Calling all Booth Applicants (2015 Intake) Class of 2017

Hyderabad. I was surprised I got someone to interview me here. I was sure I'd have to fly to Mumbai/Delhi.

Good luck!

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A week ago I have got ding from Booth.
and this is not really disspointing because:
1) it was a stretch school for me, so sincerely I did not expect more than interview invite.
2) although I like Chicago, big city life is not for me.
3) unlike other schools I have never ever feel any kind of "love" or attention (name it) from Booth. So sending vibes without getting back is not cool.
4) adcoms are not as honest as I would they be, they were saying: " yes, apply in R1, your gmat is OK (it is in 80% range so dont spend much time retaking the GMAT)" and "yes, you have a very strong profile reapply next year" - come on guys if you are so nice to talk me such b***it give me at least a chance to interview.
5) it seems that Booth prefers less experienced guys but with higher GMAT, then more experienced guys with lower GMAT.

Good luck to those who are invited and trully wants to be there!
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Any (dudes) need a place to stay in Chicago for the Friday Event and Super Saturday?

Hey everyone, I'm (a male) who lives in a condo a few blocks away from the Super Saturday location in downtown Chicago - I'm near the Grand Ave and Dearborn St. intersection. I have a legit futon in my 2nd bedroom from my college days and a comfy leather couch from my investment banking days in the living room -- so I could house two travelers.

I'm also attending the all-day Friday event in Hyde Park the day before.

Unsure what demand will be like for this offer, but I'll say first come first serve -- with preference for those attending both the Friday event and Saturday interviews (sorry, UK and beyond; you're probably asleep by now).

Not looking for payment, but if you wanted to cover our ~$20 UberX taxi rides to UofC campus and back on Friday, that'd be swell.

Private-message me if you're a guy and let's chat... the girlfriend says males only lol

Has anybody done the interview on-campus just yet? Would you mind sharing/posting the questions you got?

Many thanks to everyone and good luck

Cheers
J

That's very nice of you. Despite this being the internet and you might be crazy, but that's besides the point.

Date: November 10, 2014. Thursday

Admissionado Consulting

Event: Webinar - A Tale of Three Applicants by Jon Frank (Admissionado Founder and HBS Alumnus)

In this webinar, jointly organized by Admissionado and GMATClub, Admissionado Founder Jon Frank (HBS) is gonna show you how a banker, an Indian IT guy, and a chicken farmer managed to get into a top Business School. Find out how to play up your strengths, neutralize your weaknesses, and defeat the admissions dragon – whether your profile is totally typical or out-of-the-blue. To ensure the best possible event, space is limited to 100 participants, so sign up now! These seats are going to go quickly!

Registration Link: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/regist ... KG6Zqk-PLu

Timing of the Session: 8.00 AM Pacific Time on 10th November 2014.

I'm a reapplicant and got waitlisted last year until August. I got an interview this year, I will have it on Tuesday, and I don't think I have more chance than others, I think we all have the same chances unless someone here thinks different let us know!

I had my interview last Friday (Oct 31st). It was off campus. Questions he asked me were:
- Resume specific (like why did I pick my undergrad school, my career path, what my work function is, etc) a huge chunk of time was spent here.
- What do I find challenging about my job? OK this kind of stumped me for a while since he said he wasn't 'convinced' that the answer I gave was challenging enough. We also spent a bit of time discussing this
- What are my STGs and LTGs?
- Why MBA? Why now?
- Why Booth?
- What classes do I plan to take?
- What is my greatest professional failure?
- Any questions for him?

The interview took an hour more or less. But I honestly found it tough because I had a hard time connecting with him. I talked a lot about social impact, because that's really my story, but he didn't seem to be interested in that. He also kept grilling me on all my answers (he kept pushing back on my answers and asking 'why' more times than I can count). So different from the interview I had with Kellogg. I handled it the best way I could though. I only hope he had a good impression of me.

Oh! And the interview was supposed to be at 5, but he pushed it back to 5:45, but then he couldn't get out of a meeting so he had me go back to his office at 9 pm (!)

Alumni interviews are more varied than on campus ones that's for sure. But I've seen people say it went horribly and they got accepted and vice versa. So it's hard to read into it much. I'm also not convinced everyone is on the same playing field and that your interview will make or break you. I think they grade every aspect of your application and your interviewer gives you a score (from 1 to 6?). Then they combine that info with your application and pass it along to a new admissions person who's never read your profile and he decides "Admit, Reject, or Waitlist" and that gets pushed to the Direction who can agree or veto that decision.

