THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO BOOTH SCHOOL OF BUSINESS Because we all have questions and someone may have the answer. A quick summary of the welcome email 1. The first non-refundable $2,000 tuition deposit is due on Friday, February 13, 2015. The second non-refundable $1,000 tuition deposit is due on Friday, May 15, 2015. 2. All incoming students are required to attend the first day of Orientation+ on Monday, September 8, 2015 and all mandatory sessions of Orientation+ through the first day of Autumn Quarter classes, September 25, 2015. 3. Please plan to attend one of our admitted student receptions in Chicago (January 9), Boston (January 14), Los Angeles (January 14), New York (January 9), San Francisco (January 15), or Washington DC (January 15.) 4. Admit Weekend (First Day) is scheduled for Thursday, February 5 through Saturday, February 7, and begins with a welcome reception on the evening of February 5. Roll Call NOTE :- The above list updates automatically as and when applicants update their application Status. If your name does not appear in the list, please check and update your application status or post in this thread.

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Any thoughts on dress code for the local city admitted students events these next couple weeks?

I'll be going straight from work to the DC area one, so I'll be in a suit. I think a few pics have been posted from other area admitted students receptions (ie, in Chicago) on the FB admitted page.

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Any thoughts on dress code for the local city admitted students events these next couple weeks?

I'll be going straight from work to the DC area one, so I'll be in a suit. I think a few pics have been posted from other area admitted students receptions (ie, in Chicago) on the FB admitted page.

I'll check out the FB page. Thanks!

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Would love to hear thoughts from the admit receptions in other cities. DC's had maybe 30-40 people. It was a great group, everyone was really social and excited to be there (the 2+ hour open bar didn't hurt in this regard). I was happy to see the large number of couples in attendance. It could have been a function self-selection but it seemed like most of the people there were fairly decided on Booth, which was also nice to see.

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Hi everyone, I know it's a little early to think about this, but does anyone know when the background check will be? Maybe I missed it on the checklist site. Thank you!

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Hi everyone, I know it's a little early to think about this, but does anyone know when the background check will be? Maybe I missed it on the checklist site. Thank you!

I was told that they are expecting to send out information regarding background checks next week. Checks are expected to take between 3 and 8 weeks.

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hey everyone - does anyone else have trouble being added to the fb group? I'm friends with Kylie already and sent her two fb messages. it's been weeks and there was still nothing...

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hey everyone - does anyone else have trouble being added to the fb group? I'm friends with Kylie already and sent her two fb messages. it's been weeks and there was still nothing...

She has two accounts.... sure you friend requested the right one?

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Which one is the right one? Can you describe the profile pic? Thanks

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Hey guys, congrats to everyone! I was wondering if people had starting withdrawing apps or turned down other acceptances already? I still have to hear from a couple programs in Round 2, and haven't decided yet if Booth is where I'll end up but I'm pretty certain that I won't be attending NYU or Ross. I already withdrew from NYU and will probably doing so from Ross in the next week or so. Figured this might help other people who are on the bubble for interview invites/etc. also at those programs. How are you all going about the process? Are any of you waiting to hear from every school and then deciding?

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Friends: I found the below discount site for Lenovo laptops (for University of Chicago students). I don't know how great the deals are competitively but the prices look fair. You may need to set up a Lenovo account before browsing.

I'm wondering if I can unbundle Windows and get a better deal, since University of Chicago offers free Windows software for students.

https://shop.lenovo.com/uchicago/us/en/affinity/home/

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Hi everyone, I know it's a little early to think about this, but does anyone know when the background check will be? Maybe I missed it on the checklist site. Thank you!

I was told that they are expecting to send out information regarding background checks next week. Checks are expected to take between 3 and 8 weeks.

Thanks for the reply earlier! Just want to check, we haven't received any email from Re Vera right? Checklist says we have to return the form by 13th so wanted to make sure I didn't miss anything. thank you!

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I have to say that I was very impressed by First Day...the amount of time and effort the current students put in to plan this event was really great to see. It was great to meet a lot of you, and I'm looking forward to this fall!

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Hey, thanks for the share! I just pulled the trigger on a Lenovo Thinkpad X1 Carbon. Weird thing I noticed that's worth pointing out: I was actually able to get the laptop for cheaper without the U Chicago discount. If you sign up for their email list OR use a code that expires today (SAV10THINKPAD), you get $100 off and free shipping. Shook out to be about $80 cheaper than the school price. Just an FYI!

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Good tip. I went with the Yoga Pad 2 pro, it's pretty awesome. I ended up going into Best Buy to look at them and bought an "open box" model (returned within fourteen days, but not for hardware malfunction or it would be refurbished). It was $300 less than an equivalent computer with the same specs ($900 vs $1200) and cheaper than what similar Yoga Pad 2 pros go for online (this one has the 4th generation i7, 256gb solid state drive and 8 gigs of ram). Pretty happy with it.

Anyone ever done a warranty through squaretrade? Looks way cheaper than Geek Squad (which is a ripoff) and has good reviews.

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Nicely done! That's a great price for some great hardware. I don't have any experience with squaretrade, but agreed that store-bought warranties are always a rip and should be avoided.

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hey everyone - does anyone else have trouble being added to the fb group? I'm friends with Kylie already and sent her two fb messages. it's been weeks and there was still nothing...

She has two accounts.... sure you friend requested the right one?

Hi all, I'm a deferred admit from last year. Would you be able to tell me what FB group you're all referring to and how I can join? Thanks.

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hey everyone - does anyone else have trouble being added to the fb group? I'm friends with Kylie already and sent her two fb messages. it's been weeks and there was still nothing...

She has two accounts.... sure you friend requested the right one?

Hi all, I'm a deferred admit from last year. Would you be able to tell me what FB group you're all referring to and how I can join? Thanks.

Friend Kylie Wilcer with the university on Facebook and ask her for an invite.

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Anybody do the CNet registration yet? I'm a bit confused on the benefits of xMail over gmail apps. They're suggesting xMail, so if I can use it on my laptops mail app that will be fine. Just wondering if anyone has experience. If not I'll call the school and figure it out.

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second this question - came here looking for an insight into the same problem. I'd rather have google i think, but....

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