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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28 Jan 2011, 09:52

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Man, I'm in this (very fortunate) situation and I've been agonizing over the decision. It's full-ride at Booth vs. HBS at this point. I was 90% sure I was going to go to HBS until I found out about my fellowship. Now I'm back to 50-50. HBS is a tough name to ignore but Booth is amazing as well. It's just tough that at my company when I mention Booth, I get a "what school is that?" response. My company is very HBS/Kellogg oriented.

I moved my response to the new discussion thread: HBS vs. Booth (full-ride)

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28 Jan 2011, 10:05

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HBS all the way. Look at its distinguished alumni base...can't beat it. There's no school that comes close to it.

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28 Jan 2011, 10:09

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That's a tough decision, but you should be comforted by knowing that neither choice is wrong. If you go to Booth, you'll have awesome opportunities, a great education, and the relief of having no student loans (unless you need cash for cost of living). If you go to HBS, you'll have arguably the best brand name and access to the very best opportunities. I think your decision really depends on your goals. If you can achieve you goals at both schools, it's probably best to take the full-ride at Booth and enjoy the next two years in Chicago. Booth is an awesome school, but I think we can all appreciate the temptation to choose HBS on brand name alone. My alum interviewer for Booth, a private equity guy, was actually pretty dissatisfied with the Booth brand name outside of Chicago. He said he really enjoyed his time at the school, but the flexibility of the curriculum makes it difficult for employers to know what they're buying. It was strange to listen to my interviewer talk about his dissatisfaction with the school, but he made it pretty obvious that he'd have gone to HBS if he had the chance. I don't think he's a great example of a Booth graduate, but he has a perspective worth considering. You should probably PM rhyme for the best advice.

Good luck! The next two years of your life are going to be very exciting at either school

Thanks for your thoughts! The problem is that near term, I know I can achieve my goals out of either school so Booth makes a ton of sense. However, I wonder if 10 years down the line, if I want to change careers again, if I'll miss not having HBS to open more doors for me and if that really is worth the incremental cost.

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28 Jan 2011, 10:11

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HBS all the way. Look at its distinguished alumni base...can't beat it. There's no school that comes close to it.

If you're talking about brand recognition, that's absolutely true. As far as education goes or the perceived value that recruiters consider the degree... there's much more parity amongst the top schools.

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Well, at HBS, you tap into a much larger network of alumni, which isn't as big at Booth. For me, it would be a no-brainer... HBS all the way.

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Still shows received for me. I just sent an email to adcom. Hoping to hear something soon.

Sent an email reminder too. Just gotta trust that Booth is not exaggerating when they say that when applicants hear back is not a reflection of the strength of their application. Unless our being "received" doesn't reflect reality, that should mean our application hasn't even been physically placed in a file for adcom's review. Maybe they just have a monster backlog, and our file still resides in their database, collecting virtual dust, having only been given a cursory look to confirm that we submitted something that resembles an application.

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Any reapplicants recevied interview invite? Mine went complete on 1/11. Yday somebody reported that his application went complete on 1/14 and received invite. So it looks like adcom reviewed my application and took a decision. I showed decent progress and good essays. Disappointed.

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Still shows received for me. I just sent an email to adcom. Hoping to hear something soon.

Yea... on the same note, I just heard back from adcom and they said they are still processing the applications. It was a brief email, so I'm not exactly sure what exactly "processing the applications" means other than they may be a bit backlogged and still have a lot of applications to go through.

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28 Jan 2011, 11:31

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Would you go to Booth over Wharton if they offered you a 100% scholarship?

haha I would think thats HIGHLY unlikely to happen! But it would be a tough decision to make for sure.

Congrats! When did you hear about your fellowship? I was given the impression that I was considered for one, but that decisions had not been made for all of them yet.

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Well, at HBS, you tap into a much larger network of alumni, which isn't as big at Booth. For me, it would be a no-brainer... HBS all the way.

Why do you think a larger alumni base is better when you're already dealing with tens of thousands of people at the highest levels of government and business?

Also, for what it's worth..Chicago Booth reports having 43000 active alumni while Harvard reports >40000.

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28 Jan 2011, 11:46

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Reapplicant here. I went complete on 1/14. I haven't heard anything yet. Slowly losing hope. I too thought that I demonstrated growth etc. Only thing to do is wait and see.

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Rhyme, Not sure if you already had the webinar, if not can you please include me. Long time lurker - waiting for interview invite.

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28 Jan 2011, 13:00

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Reapplicant here. I went complete on 1/14. I haven't heard anything yet. Slowly losing hope. I too thought that I demonstrated growth etc. Only thing to do is wait and see.

I atleast took a chance to apply. I spent every minute improving my career and my self. Bye Bye Booth. We should have gone on atleast one date.

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why being so pessimistic? it's not like any apps completed after 2/14 have received an interview. Plus there are clearly examples of apps with early completion dates and invites late in the game from R1.

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I am guessing reapps may be treated bit differently.

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28 Jan 2011, 16:53

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Reapplicant here. I went complete on 1/14. I haven't heard anything yet. Slowly losing hope. I too thought that I demonstrated growth etc. Only thing to do is wait and see.

Hey all,

Just wanted to add my voice to those saying "don't lose hope." I'm in the same boat as some of you. My application went complete 1/14 and no interview invite yet. However, I'm feeling all right about it. This is why:

Interviewed at Wharton R1 (although dinged)
Interviewed w/ Sloan R1
Interviewing w/ Columbia tomorrow
Interviewing w/ Yale in Feb.

Of all those schools, I thought my Booth application was, by far, the strongest. Maybe I'm wrong about this, but my Booth essays were the last ones I worked on of that group (except for Yale) and far more refined than those for W/MIT/Columbia. I also think I conveyed my enthusiasm for the program quite well, and many of my proofreaders commented on that. Booth interviews at least as high a percentage of applicants as W and Columbia and definitely higher than Sloan. I know, I know, the application process is a crap shoot and an interview at one school doesn't guarantee one anywhere else....I just think it's too early too worry about this when we have no idea what REALLY goes on inside the Booth AdCom black box.

So, I hope this helps at least one of you relax and enjoy your weekend a little bit more. Best of luck to everyone, whatever your situation!

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Reapplicant here. I went complete on 1/14. I haven't heard anything yet. Slowly losing hope. I too thought that I demonstrated growth etc. Only thing to do is wait and see.

I'm a Chilean applicant and I'm sure that they haven't sent invitations to anyone from my country. It's very weird that not a single Chilean has recieved an invitation and that makes me keep my calm because it means that the options are still intact for everyone. Just relax and wait until the last day!
Good luck

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Come on Chile isn't that small! Unless you have some inside information how can you be sure no one from Chile has been invited!?

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Come on Chile isn't that small! Unless you have some inside information how can you be sure no one from Chile has been invited!?

I can't tell you! lol kidding...
every year about 15 Chileans apply to Booth and the 90% of them (including me) prepare the application process in an institute where they teach GMAT, TOEFL and prepares you for the essays and interviews, so everyone knows who is applying to which school. There might be 2 or 3 applicants that do the process on their own, but generally they are not a representative group. I've also been in touch with the Chilean students at Booth (they are 11) and I don't know how they always know who recieved and invitation and who were accepted and this year they haven't recieved any information about that.
This year the number of Chilean applicants to MBAs was extraordinary low, because many "posible applicants" are now working in the goverment. The alumni of CBS here are known as "Chicago Boys" and they made economical reforms back in the 80's and 90's so the prestigious that the University has here is enormous...but that is a totally different story