Mine was supposed to be in 30 minutes but my interview asked to reschedule to tomorrow same time. Hoping for the best!

Thanks for the info, I'm trying to stay positive :p Good luck with your interview!!!

Anyone going to Shanghai this weekend? It'll be cool to meet up! Flying in saturday and interview is on Sunday. I'm staying near the Bund.

Also, would anyone know if there are alumni or social events for the Shanghai sessions? In the general email it state that there will be events for hub cities but I didn't any in my interview email.

Cheers,
Kenn

Had my interview on Saturday. No big surprises really with it.

Super saturday or off campus?

Off Campus, she was a recent grad that was an interviewer for Super Saturday though. It was more of a conversation. She took a few notes, but it didn't seem like she was following a formal list of questions, but she definitely came ready with some. Very casual. Also, I think she interviewed a few of us that day, I had seen my competition potential future classmate come in when I was leaving. lol

Had my off campus interview as well. The interview is another data point that will be considered together with the rest of the application. Questions were behavioral so I think it's more of gauging how one thinks, how it meshes with the overall profile and how everything fits Booth's environment. (I might be wrong on this one lol)

Just be ready to tell your story and be as coherent as possible. Good luck to the rest!

One thing I always tell people is to know your audience. Booth doesn't really care about social impact. It's not that kind of school or environment. Focus on social impact would have made a much better impression on a school like Kellogg where they even have a concentration in Social Enterprise. If you are a good fit for Booth, you aren't a good fit for Kellogg. And if you are a good fit for Kellogg, you aren't a good fit for Booth. They are polar opposites when it comes to culture and mission.

Ouch. I can't speak about specifics at any other school, because Booth is really the only one I have deep experience with, but Social impact and social enterprise are high priorities here. For those interested in pursuing a career in this space or just passionate about giving back, here are some resources:

The Social Enterprise Initiative brings together 10 student groups whose mission includes making the world a better place. They also host programs like the Social Impact Leadership series and social Entrepreneur in Residence.

Booth's chapter of Net Impact has over 200 members. Their Board fellows program offers students the opportunity to intern as a board member for some of the best-known Chicago-based and national non-profits. Many of these highly competitive appointments also include responsibility for an impact consulting project.

Social New Venture Challenge is the do-good side of Booth's well-known entrepreneurship competition. Through the months-long competition, teams receive coaching from faculty, entrepreneurs, and industry insiders before pitching their idea to a panel including venture capitalists and impact investors. The founder of one of last year's top finishers was recently featured in Forbes.

Booth also hosts a competition called MBA Impact Investing Network and Training (MIINT), fields teams for the Hult Prize competition, and recently had 2 of the 3 finishers in Haas's education case competition.

This is just a portion of the social impact programming Booth offers. Good old fashioned community service is also alive-and-well through Give Something Back and a number of the other SEI-affiliated groups.

The idea of having a social impact concentration is an interesting one, but I'm not sure it fits with Booth's discipline-based approach. Booth concentrations are focused on fundamental disciplines, academic subject areas like Finance and Strategy rather than around career tracks like Consulting or Brand Management. So the question is whether the research around Social Impact is robust enough to distinguish it as a separate science or whether the tools required to be successful in that arena are a combination of marketing, finance, entrepreneurship, strategy, and the rest.

Whatever your interest is, Booth provides are environment where you pursue it. As Dean Sunil Kumar is fond of saying, "swing for the fences, the school has your back."

I'm tagging cheetarah1980 to see if she has anything to add.

I think you're taking my words out of context. Are there social impact and social enterprise opportunities at Booth? Sure. There are some at all b-schools. But it is not part of Booth's mantra or mission statement. In no way am I trying to trivialize Booth's programs. But to find the few alumni/interviewers that are gung-ho on social impact and social enterprise at Booth...that's like finding a needle in a haystack. The prior poster said that's their main focus, and was wondering why the interview was dry as opposed to Kellogg where they were very engaging on the subject matter.

Interviewed on campus today. Interviewer was prepared with a few questions which were all behavioral questions. The interviewer took a lot of notes based on my responses. However, it was definitely more of a conversation than an interview. For those who have dates coming up, relax, be yourself. and good luck!

Also, is it December 18th yet?