How to Get Accepted to UC Berkeley Haas' MBA Program

UC Berkeley's Haas School of Business offers a full-time MBA program that is known for its focus on innovation and impact. The program is also known for its strong emphasis on leadership development, with a focus on the school's defining leadership principles. These principles include questioning the status quo, developing confidence without pushing others aside, always learning, and thinking beyond oneself. In this episode of Admissions Straight Talk Podcast, Executive Director of Full-Time MBA Admissions at UC Berkeley Haas, Eric Askins, reveals why prospective applicants are encouraged to focus on their overall story and narrative, and how they can demonstrate their ability to handle the academic rigor of the program.
0:00 Introducing Executive Director of full-time MBA admissions at UC Berkeley Haas, Eric Askins
2:12 An overview of the Haas full-time MBA program
6:03 What's new at Berkeley Haas
9:06 The Applied Innovation course requirement at Haas
11:09 A common misconception about Berkeley Haas
13:14 The required core curriculum at Berkeley Haas
14:43 Testing requirements for the full-time MBA program
18:47 The writing sample component for the Haas application
22:58 Haas' video component
26:07 The most common mistake applicants making in their Berkeley Haas applications.
29:46 ChatGPT in the admissions process
33:20 The Accelerated Access admissions program at Berkeley Haas
38:16 Advice for someone thinking about applying to Berkeley Haas now
40:47 Advice for someone thinking ahead to a fall 2024 or fall 2025 application
45:52 Advice for reapplicants to Berkeley Haas
47:30 What Eric Askins would like people to know about Berkeley Haas
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