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'm struggling with that decision too! I change my mind everyday... What do you want to do? The extra $20k would make up my mind for me. Is the decision really that easy? The schools are quite different: https://poetsandquants.com/2010/07/02/ch ... gg-school/

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06 Feb 2011, 08:01

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Please brace yourself for a little emotional outburst. I am prepping for my interview, which is less than a week away now.

What's really interesting is that the more I read about the school, its history, its culture...the ridiculously amazing support system that it provides to its students, the more I am falling in love with it. I can't even begin to express how badly I want to attend Booth (I am sure almost all of us feel that way and this is in no way an exceptional or a good enough reason to get admitted

) but alas!! there's enough brilliant people out there to easily squeeze me out of a spot at the school ten times over! But having said that, I am really really hoping for a miraculous admit come march.

G'luck to all!

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06 Feb 2011, 12:06

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Got an interview invite on Tuesday. Very surprised but thankful/excited.

For people staying in downtown Chicago: how are you getting to Hyde Park? Cab or Public Trans? How easy is the public transportation down there?

You can take the red line from downtown to Booth.

If you don't have to, absolutely do not take the red line, certainly not at night.

Take Metra to 59th St. Station: https://metrarail.com/metra/en/home/maps ... TH-UP.html or cab it or drive it.

I know it's perfectly clear from the most recent post I quoted -- but just there is absolutely no doubt left in anybody's mind, you want to take the METRA from downtown to Booth. That's how about 500 of us do it every day. There are a handful of people who take a bus, nobody takes the red line. Do not take the red line.

Hop on at Millennium Station at Randolph and Michigan (or Van Buren in South Loop) and pay $2 to get to the 59th street or 55-56-57th street (it's one station -- use the 57th st. exit) stations. It's a 8-12 minute walk from there. If it's your first time, 59th st. is easier, (shorter and no turns) but the trains run less frequently to 59th than 55/6/7. Booth is at 59th and South Woodlawn.

For my interview I took a cab rather than risk it and then took the metra back to save $.

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06 Feb 2011, 21:30

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[/quote] Hi dalailama, seems like you have an admit from Kellogg and Booth with $$. Have you decided between the 2 ? If I end up in the same situation that question is pretty much going to be looming over my head too. Obv, I am not expecting the $$ in my case. Thanks.[/quote]

I'm struggling with that decision too! I change my mind everyday...

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06 Feb 2011, 22:04

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Hi dalailama, seems like you have an admit from Kellogg and Booth with $$. Have you decided between the 2 ? If I end up in the same situation that question is pretty much going to be looming over my head too. Obv, I am not expecting the $$ in my case. Thanks.[/quote]

I'm struggling with that decision too! I change my mind everyday...[/quote]

What do you want to do? The extra $20k would make up my mind for me.

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06 Feb 2011, 22:07

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I'm struggling with that decision too! I change my mind everyday...[/quote]

What do you want to do? The extra $20k would make up my mind for me.[/quote]

Is the decision really that easy? The schools are quite different: https://poetsandquants.com/2010/07/02/ch ... gg-school/

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I'm struggling with that decision too! I change my mind everyday...

What do you want to do? The extra $20k would make up my mind for me.[/quote]

Is the decision really that easy? The schools are quite different: https://poetsandquants.com/2010/07/02/ch ... gg-school/[/quote]

I suppose it depends on what field you want to enter. I guess I'd check out the admit weekends to make sure I was comfortable there.

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I really want a call today ... applied to 2 schools in US and none of them gave me a call yet ...
Hoping for the best .....

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07 Feb 2011, 07:34

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Had my off-campus interview on Friday at an alum's office in downtown Manhattan. I think it went pretty well, although you never really know with these things!

Do any acceptances go out on the mid-decision date or is this just the deadline for interviews and a decision point for waitlist candidates?

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07 Feb 2011, 07:40

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thats good

..but i/v is just part of ur app package...anyways ..all da best ... hope u get a call on mar-15...

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07 Feb 2011, 07:52

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I say let that love for Booth be known! Go into your interview with confidence. Don't worry about the brilliance of other applicants. Your profile is a nice match for Booth, given your IB background and nice GPA and GMAT scores. Since your scores put you right in the mix with the average stats from other Booth admits, focus on displaying your fit and allegiance to Booth. That will make the difference for you.

In my opinion, one of Booth's few weaknesses is its yield rate. It's significantly lower than the other elite schools. I think that the adcom is sensitive to that stat and would like to drive it lower by converting more admits to enrolled students. If you can convince your interviewer that if admitted, you are bar-none, absolutely going to Booth, you will have done yourself a great service. I have a former client (from my i-banking life) who obtained the start-up capital for his now successful tech firm while he was a student at Booth. Several of his backers were faculty members at Booth. He told me that if you can convince the folks of Booth of your undying love and commitment to the school, you'll be in very good shape. I think his advice was poignant and played a big part in my successful admit.

Good luck!

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07 Feb 2011, 08:02

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any invite action today?

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07 Feb 2011, 08:03

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scratch that. just got an invite. gl all

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07 Feb 2011, 08:05

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9:05 cst is generally when they send mails. Any invites today?

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07 Feb 2011, 08:10

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Just got an invitation 02/07
App 01/04
Complete 01/22

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07 Feb 2011, 08:13

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hey congrats guys. Same time stamp? In that case I guess today's wave is over too.

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07 Feb 2011, 08:16

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hey congrats guys. Same time stamp? In that case I guess today's wave is over too.

The email's are sent out at 9:05 am each morning. So yes, today's wave is over.

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09:05 time stamp for me as well although it took 5 mins to get to my gmail inbox. Complete 01/15 by the way so there is still hope for those who completed early.

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07 Feb 2011, 08:21

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Agree with madman, mine went complete 1/13 so it is random.

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07 Feb 2011, 08:25

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Agree with madman, mine went complete 1/13 so it is random.

Peppermuncher did you get an invite today?

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07 Feb 2011, 08:30

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checking everyday for the email that never seems to arrive, suck!

Waiting for Feb 16th to come by so it will be all over. Have to love Wharton's style of sending out invites.