Haas (UC Berkeley) 2013 - Calling All Applicants

Still on the waitlist here also. Wishing everyone all the best!



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i received the same email as well. best of luck to all who are applying!

I really don't know the answer here, but I can tell you how I approached it:

I figured that there is a Financial Aid team that is separate from admissions but has access to your original application package, and I assumed they'd at least review your application briefly when considering you for a grant or fellowship. With that mindset I decided to write entirely new essays, though obviously there might be some overlap in material. In one case, for the need-based grant, I briefly explained some circumstances and then included a parenthetical that basically said "I address this issue more extensively in my original application". I figured I didn't need to waste precious words (that essay was limited to 250) and that if the person reviewing my app really wanted to learn more they could dig up my original essays. I have no idea if this is kosher, but I did end up getting a need-based grant.

Some different fellowships might have different approval processes (if I donated a ton of money for a regular fellowship I'd probably want to have a little input in who got it, right?), so don't necessarily assume the person has combed through your entire app, but avoid the urge to recycle material if you can.

Hope that helps -- maybe someone with a little more visibility in the process can chime in.

same - in the still on waitlist bucket.

I have to admit, I chuckled repeatedly when I read this. But may I suggest that you never, under any circumstance, take a job to be on an Admissions Committee? Haha



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Still on the waitlist - had sent one profile update letter to the admissions committee.

I had the exact same question when I was applying for scholarships, so I picked up the phone and called the financial aid office and just asked them outright. They were very friendly and forthcoming- I don't remember the exact conversation details, but who reviews your scholarship app depends on what you are applying for; for example, if you are applying for one of the academic ones (marketing, finance, etc.) people from that department review it (potentially along with some admissions folks? can't remember). Others have different people reading it. In any case, they didn't necessarily have my original application in front of them so I was told I can recycle stories if I wanted. That being said, I didn't get awarded anything, so perhaps mrbucket's approach was better.

I think, if in doubt, give them a call and ask about the ones you're looking at. Can only help.

Waitlist continues for me as well. It seems as if it wasn't as selective as the email suggested. Good luck to everyone. Keep fighting the good fight.

One more week until the R3 deadline......
Can't wait.

When will the invites for r4 start?

Does somebody know whether application status will ever changed if I am not admitted from "Application Under Review" to something like "Not Admitted" and when (Apr 11???)?

By looking at the forum I see that round 1 got their decisions through emails on 14:30 PDT at their decision deadline and round 2 got their's on 17:30 PDT at their deadline.
So I guess that there was no status change prior to the decision date deadline.

So was the flurry of invites on Feb 19th just the tail-end of WL decisions from Round 1? Or were some Round 2 Decisions sent two days early?

calls were made all week leading up to and through decision day. actual email decision (for those WLed or dinged) was not until evening on notification day.

Well I guess in this case, no news = not good news. Kinda surprised at how quiet it is on here...

Actually not all week - just two days ahead of decision day.
So I guess that some people should get a call today..

I was admitted in R2, and from what I remember, they started making calls 2 days before decision day. The first day seemed to be all international admits, then the next day the domestic calls started. I didn't get my call until about 5pm (my local time). I can't remember whether calls were still happening on decision day. So if you are fruitlessly staring at your phone all day long, willing it to ring (as I did), don't be one of those folks who loses hope by 3pm. And yes, I know that's easier said than done. Good luck, Round 3ers!

Hey, does anyone know if there were any calls today?
It's too quite here.. 2 days before the deadline!

Congrats!