For Future Haas Applicants and New Admits

Transfer Students UC Transfers
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<p>warning: the below rant is quite redundant and possibly dry....i did my best to stick a little humor in occassionally, but hey i'm no comedian</p>

<p>i wanted to address a concern of mine that relates to some future haas applicants who post regularly in this forum. i seek not to discourage anyone, but i do think it is necessary to say this somehow; so, please do not feel offended if this may apply to you.</p>

<p>lately, i've noticed that there are a few college confid members who are going bonkers trying to figure out how to get into haas. i complement them for taking the initiative to do some research and gather advice, but i caution them about burning out through overdoing it. it seems that some members are spending every waking moment thinking about admission to haas and will this work or will that work, how will this be viewed or will they frown upon this, etc, etc.....</p>

<p>remember, haas isn't everything and you shouldn't dedicate your life to getting in. sure, you should give it your all and prep well for the app process, but please do not kill yourself (figuratively....and i guess literally too ...haha...bad humor) trying to get in. it is a big deal, but so is living a normal teenage life. so basically, before this speech/rant gets me thrown in the old folks home (along with all the other lame advice givers...hehe), i advise those who plan on applying to relax a bit more. admissions people want someone who is authentic and driven, but i doubt they want a drone. so, as you prepare for this process in nov, remember to take a chill-pill.</p>

<p>good luck and don't worry about asking me questions in the future (i don't know it all, but i can still probably help). again, i don't mean to discourage, but rather to counsel....oh geez...now i sound like someone's mom</p>

<p>what do you new haas admits think? am i right or am i right? :)</p>

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<p>LOL i don't think i coulda said it any better than u did ^ - ^
no offense but some sounded like they were gonna end their life if they got rejected.
what offends me the most are those peeps that talk about how much they wanna get into haas then ask about other schools like harvard...
KNOW WHERE YOUR LOYALTY LAYS</p>

<p>and seriously recently i realized that people 4got how to use the SEARCH FUNCTION on forums...
CC forums does not, in any way, replace your transfer advisers or UC advisers. and ffs if u really are determined, y don't u visit the advisers yourself and gather your own pile of information and compare it with what others have said here...</p>

<p>cuz people here have been wrong... seriously wrong... especially with all the chance threads lol... "u have a great shot/your a shoe in"</p>

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<p>Will Haas care if I write my essay about living a normal teenage life, as opposed to dedicating my life to getting in?</p>

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<p>your essay probably will not revolve around anything like that....you want to showcase your abilities and how you've put your experiences to use towards your goals for your haas personal statement.</p>

<p>remember, even haas admits don't know what exactly caught the admissions officers' eyes in their essays. we are not college counselors; we're just kids that may now a bit about the process since we've been through it.</p>

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<p>vrlobo88, your opinion does not offend me at all, I actually understand what you mean and I do need to loosen up a little (I have noticed I do think about it too much). Guardiangel's thoughts, on the other hand, seems as if he's just talking out of hell instead of trying to help someone, just my opinion...I think Harvard would be more of an inspiration, like Michael Jordan for example, which would inspire people to work harder, so that statement is out of hand. </p>

<p>Hey I'm panicking a little as well about college, but at least I'm taking the Initiative to settle down and relax.</p>

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<p>i guess i m just straight forward and i don't try to reword what i think to suit the "i will try not to offend you" spectrum.
hows harvard an inspiration? >_> i don't think u saw the harvard threads here did u. i simply added what vrlobo didn't say. hey the search function thing is true too... some of us here have a 1:1 thread: post ratio. i mean just think about it for a sec. for someone with 2 threads and 6 posts u sound like u know a lot of things that go on in here don't u</p>

<p>for alansda, focus on ur first UC essay. that would play a huge factor in the process. i went up there and they told me u need to show leadership and experience in the field. i doubt they care about ur teenage life. if u think its a really good essay then write it in the 2nd essay, the "unique experience" one.</p>

<p>ur supplementary essay would be business related as well, this year's supplementary essay was out of the ordinary. the first prompt was more about leadership. the 2nd was about diversity at haas. i think most people chose the diversity one cuz most people already wrote a "leadership" type essay for UC's second prompt.</p>

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<p>You know if this was just toward me, then it would be a different story, but were talking about a lot of people here (or as you make it seem)...I'm not trying to hold anything against you, I'm just sticking for students that are as anxious about Haas as I am. About the Harvard threads, I could care less, all I have to say is if someone admires Harvard, so be it! what's it to you? But I have searched for Haas and I have found many questions that others have asked helpful...I know a lot because I research before I speak out. Don't take it as an offense, the only thing I don't understand (aside from your "concern" for new students) is why it makes a darn difference if someone who has one thread, to someone who has hundreds so as long as it is beneficial to him/her...what part of that stands in your way? </p>

<p>FYI this is a college forum you know...</p>

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<p>iono how many here are nervous about haas, how many of them are still in HS?
ww3 will come one day, we all should probably start stacking up grenades, should we not? sorry i m just blunt like that.
i mentioned the harvard thread cuz who on earth would know what reqs u need for harvard business in here. wrong category much?</p>

<p>i m speaking against those that make threads, after threads without even looking at other threads that have already answered the issue they are concerned about. many obviously have not even spoken to a college adviser. do the conditions stated above apply to you? do they? then what part of what i just said stands in your way?</p>

