<p>I'm just wondering if there's any international student in this forum actually got accepted to Haas for Fall09? </p>
<p>Ok, I'm an international student and I got rejected today!!! </p>
<p>If there is anyone out there, please speak, I'm dying to know why I got rejected (don't know if I'm actually a total loser or Haas is being hard on international students this year, so far none of the international students I know got accepted to Haas!) </p>
<p>Wow. Just . . . wow. Call Cal and request to know the specific reason you were rejected. It might just be because other students were given my priority, but you still have the right to know the reason for your rejection. If you think you have new info that might warrant a second try, definitely appeal. Seriously, I would totally let you into my super awesome university if I had a super awesome university.</p>
<p>Thank you, but I called Haas this afternoon and they said that they do not give out specific details for individual applicants! that’s why I’m so frustrated. I really do want to appeal, but I don’t know what is the “exceptionally compelling information that I haven’t given them” yet. </p>
<p>Someone said Haas do not read UC application essays, they only read their supplemental essay. If that’s the case, then should I appeal by telling them again what I wrote in my UC app essay?</p>
<p>It depends. What did you write in your UC app essay that would warrant admission into Haas? I have NEVER heard of a school refusing to tell students why they were rejected. Generic answers, yes, but never a downright “we don’t do that.” It sounds silly, but keep bothering them. Could you call Berkeley admissions and ask why you were rejected, or is everything strictly through Haas?</p>
<p>Oh, basically, I wrote about my internship and how it helped shape my career goal and fuel my passion for doing business and becoming a leader. I also wrote about how I organized a small business with my classmates when I was in junior high school. </p>
<p>On my supplemental essay, I only wrote about how studying abroad has opened my eyes and changed my view of life, how I grew more mature and self-directed. It was merely life experience, not biz-related. </p>
<p>So if they didn’t read the UC app essays, they missed out the reason for my choice of college major.</p>
<p>Well, you can’t be sure that they didn’t read all your essays, but by all means definitely appeal. For all you know, something could have been miscounted, something overlooked, etc. You have AMAZING stats and really should make them reconsider your application.</p>
<p>yeah I hear Berkeley don’t explain their rejection even if you call them. </p>
<p>Your stats are pretty much like most international students, but a lot still get rejected anyways so it’s not that surprising. The only few people whom I know got in held top positions (like President of Student Government Body and the like) </p>
<p>What you should do now is appeal. My friend appealed (he had a 4.0/international student/ applying to one of the engineering majors) and got in. Not sure of his ECs, but yours are probably a lot better than his. Did you get any new scholarships since you applied? that would be a plus.</p>
<p>Not really, I only got 2 other scholarships and finalist of Men and Women of Honors at my college. I don’t think it’s that significant and compelling</p>
<p>What should I include in my appealing package?</p>
<p>titanium, I don’t want to be a ******, but at Haas you have 1500+ applicants competing for like 90 spots. When the competition is as such, its difficult to pinpoint your rejection on any one particular factor. Appealing sounds tempting right now but I can assure you that Haas in particular wont even take a look at it. They are just like that…Good luck to you in the future and just remember Haas is not the only good program out there.</p>
<p>I have to kinda agree. Haas is unique in that they have a specified number of people they accept each year, and they’ve already sent out acceptances to those people. It’d be tough for them to add another person through an appeal, but I suppose it’s worth trying.</p>
<p>the 90th percentile gpa range for haas is a 4.0. That means at least 10% of the ~1500 applicants have a 4.0. Relative to haas, you just weren’t competetive enough.</p>