This thread is for the Booth 2011 Application Year, meaning applicants that are starting School in the Fall of 2011. Please direct all of your questions for this year into the 2012 thread calling-all-2012-chicago-booth-fall-applicants-116701.html If you are a current student/admit, please consider visiting the thread for Admitted Students admitted-to-chicago-booth-class-of-2013-full-time-mba-thread-107432.html At Chicago Booth, you get more than just a world-class education. You become part of a global business force. Please use the following form to add your stats to the spreadsheet: Form link Edit Link: https://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=0Av3d03301eNIdFozSUpyT2lUQzN0TG41MTFDWG83eHc&hl=en#gid=0 Spreadsheet 0Av3d03301eNIdFozSUpyT2lUQzN0TG41MTFDWG83eHc GMAT CLUB STATS Round 1 Deadline: October 13, 2010 Notification: December 15, 2010 Round 2 Deadline: January 5, 2011 Notification: March 16, 2011 Round 3 Deadline: April 13, 2011 Notification: May 18, 2011 Evening/Weekend MBA Deadlines: https://www.chicagobooth.edu/parttime/a ... #deadlines SCHOOL INFO Excerpts from Admissions Chat Events Application Review Process At minimum three people will review an application. We do not review applications in groups but the reader will have access to the previous readers' reviews. Our office hires students to serve as Admissions Fellows. These students will review the files(and conduct our on campus interviews.) Once the Fellows complete their review an admissions officer reviews and will make a recommendation. At this time a candidate is invited to interview or recommended for denial. If denial the Associate Dean will review the file. If invited to interview, after the interview takes place, the file is reviewed again by an admissions officer. A recommendation is made and ultimately the Associate Dean makes the final decision. We do not compare students between rounds; we only evaluate applications based on each round. The chances of being admitted are very similar from one round to the next. Interview As for interviews, Interviewers will NOT have access to your applications. We conduct interviews either on campus by admissions fellows or off campus by alumni. All applicants have the option of coming to campus or interviewing with a local alumni. Academics The Booth MBA is based on a discipline based approach to business education, with finance being at the cornerstone. Chicago Booth boasts a legendary finance curriculum, covering both corporate finance and investments. In addition, our long-standing relationships and success in recruiting with the biggest investment organizations in the world. General Guest: what are the top features booth is looking for in an mba candidate and how can i improve my chances of admission Kurt: The best way to be successful in this process is to really know your story. Where have you been? What skill and experiences have fostered over time? How do these things prepare you for an MBA, and a career post MBA? And finally, how does a specific program i.e. Booth bridge the gap effectively between where you are and where you want to be. Think through this effectively and convey this story utilizing all the aspects provided in the application will give you your best chance of success. To be candid we expect that students applying to a top school are smart, engaged and demonstrate signs for leadership potential. With those things being staples it is at the margins where you can most directly impact your outcome. And your story and fit is what lives in the margins. Neel the overwhelming majority of our students in the FT program are looking to make a career change. To do so you have to think through what you know about the desired industry, what skill and experiences do they covet and what do you bring to the table. In most cases once you do this exercise you will realize where your strengths and weaknesses lie, and at Chicago because of our flexibility and commitment to analytics you will have every opportunity to round out your necessary skill sets and go after the role you desire. Essays 1. The Admissions Committee is interested in learning more about you on both a personal and professional level. Please answer the following (maximum of 300 words for each section): a. Why are you pursuing a full-time MBA at this point in your life? b. Define your short and long term career goals post MBA. c. What is it about Chicago Booth that is going to help you reach your goals? d. REAPPLICANTS ONLY: Upon reflection, how has your thinking regarding your future, Chicago Booth, and/or getting an MBA changed since the time of your last application? These short essays will require you to know yourself. You will need to understand where you have been and where you are going. Before you begin drafting the responses to these essays, take some time for self-reflection. Why do you want to return to school? Why is the MBA the right degree for you? We know that many of you will use your MBA experience to help you figure out what kind of job to pursue next. Even though your future career plans may not be clear at this time, you should still be able to discuss your goals and how they relate to obtaining an MBA. For our reapplicants, question 1d is where you can tell us what, if anything, has changed since the time of your last application. What has occurred in your life or career that has either reinforced or changed your goals? What lessons have you learned or how have you grown since you last applied to Chicago Booth? 2. Chicago Booth is a place that challenges its students to stretch and take risks that they might not take elsewhere. Tell us about a time when you took a risk and what you learned from that experience (maximum of 750 words). You’re probably wondering, “What kind of risk do you want me to discuss?” To be honest, we’re not looking for one kind of risk in particular. It can be a risk related to your professional, academic or personal life. It can be a risk that resulted in either a positive or negative outcome. We want to hear about a time when you challenged yourself and what you learned from that experience. How has that experience influenced your future actions? 3. At Chicago Booth, we teach you HOW to think rather than what to think. With this in mind, we have provided you with “blank pages” in our application. Knowing that there is not a right or even a preferred answer allows you to demonstrate to the committee your ability to navigate ambiguity and provide information that you believe will support your candidacy for Chicago Booth. Earlier this year, there was some discussion as to whether we would continue using the presentation as part of our evaluation process. With the presentation proving to be such an important tool in helping us determine who is a good fit for Chicago Booth, we decided it was necessary to include in our 2011 application. However, this year, we are giving applicants even greater freedom to decide what information they want to convey in the presentation. Since we’re providing you with “blank pages,” what you decide to address in your presentation is up to you. Look at the other aspects of your application. 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jaimeucla05

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14 Dec 2010, 15:02

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IN! I got the call around 3pm CST - I'm located in Chicago.

