newmanhattan Posted January 29, 2011 Share Posted January 29, 2011 Do all those who get acceptance from Berkeley (PhD CS) get interview calls frst? Are there people who got in directly without any interviews and if so are there significant number of such people? Also, whats the ratio either way? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edvolkov Posted January 29, 2011 Share Posted January 29, 2011 According to some of this forum posts, such people (who goes directly without interview) exist, but they had really killer profiles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pandy Posted January 30, 2011 Share Posted January 30, 2011 I know of all cases - people who got in without interviews, people who had multiple interviews and then got rejected, and people who got in after one or more interviews. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newmanhattan Posted January 30, 2011 Author Share Posted January 30, 2011 I know of all cases - people who got in without interviews, people who had multiple interviews and then got rejected, and people who got in after one or more interviews. Do you have any figues on that? i.e. which type was the greatest in number? My question stems from the fact that I have nt heard from them as yet when many others have got interview calls and so I am trying to estimate whether this means a reject probably. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pandy Posted January 30, 2011 Share Posted January 30, 2011 Do you have any figues on that? i.e. which type was the greatest in number? My question stems from the fact that I have nt heard from them as yet when many others have got interview calls and so I am trying to estimate whether this means a reject probably. These numbers are from people whom I know who have applied to Berkeley in the past years, so they are in no way indicative of any trends. Not interviewed & admitted: 3 Not interviewed & rejected: 2 Interviewed multiple times & rejected: 4 Interviewed multiple times & accepted: 3 As you see, the sample size is too low to make any conclusions. I'm leaning more towards a reject for myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lanchka Posted January 30, 2011 Share Posted January 30, 2011 I know four people from hereabouts who got admits from Berkeley to study theory. Two of them had no interviews. The other two had one phone call each. [i say phone call and not interview since they both said they were not really questioned about anything technical.] Amongst the people who did not get admits, I do not know of anyone who got an interview call. There don't seem to be any noticeable trends here. Again, my sample set is really small. My call is scheduled to happen some time in the next few days. I'll try to glean some information if the chance arises. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pandy Posted January 30, 2011 Share Posted January 30, 2011 By interview, I also meant chit-chat about your past and present research I don't know of anyone who got grilled with technical stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lanchka Posted January 30, 2011 Share Posted January 30, 2011 (edited) By interview, I also meant chit-chat about your past and present research I don't know of anyone who got grilled with technical stuff. If that's the case, I'm surprised that there were people who got interviewed and rejected. On what grounds do they make a decision at that point? Edited January 30, 2011 by Lanchka Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azazel Posted January 30, 2011 Share Posted January 30, 2011 If that's the case, I'm surprised that there were people who got interviewed and rejected. On what grounds do they make a decision at that point? Even pleasant and informal conversations can reveal things about an applicant. For instance, you might reveal how cogent you are in discussing your research interests, or how likely it seems that you will attend a school if accepted. The voice medium also better allows for other, more subjective, judgements concerning one's apparent attitude, degree of passion, and general character. I have no idea how important any of these things are, but I suspect that professors are looking for students who are able to present themselves well. Talking informally about your research interests is one way for them to get a sense of that ability. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Awexome Posted January 30, 2011 Share Posted January 30, 2011 These numbers are from people whom I know who have applied to Berkeley in the past years, so they are in no way indicative of any trends. Not interviewed & admitted: 3 Not interviewed & rejected: 2 Interviewed multiple times & rejected: 4 Interviewed multiple times & accepted: 3 As you see, the sample size is too low to make any conclusions. I'm leaning more towards a reject for myself. So everyone had either multiple interviews or none at all? No single interviews? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pandy Posted January 30, 2011 Share Posted January 30, 2011 So everyone had either multiple interviews or none at all? No single interviews? I think a couple of the rejected people had only one interview. Not sure though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lanchka Posted January 30, 2011 Share Posted January 30, 2011 I just got off the phone with someone from Berkeley and he led me to believe that admits would arrive around the 10th of February. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pandy Posted January 30, 2011 Share Posted January 30, 2011 I just got off the phone with someone from Berkeley and he led me to believe that admits would arrive around the 10th of February. Cool! How did the interview go? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lanchka Posted January 30, 2011 Share Posted January 30, 2011 Cool! How did the interview go? I'm not really sure We talked mostly about what I planned to do in the future and about why I was considering studying math for a year before starting grad school. We also talked about why I wanted to do research and what my interests were and that kind of stuff. I'm not sure how I came off given that I am a bit undecided about exactly what sub-field within theory I want to work in. Otherwise, we spoke about the current work that is happening there and their prospective lines of research and that was pretty enlightening. Anyways, I'll find out soon enough Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azazel Posted January 30, 2011 Share Posted January 30, 2011 I just got off the phone with someone from Berkeley and he led me to believe that admits would arrive around the 10th of February. Nice, thanks for sharing. That fits in with the timetable I've heard mentioned, although my interviewer wasn't so specific. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pandy Posted January 31, 2011 Share Posted January 31, 2011 @Azazel and Lanchka, good luck! I think Berkeley is following the same pattern as last year - Feb 10 admit emails, and then a week later mass rejects Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shdwfeather Posted February 3, 2011 Share Posted February 3, 2011 Mm, I guess the fact that I haven't had a scheduled interview is ominous news for me, then. :\ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pandy Posted February 3, 2011 Share Posted February 3, 2011 Mm, I guess the fact that I haven't had a scheduled interview is ominous news for me, then. :\ Don't know if it's necessarily ominous. There has been instances where people have been admitted without being interviewed. Best of luck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pandy Posted February 3, 2011 Share Posted February 3, 2011 If they follow last year's pattern, I guess the admit emails will be sent out in a day or two. All the best to everyone waiting to hear back from UC Berkeley! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azazel Posted February 5, 2011 Share Posted February 5, 2011 If they follow last year's pattern, I guess the admit emails will be sent out in a day or two. All the best to everyone waiting to hear back from UC Berkeley! Having spoken with another Berkeley Prof. (2nd interview), I can confirm that the 10th looks highly probable for results. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pandy Posted February 5, 2011 Share Posted February 5, 2011 Having spoken with another Berkeley Prof. (2nd interview), I can confirm that the 10th looks highly probable for results. Azazel, you had interviews with 2 professors? How did it go? Did they know that you are being interviewed by the other? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azazel Posted February 5, 2011 Share Posted February 5, 2011 (edited) Azazel, you had interviews with 2 professors? How did it go? Did they know that you are being interviewed by the other? Went quite well. Both conversations were pleasant and reasonably informal. Both professors asked about my research interests, what I am interested in working on, etc. My impression was that neither interviewer knew about the other. Edited February 5, 2011 by Azazel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pandy Posted February 5, 2011 Share Posted February 5, 2011 Went quite well. Both conversations were pleasant and reasonably informal. Both professors asked about my research interests, what I am interested in working on, etc. My impression was that neither interviewer knew about the other. Thanks for the info! Best of luck to you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edvolkov Posted February 5, 2011 Share Posted February 5, 2011 (edited) Guys, how long did your interview lasted? Mine was something about hour. I'm curious was it too long or too short in comparison with others. Edited February 5, 2011 by edvolkov Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pandy Posted February 6, 2011 Share Posted February 6, 2011 Guys, how long did your interview lasted? Mine was something about hour. I'm curious was it too long or too short in comparison with others. The info I gathered from some of the people who got calls was that it lasts anywhere from 15 minutes to an hour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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