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Wonderful updates! Thanks so much buddy :)



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extremely sorry it took this long to reply. I think something went wrong with the GMATClub notification emails, since I didn't get anything from this thread. Was just wondering why the Haas thread was so quiet today and decided to check it and found 3 pages of stuff! Here are my answers for those of you still wondering, and if Lauren has more to add (she probably had the same problem I did), please feel free.

charliebrown0718
I just received an interview invite but it's not for Super Saturday - i.e. there was nothing specific about Super Saturday mentioned and when I went on the website, there was no availability for 3/6.

Should I still try to come up that weekend and interview the Friday/Monday? Or am I not allowed to participate in the activities?

Today is Super Saturday, unfortunately only invited candidates are allowed to attend as we have space limitations.

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I'm going to a Women in Leadership conference at Haas on 3/14. Should I wait to interview until after the conference (since it'll be a good talking point and refresher), or do it sooner? What's the conventional wisdom on this?

It really is up to you. But it looks like you already booked for 3/8, which is fine. There's no "right" or "wrong" way of doing it.

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Is there any correlation between strength of application and invite timing? People always say there isn't, but for every school Round 1, it seemed to be the case. Of course there are people who get interview invites on decision day. But it always seems to be the exception that late-anything is successful. Everything I've ever been able to get has happened immediately or not at all. So I guess it is difficult for me to be patient.

optiquetz answered it perfectly. It is RANDOM.

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Does anyone know what percentage of the interviewed will be admitted? Just curious...

Pretty much what people said already, anywhere between 30-70%. But if you get an interview, you're definitely in good shape (compared to the 11% admit rate).

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Thane cyrez. The only thing I don't know, and worry about, is I the notification deadline passes and you still have no interview OR decision. That's got to be a big bummer. Does anybody know if that is possible?

If you did NOT get an interview invite, you should have a decision (waitlist or deny) by the notification deadline. It will not (except for extremely rare circumstances) go beyond that. If you did get an interview, like someone said, you may get your accept/waitlist/deny decision after the notification deadline simply because your interviewer needs time to get the report into the adcom.

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I am curious if many Californian applicants were given interview invites to the Super Saturday on March 6th or if it was generally a day for non-local type applicants?

Some do (including myself 2 years ago), but most of it is for out of SF Bay Area people. The main goal is to have people visit Haas if they haven't had the chance to. But if there aren't enough outside Bay Area people attending, they open it up to locals, which is why many of you got invites to SS today.

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What was the latest any R1 local applicants received an invite (for either SS or a non-SS interview)?

Not sure about this year, but in my class, one of the Haas Student Ambassadors got an interview invite in R1 the DAY BEFORE R1 notification deadline. She got her decision 1-2 days after the deadline.

Speaking of SS, I gotta go finish my prep for grilling candidates today. Woe be the one who gets to interview with me. :P (just kidding, I'm nice)
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Just interviewed on March 5, hope to receive the admission decision by March 17, at least that's the scheduled date of decision.... Wondering if there's a reasonable turnaround time to expect the decision to be released, assuming my interviewing aluminus submits his report within 2-3 days.... fingers crossed :)

Any similar experience from before?
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If you interviewed yesterday, you should get your decision (barring any special circumstances that prevent the alum from sending in his report) on schedule. :)
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At this point, if you are outside the bay area and haven't received an interview invite by now ... it's pretty much a wrap, right?

Also, are all of the interviews done on campus or can you meet locally with an alum?
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You can get an interview invite at any time until the March 17th deadline. It is all random. Not sure why people don't believe Berkeley's own email messages :)



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At this point, if you are outside the bay area and haven't received an interview invite by now ... it's pretty much a wrap, right?

Also, are all of the interviews done on campus or can you meet locally with an alum?
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Interviewed today - on campus w/ a first year student

- Walk me through your resume
- Why MBA
- Why Haas
- S/T and L/T career goals
- What will you contribute that's unique
- What's one important attribute of a team? Example of when that attribute was missing, and how you handled it
- What kind of a leader are you? Example of when that approach didn't work, and how you handled it
- What do you want to do for your summer internship
- What's important to you? What drives your decision making?
- Anything you want to tell me that I didn't already ask
- Questions for me
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Just spent some time scanning this list while taking a break from writing and reviewing. Everybody loves the hail mary play...

Please add me to roll call for Round 4!!

Haven't heard back from some east coast January applications and trying to branch out with more apps while I still have some time and before work (who now knows I am leaving) squeezes every last drop of my free time!
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Sorry if I missed it in the posts, but have any R3 applicants received interview invites yet?

Let me know, thanks!
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Interesting tidbit I found out the other day. Our current student government president applied R4 and got in. :)

Good luck to all the R2 people!

Is anyone updating the roll call list on the first page?
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R3 interviews should go out by end of March/early April.



