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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I've been admitted to Booth and CBS and I want do Brand Management post mba - now I need to decide between which school? I know CBS and Booth are more known for Finance but anyone know if CBS or Booth are better known for Brand management?

I really wish schools would give you more time to decide, the deadlines for the 1st deposit are like 1 day apart for CBS and Booth

Hi Becky,

If you look at employment reports, in 2010, Booth had 5.6% (26 people out of class of 464) going to brand management while CBS had 4.8% (~35, assuming incoming class of 727). So, the differences look minor. Additionally, for CPG, perhaps Chicago is a better geography to be in.

Which school did you find to have better fit?

I am also interested in brand management and considering Booth pretty strongly vs. couple of other top 10 schools.

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I also face Becky2010's predicament. Speaking of Booth v. CBS, in terms of finance outside of NYC (ex: midwest, west coast, south), I know both schools are very reputable and probably more highly regarded than top 20 regional schools that occupy those areas. Considering that I didn't get into any of the top 3 (H/S/W), which school would be best for finance? And that I want to return to my home state (not NY). Even worse, both school's admit weekend are the same weekend so I have to choose one.

From what I have heard from several alumni, current students and recruiters, Booth and Wharton are considered the top schools in the world for Finance.

Perhaps, Rhyme can chime in if he is reading this.

PS: This is purely anecdotal and I am not targeting Finance industry.

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What is up with these peer schools all having their admit weekend at the same time?

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For banking, booth and columbia are roughly on par. But when it comes to buyside jobs like hedge funds and investment management, booth has the edge. A lot of top firms in the east coast actually visit booth for campus recruiting, but not columbia.

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I actually got waitlisted at Wharton. Personally I would go to Wharton above both Chicago and Columbia, but I would have to wait until the end of R2 to hear back, so I would need to choose before the deposit deadlines (roughly the same time). I'm currently in finance and would prefer to continue in the industry. Thanks for that tidbit of info.

Arbitrageur

That's really interesting. One would think that Columbia, for its locational advantage, would have an edge with buyside firms in that area.

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What is up with these peer schools all having their admit weekend at the same time?

Is there another peer school with its first admit weekend on Feb 11? It really sucks because I would love to be able to attend both.

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Random question, even though it's too late now: how long were your recommendation letters, on average, for Booth? One of my recommenders just told me that apparently no page limit was given, so she sent in a leisurely six-page long letter.

Thankfully, it's double-spaced, so AdCom won't be yawning while reading it.

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Thankfully, it's double-spaced, so AdCom won't be yawning while reading it.

1.5-2 pages, single spaced. As long as it is a engaging and useful information, I think it's okay.

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Thankfully, it's double-spaced, so AdCom won't be yawning while reading it.

As far as I know, my recommenders submitted something between 1 1/2 and 3 pages.
I think 6 is way too long.

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I wonder if its completely normal to think that, now that its been almost a week since that I submitted, that I am completely doomed. Im finishing up my HBS and kellogg packages and i feel they are SO much better.

I also didnt address my period of unemployment as well either :/ Hope they don't think I'm some bum -- leaving the military for the private world isn't easy. you don't just 'hop' into a new job lol. "yeah, i have no business experience..." doesnt equal "Awesome! your hired!"

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It is natural to feel that your later applications are much better. Unless they are vastly different from your first one(s), don't fret.

If I were you, especially if the gap is longer than 1/1.5 months, I would send in an email explaining the gap to the admissions dept. and request them to put it in my file.

Military experience is deeply valued at US business schools, from what I hear. You stand as good a chance as anyone!

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In for R2, submitted! I know the deadline was last week -- I just didn't have time to create an gmatclub account and post here until now... But with all my applications out of the way, I have all the time in the world now! Yippeee....

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welcome heart broken. I'm exact same as you Booth and kellogg R2! good luck~

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BOOTH WAITLIST...has anybody got such an e-mail from ad-com??

For any Chicago Booth applicants feeling anxiety over their current waitlist status, Chicago Booth has good news: "The waitlist is a good place to be because we believe you are a fit for Booth." In an email sent to all Booth wait-listees earlier this week (and that's a lot of emails), Admissions Director Kurt Ahlm announced a modification of his school's earlier announced wait-list timeline. When first-rounders were first cast into Purgatory in December, Booth announced that waitlistees would be reviewed continually as part of the round 2 evaluation process, with waitlist decisions to be announced on March 16th.

read more at the following link:
https://www.paulsbodine.com/blog.htm?post=764088

i haven't got any such mail....

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Yup.

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welcome heart broken. I'm exact same as you Booth and kellogg R2! good luck~

Same here. Those two schools only. Do you all live in Chicago?

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Yup.

Strange..i haven't got any such mail...does it mean only those Wlees have got mails who stand a better chance of getting an admit.... :shock:

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It wasn't an email addressed to WL candidates. It was one of 4-5 links included in their periodic newsletter. Everyone who gets their newsletter got the email. Don't worry!

Yup.

Strange..i haven't got any such mail...does it mean only those Wlees have got mails who stand a better chance of getting an admit.... :shock:

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My application's status is still Submitted. The recommendations have not been verified yet. Does anyone else still have a Submitted status?

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My application's status is still Submitted. The recommendations have not been verified yet. Does anyone else still have a Submitted status?

Same here. App Status: Submitted & Recs : Not Verified.

If i remember correctly Jan 18th is the day we have to start panicking if the status remains as 'Submitted'.