How to Ace the Berkeley Haas Application Essays | 2025-2026

Berkeley Haas updated its MBA application essays for the 2025-2026 application season. Applicants now need to submit one video essay -- answering Haas's famous "what makes you feel alive" question -- and one written essay on career goals. Stratus Senior MBA Admissions Counselor (and Haas alum) Melisa Prevost breaks down how to approach each of the Berkeley Haas application essays.

00:00 How did the Berkeley Haas application change in 2025
00:47 Haas Essay #1 (Video Essay): What Makes You Feel Alive
02:14 Haas Essay #2: Goals essay
03:16 Haas Optional Essay

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