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by Toni81 » Fri Nov 18, 2011 12:54 pm
Hi! I would like to specialize in General Management and Entrepreneur. My favorite sector is High Tech. I am a Financial and IT director of a company, but my studies refers only to the Financial Area (Business Administration Degree) so I'm not an Engineer or an IT consultant . In the company I work, I just applied all my IT knowledge I learnt by my own and I did some projects with a software developer to improve some areas of my business (obviously, I didn't write any software).

I would like a job as a general manager or similar, do you think DUKE would be a good or bad school for my purpose? Would UCLA be a better option?

I heard about Haas, but people seem very independent there and I want more networking like in Tuck.
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by throughmba » Fri Nov 18, 2011 9:40 pm
Duke is an excellent school but I could not understand your purpose. If I may say that you are looking forward to a General-MBA with entrepreneurship focus, the college is UCLA. Duke is too safe, as it will make sure that you get a job after you pass out. UCLA entails risk but there is a higher chance that you might become will do something of your own. UCLA rules LA.

Finance/Entertainment/ Media.. UCLA is clear winner..
Consulting/Marketing: Duke is a clear winner

Alumni Strength: Duke has a tighter knit community..
UCLA's alumni strength in West coast is pretty strong
Over all Duke might have a slighter advantage.
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by Toni81 » Sat Nov 19, 2011 6:03 am
throughmba wrote:Duke is an excellent school but I could not understand your purpose. If I may say that you are looking forward to a General-MBA with entrepreneurship focus, the college is UCLA. Duke is too safe, as it will make sure that you get a job after you pass out. UCLA entails risk but there is a higher chance that you might become will do something of your own. UCLA rules LA.

Finance/Entertainment/ Media.. UCLA is clear winner..
Consulting/Marketing: Duke is a clear winner

Alumni Strength: Duke has a tighter knit community..
UCLA's alumni strength in West coast is pretty strong
Over all Duke might have a slighter advantage.
Thank you for your answer. I would like a school where people want to help each other, working as a team. Similar to schools such as Tuck (Darmouth), it seems that DUKE is similar to Tuck. I talked with some people who visited Haas and nobody helped them to know the Bschool.

I want to learn from my partners, share our experiences and make a strong community. Do you think UCLA can fit?
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