Calling all Berkeley-Haas Fall 2011 Applicants : MBA Archive

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Calling All UC Berkeley (Haas) Fall 2011 Applicants! This is the 2011 thread and it is locked. Please continue your discussions in the HAAS 2012 Thread haas-berkeley-2012-calling-all-applicants-119624.html https://0.tqn.com/d/collegeapps/1/0/j/1/-/-/Berkeley_Haas_yanec_Flickr.jpg Detailed Program Information: GMAT Club's UC Berkeley (Haas) School Guide Fall 2011 Application Instructions Round 1 Deadline: 10/12/2011 | Decision Date: 1/12/2012 Round 2 Deadline: 12/1/2011 | Decision Date: 3/1/2012 Round 3 Deadline: 1/18/2012 | Decision Date: 4/12/2012 Round 4 Deadline: 3/7/2012 | Decision Date: 5/17/2012 Short Essays 1. What brings you the greatest joy? How does this make you distinctive? (250 word maximum) 2. What is your most significant accomplishment? (250 word maximum) 3. Describe a time when you questioned an established practice or thought within an organization. How did your actions create positive change? (250 word maximum) 4. Describe a time when you were a student of your own failure. What specific insight from this experience has shaped your development? (250 word maximum) 5. Describe a time when you led by inspiring or motivating others toward a shared goal. (250 word maximum) Long Essays Essay 6a: What are your post-MBA short-term and long-term career goals? How have your professional experiences prepared you to achieve these goals? Essay 6b: How will an MBA from Haas help you achieve these goals? (1000 word maximum for 6a. and 6b.) Recommendation Questions (2 recommenders) Describe your relationship to the applicant. Are you, or have you been, the applicant’s direct supervisor? If not, what is the nature of your relationship? How long have you known the applicant and how frequent is/was your interaction with them? How does the applicant’s performance compare with that of his or her peers? How effective are the applicant’s interpersonal skills? What are the applicant’s three greatest strengths? Cite specific examples. What are the applicant’s three greatest weaknesses or areas in need of improvement? Cite specific examples. What significant contribution has the applicant made to your organization? Please comment on the applicant’s potential for leading an organization. In the Berkeley MBA program, we develop leaders who have “confidence without attitude” or “confidence with humility”. Please comment and provide examples of how the applicant reflects this Berkeley-Haas value. Essay Analysis Clear Admit 2010-11 Essay Analysis mbaMission 2010-11 Essay Analysis Veritas Prep 2010-11 Essay Analysis Roll Call Round 1 (65 applicants) Interviewed: 28 (44%) Matriculating: 2 Admitted: 14 (22%) Waitlisted: 13 (20%) Denied: 11 Unknown Final Decision: 27 Admitted Applicants Foss7198 (Admitted 1/11 w/ $) prinziphoffnung (Admitted 1/13) 2011App (Admitted 1/11 w/ $) MBAustinite (Admitted 1/11 w/ $) emont (Admitted 1/11 w/ $) Cassiopeia (Admitted 1/11 w/ $) TDA (Admitted 1/12) lagsantiago (Admitted 1/12) enjulia (Admitted 1/12) SFMBA (Admitted 1/12) oski24 (Admitted 1/12) r0m3416 (Admitted 1/11) SuperD (Admitted 1/12) haas1stchoice (Admitted 1/12) coooldude (Admitted 1/12) Waitlisted Applicants Avernusaur (Waitlist w/ Interview 1/13 | Chose not to join waitlist) waiting4hbs (Waitlist w/ Interview 1/13) 2011MBAApplicant (Waitlist w/ Interview 1/13) HaasNumberOne (Waitlist w/ Interview 1/13 | Denied: 3/17) rfc (Waitlist w/ Interview 1/13 | Denied: 3/17) RexRyan (Waitlist w/ Interview 1/13 | Denied) pbj2010 (Waitlist w/ Interview 1/13 | Denied 3/17) gogetter08 (Waitlist 1/13) Pediasure (Waitlist 1/13 | Denied: 3/17) brothersharp (Waitlist 1/13) appx (Waitlist 1/13) calihopeful (Waitlist | Denied 3/21?) slaw (Waitlist) Denied Applicants SD92083 (Denied w/ Interview 1/13) wiredo (Denied 1/13) kt2011 (Denied 1/13) tranceparent (Denied 1/13) tortoiserun (Denied 1/13) woomba (Denied 1/13) hopingfor2011 (Denied 1/13) wschaeff (Denied 1/13) bei (Denied 1/13) Andoverjon (Denied 1/13) JabberWockey (Denied 1/13) Unknown Final Decision serhio (Interview) Jacqueline (Interview) islandergold (Interview) D1234 (Interview) chinki (Interview) dodib0 metalhead brp4h KingShark SavantNoir boeinz michigancat alexBLR RogerDodger Calvinhobbes time4mba greenhorn metalhead garuda ounce inclinedplatform mbahopeful2011 prabhdeep8421 standin bmania stormbringer Round 2 (71 applicants) Interviewed: 29 (41%) Matriculating: 0 Admitted: 12 (17%) Waitlisted: 10 (14%) Denied: 17 Unknown Final Decision: 32 Admitted Applicants Matador1985 (Admitted - Super Saturday) MerBiz (Admitted - Super Saturday) triste (Admitted - Super Saturday) cherrytulips (Admitted - Super Saturday) nomadconsultant (Admitted - Super Saturday) arshankar (Admitted) kelea (Admitted) Genghis (Admitted) mitorberkeley (Admitted) mba2go (Admitted) shells (Admitted) fahim305 (Admitted) Waitlisted Applicants NYCRE (Waitlisted - Super Saturday) bonobocobra (Waitlisted - Super Saturday) hamsandwich (Waitlisted w/ Interview) EBSIFounder (Waitlisted w/ Interview) ib7 (Waitlisted w/ Interview) osbornecox (Waitlisted) MBAIsrael (Waitlisted) nifoui (Waitlisted) sidz306 (Waitlisted - Withdrawn to apply Haas EWMBA R3) sfisher26 (Waitlisted w/ Interview) Denied Applicants ivan4mba (Denied - Super Saturday) olive1984 (Denied w/ Interview) mc (Denied) CyberC1 (Denied) inspiredbychaos (Denied) folex98 (Denied) Michmax3 (Denied) redjam (Denied) danerd (Denied) goddy (Denied) money9111 (Denied) jaxmcq (Denied) K8 (Denied) Blackfoliage (Denied) MyckKabongo (Denied) BabyBeagle (Denied) skahuh (Denied) Unknown Final Decision rlstern00 (Interview - Super Saturday) theExpat (Interview) bookworm (Interview - Super Saturday) Magnetar44 (Interview) mankini (Interview) istan (Interview) bapamk (Interview) rg205 (Interview) momo98 (Interview) KingShark tyemaishu thatsku ballubalraj maximillion mba4me2010 mainhoon rafi Lewie325 sanlitun indaclub2012 dangdinhtrung gfii manishkris ergotropic vivekrb ssp arjunmehra atomic927 ergotropic chaitudrk dfrndez haas2011 Round 3 (51 applicants) Interviewed: 19 (37%) Matriculating: 0 Admitted: 6 (12%) Waitlisted: 8 (16%) Denied: 4 Unknown Final Decision: 33 Admitted Applicants reemo99 (Admitted Kinkoman (Admitted) lyrangelica (Admitted) MBAwish (Admitted) kr0fty (Admitted) MBAFT123 (Admitted) Waitlisted Applicants Indya (Waitlisted w/ Interview) sweatshirt (Waitlisted w/ Interview) pacific2atlantic (Waitlisted w/ Interview) serepax (Waitlisted w/ Interview) rafromero (Waitlisted w/ Interview) whatnow (Waitlisted w/ Interview) shr30 (Waitlisted) YYYY (Waitlisted) Denied Applicants travellersoul (Denied w/ Interview) jsmith54 (Denied) MBAtime28 (Denied) lhanlhan (Denied) Unknown Final Decision chaoticsilence (Interview) matticusfinch (Interview) capuella (Interview) abraisnic (Interview) mbaapk (Interview) bakerbeach (Interview) mbagirl7568 fugaz778 abhishekg82 CA55 ankateif PadawanOfTheGMAT disposable8201 confuzzled badessays d3miller quos futurestrategist kitbama WithHopesToWin NewSc2 pacific2atlantic serepax steelersfan2011 futurestrategist TheBruinTutor ddu vampireking sunnymm2011 noobler disposable8201 Tvmind jj22l Round 4 (4 applicants) Interviewed: 1 Matriculating: 0 Admitted: 0 Waitlisted: 0 Denied: 0 klee13 quasarpks geraldteo EniaPerezona (Interviewed) Evening & Weekends Part-Time (18 applicants) Interviewed: 12 Matriculating: 0 Admitted: 3 Waitlisted: 2 Denied: 0 macandal madbee sumarora skycastle bayareaCFA (Admitted 1/10/11) asarnobat (Interview) thejz (Admitted 3/24/11) creativeOne (Interview) goldenkuma06 (Waitlisted w/ Interview) rg205 (Admitted 3/25/11) desiaggie1980 tryinghard sm31 (Waitlist) baron (Interview) mbafall2011 (Interview) workinggb (Interview) sidz306 (Interview) 1804alameda (Interview) 2009 Haas Total Stats: Applicants: 60 FT Admitted: 13 (21.6%) Waitlisted: 9 Dinged: 17 Unknown: 15 Withdrawn: 3 GMATClubbers Matriculating: 5?

