Haas Berkeley 2012 - Calling All Applicants

Wow there's a number of s'poreans wo applied for haas? And none of us receive any invites... Competition is great huh

I am not from Singapore, but in the same boat as you (R2 applicant without an invite).
Let's not call it off until it's officially over!
Hope will keep us alive, my friend

Had my interview last week. It was mostly conversational. Questions asked:
- Lot of questions on one of my leadership experiences at previous employer. What did you do, what did you like the most about it, how will you do it differently now etc.
- Why MBA, Why Haas?
- Imagine you are 60 yr old and reflect back on your life talking in past tense.
- You have worked in a MNC as well as started a venture. What are the advantages & disadvantages of both types of companies. Draw a comparison.
- What is your personal goal? I was a bit stumped by this as I don't really have a personal goal. For me career & personal goal are the same.

Interview went on for 1 hr.

When I questioned him on his experience at Haas, he seemed so enthusiastic about the school. I could feel his love for Haas. Was very impressed with the insider perspective that he gave.

Overall, interview was good but I don't think he liked me that much . I came out more as a ambitious career woman with a competitive spirit, but he didn't seem that much of a career person. He even made a statement that Haas is not for those who are competitive, it is more of a laid back collaborative school, a bit "Stanford"ish.

I am not keeping much hopes with Haas. Lets wait & see what result comes through next week. Any idea when do they call Indian applicants?

They sent me an email confirmation that my transcript has been received.

Do we need to inform the adcom after we completed the interview?

FROM SINGAPORE AS WELL....
SIGH, REALLY NOT EVEN ONE INTERVIEW INVITATION FROM SINGAPORE???
THAT IS CRAZY

Does anyone know when the R3 interview invites start going out? or have they started already?

- V

According to last year's, the interview invites started going out nearly 6 weeks after the deadline,ie Jan 18. So I guess it might be sent from March.

Thanks, Xia! This is the last school most people will be hearing from then I assume!

Usually no unless asked to. The interviewer typically sends the interview report within couple of days of the interview. But yeah, do not forget to send a thank you note to the interviewer as soon as possible.

Just curious, how many Indian applicants have been interviewed by Haas in R2 ?

I have. But I'm not based in India.

I am from India and had my interview about 2 weeks ago, but there was some issue in sending across transcripts which (I hope) should be resolved soon.

Oh haas. U ridiculous waste of time.

I received a mail yesterday that they have received my transcripts.

When I logged in to check my status, it has changed to "Application Under Review" from "Invited to Interview". Did anyone else note this change?

I saw this change a few weeks back but I didn't think much about it. Waiting for the interview invite now - that's the only status that matters

Hey I have already been interviewed . Am R2 applicant.

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