Would you give up a 70K+ pay for UCB/Haas?

Transfer Students UC Transfers
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<p>If you enjoy the time you spend at HAAS and pursuing your degree, if you truly feel like you want something that your current job doesn’t offer then of course it’s worth it.</p>

<p>The value of such a proposition is only worth its weight in gold to the person making that choice. </p>

<p>I knew what I was getting into, starting my real college pursuit when I was 24 years old. Now I’m 26, about to start at UCSD Jacob’s and I’ll be just shy of 30 when I finish my bachelor’s. Had I stayed in the work force, I would undoubtedly be near what I’ll make as a bachelor in engineering at 28 years old, but would I be happy? Hell no. </p>

<p>Doing what I’ll be doing after going to UCSD, I will wake up every morning and I will want to go to work because I’ll be doing something I love. </p>

<p>The money is nice of course.</p>

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<p>I didn’t read what people posted, but this thread is ridiculously dumb. Haas graduates make on average, $60k a year. You won’t earn an ibanking job from graduating from Haas, you will become an accountant or consultant. Haas can’t compete with Wharton, Stern or Stanford undergrads. Haas is overrated (although it’s my #1 transfer choice). Etc…</p>

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<p>@Cupertino, you’re ridiculously dumb, hope you get rejected, here’s some 2010 full time offers and summer internships:</p>

<p>Alan Ni, UBS, Los Angeles, CA
Anya Ngo, Credit Suisse Technology, San Francisco, CA
Gaurav Gupta, UBS, Los Angeles, CA
Jing-Jing Li, Goldman, Sachs & Co, San Francisco, CA
Jonathan Su, Moelis & Co., Los Angeles, CA
Kevin Guan, Morgan Stanley, Los Angeles, CA
Mark Fiorentino, Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Healthcare, San Francisco, CA
Michelle Fong, J.P. Morgan Securities, San Francisco, CA
OoKhin Mon, UBS, Los Angeles, CA
Sean Lee, Lazard Technology, Media, Telecom, San Francisco, CA
Chris Lin, Goldman, Sachs & Co. Technology, Media, Telecom, San Francisco, CA
Eunkyung Lee, Morgan Stanley Mergers & Acquisitions, Hong Kong, SAR
Hatim Sukhla, Goldman, Sachs & Co., San Francisco, CA
Iris Luo, Deutsche Bank Financial Institutions Group, Los Angeles, CA
Jamie Wei, Goldman, Sachs & Co., San Francisco, CA
Jeffrey Kuo, Moelis & Co., Los Angeles, CA
Jennifer Ngai, Goldman, Sachs & Co., Los Angeles, CA
Jeremy Mekdhanasarn, Qatalyst Partners Technology, San Francisco, CA
Leonid Rozkin, J.P. Morgan Securities, San Francisco, CA
Mike Jin, Goldman, Sachs & Co., San Francisco, CA
Ryan Chang, UBS, Los Angeles, CA
Sallie Jian, Wells Fargo (SF)
Yew Khor, Jefferies (SF)
Sam Mai, Hidden River LLC (SF)<br>
Aaron Ru JP Morgan (SF) Technology, Media, and Telecommunications
James Shen Morgan Stanley (SF) Financial Sponsors
Yi Yu Morgan Stanley (NY) TBD
Jonathan Cheung, Barclays Capital (Menlo Park) Technology
Sebastian Cua, Goldman, Sachs & Co. (NY) Technology/Media/Telecom
Susan Liu, Deutsche Bank (SF) Technology
Jeffrey Ni, Credit Suisse (SF) Healthcare
Erica Pang, Barclays Capital (Menlo Park) Technology
Simon Shen, Goldman, Sachs & Co. (SF) Generalist</p>

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<p>so loski, how were your grades in ur first semester? i remember seeing u on last yr’s haas threads with jcberger and vcmason or w/e their names where</p>

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<p>You can only invest your money so long before you have to use it.</p>

<p>Money isn’t a means to an end, folks. It’s a key for unlocking doors in life. You could have all the keys in the world, but if you don’t open any doors, they’re completely useless.</p>

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<p>It’s more than the money. Many people from work are contented with what they do & how much they make. Some actually make $100k+ (working tons of overtime). Some managers make 6 figures - no college degree but know people :wink: I don’t want to end up like my colleagues that have 30+ yrs of service doing the same thing over and over. Getting a business degree at Haas will definitely open more doors for me. I have the technical work experience; I just need the degree (not just from anywhere) to move up. One of my goals is to become a technical manager (operations-area manager/director).</p>

<p>It’s actually interesting that my fall back is to go back to management if I don’t get into Berkeley - LOL. My application/resume is on hold until the 30th.</p>

<p>Also, I would like to be a role model for my son. I would like him to realize the importance of education. He actually appreciates school more esp. when he compares our homework - hahaha! He’s happy that his are much easier.</p>

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<p>Oops, forgot to mention…my officemate’s wife works at another big corp. & she makes $200k+ - she’s from UCB/HAAS :)</p>

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<p>lets postpone this discussion until april 30th to see if u get in first. you don’t want to have to worry about this if u don’t have to…</p>

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<p>I’m giving up 80K+/year this fall to go to a UC. So from my standpoint yes it is worth it. Having a degree from a reputable college with work experience will get you a job almost anywhere. My 80k is the smallest yearly amount in my family too(brothers parents etc) primarily because they all have degrees. It also makes it so you aren’t pinned in to one job your whole life. I make good money where I work, but I couldn’t go anywhere else with it :\ no one will take me without a college degree. Unless I wanted to work sales or something like that.</p>

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<p>Whoa 30 people! What a lot! Your chances are high. I knew a girl who went to Haas undergrad and landed a job at Goldman. She was really attractive and probably slept with the right people.</p>