<p>I am currently in my freshman year about to finish my third quarter and am planning on transferring to Haas in Fall 2015. I need a break from studying for finals.</p>
<p>Classes I have taken where I have either received or will receive an A or A+:</p>
<p>Calc 1<em>, Calc 2</em>, Calc 3*
Stat 10*
Eng 1<em>, Eng 2</em>
Macroeconomics<em>, Microeconomics</em>
Principles of Business*
Physics 2A
Music Theory </p>
<p>Classes I have taken where I will receive at least a B+:</p>
<p>Philosophy Ethics</p>
<p>*prerequisites</p>
<p>Sadly, my philosophy grade will likely take away my chances of a 4.0. Of course I would love to blame this on my opinions on ethics not matching the teacher's, but that is beyond the point. My overall GPA will definitely be above 3.9. The only prerequisite I am missing is Eng 3 which I will take in the Fall quarter.</p>
<p>EC:</p>
<p>On finance team for the campaign of a Representative in the US Congress.</p>
<p>Over 300 hours of community service.</p>
<p>Worked as marketing lead for multi-million dollar online ecommerce company until I left due to conflict schedules with my classes.</p>
<p>Play the cello competitively.</p>
<p>Significant Connections:</p>
<p>My girlfriend's dad works at UC Berkeley's Law School. This probably does not even matter though unless I marry my girlfriend (I'm not that desperate to get in, okay maybe I am). Other than this, none really.</p>
<p>Is there anything major I need to look for? </p>
<p>I think you have a great shot at Haas. Your ECs/resume are impressive and your GPA is higher than the average for admitted Haas applicants. Working for a big ecommerice company is impressive. Not too many applicants can claim to do that…or working for a member of Congress’s finance team. Good luck!</p>
<p>You are a competitive applicant, but that is only half the story. Make sure you really hone in on a good story/stories when writing your essays that exemplify the defining principles. Also make sure that when you fill out the Haas resume section that you are hitting on the principles as well. Remember Haas is looking for the right “fit” just as any other business school or firm.</p>
<p>Don’t listen to @bomerr he is just sour he didn’t get admitted. </p>
<p>@OhioLax22
Dude I know a person who wrote on his Haas application that having the courage to apply to Haas knowing that he might have be rejected is challenging the status quo… and he was accepted. So I call BS on needing exemplify the defining principles; that stuff is just marketing hype. </p>
<p>I think you’re a competitive applicant and focus on writing excellent essays as OhioLax22 said.</p>
<p>@bomerr </p>
<p>That essay was well written though. It even had the confidence without attitude or arrogance (another defining principle) present in his writing that he didn’t mention specifically but it was shown. I don’t know why you’re making it a bad example. </p>
<p>@spenceyboi A suggestion I would have is to write a rough draft of each of the essays now and then put them away while thinking about the prompts over the next couple months. Then come October rewrite and revise, as well as start writing your essay for Haas.</p>
<p>Also, the Haas resume doesn’t have a word limit for the description so I would recommend being very thorough and even slip in the defining principles (It does say something about making sure to reflect the principles in your resume).</p>
<p>As for the defining principles being “marketing hype” this is far from true. They are the culture of the school that has been codified, which is why they are so important per the quote “culture trumps strategy”. Not getting accepted doesn’t mean that one is not intelligent, but that they were not the right “fit”. Business school are notorious for doing this as there is much different vibe between Harvard Business School and Stanford Graduate School of Business. </p>
<p>Sorry for the above rant, but if anyone needs help or has questions about getting into Haas please feel free to PM me. I was an admitted transfer this year, I won’t proclaim to be all knowing about what it takes to get in, but I will try to do my best to articulate what I think they are looking for. </p>