<p>I want to follow a path in investment management. At the moment i am enrolled as an international student in a Cal CC and planning about transfer. I will apply to OOS finance schools but due to the fact that i have a lot more chances to transfer in California i am researching about local programs. I am confused because all uc have either business administration, business economics or management. Would my degree in this areas be worth in IM?</p>
<p>Rank please this schools (in tiers or numbers): </p>
<pre><code>Berkeley (Haas; Business Administration)
Los Angeles (BizEcon)
San Diego (Management)
Davis (Managerial economics)
Santa Barbara (Business economics)
Irvine (Business administration)
Santa Cruz (Management)
Riverside (Business management)
Merced (Management)
SDSU - commonly known as best CSU for business
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<p>1) Berkeley (Haas; Business Administration)
2) Los Angeles (BizEcon)
3) San Diego (Management)
Davis (Managerial economics)
Santa Barbara (Business economics)
5) Irvine (Business administration)
Santa Cruz (Management)
Riverside (Business management)
Merced (Management)
4) SDSU - commonly known as best CSU for business</p>
<p>i don’t know from 5 on. UCI’s b-program is brand new, so you should ask current students how they like it.</p>
<p>Obviously Haas is going to give you the best opportunity to break in to an investment management career. I say UCLA and SD as second and third because they are more competitive schools than the others on the list, regardless if they offer business or not. After that, I would say your chances of breaking in are significantly lowered. You should check the career centers of each University’s website and see how many students placed in corporations that have an investment management division and actually work in investment management (obviously IT work at GS is not IM). You should expand that list, and leave California for a school in the East coast, since most recruiters (many firms are from east) will not travel to schools in the west coast unless its Cal, Pomona, Stanford, Claremont McKenna, etc…</p>
<p>You should figure out which schools you can and can not transfer to in order to narrow down your list. There are many different prerequisites for all of the schools you listed. For example, CMU does not accept business transfers and UMich does not accept transfer of credits from a 2 year college. USC, which you have listed as being OOS for some reason, would most likely be the easiest of the private schools to transfer to since your Cal CC curriculum is possible close to what they look for in a transfer.</p>
<p>^ Good points. USC is in Cali, but it’s private, and I assume he is looking at UC and CSU schools for in-state-tuition purposes. Since USC will cost so much regardless of where you’re from, it’s fair to evaluate it alongside out-of-state schools.
I’d just tack the last three on tier 5, by the way. Keep in mind that at BYU, accounting is king and you might even have better chances at high-end finance jobs if you go with that.</p>
<p>openedskittles
I am an international student, i think regardless of the fact that i studied 2 years in Cal they will take me as an oos? or i am wrong?</p>
<p>BYU may not be for everyone based on their relationship with the Church. Nicushor, yes you will get OOS tuition regardless since you are an international student, that is why you should be expanding your search of universities outside of California, especially for IM. If you give us your GPA and other significant stats, it would be easier to narrow your school list.</p>
<p>@Nicushor - You must sign a code of ethics when you matriculate at BYU that basically states you will not consume alcohol/caffeine/tobacco on campus or risk being kicked out. This is a bit too strict for some, and for others isn’t such a big deal.</p>
<p>Also I can’t stress looking at the transfer admission requirements enough. I made the mistake of not planning out my class schedule fresh/soph year so as to be able to transfer to the widest variety of schools possible which has limited my options for transfer for next fall.</p>
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