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. Are there messages or activities that you have not yet been able to communicate to the committee? If so, then the presentation will be an opportunity for you to provide us with this type of information. After reviewing your presentation, we want to have a better understanding of who you are and how you think. Also, please remember that it is the content – not the design – that should be the focus of the presentation. We understand that not everyone is a design guru. So, whether it’s through photos, images, graphs, or just words, the goal is to communicate your messages as effectively as possible.

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Waitlisted too... is everyone just waitlisted??

Pretty disappointed, I had a great interview... dont think I can wait till March 15th

A lot of dings are probably not posting their dings due to anger/frustration/lack of care. It's typical for a school to waitlist as many applicants as it admits, so it shouldn't be a surprise to get many waitlisters. Our problem is though, to rise above an already qualified pool of applicants. If they admit 50 waitlisters per year, and they have 500 waitlisted, that's pretty awful odds considering all 500 waitlisters are already deemed 'qualified'.

500 waitlists?! That's insane. Where did you get this figure from?

Add me to the W/L list.

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Congrats to all the admits! You're in for an amazing experience. Now go sign up for admit weekend as soon as it becomes available.

Good luck to the dings. Pretty much everyone gets at least one ding and most of us get lots of them.

As for you R1 WL's, I'm not involved in this part of admissions, but based on conversations with my classmates it looks like a pretty good place to be. If Booth is really where you want to be next year, I think it pays to show them some love. Last year on the day I interviewed (R2) there was a married couple from Europe on the R1 WL who had flown in to visit and meet with an admissions officer to express their interest. They were admitted with me in R2 and I see them on a regular basis. I'm not saying that is what everyone should do or that it's some guaranteed trick...perhaps it's coincidence, but figured I'd share.

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Waitlisted too... is everyone just waitlisted??

Pretty disappointed, I had a great interview... dont think I can wait till March 15th

500 waitlists?! That's insane. Where did you get this figure from?

Add me to the W/L list.

I didn't get it anywhere. I've seen similar numbers for different schools through BW, Booth doesn't publish their numbers, but from the looks of it, I wouldn't be too far off. The 500 waitlisters would be a combination of all the rounds though. Our round is probably more like 200.

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Hi shana, the waitlist letter specifically says that a visit will not impact your decision. But then again, of all the things, why are they mentioning a visit?

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Lista de espera.

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Does anyone know how many people typically were placed on WL and how many of them actually got admits eventually? I don't think the odds are any good but still it's something to know.

R2 here I come!

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Hi shana, the waitlist letter specifically says that a visit will not impact your decision. But then again, of all the things, why are they mentioning a visit?

Ha! Shows how much I know. I would take them at their word and show love in a more conventional way (update letter?).

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Waitlisted also. Brazilian candidate.... Very frustrating....

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Waitlist !!

The FAQ's in the waitlist letter mentions that Booth is 'happy to accept' additional materials that would go into your file. Any suggestions on what additional materials could be submitted. I was thinking of another recommendation.

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does anyone know when admitted students have to reply back on whether they are attending or not? Is it in March 2011 or later? I'm just wondering if the deadline is before I will hear back from my R2 schools. Thanks!

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Strange... I thought my interview went really well and my interviewer said "hope to see you here next fall" followed up with a lengthy and positive reply to my thank you note!!

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Dinged. Tough to digest but I guess "Applicant pool looks very strong" ...

Other schools.. here I come

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Waitlisted as well.

Not very optimistic. Time to start working on my R2 applications.

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Waitlisted...better than getting dinged...

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I'll type up some waitlist help tomorrow if i get a chance.

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I'll type up some waitlist help tomorrow if i get a chance.

Rhyme, you are definitely living up to your 'GmatClub Legend' status today. 8-)

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Question for the admits, when do you have to submit your deposit and accept your admisison offer by?

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Noob question : Considering the zillion waitlists, is there any hope for R2 applicants? Thanks.

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Noob question : Considering the zillion waitlists, is there any hope for R2 applicants? Thanks.

You'll certainly be considered before the waitlists. In my opinion.

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Noob question : Considering the zillion waitlists, is there any hope for R2 applicants? Thanks.

You'll certainly be considered before the waitlists. In my opinion.

I'd say it's probably a level playing field. I don't know why admissions would give preference to someone just because they applied on a different date. I think we waitlisters are essentially just R2 applicants at this point.