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All things being equal, is there an advantage to interviewing on campus? I visited the school and sat through a class already. Any advice is appreciated.
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No difference.
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Canadian applicant R3 - just got my interview invite today via email from Pamela. Likely going to fly to visit the campus and do the interview on campus...anyone who has interviewed - any tips??

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I am a R2 applicant and have been waitlisted. 730 gmat, 3 yrs work experience in sales and trading, dual citizenship u.s. and chile, 3.3 gpa from top 20 undergrad program.

As far as updates, I added a 3rd letter of recommendation. Any advice on how else I can improve my profile?
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For those waitlisted, were you guys interviewed?
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I interviewed off campus with an alumnus
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I interviewed off campus with an alumnus
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Would you mind sharing how it went? What questions did they ask?

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Just wondering if those not admitted thought it was due to overall profile/essays, or as a result of a negative interview. thanks.
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pretty standard! a very straightforward conversation about why i wanted to go to berkeley, what sort of clubs i would be involved with, what are my long-term goals, what sort of organization i would want to work for after berkeley. the key is to be very haas-specific and mention why haas stands out for you. interestingly, the interviewer did not ask me too many questions about my current role.
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If you dig back through this thread you can find my Haas interview writeup which may be helpful even though it was with an alum rather than on-campus with AdCom or a student. My interview was in late December so I think the post was somewhere around then. Even though I had an off-campus interview, the advice I got from a second-year student interviewer was pretty consistent with the general interview prep stuff you see for any school. And it seemed to be on track--I didn't get any curveball questions.

One Haas-specific thing I'd recommend you to be familiar with is the school's list of defining principles...i.e. question the status quo, students always, beyond yourself, confidence without attitude. You should have already covered one of those in your application essays, but my alum interviewer asked me for an example of a time I had questioned the status quo. Based on how big a deal the administration makes about the culture I would expect to get asked about those principles in one form or another during your interview. Following the Dean's tweets (@richlyons) is another good idea, he posts good stuff on a pretty regular basis and it wouldn't hurt to be able to reference something like that during your interview.

Email some students in clubs or career field groups that you're interested in--any random Haas student you contact is likely to be very willing to help you out during your visit, so that aspect of the school's culture would also be something good to talk about during your interview. Being able to mention names is a plus, particularly if you're interviewing with a student who most likely knows your guide since Haas is such a small program. Plus a student will be able to give you a better tour than if you had to self-guide things.

EDIT: This post calling-all-berkeley-haas-fall-2011-applicants-93931-980.html#p862190
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What a roller-coaster week! Ding at Kellogg on Tuesday :( but received a Haas interview invite from Pamela today! Woohoo!!! I didn't feel like freezing my bum off in Chicago another year anyway! I submitted my app on the deadline date.

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has any one from R3 - full time - california bay area got an interview invite? how many of you are R3 - full time - and from the bay area?
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I'm in that boat, but from SoCal. Still waiting...

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Interviewed a few days ago but thought I messed it up... Do you guys think a negative interview result will directly affect admission decisions? Or is it only part of the package... Not sure how Haas weighs interview performance in the selection process...
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Interviewed a few days ago but thought I messed it up... Do you guys think a negative interview result will directly affect admission decisions? Or is it only part of the package... Not sure how Haas weighs interview performance in the selection process...
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It's one part of the overall package but as a result could hurt you. Why do you think it didn't go well for you? Also I think it depends if it's with adcom of alum

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Seems like the consensus here is that interviewing on campus doesn't make a difference. I know officially it doesn't. However, I am pushing towards interviewing on campus so I can reinforce my interest and either interview with a current student (I know a few in the class and it could be a subject of conversation), or with adcom. Interviewing in my region would be with an alum who could be disconnected from the school now - older, etc.

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1. For those who interviewed on campus, did anyone interview with ADCOM? Or did folks just interview with a current student, probably a student in the Haas Ambassadors program?
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R1 waitlist - rejected!

good luck to everyone still waiting to hear!
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I submitted R3 application for EWMBA on the due date (March 14), and got an interview invite the following day. Surprised to hear a response so quickly.
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Congrats Baron! Could you share your stats (WE, title, GMAT, sector, etc)?

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I wonder what all these WL rejected mean... were applicants to R2 so good that there wasn't enough space for R1 WL? Makes me wonder how much chance that leaves us with (R2 WL)
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hey nifoui, you've already been admitted to Kellogg. Will you choose Haas over Kellogg?

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I wonder what all these WL rejected mean... were applicants to R2 so good that there wasn't enough space for R1 WL? Makes me wonder how much chance that leaves us with (R2 WL)
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hey nifoui, you've already been admitted to Kellogg. Will you choose Haas over Kellogg?

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I wonder what all these WL rejected mean... were applicants to R2 so good that there wasn't enough space for R1 WL? Makes me wonder how much chance that leaves us with (R2 WL)
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Difficult question for me at the moment, Haas is my favorite choice and Kellogg second choice. So the choice isn't so terrible, but for now I will wait for Haas' final decision before confirming attendance to K, if the wait goes too long I will have to choose K (which I would be very happy about too...)
I have to say that the GMAT Club reports of Haas WL results so far aren't very encouraging!
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