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Get the inside scoop on UC Davis admissions. Vault provides detailed accounts by students & alumni of the admissions process, including advice on getting in, applications, interviews, essays, and selectivity.


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Admissions Survey Excerpts
Current Student
The admissions process is pretty standard for UC MBA programs with the exception of having the ability to interview. Having opted for the intervi...   READ MORE
Alumni
The application was pretty standard. I think they get about 400 applications for 70 spots. You can request an interview (highly recommended) to ...   READ MORE
Current Student
Be very honest in teh essays. Visit the campus adn talk to the admission comittee attend a few classes and make sure that you have a good GMAT scor...   READ MORE
Current Student
The GSM is interested in looking at the whole student and accepts students who can offer something above and beyond the numbers. Davis gets a lot ...   READ MORE
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Academics Survey Excerpts
Current Student
Classes are great because we only have 60 students per class; the full- time program has 120 students. We get to know each other very well in group...   READ MORE
Alumni
The best aspect of the classes at UC Davis are that they are small, and you will get to know them and they will get to know you. They are accessi...   READ MORE
Current Student
The course is in a quarter system. So tends to go very fast and the workload tends to explode on you. Easy to get the desired classes. Grading dep...   READ MORE
Current Student
The class quality varies here, as it does with most schools. Some of the professors are world class, and some are not. After the core courses, it ...   READ MORE
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Employment Prospect Survey Excerpts
Current Student
We have a small hardworking career services staff who are very linked to our alumni. They refer us to alumns for many informational interviews and ne...   READ MORE
Alumni
The career center is what you make of it. I thought it was great. The career staff of three people does workshops early in the program and assigns h...   READ MORE
Current Student
Most students tend to find jobs in the local indistries and very few go to the national top MBA recruiters. Some o fhte prominent names of companies a...   READ MORE
Current Student
The majority of students who want internships will get them, but the majority are also signed in Spring or Summer. There is a steady stream of recruit...   READ MORE
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Quality of Life Survey Excerpts
Current Student
Davis is a wonderful little college town, and many students live in Sacramento. Quality of life is very nice, especially for those with partners ...   READ MORE
Alumni
This is one of the areas where UC Davis really shines, if you like semi- rural surroundings. Lake Tahoe (and Reno) are only two hours away. There...   READ MORE
Current Student
Davis is a school town with lots of local fun and Sacramento adn Sanfracisco are popular places among students as well.   READ MORE
Current Student
Davis is a good place to live, and it's close to Sacramento which is a better place to live. The commute is easy from Sacramento and slightly hard...   READ MORE
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Social Life Survey Excerpts
Current Student
The school is small; social life centers around our own sponsored gatherings and informal events in Sacramento, Yosemite, Lake Tahoe, and San Fran...   READ MORE
Alumni
The class is close knit, and you will find many friends in the group to hang out with, or go snowboarding with. The dating scene is a little bit ...   READ MORE
Current Student
Plenty of social life iof you ahve the time for it. About 12 or 13 clubs organized and run by students.   READ MORE
Current Student
Davis has several bars and restaurants, and GSM students will hit them up one or two nights a week. The current GSM favorite is Sophias, which is ...   READ MORE

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