<p>thread after thread, thats called thread spamming. all huge forums have thread control, its just disappointing this forum has weak moderation.</p>

<p>a college forum is still a forum, some order is still needed. </p>

<p>some of us here try to help those that need help. when we open thread after thread thats just repetitive, non significant queries that have been answered time and time again and the answers could just be found by typing "haas" in the "search this forum" function
then which part of - telling people to get more organized and motivated to search for the info they wish for - stands in your way? </p>

<p>lets break down my post for a sec.
if one is so really desperate about getting in, wouldn't they be bombarding college advisers rather than spamming 5 threads a day in here? which in no way guarantees the information's accuracy.</p>

<p>the harvard and other business school topics are obviously in the wrong section.</p>

<p>search function, i won't mention names but just look back and see how many threads ONE person can make in a single day. couldn't he post them all in a single thread?</p>

<p>and i don't think i m wrong when i say people on this forums inflate applicant's chances in chance me threads, especially for more competitive fields and schools.</p>

<p>u have anything else to say?</p>

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<p>well, this thread took an interesting course....i have to say that i see nothing wrong in aspiring to go to various business schools. i took a look at mendoza at notre dame (doesn't do busn transf though), leavey (santa clara univ), and some others....i don't think one owes any allegience to a school until he or she is admitted and resolves to attend.</p>

<p>i do notice a lot of people starting useless threads with questions that could easily be answered through a brief google search. anyways, i'm also amused by how some take advice here as if it is given by the school president....please double check advice on prereqs and courses....if you get rejected because you listened to a college confid poster, you have no recourse.....</p>

<p>anyways, back to the whole haas thing. my point is that getting into haas should not rule your life (especially if you haven't even entered a cc yet)</p>

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<p>The only thing I have to say is that I give you props on making it into Haas with less than 18% chance, what you said about people not knowing a thing about Harvard's Business school shut me up and I understand what you mean by spam...I misunderstood you, and I take back what I have said to you.</p>

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<p>correction....7% admission rate for transfers....haha cocky....but i couldn't resist</p>

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<p>lol oh mang vrlobo my alumni welcome party is tomorrow >_< getting kinda nervous.....................
i think the % dropped this year, wonder when they gonna release the statistics on the website...</p>

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<p>Ops I meant 8% lol.</p>

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<p>Before I started college 2 days ago, I just saw that I was able to take classes to transfer to Haas and I thought it would be a piece of cake, now that I'm taking Philosophy 101 for Summer (hopefully it's because I am new) I now realized that you have to do work to earn that A, and that it wasn't that easy to earn one...Before I did not think of the work, but just thought of the school...now my perspective has completely changed (how can I manage clubs, work, let alone school by it's self?) I'm just hoping it is because im freaking out and that it is not as hard as I think it is...I've also realized that I'm still lazy (only have an hour to do my readings so I've just given up) and I really need to bust my ass if I even deserve to go to Haas..I just can't believe it after all this hype, I think I drained myself (in other words I felt so confident about what I was to do, that once I took an unexpected turn, I crashed)</p>

<p>So I see in just one day what you guys are talking about, because I lost a lot of hope in one day and I really understand now that I should just ease a little.</p>

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<p>dude relax. the cc won't be that hard. stay away from things that are not your forte. i am not so great at science, so i took anthro and geography instead of chem, bio, or physics. i'm sure cc transfers are a little freaked out about the demands of the uc too. just like you are exploring a new world, so to speak, so too are we. you can only do your best and see where it takes you.</p>

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<p>HELP...I need some advice!</p>

<p>I graduated from high school in 1989. I went to college for five years after graduation and never applied myself and, consequently, made terrible grades (GPA of 2.44). After a break of nearly ten years, I returned to school in 2005 and will finally graduate with my bachelors degree in May 2009 at the ripe old age of 37. Because of my poor performance in my early 20s, when I graduate next spring, I will have a cumulative GPA of around 2.95 (My GPA since I returned to school is about a 3.60). </p>

<p>Here is my concern....I am planning on applying to some of the country's top business schools for graduate school, but I am not sure that they will even notice me once they see a GPA of 2.95. Can anyone give me some advice on how good my chances are of being accepted? </p>

<p>I have been working professionally in the real estate industry as an appraiser and as an analyst for the last four years.</p>

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<p>from what i heard from the MBA admissions officer from USC (mayB stepping aside from haas for a bit) they prefer out of state students and they prefer students that demonstrate strong math skills preferably done calculus so science and engineering students have an edge at that. </p>

<p>MBA letters of intent are really tough. i've seen the writing skills of some and they are really at a different level. they spend months or even get their lawyers to proof read it. yup it is that intense. intertwine ur work experience very tightly with ur statement of intent cuz i think ur work experience should be sufficient</p>

<p>oh oh oh... please pwn on ur GMAT
cuz i m not an MBA student, thats all the info i can provide u so far...</p>

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<p>that's true
a diploma from Haas doesn't guarantee anything, especially true happiness</p>

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<p>hee then sam, u shouldn't be trying so hard ^ - ^</p>

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<p>Quite frankly i'm trying just to see if i can do this
if i can win this tough competition
I'm planning on going to a law school in the future
I can virtually major in anything i want haha</p>