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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Can anyone tell me what is the Booth Insider blog? Please advise. Thank you.

Google can be your best friend :-D

Nothing here should come at a suprise tho...pretty generic stuff.

https://blogs.chicagobooth.edu/n/blogs/blog.aspx?nav=main&webtag=boothinsider&entry=17

Thanks my fellow Longhorn!!! I just found this site after posting for it. Thanks for sending though!!!

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24 days to go!!!

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Has anyone from R1 waitlist been released?

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not much action on this thread

after harvard and wharton dings...booth is my hope...atleast got an interview..

I heard that R1 admit weekend attendence was high this time and that number of fee deposits has increased...Does this mean fewer offers will be made in round 2?

That could put R2 applicants at a unpredicted disadvantage

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I heard that R1 admit weekend attendence was high this time and that number of fee deposits has increased...Does this mean fewer offers will be made in round 2?

That could put R2 applicants at a unpredicted disadvantage

I don't know, but I have the impression that every year people say the same thing...I hope I'm right and you wrong :lol:

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I think I also read that they moved up the deposit deadline...So yes, there might be less admits, but this also implies more waitlist conversions.

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How does this imply more waitlist conversions?

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If they move the deposit deadline up, then more people will accept an offer because they have less information from other schools. And since the yield of school doesn't change much from year to year, a bigger portion of those will withdraw as they receive more information from other schools...hence more waitlist conversion.

Although, I don't think the increase in deposits could really be that significant. Every school says that their applicants are increasing in quality, number, etc. The year over year change is not really significant. Over 5 or 10 years, yes it's possible, but not in two consecutive years.

Take what you hear from schools with a grain of salt...mostly, it's just a way to hype the school up.

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Is Anyone having trouble with scheduling an interview?

I sent my interviewer an email last Friday, right after I got an invite but did not get any reply after 2 business days. My interview is scheduled on Thursday, Feb, 24th. But I haven't got any confirmation, booked the flight to or accommodation in Hong Kong.

I am thinking that I would not have my interview by the deadline, Friday, Feb, 25th.

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I also could not arrange my interview. I was in NYC last week and they could not find any interviewers for me because of the holiday weekend I think everybody went on holidays.

I am an internation candidate and they dont offer interview in my country and it is almost impossible to arrange my trip to any of the european locations offered by Booth in 4-5 due to visa issues

So I am left with phone interview. How bad is that? am I screwed?

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Make sure that you directly e-mail the interviewer at the address provided. Do not use the online system to try to send an e-mail and schedule an interview. My interviewer did not receive anything until I contacted him directly at the address that was provided.

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At the same time, I strongly suggest that you call up admissions too. They helped me expedite contact with the interviewer. This 25th is one deadline you probably dont want to miss!

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I had my interview a couple of weeks back. The online app now says 'interview complete'. Hoping for an admit come March 16th. Good luck guys.

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Hello Everyone... finished my interview today... boy what an experience..

When I left the Alum I was mortified...thought I just screwed up big time..

Man ...he kept interrupting me in every question...and when I started a reply he would move on... even took a slight dig at my high School and College..even though they are rated very high in my state he said he never heard of them... think I kept my composure through most of it untill the last question on failure at work place unraveled me... he kept probing and sand bagging me until I had no place to go... at one point I literally threw up my hand (not in a dramatic way). after that he quick jumped to his exp and the interview ended abruptly...

there was no way to get through to him..even made a coupla self-effacing jokes that were really funny..but all I got was a cold acidic stare... I did get in a some really good points and was able to stay fairly focused till the last Q... but am a super angry at myself for not catching his drift and that it was an all out stress intv...Gaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh...

Anyhow..my friends think i am over-reacting... but i definitely do not have a good feeling about Booth...

The only thing to cheer me up... another phenomenal school further North in Chicago, called me for an intv after waving it off earlier...hope that turns out better...

Good Luck to the people yet to intv... My advice comes from one of my favorite movies - Untouchables ->
never stop fighting until the fight is done.

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Well I harnessed some of my anxiousness (and anger at W) and tried to update the spreadsheet...looks like I found quite a few applicants who hadn't been added or updated. Well over 50% invite rate in this R2 pool...

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It's interesting that this is at least the 3rd instance where someone has posted about their bad experiences with a messed up alumni. Needless to say, even though I still think very highly of the school and what it has to offer, these reports (and my own interview experience) have somewhat tarnished my overall impression of the school.

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Am I reading the R1 stats properly? 86% of R1 GMATClub applicants were interviewed?
(Unknown w/Int, Ding w/Int, Admitted, Waitlisted)

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Cookiesn... I Don't think the alum is messed up..he was super nice to me when I met about 4 months back at a chicago meet... but this intv was deninetely a stress intv... he was great a n warm both before and after the intv... however during the intv he was taking me to task... anyhow my frustration comes from the fact that i w as not ready for a tough intv...and I should have known better and stayed alert when I saw him interupting me so often.. but I was so engaged in my answers that i did see him pulling a carpet under me..

Anyhow its just a caution note to ppl out there... Booth intv it not always a nice wet kiss that I most people talk about... they can put u on the spot... So be prepared for the worst..

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Am I reading the R1 stats properly? 86% of R1 GMATClub applicants were interviewed?
(Unknown w/Int, Ding w/Int, Admitted, Waitlisted)

I did not and have not touched R1. You are right though in terms of what it says. The problem is the Unknown w/out interview group (the ppl who just vanish after saying they submitted) doesn't seem to exist and we need that group to have accurate stats. The numbers are artificially inflated. ::sigh::

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How does this imply more waitlist conversions?

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I dont understand ur logic

if u are assuming yield will not change then waitlist conversion rate will also not change - but u say waitlist conversion will increase

I think moving the deadline up leads to fewer offers in R2 bcos there is higher likelihood of R1 ppl joining (demonstrated by higher accepted offers)