Hi
I am admitted by Berkeley Haas b-school this year.
I would love to give you my first hand information and some insights.
Please see the comments as follows:
1.請問這4所MBA的學費+生活住宿費大約各多少呢?(年)
The estimation is about 55K per year. Tuition is about 34K per year.
However the life expense is so high here.
For example, I rent a 4-bed room apartment near campus which costs me 920 per month !!!
2.請問他們(回台灣或在美國)就業率高嗎?
I can give you some Taiwanese students I know (directly from Taiwan not ABC) in class of 2005 who just graduated this year.
One is working in Mckinsey Taipei office
One is working in Merrill Lynch Taiwan
One is working in a high-tech company in California bay areas
3.唸完書要怎樣才能留在美國工作阿?
If your English and professional abilities are qualified and you have strong will to work in US, you will definitely secure a nice job in US.
It also depends on your career goals. Working in Taiwan/Asia could bring you more benefits than working in US.
I know most of us including me would like to work in US for a while and gain some international experience. But I admit it will be a very challenging route. You should recognize this fact why a company wants to hire you other than US citizens. So let’s keep improving ourselves and using positive attitude to overcome any difficulty.
4.請問這4所華人佔的比率是多還是少呢?
California is a diverse community so you can see lots of people from different countries. I would say you won’t have home sick in Berkeley since lots of Chinese immigrants here. Usually, 4 to 5 Taiwanese students come to Haas each year. This year we got 10 directly from Taiwan compared to only 2 from mainland China and we are the biggest international student group. I will interpret this figure that Berkeley recognize the importance of Taiwan. Also the performance of Taiwanese students give them a good impression not only in academic but also in careers. Therefore they are willing to give us more offers than other countries.
I know you may concern that if there are too many Chinese/Taiwanese, it could affect your improvement of English oral speaking or you will often speak Mandarin. I also worry about this before I come to here. However, the truth is that you should and you must enhance your English communication skills everyday so that you can “survive” in this environment.
5.美國不能打工那是不是寒暑假也不能去美國企業實習阿?...這樣不是喪失學習機會!
Don’t worry. If you get admissions from the schools you mentioned, the opportunity to have an internship is extremely high. As far as I know, every Haas Taiwanese student gets internship in US.
6.如果是您自己會想去哪一所就讀MBA呢...為什麼?
Haha…which school do you think I will choose among these four great schools?
Absolutely. go bear!
I like the location and people here. It also matches my career goals.
7.請問這4所的MBA各著重什麼呢?(例如會計或行銷)
If you are interested in Berkeley MBA program, you can do some survey on
http://www.haas.berkeley.edu
8.西雅圖和柏克萊GPA都要3以上我才2.8這樣是不是表示我進不去了?
GPA is not so important and you can’t do anything about it now.
However, I admit the GMAT requirement of Berkeley is so high. Our range (10 people from Taiwan) is from 690 to 760. The average is about 720.
9.請問大學成績不是很好,工作幾年後,想留學好的學校(MBA Top30之內的),要如何補救呢?<例如是要進大公司或是托福考很高嗎>
There are lots of valuable articles here and many people share their insights and experience of applying business schools. I suggest you should spend some time here.
Good luck to your application