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Originally Posted by Urban Strata

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So all that said, anyone have thoughts on NYU vs. Berkeley? That's a big decision!

Originally Posted by cjmedina

when i Paroled from prison thats where they sent me.

Originally Posted by Urban Strata

THANKS guys! I really appreciate all the support. This will be a huge life change and won't be easy, but hopefully it'll mean I'll be even more plugged into the mobile tech industry in the future.

Btw, I had my NYU Stern preview weekend this past weekend and it was awesome. So far I love it there. I have a similar weekend coming up for Berkeley in May, so my challenge will be to not fall head-over-heels in love with springtime weather in the Bay Area. Exciting stuff!

Originally Posted by Urban Strata

Thanks again, everyone.

I'm about 99.9% locked on Berkeley (the current CEOs of Intel, Vodafone and Adobe went there, after all), but any other thoughts? Any Berkeley grads here who can comment on the experience? Any tips or tricks I should know?

To quote LL...

Going back to Cali, stylin, profilin
Growlin, and smilin, while in the sun
The top is down, on the black Corvette
And it's fly, cause it's sittin on Dayton's
Laurents steering wheel, plushed out, gold-leaf phantom top
and three girls waiting
VRRRROOM engine's blowin, the chrome, is shining
Passing all the cars on the way
Movement of the wind, back wheels spin
Pop in a cassette and push play

Originally Posted by sabesh

I used to live in Albany, which is next to Berkeley. My Ex attended Cal, so I've been to the campus many times. You can't beat the setting and atmosphere there. As Pen25 said, the laid back atmosphere is great and allows one to concentrate on things. Multi-ethnic for sure and heck of a place to attend college, given the sheer academic brilliance of their alumn.

So many colleges tried to recruit Jason Kidd (local kid) around the time I lived in the area, but even he opted for Cal, as it's such a cool campus! Also, it's just a little ways to San Francisco, which has gotta be one of the most interesting big cities in North America (Don't call it "Frisco" lol).

Originally Posted by pen25

we always called it san fran. or bay

Originally Posted by sabesh

Or "The City"

Originally Posted by i880/8525junkie

and yet ur choosing Berkeley over NYU? I'm shocked...I'd sell my left kidney to finish my bachelors and masters @ NYU..Sterns is such a great business school...instead of looking at how many great alums came from berkeley. why don't you look at it as a challenge? to be the start of a tradition of the most talented business individuals involved in the mobile industry here in the NorthEast who chose to go to Sterns...and envelope themselves and their careers around the Capital of the world!

If that didn't convince you, maybe a Long Island Ice Tea would...

Originally Posted by pen25

NYU is a great school. just as Georgetown Harvard MIT. theres more to a degree then just the school work. but one has to understand alums are needed. just like frats they can help a person out. and ultimately US will make the decision thats best for him. plus so much cheaper out in cali compaired to the city. you can live north in the woods where its really cheap or the bay where its super expensive well ok about as much as the city.

Originally Posted by Urban Strata

NYU is a great school. So is Berkeley. By most accounts Berkeley is slightly better in the full-time MBA rankings (no. 7 in US News & World Report vs. No. 10 for NYU), but rankings mean nothing compared to what a school means to you and where it can get you for your particular need.

And that's the thing. Business school is not about academics, per se, it's about the network you build through that business school, alumni, professors and others associated with the program. As much as I love New York City, I have to admit Berkeley is miles ahead of NYU in terms of its tech network; Berkeley's proximity to Silicon Valley is incomparable, while NYU's proximity to Wall Street brands it as more of a "finance school."

Now I still have to decide that Berkeley is a good fit for me, and I'm very much a New York City kinda guy. So I'm heading out there April 30-May 3 for Berkeley's Days at Haas preview weekend, which will be my deciding factor. I'll let you guys know what my final decision is at that point, but my desire to work in tech is definitely leading me in the direction of the West Coast...

Originally Posted by PiTT

US, congrats! My buddy just got into UCLA Anderson, and he is super excited. Glad you are going the same route. now you are much closer to me and i can actually bug you more! isn't that exciting? now we have no reason not to at least go for dinner or drinks once. i have lots of friends in the bay area and i make the trip a few times a year. regardless, congrats again and good luck.

Originally Posted by Urban Strata

So it's official... I'm now a California Golden Bear at Berkeley!

I'm proposing that I leave work as of July 3rd, though that still needs to be approved. Holy crap!

Originally Posted by Urban Strata

By the way, does anyone have any experience/tips for moving across the country?

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Originally Posted by PiTT

Yea, don't become a GS Warriors fan. your best bet is to be a Laker fan. oh, and people on the west coast are VERY different. if you're in LA, everyone is an "actor". if you're in the bay area, they're all a "ceo" of some great new startup.

choose your friends wisely =)

Originally Posted by PiTT

Yea, don't become a GS Warriors fan. your best bet is to be a Laker fan. oh, and people on the west coast are VERY different. if you're in LA, everyone is an "actor". if you're in the bay area, they're all a "ceo" of some great new startup.

choose your friends wisely =)