Typically we get additional letters of recommendation, updates on what someone has been doing since they first applied, any updates to their professional lives or work situations, etc. In fact, Haas student have a lot of fun. We really take advantage of living in the Bay Area. We also do a lot of fun things locally. We also try to integrate students in the social setting.
People do end up renting places together.
The Haas community is very much like a family, but there is room for a non-MBA life as well. I have many classmates with families, outside interests, pre-Haas friends. We look for the same things in applicants regardless of the years of work experience they may have. We want to see signs of increasing responsibility, evidence of leadership, and how the efforts of that person have made a difference to the position they hold or the company or organization they work for. The ethnic minority stats are in relation to the domestic pool.