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University of California--Berkeley (Haas) | Best Business School
Quick Stats 545 Student Services Building Berkeley, CA 94720 enrolled (full-time)
The fall 2013 application is now open! Each fall, the Full-Time MBA Program enrolls approximately 240 bright, diverse, and creative future business leaders. We admit candidates with solid professional experience and leadership potential who come from a wide variety of industries and backgrounds. We seek candidates who possess the Berkeley values of Confidence Without Attitude and a willingness to look Beyond the Status Quo .
Admissions Criteria, MBA Program, Berkeley-Haas
The San Francisco Bay Area has long been a hotbed for new venture creation, and Berkeley-Haas is one of the world’s leading centers for the study and practice of entrepreneurship. Through academic and experiential learning, the Berkeley MBA program offers its students the training and ecosystem to launch scaleable enterprises and also teaches them how to start careers in the venture capital industry. Some Haas entrepreneurs have numerous opportunities to join Silicon Valley startups and launch their own. At the center of UC Berkeley startup activities is the highly ranked Lester Center for Entrepreneurship , which emphasizes the integration of academic and experiential learning by bringing entrepreneurs and venture capitalists into the classroom. Among its many activities are two prominent startup competitions , the Berkeley Entrepreneurs Forum , cross-campus mixers, hackathons, and meetups.