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Sorry if I missed it in the posts, but have any R3 applicants received interview invites yet?

Let me know, thanks!
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Another R4 here... few quick questions to help finish up the app.

I did my undergrad in engineering... so the 'list of quantitative courses' could be pretty long. Are you guys describing the actual courseload or simply listing them? Are you listing every single one or just the obvious ones?

Whats the latest word on going over the word limit on the essays? I've heard it varies hugely, but particularly for those short answer questions... keeping it all within the limit is really, really hard.

How thorough are you getting with your list of 'post-grad extracurricular activities'?

Good luck everyone!
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I have a bioengineering degree and just listed a couple (they just want to know you can do it). I believe there is an area to list additionally how you are ready quantitatively where you can list a few more courses...etc.

I wouldn't go over the word limits at all. Not to mention that Cal's application has text fields (not pdf's you upload...etc) that can easily output the word counts.

EC's are always key so you want to list all the main ones you have done without making up stuff or listing things you helped out once for 30 minutes...etc.




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Another R4 here... few quick questions to help finish up the app.

I did my undergrad in engineering... so the 'list of quantitative courses' could be pretty long. Are you guys describing the actual courseload or simply listing them? Are you listing every single one or just the obvious ones?

Whats the latest word on going over the word limit on the essays? I've heard it varies hugely, but particularly for those short answer questions... keeping it all within the limit is really, really hard.

How thorough are you getting with your list of 'post-grad extracurricular activities'?

Good luck everyone!
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any r2 applicant receive admit calls yet? will the decision be released this week or next week at the posted deadline?
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I wouldn't expect a decision until March 17th



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engineering degree I would just list a few math courses and then say the rest were engineering courses with lots of quant.

I wouldn't go over the limit too much, but 5-10 words is not too bad. I got in by staying within a 5% limit.

R3 interviews should start going out after R2 deadlines.
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Hey Guys,
I'm an R2 applicant, got an interview invite which was conducted on 25th Feb by a Mumbai based alum.
Ok now that you know that you are through the penultimate step of the admission process you become more anxious and so is the case with me. So day before when I was again checking my application status, it still reflected "please schedule an Interview". So immediately sent a mail an Interview Coordinator at Haas. And it really came as a surprise when she replied that they are still awaiting an Interview report from my Interviewer.
Well I was just wondering, with only 7 days left before the decisions are announced, do I stand to lose because of this?
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Hi Everyone!

As Bernie has done, I must also apologize for not replying in a timely manner to your questions. We were not receiving notifications that new posts had been made. With that said, we are now back up and running, and after completing a final exam last night, I am ready to answer any and all questions that you have about Haas, upcoming deadlines, etc. :)

Below I've answered a couple of questions that have not yet been addressed, and have also included some additional information regarding the interview process. However, if there are questions that I've missed, please just repost your question, and I will respond.

Thanks!
Lauren

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Question: Are all of the interviews done on campus or can you meet locally with an alum?

Answer: In addition to on campus interviews, interviews are also conducted off campus with Haas alumni (depending on your location, and which stage of the process you are in). In your interview invitation, you should receive information specific to interview location options.
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Question: My interviewer has not yet submitted their interview feedback to the Admissions Committee, do I stand to lose because of this?

Answer: No. The Admissions Committee will make sure that they collect this feedback prior to the March 17 decision deadline.
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Additional comments on interviews from Pete Johnson, from the MBA Admissions blog (https://berkeleymba.blogspot.com/)

There is no fixed percentage of applicants who are interviewed, and chances of admission for those who do interview are based on the strength of the entire application package and the interview. In the past few years, between 25% and 30% of all applicants have been selected to interview--but keep in mind that this percentage has varied each year. It's simply a reflection of the strength of the candidates in a specific round.

Although it's a positive sign to be invited to interview, it doesn't mean you'll get an offer--but it does mean that the Admissions Committee saw enough strengths in your application to be seriously considering your candidacy, so it's always a good sign!

If you are invited to interview, be sure to listen to the Interview tips podcast, which you can find at https://www.haas.berkeley.edu/haas/podca ... _tips1.mp3.
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Question: I have applied to Rd 3 at Haas. I havent sent in my official score report yet. I can order one now or wait if I get invited to interview. When does Haas need this in the admissions process?

Answer: I would suggest that you submit your official GMAT score report as soon as possible (and before the Round 3 decision deadline). As I believe was mentioned, because this information can be sent electronically, it can be shared with the Haas Admissions Committee quickly.
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Lauren,

When can we expect Interview invitations to r3 to start and up to what date would you folks keep sending them?
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Thank you for the catch. Looks like we lost notifications about 24 hrs ago - will address ASAP.
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Hi people!

Do you know if there are still Round 2 interview invites to be sent for international candidates?

Also, are all admitted candidates interviewed?

Thank you.
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