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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xor0616

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14 Dec 2010, 21:13

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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

Hi mbag2012, i think we conversed a while ago on email... i am really at a loss to understand why theres still just one definite admit from india.... my (and i'm sure many others) nerves are on absolute stretch point.... good luck today everyone!

snhanda

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14 Dec 2010, 21:26

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got an email early this morning!
of all days, last night is when my phone completely lost signal for an hour..
but i was really happy to see the email saying I got in..
based in India..
25/F
I can't believe it

manohar

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Schools: Wharton '14 (I) LBS '14 (D) INSEAD Jan '13 Booth '14 (M)

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14 Dec 2010, 22:22

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snhanda,
congrats for your admit.
Can you please elaborate on your profile a bit more- GMAT, undergrad and work exp etc.
Thanks.

snhanda

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14 Dec 2010, 22:45

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manohar

snhanda,
congrats for your admit.
Can you please elaborate on your profile a bit more- GMAT, undergrad and work exp etc.
Thanks.

snhanda

730/6.0
Mechanical engineer.. Master's in Design from Carnegie Mellon University..
Work ex: 3yrs by august 2011..
About a year in Las Vegas as a Design Engineer..rest in India..

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14 Dec 2010, 22:48

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Thanks for the info.

snhanda

manohar

snhanda,
congrats for your admit.
Can you please elaborate on your profile a bit more- GMAT, undergrad and work exp etc.
Thanks.

snhanda

730/6.0
Mechanical engineer.. Master's in Design from Carnegie Mellon University..
Work ex: 3yrs by august 2011..
About a year in Las Vegas as a Design Engineer..rest in India..

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Originally posted by kate47 on 15 Dec 2010, 00:25.
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15 Dec 2010, 01:04

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just to offer myself and others some hope - ppl who reported acceptance calls have only named "eddie" as the person making calls...to make ~300 calls in 1 day, they'll need about 3-4 ppl to run those phones...so i'm hopin all of us waiting aren't out of the game yet...

holdin on to this glimmer of hope cause it'll be difficult to digest 2 dings in 1 day (just got dinged by K) :D

all the best folks...

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15 Dec 2010, 01:05

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I want to believe you with all my heart

deechi

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15 Dec 2010, 01:40

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Does anyone know how the named Fellowships work? Is it just like merit based aid where they tell you when you get admitted or is there a separate application process?

Nick2010

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15 Dec 2010, 02:54

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So, any clues about when should we receive dingmail/ see status check? 9 AM Chicago?

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15 Dec 2010, 03:02

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So, any clues about when should we receive dingmail/ see status check? 9 AM Chicago?

yupps...thats right..

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15 Dec 2010, 03:05

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can one expect YES through email/calls today??

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15 Dec 2010, 03:07

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rkn

can one expect YES through email/calls today??

That would be highly unlikely, but yes.

snrath

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15 Dec 2010, 03:08

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today there is hope for booth admit calls

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15 Dec 2010, 03:11

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but looking at the gmatclub stats for this year.. it seems that the conversion has very low.. and I havent seen more than 2-3 indians getting in.. so hoping tht they wud send out bunch of YES thru mail or calls today as well...

snrath

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15 Dec 2010, 03:25

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@rkn You are damm right 2 indians have received calls

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15 Dec 2010, 03:48

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snrath

@rkn You are damm right 2 indians have received calls

How many Indians received a call last year?

sherlockholmes

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15 Dec 2010, 03:50

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I think i got dinged too from Booth.

snhanda

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15 Dec 2010, 03:55

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fall2011

I had Bryce trying to call me, and since he could not get in touch with me he sent me an email.. But I am sure calls must be left, just because the time difference makes it so difficult.. so all the best

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snrath

@rkn You are damm right 2 indians have received calls

How many Indians received a call last year?

I am sure that number of indians shud be more than 25... I mean Tuck's current class has around 15.. so given the class size of chicago.. it shud be much more...