UC Berkeley / Haas MBA Recommendation Questions 2015-2016

The online MBA application for the UC Berkeley Haas School of Business is now live for the 2015-2016 admissions season. This means that the Haas MBA recommendation questions are now available for Class of 2018 applicants and their recommenders. The form begins by asking for recommenders’ contact information and whether they have an affiliation with Haas.

If you are a Berkeley-Haas alum, please let us know from which program and year you graduated. (short answer)

Recommenders are then asked to write an assessment of the applicant’s leadership potential and most salient traits. Recommenders are asked to be as specific as possible and provide concrete examples to back up their comments.

How does the candidate’s performance compare to those of other well-qualified individuals in similar roles? Please provide specific examples.

Describe the most important piece of constructive feedback you have given the applicant. Please detail the circumstances and the applicant’s response.

In the Berkeley MBA program, we develop leaders who embody our distinctive culture’s four key principles [www.haas.berkeley.edu/strategicplan/culture] one of which is “confidence without attitude” or “confidence with humility”. Please comment on how the applicant reflects this Berkeley-Haas value.

Is there anything else we should know? (optional) 

Finally, recommenders are asked to rate the applicant on a number of qualities related to communication skill, emotional intelligence, analytic and quantitive ability, and other ares.

Recommenders are asked to compare the applicant with “others whom you know have applied to business school or with individuals who are being groomed for leadership positions within your organization.” Click on the image to the right to see an image of the Haas MBA recommendation questions grid.

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