Calling All 2011 Booth Applicants!! : MBA Archive

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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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04 Jan 2011, 15:40

I have a question on transcripts. Do we need to merge the scanned documents into a single document before we upload?

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04 Jan 2011, 15:49

I'm sorry of this has been answered before but I just want to confirm.

Essay 1 (a,b,c) is copy-and-pasted so no need for name or title on header.
Essay 2 needs our name in the header? what else?
Do we need any name or essay number for Essay 3?

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04 Jan 2011, 15:59

Hi everyone!

I have a quick question, I can't seem to upload pdf files on the Booth application website. I always get the following error:

"File type binary/octet-stream not allowed."

My pdfs are closed, much smaller than the 9MB maximum and are in normal Adobe pdf format.

I sent IT support an email but haven't gotten a response... anyone have the same issue?

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04 Jan 2011, 16:02

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klughing wrote:

I'm sorry of this has been answered before but I just want to confirm.

Essay 1 (a,b,c) is copy-and-pasted so no need for name or title on header.
Essay 2 needs our name in the header? what else?
Do we need any name or essay number for Essay 3?

Essay 1 - Yes.
Essay 2 - That's all. Just name in header.
I haven't included my name in Essay 3. But if yours is a pdf, then I would suggest that you do. My presentation displays my name on first slide. So didn't see the need to include my name again. Hope that helps.

What are you doing about transcripts btw? They gave only one upload and are asking for both sides of transcript. Are you merging the files into one?

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chambax wrote:

Hi everyone!

I have a quick question, I can't seem to upload pdf files on the Booth application website. I always get the following error:

"File type binary/octet-stream not allowed."

My pdfs are closed, much smaller than the 9MB maximum and are in normal Adobe pdf format.

I sent IT support an email but haven't gotten a response... anyone have the same issue?

Nope. I had a powerpoint and it uploaded fine. May be call Booth tomorrow.

What are you doing about transcripts btw? They gave only one upload and are asking for both sides of transcript. Are you merging the files into one?

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04 Jan 2011, 16:15

Hi Krishna,

I wasn't able to upload my transcripts because of the same problem... (my transcripts are in pdf format).

I ended up uploading a word file with pictures of my transcript but will switch that with a pdf once I solve the issue....

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04 Jan 2011, 16:18

chambax wrote:

Hi Krishna,

I wasn't able to upload my transcripts because of the same problem... (my transcripts are in pdf format).

I ended up uploading a word file with pictures of my transcript but will switch that with a pdf once I solve the issue....

Thanks man!

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04 Jan 2011, 18:45

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chambax wrote:

Hi everyone!

I have a quick question, I can't seem to upload pdf files on the Booth application website. I always get the following error:

"File type binary/octet-stream not allowed."

My pdfs are closed, much smaller than the 9MB maximum and are in normal Adobe pdf format.

I sent IT support an email but haven't gotten a response... anyone have the same issue?

I was having trouble uploading PDFs on Firefox browser, but was able to upload PDFs using Internet Explorer.

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04 Jan 2011, 19:09

Guys,

I heard the deadline for the recommenders is a little later. Can any of you confirm please?

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04 Jan 2011, 19:09

Hi Makdaddy,

yup that was it. I tried it on a friends computer with Internet Explorer (I have a Mac) and it worked perfectly... pretty strange.

Thanks!!

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04 Jan 2011, 19:53

krishna3891 wrote:

klughing wrote:

I'm sorry of this has been answered before but I just want to confirm.

Essay 1 (a,b,c) is copy-and-pasted so no need for name or title on header.
Essay 2 needs our name in the header? what else?
Do we need any name or essay number for Essay 3?

Essay 1 - Yes.
Essay 2 - That's all. Just name in header.
I haven't included my name in Essay 3. But if yours is a pdf, then I would suggest that you do. My presentation displays my name on first slide. So didn't see the need to include my name again. Hope that helps.

What are you doing about transcripts btw? They gave only one upload and are asking for both sides of transcript. Are you merging the files into one?

Wait, what? I copy and pasted essay 2 as well. Am I missing something? Why would I need to add my name? I also didn't have my name anywhere on my PowerPoint - should I be worried about it? It doesn't specifically say you need to.

Also, I assume the both sides of the transcript is only if there is information on both sides, right? I don't think there is anything other than small print on the back of mine and I didn't include it.

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04 Jan 2011, 19:59

randomwalk wrote:

Guys,

I heard the deadline for the recommenders is a little later. Can any of you confirm please?

K found the answer for this from Dec Chat transcript.

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Carrie: Great question! If you submit an application with missing components your status will become incomplete. You will have an opportunity to provide missing materials (GMAT score,recommendations, etc) If you we do not receive within a two weeks after the deadline, your application may move into the next round.

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04 Jan 2011, 20:14

I submitted the application but went back in to check the formatting again in the printed pdf, even though I know I already did and found in 2 lines where the system replaced commas or semi-colons with questions marks. I'm really upset about this, I thought I found and replaced all of them. Is there anything I can do? Should I email admissiions and explain what happened, or is that a lost cause?

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04 Jan 2011, 21:13

In for round 2.

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04 Jan 2011, 21:38

Hey Guys,

Finally pulling the trigger, anyone have any bright ideas for formation the activities section?? When I copy and paste it in the formatting is just horrible. I saw previous posts about question marks in the essays, but didn't know if anyone had any timely solutions for this. I would like to keep it in my current bulletted format if possible!

Thanks in advance!

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04 Jan 2011, 22:24

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Michmax3 wrote:

I submitted the application but went back in to check the formatting again in the printed pdf, even though I know I already did and found in 2 lines where the system replaced commas or semi-colons with questions marks. I'm really upset about this, I thought I found and replaced all of them. Is there anything I can do? Should I email admissiions and explain what happened, or is that a lost cause?

Don't worry about it. I applied in R1 and had several lines with this issue. I got in with scholarship. Admissions is aware of the problem. Good luck.

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04 Jan 2011, 22:24

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