<p>I've searched the forum before and found some subjective and opinionated responses to how hard it is to get into Haas but I've never really found a numbers-related chancing at Haas. I'm sort of worried for my chances at Haas now because I've heard of stories of people with high GPA being rejected, so I'm wondering if anyone who has experience with Haas admissions before can chime in and give me a realistic chance.</p>
<p>Overall GPA: 3.815</p>
<p>Major Pre-reqs:
UGBA 10: A-
Stats 21: A
Math 16A: A
English R1B: A-
Econ: (likely to be an A; received 100% on last midterm and on all quizzes/hw so far)</p>
<p>ECs: involved in 4 clubs. in a committee team for 3 of them, in which i'm in two committees for one of the clubs. very little volunteer hours. no real officer position.
^^ This is the weakest part of my application and I'm afraid it might kill me for Haas. I do have an internship with Merrill Lynch that I could've put on there but I don't start working until December, right after the application due date...</p>
<p>How optimistic should I be for Haas right now? Thanks for any comments. I don't know if chancing for Haas is taboo or something on CC because I've never found a thread on it, so I'm sorry if I violated some social code.</p>
<p>Hi demoz. I certainly think you have a strong hand, but that still means you have to play your cards right.</p>
<p>Academically, there’s not much to worry about so I won’t delve into that at all. Just know that you’re in the high part of the GPA range, and grades are pretty important as far as getting in is concerned. The cool thing is that you’ve done most (if not all) of the prereqs already, whereas some people save harder prereqs for the Spring.</p>
<p>As far as the Merrill Lynch internship goes, I still think you can include it as long as a) there’s space and b) you EXPLICITLY state that it’s in the future. Do NOT make it a focal point for your application, but including it at the end won’t be harmful. I say this because I received a pretty good officer position right before applications were due, and I explicitly stated ‘blablabla for x club for next semester’. It definitely wasn’t the focus of my resume portion, but it was a small bonus. </p>
<p>I understand that you’re in 4 clubs and are on a few committees, but in my experience (subjectively speaking here) Haas values depth more than breadth. When they try to build a class of students they would rather accept someone who’s dedicated his/her life to club x and y and become a leader rather than someone who half-assed clubs a, b, c and d. Again, this isn’t a big problem if you can describe your clubs passionately and highlight the times you were actually a leader (say you were responsible for a speaker event, etc). You say you haven’t done volunteer work, but think about how your involvement in said clubs have made a positive impact on the community. Obviously, don’t claim to have saved the world but think about the effect your work has had.</p>
<p>Judging by your activities and grades, nailing the essay portion will make your application bullet-proof. Be as creative as you can, but not controversial. Use words and language to woo the reader. Show the reader that you are passionate and have some direction in your life. Prove to them that you will fit in at Haas. Prove to them that you, and not 250 other people, have a genuine passion for business.</p>
<p>If you have any more questions feel free to PM me, I’d be happy to help.</p>
<p>Are you taking Econ 1 now? Cause damn you got 100% on the past midterm?<br>
Out of curiosity, what was the average grade in your section?</p>
<p>In my section, the avg was a 50%, and no one got full credit on many of the problems. I asked my GSI for the solution to one of the problems, and he literally read out about 20 sentences that he said needed to be included for complete credit.</p>
<p>Anyways, sorry I can’t help you with judging your chances. But I assume many currently envy your position for succeeding in the Haas pre-reqs.</p>
<p>@ JBeak12345: Yeah, I’m taking it with Delong. I didn’t get a real 100% - I got a 100% after the curve because I had the highest grade in both my GSI’s section (91%). The average for both of my GSI’s sections was a 58%.</p>
<p>Well, I honestly thought I had nothing to offer Haas except for my grades. I feel like I have nothing “leadership-esque” to display about myself. That, a long with stories of high gpa people getting rejected, discouraged me.</p>
<p>@StarryNights: I got the internship through a club. It’s only wealth management, not ibanking or anything hard to get. Although I heard that it looks good for junior ibank internships.</p>
<p>It’s interesting how most of the chance threads posters are students with superb stats. I think you’re in; your essays will most likely be your deciding factor, as posters have said before me. Make sure you really highlight the leadership aspect of one of your clubs.</p>
<p>Out of curiosity, who was your stat 21 professor?</p>
<p>^^ I think I’m going to be doing the minor. I just felt kind of pressured to fit all of the CS classes in my schedule and doing multiple CS upper-divs later on. I was also sort of contemplating my ability to do well in CS.</p>
<p>how important is GPA? i know it’s 50% of the decision, but what if I have a great resume/essays? let’s say the GPA is around 3.5/3.6…would that be too low?</p>
<p>also, what’s some good advice on doing well with the essays?</p>
<p>^ the middle 80% is 3.4-3.95 or something like that as of last year, so there is 10% of accepted candidates who had a gpa below 3.4, so yes, resume and essays play a big role in the decision, especially against those who have the same GPA as you do. remember, you dont have to be the top candidate to make it to haas, you just need to be better than 225 or so of your peers.</p>