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Has anyone got off the haas R2. WL?

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I'm a R2 WL, no news yet, but we won't hear back until R3 decisions are released...

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sorry for my ignorance. how does the WL work? when does ad come tell people they are in WL? thanks

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Is anyone put on a WL without interview? Or no interview = ding?

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As far as I know WL notifications come on the decision date. It is possible to be WLd without an interview then be given the opportunity to interview if you accept the WL spot.

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As far as I know WL notifications come on the decision date. It is possible to be WLd without an interview then be given the opportunity to interview if you accept the WL spot.

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To add to what emont said, the waitlist at Haas is very competitive and oversubscribed. Last year, 19 of 472 WLers eventually received an admit (4%). Calibrate your efforts accordingly

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has anyone got off R1 WL yet? Does the school review the WL only after the next decision round?

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Good luck to everyone this week!

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Good luck to everyone who's hoping for an admit this week! Try not to get too nervous waiting on a phone call

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It is the last week for R3. anybody hears anything?

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Any News for R3 admits? Anyone got it?

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Haven't heard anything yet....

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In at Haas!!! just got the call!

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Already started? Gosh...

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In at Haas!!! just got the call!

Congrats!! What's your profile?

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In at Haas!!! just got the call!

Congrats!! What's your profile?

29/International/5yr WE - Top 5 Pharma - non-traditional/ 710/ Concentration: VC/finance

Good luck everyone

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kr0fty: congrats!! where did you located?

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In at Haas!!! just got the call!

Congrats!! What's your profile?

29/International/5yr WE - Top 5 Pharma - non-traditional/ 710/ Concentration: VC/finance

Good luck everyone

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