Haas (UC Berkeley) EWMBA 2013 - Calling All Applicants

It's the revenge of the business folks man! They are sticking it to the Engineers
BTW: Program Manager isn't really a manager in the typical sense of the word. I would consider them IC's.

riskall,

i just have a feeling that you and i might have similar profiles in that case...
mind sharing urs?

From what I have seen, I would consider a few Project Managers and Product Managers as IC's too...
But the fact that I don't have ANY sort of a managerial title makes me VERY nervous...

Sure,
Male/Indian (I know...)
8 years W/E including last few in one of the top 3-4 tech companies as an Engineer.
I did have a formal team leadership role for a short period of time in a previous gig.
Have had top reviews throughout my career along with promotions.
GMAT is 720.

Dude..the way I see it...you have done your part. No point worrying over things within the black box. Speculating on the other hand is definitely fun

I guessed it right.
I am 30/M/Indian working for a top tech company in the bay area as an engineer.
never had a manager title, but lead various projects within my team...

LOL. I think the "top tech company" part might help you with AdCom.

Yet another speculation, isn't it?

Looking their facebook group page.
Almost all the Asian males/females have a manager title. You could check their linkedin profiles.
I am not sure if there is ANY hardware/software engineer in the list. I see Product managers, Program Managers, etc...
That is a bit discouraging because I know for a fact that people like me are in Engineering because we love it and now need an MBA to leverage our product development knowledge...
But I hope whoever said that they have a good representation of individual contributors knows of a few hands-on engineers...
Or is it a case that hands-on engineers should not be applying to EWMBA?

Dear *******,
Greetings once again from Berkeley! It has been several weeks since you submitted your Haas application and I am sure you’re wondering what’s going on behind the scenes. At this point, I wanted to shed some light on the application process and address a few of the common questions we’ve received:
• I have not yet received an invitation to interview. What does that mean? It means that we are still reviewing applications. The Admissions Committee values the effort you put into this process and every application is reviewed by at least two readers. We have already sent out a number of interview invitations, but we will continue to invite candidates to interview over the next month up to the notification deadline.
• What happens if I don’t get an invitation to interview? You should not be discouraged if you do not receive an interview invitation by the notification date; we typically invite around 25% of our candidates to interview. Some applicants will be offered a place on the waitlist without having been interviewed. These waitlisted candidates are welcome to schedule an interview after the notification date.
• I have an important application update I’d like to share, is that possible? Since we are already well into reviewing applications we cannot guarantee that your new information will be considered. However, you are welcome to submit it to mbaadm@haas.berkeley.edu. Someone on our team will follow-up if necessary.
• I already had my interview. What happens now? As hard as it is to do, you wait. Your interviewer will submit their evaluation and the Admissions Committee will consider it in addition to the rest of your application. All admissions decisions will be released on the notification date.
• Can I expedite a decision before the notification deadline? Unfortunately, we cannot expedite an admissions decision under any circumstances.
• If I am admitted, what happens next? First, you celebrate! As you know this is a very competitive process so you are among a select group. You should be on the lookout for follow-up emails from Admissions, Financial Aid and current students with important dates, events, and ways to continue to connect with our community.
I hope this information has been helpful. I know this can be a stressful time and we appreciate your patience while we continue to review applications.
Stephanie

Thanks for sharing
The one comment I would add is that for EWMBA the % of applicants interviewed to interview is much higher around ~60-80% based on various responses on this thread....

Thanks for sharing
The one comment I would add is that for EWMBA the % of applicants interviewed to interview is much higher around ~60-80% based on various responses on this thread....

So is the % of applicants admitted. Wonder if the ratio of those interviewed to those admitted is the same across EWMBA and FT programs...

Well the FT program is ~12% of their application pool is admitted. So, it's roughly the same.

packet....are you R1 or R2? And have you been interviewed yet?

R1. Submitted my app 11/6 and interviewed on 12/14. At this point I'm just killing time until the notification deadline.