Dave, I know exactly what MBA programs are for. I am going to Haas for their undergrand program not MBA that is exactly why I question doing a redundant Business Management B.S. when an economics or other degree might diversify my education a bit more.
You’re right about the hours put in on some of those firms for some odd reason some people flock to and enjoy that “business culture” . I’ll never forget my trip to Japan, it seemed as if the business men worked all day long got mind numbingly drunk ever night, slept on the subway to and from work, and sold their soul to the company.