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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For those of you who have signed up for the Campus Visit program (via the link in the interview email), did you get any sort of email confirmation? I am 99% sure I submitted my form, but can’t find any record of it.

I am in the same boat. I didn't get anything back after I registered, but I assume they are "building a schedule" which will come to us right before the visit.

I immediately received confirmation:
"Thank you for registering for the Chicago Booth Admissions Campus Visit! This email serves as your confirmation. Please check in at the front desk in Suite 120 when you arrive on campus. "

The email says "Should you have any questions, feel free to contact us at admissions@chicagobooth.edu" so I'd follow-up just to confirm if I were you two.

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Based on the availability of interviews when the invite was sent out earlier today, I wouldn't be surprised to see more invites coming or at least a few more people speaking up about receiving an invite. There were a lot of slots this morning and not as many slots left right now, but a new message: "The full-time program is in the process of adding additional slots. Please check back daily. We will be adding a day, Saturday, February 26th and additional slots from Feb 21st to Feb 25th)" indicates there is probably some high demand. Seems great for some of the out-of-towners looking to come in.

I'm probably going with a Tuesday slot to leave room for others that lack my convenience. Let me know if anyone needs City of Chicago advice. Best of Luck everybody!

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guy, need your advice on my situation.
International applicant here. There are no alumni interviewers available in my city now. So I am left with two options.
1) fly to another city
2) choose a telephone interview with an officer from the Admissions Office

my question is: what are the cons/risks of a telephone interview? Any thoughts? Any previous experience? Will it imply a lack of committment since many in my city who are in the same boat have decided to fly to another city?

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15 Feb 2011, 17:51

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Fly to another city for the interview. Telephone interviews are crapshoot especially in case of internationals where the accent might make it even more difficult. Alumni interviews are usually more relaxed and laidback.

Good luck!

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I'm probably going with a Tuesday slot to leave room for others that lack my convenience.

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Cheers! If they open that Saturday up I might elect to take that and spend the weekend in Chicago, since I have a Kellogg Interview early the following week.

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Alumni interviews are usually more relaxed and laidback.

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Do you think it's preferable to do an off-campus interview rather than on-campus for this reason?

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15 Feb 2011, 18:55

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I am in the same boat. I didn't get anything back after I registered, but I assume they are "building a schedule" which will come to us right before the visit.

This is something different. I received that exact e-mail when I booked my interview. What we are talking about is the optional campus visit you can schedule, where you get to sit in on a class, info session, and tour. You have to fill out a questionnaire with your info, including priority of classes you would like to visit.

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15 Feb 2011, 19:01

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No, this is for the daily campus visit where you sit in on a class, have an info session, etc. I have not booked an interview yet. I also did not get to choose which class I want to sit in on but was told to decide between morning and afternoon.

EDIT: I see what is going on. There are actually 2 links next to each other - 1 for standard on campus visitation and the other for preselecting daily activities if visiting during February. I chose the first, regular link which is why I received confirmation and others have not.

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I interview this past Saturday. Does Booth update you when your interviewer has submitted their feedback? Then does it go complete?

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15 Feb 2011, 21:06

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Hey all,

I received my interview invite this morning as well, very excited! Unfortunately, I was away from the computer all day and the remaining interview slots are very limited...

Good luck everyone!

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Questions for WL candidates hoping to receive an answer today: Will admitted candidates get a phone call? If you continue on the WL, will you get an email stating the same or will no communication from the school indicate that there has been no change in your status? I'm assuming that if you are rejected, you will get the customary 'check you application status' email.

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I interview this past Saturday. Does Booth update you when your interviewer has submitted their feedback? Then does it go complete?

No. Not until the final result. But the school expects your interviewer (if he/she's an alum) to submit the report within 48 hours.

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I don't remember Booth doing this in previous years, so I can only speculate as to what will happen tomorrow morning. I believe that a number of people will receive emails notifying them that they've been removed from the waitlist (denied), and the remaining survivors will have to wait until the week of March 16th to find out if they've been admitted or not. It's possible that survivors will receive some kind of update notifying them that they're still on the waitlist, but I'd be surprised if anyone gets admitted tomorrow. We'll have to wait and see!

Good luck everyone!

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I think there will be a some admits and rest will remain on waitlist. No denials.
You may call me very hopeful.....But then hope is a good thing...

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I interview this past Saturday. Does Booth update you when your interviewer has submitted their feedback? Then does it go complete?

I was wondering the same thing actually. I interviewed about a week ago and the status on the application page is still unchanged. I am guessing this is the norm, unless some of the R1 applicants could chime in with their experiences.

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I interview this past Saturday. Does Booth update you when your interviewer has submitted their feedback? Then does it go complete?

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Same thing for me. I received the invite last night but did not check my email until today's lunch. I think that there are limited slots available. I did really give up hope on Chicago until today, the last day they send invites out.

Is there anyone here interviewing in Singapore? I wanted to interview in Singapore but no interview slot is available. They limited the number of interviewer searches to 3 times. I might have typed in the wrong postal code for Singapore so the search results turned out no interviewer at all.

I think that I would have to go to Hong Kong. I have never been there and possibly have a hard time finding the interview location.

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I think there will be a some admits and rest will remain on waitlist. No denials.
You may call me very hopeful.....But then hope is a good thing...

In the last update they said they were going go release some WL decisions on Feb 16th so that some applicants can get "closure" early... use of that word (imo) means that there will definitely be some rejections....
I want to believe i'm wrong, though

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Are additional slots for domestic applicants in the U.S. or for international applicants as well?

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I just had my interview today and was going to fill my post interview survey just now. However, my browser said the link is currently not available. Anyone facing the same matter?

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I think there will be a some admits and rest will remain on waitlist. No denials.
You may call me very hopeful.....But then hope is a good thing...

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I visited the school last month and all the indications I gathered from a very senior person in the admissions was that there will be no admits in the mid-decision deadline. This makes me 95% positive that we won't be seeing any admits, only some that get dropped off... We'll all know in 30 mins anyway.