My interview was scheduled at 1:30pm on campus – for 30 minutes. I reached the Admissions Office 20 mins early and checked myself in. Having visited Berkeley several times (especially to eat delicious Indian food), I didnt have any trouble finding the school. The partking lot mentioned in the invitation email was the one where I parked my car – about 10 mins uphill walk from the school building. The interview started exactly at 1:30pm The interviewer was a lady from AdCom. She had my resum and mentioned that she hadn’t looked at my essays as yet. The interview was very straightforward as she asked just 2 questions. In the beginning of the interview she said that she will ask me just 2 questions – and I have 25 mins to answer those. Qs 1: Tell me something about yourself. (Walk thru your resume) Highlight one incident or thing from your academic, professional and personal life. Qs 2: What are your professional objectives? How does a Haas MBA fit in? Why do you want to do an MBA right now? The interview was over at 2pm exactly. The interviewer was quite friendly.
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Interview Invite
to
Cornell / Johnson
Round:
Round 2
Received via
email
on
February 03, 2026
Standardized Test:
GRE
GPA:
3.93
GRE:
339
Program Type:
Traditional Two-Year
Post MBA Career:
Consulting,
BCG
Target Career:
Consulting
Application Location:
United States, DC
Note:
Consortium SuperDay Invite
February 12, 2026 4:37pm ET
Interview Invite
to
Yale SOM
Round:
Round 2
Received via
email
on
January 12, 2026
Standardized Test:
GRE
GPA:
3.93
GRE:
339
Program Type:
Traditional Two-Year
Post MBA Career:
Consulting,
BCG
Target Career:
Consulting
Application Location:
United States, DC
February 12, 2026 4:36pm ET
Interview Invite
to
UVA / Darden
Round:
Round 2
Received via
email
on
January 11, 2026
Standardized Test:
GRE
GPA:
3.93
GRE:
339
Program Type:
Traditional Two-Year
Post MBA Career:
Consulting,
BCG
Target Career:
Consulting
Application Location:
United States, DC
February 12, 2026 4:34pm ET
Rejected
at
Harvard Business School
Round:
Round 2
Received via
portal
on
January 27, 2026
Standardized Test:
GRE
GPA:
3.93
GRE:
339
Program Type:
Traditional Two-Year
Post MBA Career:
Consulting,
BCG
Target Career:
Consulting
Application Location:
DC
February 12, 2026 3:49pm ET
Interview Invite
to
Chicago Booth
Round:
Round 2
Received via
email
on
February 04, 2026
Standardized Test:
GRE
GPA:
3.5
GRE:
333
Program Type:
Traditional Two-Year
Application Location:
United States