--- title: Berkeley MBA Blog description: The Berkeley MBA blog offers prospective students information on the Berkeley MBA programs, student experience and admissions process. --- [![](https://blogs.haas.berkeley.edu/hubfs/20250523_FTEWMBAComm_bhs_044_blog.jpg) ](https://blogs.haas.berkeley.edu/the-berkeley-mba/the-double-bear-advantage-why-these-impact-driven-alumni-chose-a-haas-mba) [Alumni](https://blogs.haas.berkeley.edu/the-berkeley-mba/topic/alumni) | 2 MIN READ # [The Double Bear Advantage: Why These Impact-Driven Alumni Chose a Haas MBA](https://blogs.haas.berkeley.edu/the-berkeley-mba/the-double-bear-advantage-why-these-impact-driven-alumni-chose-a-haas-mba) UC Berkeley graduates don't just follow career paths—they build better ones. For those ready to amplify their impact, the most powerful way forward ... 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[Continue Reading](https://blogs.haas.berkeley.edu/the-berkeley-mba/the-power-of-connection-real-stories-of-career-breakthroughs-from-the-haas-alumni-network) [![Flora Morgan, JD, MBA](https://blogs.haas.berkeley.edu/hubfs/FloraMorgan.png) ](https://blogs.haas.berkeley.edu/the-berkeley-mba/supercharging-a-law-career-how-a-last-minute-decision-to-pursue-a-dual-degree-j.d./mba-changed-everything-for-flora-morgan) [Alumni](https://blogs.haas.berkeley.edu/the-berkeley-mba/topic/alumni) | 4 MIN READ ## [Supercharging a Law Career: How a Last-Minute Decision to Pursue a Dual Degree J.D./MBA Changed Everything For Flora Morgan](https://blogs.haas.berkeley.edu/the-berkeley-mba/supercharging-a-law-career-how-a-last-minute-decision-to-pursue-a-dual-degree-j.d./mba-changed-everything-for-flora-morgan) Flora Morgan, JD/MBA 24, knew for a long time that she wanted to go to law school, but an MBA wasn’t even on her radar. She was surprised as anyone ... 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