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aim-wsc · Mon Dec 29, 2008 10:57 am

Thanks for updates mayo,
I can see where the thread's heading Wink

all the best for waiting...

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mayonnai5e · Mon Dec 29, 2008 3:05 pm

Entered 1999 graduated 2003. That's actually a mistake I meant to write class of 2003 - fixed now.

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mayonnai5e · Mon Dec 29, 2008 7:33 pm

I went up to Pasadena yesterday to meet with some Haas first year students for a "coffee chat" session and it was a great experience. It was really nice seeing how down to earth and easy to talk to the Haas students were. I had gone to a UCLA coffee chat session a few weeks earlier and thought Haas would be similar, but the vibe was different. Anderson was a bit more formal and more intent on distilling the benefits of their program while the Haas students talked about anything and everything, including their own personal histories and interests, etc. I think UCLA was a bit more intent on selling their program whereas Berkeley didn't feel it was necessary (with good reason of course).

An important factor of my education is a collaborative environment and the students from both schools extolled how each had such an environment. What I found significant was that Haas asks its students whether they want grade disclosure for the class or not and without fail, the Haas students vote no. The idea is that without the pressure of grades, students are even more willing to help others and work together. Of course, you could also argue that without grades everyone will be less motivated to work hard, but I'm not going to argue these points here. Anderson, on the other hand, has a bell curve. My point here is not that one school is better than the other, but that it's really important to figure out what you want in your education and really dig into the school cultures to figure out fit. Competitive vs collaborative - which is it for you?

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jkang · Mon Jan 12, 2009 3:10 pm

hi mayo!

i had a quick question about translating the letters of rec.
i too have a non-english speaking recommender i wanted to utilize (my supervisor is a dispatcher from foreign country) and i've noticed all the schools i'm applying to are requesting recommenders to submit their letters/eval via electronically. how did u get the translated versions submitted to schools? and are the translated copies need to be documented in a certain way?

thanks in advance!

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mayonnai5e · Mon Jan 12, 2009 4:59 pm

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jkang · Mon Jan 12, 2009 8:58 pm

thanks for your prompt reply!
sounds like a pretty intense process that i need to follow...but it is something i must do...i contacted the admission offices for the schools and waiting to hear from them.

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mayonnai5e · Sat Jan 17, 2009 8:00 pm

Well Super Saturday for Haas is this weekend and I didn't get an invite to interview so my prospects do not look good seeing as how the announcements come January 28 for round 1. According to the dean's blog, interview invites go out up to the 28th - I suppose I have a few more days to get an invite for an off campus interview. In either case, come the 28th at least I'll know for certain if I got dinged ...unless I get waitlisted.

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AleksandrM · Sun Jan 18, 2009 10:43 am

Mayo, man. This is breaking my heart. I really hope that you get that damn invite already!

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vtandon · Sun Jan 18, 2009 12:17 pm

Hi,

first congratulations on your admission in to UCLA!!!! AWESOME!

my target is to get into UCLA or USC.

UCLA deadline to take the GMAT exam is March 31st 2009.

I have roughly 2 1/2 months to take the GMAT.

my Target GMAT score is anything above 720.

the BIG question, what GMAT prep course should I take????

I am looking at Online LIVE courses and its all VERY confusing with their Advanced courses. I need to decide within the 48 hours.

Your help is HIGHLY appreciated!!!

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mayonnai5e · Sun Jan 18, 2009 3:26 pm

I hear the MGMAT online course is quite good I hear, but you should do a search using the text box at the top right hand corner and look for other posts about this question - it has been asked several times in the past.

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umaa · Mon Jan 19, 2009 1:27 pm

Hi mayonnai5e,
I'm going to write my GMAT in 2 weeks.

My question is, Do I need to ask my recommender's (2 of them) to write a recommendation letter for each school I apply? I'll definitely get a very good recco' from them. Also, Do I need to get one more recco from my professor to boost my application strength? I'll definitely get a very good recco from him since I'm a school senior.

How many recommendations do I need to submit to boost my application strength? Please let me know.

Thanks,
Umaa

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mayonnai5e · Sun Jan 25, 2009 4:54 am

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mayonnai5e · Wed Jan 28, 2009 6:04 pm

The game continues....

"Dear Lee,

Your application for admission to the Berkeley MBA Program is being held for further consideration. While we find your strengths and accomplishments more impressive than the majority of our applicants, the highly competitive nature of our admission process is such that we are unable to offer admission to more than a small percentage of our applicants at this time.

We would like to continue your candidacy by offering you a place on the waitlist. As a waitlisted candidate, you are able to submit additional materials for your application, provided that these materials add new information."

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stevebcwm · Wed Jan 28, 2009 6:12 pm

No worries, plenty of people get in from the waitlist. Interesting that there was no interview.

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Zipper · Wed Jan 28, 2009 8:59 pm

this is killing ME

i can't imagine how you must feel

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