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?

Thanks for that. I shall return to being worried.

I wouldn't start worrying just yet. Interview invites will likely go out all the way up to the decision date of 3/3. I know what you mean though. I'm in the US, on the East coast and haven't received an SS invite yet. Trying to remain logical about it though - they may not have even started reading my application yet.

Congrats to all the admits. At this point, I am winding down my chances as a rd1 applicant as even a WL can be a long drag given Haas' small class size.

Do you think it is done for R1? All the admit calls have gone out, or do you guys expect to see anymore calls today?

I'm guessing calls will continue to go out today, maybe even tomorrow too. I doubt Ms. Fuji could have made all of the calls yesterday, assuming she has about a hundred calls to make.

I would expect more calls over the day because decision day is tomorrow, the traditional ratio admitted:interviewed is 1:2-3, and this is first round... There is still hope that you and me become classmates!