UCB MFE UCB MFE Admission Discussion

[Mlsw]

Hi, has anyone heard back from the first interview now? Any updates? I had my first interview recently haven't heard anything yet

 

[Rohit Kaul]

No updates yet. I was wondering if they have taken any hold or wait listed students off their respective status. If that is the case, maybe they are reconsidering their applications. Hopefully, all the seats haven't been filled yet.

 

[RaoJ]

No updates yet. I was wondering if they have taken any hold or wait listed students off their respective status. If that is the case, maybe they are reconsidering their applications. Hopefully, all the seats haven't been filled yet.

Hi Rohit, I`m not sure what do you mean by "taken off their respective status". Are you saying that the status would be changed to hold or rejected if one is considered not interested?

 

[Rohit Kaul]

Hi Rohit, I`m not sure what do you mean by "taken off their respective status". Are you saying that the status would be changed to hold or rejected if one is considered not interested?

Hey, so i mean there are 3 possibilities now - students who were previously kept on hold status, its possible their application may have been reopened, second is R4 students are being accepted and third possibility is that all seats have been filled and there is no room for more admits. Probability of the 3rd is low since these are rolling admissions. If we know somehow that the 1st option is happening, then are chances reduce somehow. Hence i was asking if anyone's status has changed from waitlist or hold.

 

[Rohit Kaul]

Our* chances

 

[RaoJ]

Our* chances

Thank u for the explanation. I think r4 applicants may have higher priority than previous applicants who got a hold. The results might be posted after Thanksgiving.

 

[Rohit Kaul]

Thank u for the explanation. I think r4 applicants may have higher priority than previous applicants who got a hold. The results might be posted after Thanksgiving.

Lets hope this is the case indeed. All the best to you for next week.

 

[optionsDelta]

The website mentions 1st December to be the date for R4 results. Considering that they haven't called for the second interview till this late, should I expect a rejection?

 

[Mlsw]

The website mentions 1st December to be the date for R4 results. Considering that they haven't called for the second interview till this late, should I expect a rejection?

I don't know anyone from round 4 has received anything after the first interview so hopefully they are just still evaluating profiles. The second interview (with Linda) is mostly just an admission call in most cases anyway, so personally I don't think that means reject. Just wait a bit longer I guess.

 

[optionsDelta]

I don't know anyone from round 4 has received anything after the first interview so hopefully they are just still evaluating profiles. The second interview (with Linda) is mostly just an admission call in most cases anyway, so personally I don't think that means reject. Just wait a bit longer I guess.

One of the anonymous poster on tracker got admit in round 4 so I was worried.

 

[RaoJ]

One of the anonymous poster on tracker got admit in round 4 so I was worried.

Are you saying the anon who got interviewed before submitting the application? I mean that seems weird to me

 

[optionsDelta]

oh! is that so? I didn't notice :P

 

[Mlsw]

oh! is that so? I didn't notice :P

He/she interviewed in 21st September, so he/she probably wrote the tracker timeline wrong. Probably a round 3 applicant

 

[optionsDelta]

In that case, can only wait for the results. Hopefully by next week should hear from them. Did anyone contact the adcom?

 

[Rohit Kaul]

In that case, can only wait for the results. Hopefully by next week should hear from them. Did anyone contact the adcom?

I had contacted them 2 weeks back. This is what they had replied-
"
We do not post interview outcomes - the interview is one component of your application that is taken into consideration with all others and does not determine the final admissions decision.

The admissions decision will be posted by December 1, 2017 as noted on our website. You will be able to check your status by logging into the application system. "

 

[Mlsw]

I had contacted them 2 weeks back. This is what they had replied-
"
We do not post interview outcomes - the interview is one component of your application that is taken into consideration with all others and does not determine the final admissions decision.

The admissions decision will be posted by December 1, 2017 as noted on our website. You will be able to check your status by logging into the application system. "

Wait, is that just an official reply or do they actually mean that "status will be posted on website "? I though they have a second behavioural interview with Linda first

 

[Rohit Kaul]

well by the looks of it. it doesnt look like an admit call, does it ?:P

 

[Rohit Kaul]

Wait, is that just an official reply or do they actually mean that "status will be posted on website "? I though they have a second behavioural interview with Linda first

IF you get a behavioural interview invite, you know its equivalent to a proxy admit. And if we have to wait by December 1 to log in to the system for the decision, i doubt it would mean anything but a reject !

 

[Mlsw]

IF you get a behavioural interview invite, you know its equivalent to a proxy admit. And if we have to wait by December 1 to log in to the system for the decision, i doubt it would mean anything but a reject !

I know! That's what i'm freaked out by. Maybe they just mean decision will be out by December 1st.

 

[Rohit Kaul]

I know! That's what i'm freaked out by. Maybe they just mean decision will be out by December 1st.

Yes, lets hope it means that. For the time being...I've stopped dwelling on the uncontrollables ... Better to relax and enjoy the weekend :P