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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Rejected
at
Columbia Business School
Round:
Round 1
Received via
portal
November 3, 2026
Standardized Test:
GMAT
GPA:
9.11/10
GMAT:
715
Program Type:
Traditional Two-Year
Post MBA Career:
Technology
Application Location:
India
Juno Member:
Not yet
November 3, 2026 1:29am ET
Waitlisted
at
Columbia Business School
Round:
Round 1
Received via
email
November 3, 2026
Standardized Test:
GRE
GRE:
327
Program Type:
Traditional Two-Year
Post MBA Career:
Consulting
Application Location:
India
Juno Member:
Not yet
November 3, 2026 12:52am ET
Interview Invite
to
Vanderbilt / Owen
Round:
Round 2
Received via
email
on
November 01, 2026
Standardized Test:
Granted Waiver
GPA:
3.81
Program Type:
Traditional Two-Year
Application Location:
Bangalore, India
Note:
Submitted application over the weekend, invite received soon after
Juno Member:
Not yet
November 2, 2026 9:09pm ET
Waitlisted
at
Columbia Business School
Round:
Round 1
Received via
email
November 2, 2026
Standardized Test:
GRE
GPA:
2.7
GRE:
335
Program Type:
Traditional Two-Year
Post MBA Career:
Manufacturing
Juno Member:
Not yet
November 2, 2026 8:45pm ET
Waitlisted
at
Columbia Business School
Round:
Round 1
Received via
portal
November 2, 2026
Standardized Test:
GRE
GPA:
7.71/10
GRE:
327
Program Type:
Traditional Two-Year
Post MBA Career:
Consulting,
Bain,
BCG,
McKinsey
Application Location:
Bangalore, India
Juno Member:
Not yet