Blog: Archive for the “Berkeley-Haas” Category

mbaMission writes a monthly feature for our friends at Beat the GMAT. The following piece was penned for BTG by mbaMission Founder, Jeremy Shinewald:     It has been years since you were in college, and as you contemplate pursuing your MBA, you suddenly remember a few not-so-stellar semesters when your social life was far more important to you than your grade … Read More  

We always advise candidates to take rankings not with a grain of salt, but with a pound of it. Today, the Financial Times released its annual ranking of top global MBA programs and London Business School came out on top, with Wharton, HBS, Stanford, INSEAD and many others following, of course. So, why should one … Read More  

Candidates often struggle with the demands of the Haas application. Our advice to you? Don’t just start writing. You should instead brainstorm extensively and map out your strategy, so that you avoid redundancies and give a complete picture of who you are as candidate. Short Answer: 1. What are you most passionate about? Why? (250 … Read More  

mbaMission was fortunate to have had the opportunity recently to speak one-on-one with Peter Johnson, Director of MBA Admissions at Berkeley-Haas. Here, we offer some highlights from the interview, followed by a full transcript. Berkeley-Haas experienced a 7% increase in applicationj last year and expects that this years application volumes will be flat. Berkeley-Haas made … Read More