DEADLINES Application Deadlines
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ESSAYS Required Essays At Berkeley-Haas, our distinctive culture is defined by four key principles — Question the status quo; Confidence without attitude; Students always; and Beyond yourself. We seek candidates from a broad range of cultures, backgrounds, and industries who demonstrate a strong cultural fit with our program and defining principles. Please use the following essays as an opportunity to reflect on and share with us the values, experiences, and accomplishments that have helped shape who you are.(Learn more about Berkeley-Haas' Defining Principles).
Supplementary Questions
Optional Essays
RECOMMENDATIONS (Word limit not specified) 1. Please 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 him/her? 2. How does
the applicant's performance compare with that of his or her peers? 3. Describe
how the applicant builds and maintains relationships in your organization. 4. What are
the applicant's three greatest strengths? Cite specific examples. 5. What are
the applicant's three greatest weaknesses or areas in need of improvement? Cite
specific examples 6. In the
Berkeley MBA program, we develop leaders who embody our distinctive culture’s
four key principles [www.haas.berkeley.edu/strategicplan/culture] one of which
is “confidence without attitude” or “confidence with humility”. Please comment
on how the applicant reflects this Berkeley-Haas value. 7. What
positive impact has the applicant made on your organization? 8. Please comment on the
applicant’s ability to overcome a challenge. RE-APPLICANTS If you have submitted an application to the program within the past two years, but were not admitted or did not register, you are required to complete and submit the following portions of the online application:
Updating any other application materials is optional, although the Admissions Committee does note the effort that candidates put into their reapplication. We strongly recommend that you submit a statement outlining how you have improved your candidacy since your last application, as the Admissions Committee will be looking for substantive change in your qualifications. You can use the optional essay question to provide this information. In addition, you are encouraged to submit one or two new letters of recommendation. If you have taken the GMAT and TOEFL again, ask the Educational Testing Service to forward the new official scores to the Haas School and note your new score on the Test Score section of the application. Address: MBA Program Haas School of Business 430 Student Services Building Berkeley, CA 94720-1902 Telephone: (510) 642-1405 Web site: http://www.haas.berkeley.edu Electronic application: https://ssl.haas.berkeley.edu/admissions/application/ Last updated: July 17, 2012
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