מענה ל־Duke Vs Berkeley-to where should I go?

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Hi there,

First of all – Congrats for getting accepted. From what I know, these are both very good programs which can promote you significantly towards your career goals.

I have to start by saying that I am not a student in neither of the programs, and my reply is based only on my impression from reading about both programs and being in their evening sessions here or there in the US.

I don't know what's your wife occupation, but my personal feeling was that Fuqua's ettitude towards partners and families is far better: The "Fuqua club" attitude, the partners club and also the fact that the average age in their program is higher – All make this school much more "family friendly", I believe. On the other hand, California is very interesting and has much more working options to go for – So it really depends whether your wife is more into experiencing your MBA with you or more into getting her own full time job…

Academically, as you well mentioned I think both school can safely get you to where you want to be as they have the right connections with the right recruiters – All in all, I got a better feeling about Fuqua for Israeli candidates, especially those with wife and/or kids – But I'm sure current students can contribute more to you

Hope that helps somehow

Good luck in the program of your choice