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The portal has gone weird. My preparation tab changed to scholarship. On opening that the page is blank😂
 
Hi everyone,
Can someone guide me on what should I expect in the interview and how should I prep for it?
 
what does waitlisted after the interview mean? I got an update after 2 days of interview.
I have spoken to a Berkeley alum before. She got waitlisted during round 1 in 2022 then got admitted during round 2. So conversion is entirely possible. Although we dont have data on its probability.

May I ask when you had your interview?
 
我之前曾与一位伯克利校友交谈过。她在 2022 年第一轮被列入候补名单,然后在第二轮被录取。所以转换是完全有可能的。尽管我们没有关于其概率的数据。

请问你是什么时候面试的?
I got interviewed just 3 days ago. But I know someone who interviewed earlier than me hasn't received a decision update yet. I am wondering if being waitlisted is a positive or negative sign. And could I know what should I do further to be accepted?
 
I got interviewed just 3 days ago. But I know someone who interviewed earlier than me hasn't received a decision update yet. I am wondering if being waitlisted is a positive or negative sign. And could I know what should I do further to be accepted?
I had an interview before you and I havent heard back yet. I really dont know what to make of it as well.
 
Good afternoon,

Please be aware that not all students are interviewed.
The team is working on finalizing all round 1 applications and will post decisions soon.

This is what they replied today. I guessing decisions are rolling out, and I am probably rejected without an interview :(
 
Good afternoon,

Please be aware that not all students are interviewed.
The team is working on finalizing all round 1 applications and will post decisions soon.

This is what they replied today. I guessing decisions are rolling out, and I am probably rejected without an interview :(
I am seeing a lot of decent profiles on the tracker getting rejections across all programs. Comparing with admitted candidates of previous years, they have stats (GPA, GRE, etc.) that are fairly competitive.

I think the competition has just gone crazy this year.
 
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Good afternoon,

Please be aware that not all students are interviewed.
The team is working on finalizing all round 1 applications and will post decisions soon.

This is what they replied today. I guessing decisions are rolling out, and I am probably rejected without an interview :(
Don’t be discouraged. I just got waitlisted with a checklist to complete and I didn’t even have an interview
 
Don’t be discouraged. I just got waitlisted with a checklist to complete and I didn’t even have an interview
I also got a preparation checklist that wasn't there yesterday. But I received no waitlist, and the checklist is completely empty. What does this mean?
 
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