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. 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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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Not sure if this also covers Weekend MBA, but are the costs for FT and Wknd MBA both the same? I get confused when I see per course costs on the website. Any help?

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Not sure if this also covers Weekend MBA, but are the costs for FT and Wknd MBA both the same? I get confused when I see per course costs on the website. Any help?

Looking at the website it seems that the FT courses are slightly more expensive ($5090 for FT vs. $5045 for PT). There are also a number of one-off costs for FT that don't seem to be required for PT students and vice versa. Overall, seeing as you have to take the same number of modules regardless of whether you're PT or FT, it looks like the PT courses will work out slightly cheaper if you were to complete everything in two years.

On the other, if you take longer than two years then it's likely that that PT will cost more as the module costs will increase each year.

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well it also says it can take between 2.5 to 3 years at average of 2 classes a quarter for 20 total classes @ 5k per class. Now do people travel every saturday to chicago for what seems like 11 weeks per quarter = 44 weeks!? That seems a lot of travelling...

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Hi all

Been a lurker here for a while.

I have just decided I would like to apply to booth this year for sept 2011 entry ft. Is applying in the 3rd round crazy?

I am international (zimbabwean), 2 years w/e in top tier consulting (mbb), high distinctions for undergrad and a masters, decent extra currics...

Any chance?

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03 Jan 2011, 08:57

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If you're only going to weekend classes then the most you can take is two classes per quarter (there are only 2 classes on a Saturday and no classes on a Sunday). That means at least 2.5 years if you attend class for 44 weeks a year. You do have 5 years to complete a PT mba so you don't have to take classes each quarter but then the more time you take the more the course costs (assuming module prices keep increasing).

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Round 3 is very difficult for everyone, but it's nearly impossible for international applicants because of administrative visa issues. You'd likely be a very competitive candidate in Rounds 1 and 2 next year if Round 3 doesn't work out for you this year.

Good luck!

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finally done! one recommendation missing, but after some reminder emails flooding his inbox that should be done by tomorrow

i must say, i felt really excited doing the presentation. r2 here i come, looking forward after pouring my heart out...

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03 Jan 2011, 19:51

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Just submitted....and now I will wait.

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hey guys count me in for R2 even though I'm probably submitting it at 4:30 PM CT on wednesday.

I do have a quick question, There is a section that says

"If you have received a failing grade, been placed on academic probation, been part of an academic hearing or been dismissed from any school, please explain. Discuss the circumstances if you attended more than one undergraduate college or began a graduate program that you did not complete. If appropriate, include an explanation of any extraordinary circumstances influencing your academic record. :"

as well as the optional letter.

I did receive one failing grade and i do have some health issues that affected my academics, do i put that in the optional essay or in th education section?

Thanks for any help

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I would

IMO, this option gives applicants a chance to explain failing grades. If you don't put anything down, they'll see the failing grade and assume the worst.

then again, dunno if transcripts actually show you being placed on academic probation.

my 2 cents

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I did receive one failing grade and i do have some health issues that affected my academics, do i put that in the optional essay or in th education section?

I think I would put it in the optional essay with perhaps a short note in the education section telling the reader where to look for the explanation. One thing the Adcom people kept saying at all the schools I visited was that the 'optional essay' doesn't have to be (and maybe shouldn't be) an essay. It's a space to explain whatever you need to explain.

Good luck with your application!

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not sure if this was covered, but the app asks for official score reports for gmat. I just requested them to be sent today, do you think it's an issue??

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i've already submitted for round 2 but one of my recommenders just said that he never received the request for a recommendation (after i sent 2 reminders) -- now i can't see which email address i put in for him. anyone else have this problem (did something get filtered)? any way i can change the email address of the recommender through the app after submission?

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Submitted this morning for Round Two! Feels good.

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I have a transcript for a degree in an non English speaking country. What to do with the transcript? Should I just scan it without translating it? Should I create a self-reported excel file transcript as Wharton requires?

I cannot find any info on Booth's website.

Thanks for your help.

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I may be kind of a nerd, but I actually enjoyed putting the power point together and think it really does say more about me than any single essay could. Wish more schools would do this. Just submitted R2, good luck everyone!

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I found this in Booth's FAQs:

Q: My university is outside of the United States and uses a different grading scale. What should I do?
A: Our admissions committee will review your grades within the context that they were awarded. We are familiar with different grading systems around the world. Please do not attempt to convert your grades to the GPA system. We will accept your transcripts in the format that your university issues them. You can send your transcripts as they are via scanned jpg or pdf (uploaded to your application). If these are not in English, please be sure that you provide an English translation.

I would take that to mean that you should upload the original transcript as well as a translation.

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Thank you runnergirl.

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In for R2!

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Thanks i will put a one liner and then refer to optional essay. I was never on academic probation as my gpa was still above three but did get one failing grade ~

also if you just requested your gmat scores send today there's probably an issue there.

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