is ranked in top five or something like that...
yea both schools do well on the west. They aren't huge feeders to NYC, but you'll see them out there.
consulting seems to be more popular than banking at stanford
UC Berkely's undergrad program is top 5 and they also have a top 10 MBA program. Stanford is the best school hands down on the entire western half of the United States.
Of course they will be recruited.
undergrad or mBA and want to work in banking NYC, you'll have no problem. Most people just want to work on west coast in banking since they're originally from there or due to the weather. Can't really blame them. Both of these schools are head and shoulders above the other schools on west coast, with stanford being the unanimous #1.
I think he's made a choice by now
I think he's made a choice by now
Stanford, it's not close.
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