Congrats to everyone who has gotten the good news and good luck to those still waiting!

See you all at the admitted students' weekend in Feb!

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Originally posted by kate47 on 14 Dec 2010, 15:07.
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Atsushi

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14 Dec 2010, 15:22

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Chalk one up to GC! I'm in!!! Call at about 4:20 pm CST!

Nick2010

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14 Dec 2010, 15:39

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Haven't seen anyone from LA receive an admit yet.

I'm LA based - received the call at 1:07 Pacific/3:07 Central.

Accepted with $$$

710 GMAT, 3.3 GPA, Corp Finance/Intl Contracts Work Exp and Social Enterprise career goals

And there have also been 3 or 4 brazilians plus latin americans based on the US.

I think we are done with Chicago...

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14 Dec 2010, 15:43

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There was a 2nd year student on chat saying that apparently last year some calls did go out on the day of the decision, even for US applicants. One lady couldn't get to all her admits that day so called them after the decision had already been posted. I feel like I'm grasping at straws here but it's something...

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14 Dec 2010, 15:49

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so do we think that its the end of calls going out? Its almost 5 CST

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14 Dec 2010, 15:52

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5 more minutes to go to 5pm CST but I guess they will put those phones down for today. Lets hope calls continue tomorrow also. Looking at the stats only 11 out of 78 GC members who reported invite for interview before have reported admit decisions.

I think there's a long way to go before 9 am CST on Wed 15th!!

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14 Dec 2010, 15:54

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All right folks. It's 5 PM here in Chicago and I am done waiting. I kept my hopes up until the last min. But looks like it ain't happening.

Good luck, all.

bonkselle23

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14 Dec 2010, 16:04

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In! Got called at 4:30pm EST / 3:30pm CST. 26 yo F / 700 / 3.6 from Univ of Chicago

Then got distracted calling my family, running around the office like a lunatic, and then settling down to finish a PPT.

Congrats to all already admitted, and best of luck to everyone still waiting! We feel your pain!

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14 Dec 2010, 16:07

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Didn't get a call today so I'm assuming I got rejected. Please update the roll call.

Thanks and congrats to all those that got the call today!

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14 Dec 2010, 16:30

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yeah, i was hoping that i'd get a call today but it looks like i'll be on the waitlist in the best case scenario.

congrats to other folks who have been admitted!

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14 Dec 2010, 16:47

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An absolute bloodbath this year for those interviewed....looks like it's time to start the r2 apps I've been procrastinating on

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14 Dec 2010, 17:01

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cpandya14

Only 2 European admits.. rather people based in Europe reporting admits. DingKing I think is American. Looks like most internationals will get e-mail surprise tomorrow!!

May be most who were offered $$ are called. Waiting for tomorrow now....

My wife received an email from Eddie with some "important news to tell". Eddie wasn't able to reach her. I guess she is admitted but cannot confirm yet .

We are both from Spain but located in Hong Kong.

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14 Dec 2010, 17:27

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Long time lurker here. Missed the call from the adcom member... I am traveling outside the country and was in a meeting when they called. They left a voicemail saying they have some "good news" to share. Will call them tomorrow. I was waiting all day for the call but ended up missing it. The wait was one of the most excruciating experiences I have had in a long time.

I was really nervous most of the day but kept calming myself by thinking "everything happens for a reason". Please don't lose hope. Good luck.

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14 Dec 2010, 19:05

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I also got a call but could not answer it because I was in a meeting.
I called them back and they told me that not only am I admitted but also offered sponsorship! Wow...
It was a really a tough day today...

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14 Dec 2010, 19:12

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In with $$$

I thought I put my stats in earlier in the thread, but guess not. 740(48 Q/42V)/3.5 Private DC uni/27 yr old)8 years enlisted military (4.5 active), 3 years foreign affairs org/ Numerous academic awards

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14 Dec 2010, 19:40

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I am IN!!! (they didn't say anything about sponsorship, I wonder if that's because I got out of control before the end of the call)
I had almost given up but got the call at 4:45PM Chicago time

Brazilian/720/Banking and PE background

I confess that I literally cried when I hung up the phone... this was a tough year waking up at 5:30 to 6:00 AM to study for the gmat and then doing the same for the essays.

Good luck to you guys

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14 Dec 2010, 20:09

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Long time lurker... got the call at around 5:40 EST...might have been the last admit of the day !!!! :-D

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14 Dec 2010, 20:54

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congrats to all who have been admitted.

From this thread, looks like there's been just one admit from India. hoping that today will bring in some good news

I'm hoping that I can focus on work today. yesterday was a disaster checking the phone every 2 minutes

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14 Dec 2010, 21:06

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located in hk, I guess I'm admitted but not sure yet

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I received an email from Eddie with the "some good news for you" this HK morning. I expect to receive the call today as now is night in Chicago...

Female/720/From Western Europe working in Hong Kong