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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Here R1 Waitlisted candidate just withdrew my application. Good luck to everyone.

Got in somewhere else I assume?

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Bernardo

Here R1 Waitlisted candidate just withdrew my application. Good luck to everyone.

Got in somewhere else I assume?

yes, I'm heading to Duke.

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Bernardo

Here R1 Waitlisted candidate just withdrew my application. Good luck to everyone.

Got in somewhere else I assume?

yes, I'm heading to Duke.

Congrats Bernardo, and thanks for the good turn

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Has any R1 waitlister been called till now?

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r1 waitlisters will also hear from ad com on mar-15 {if accepted...of which probability seems minuscle} or receive a mail on 16th...

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Good Morning Everyone

I am posting this comment to try to help my friend. You see, I have a friend who religiously checks this forum to the point that it is a disease. I have decided to call the disease "Forumitis" - it is when you check the forums and constantly hit refresh over and over and over again. To you help everyone recognize this disease, here are some of the symptoms:

- Making statements referring to refreshing the boards
- Making arguments and statements beginning with "looks like some ppl..." or "the boards said..."
- Loss of productivity at work
- General lack of hygiene
- Staying in on Friday and Saturday night to hang out with friends from the board
- Even hitting refresh while on the toilet
- Or flat out denying they have a problem

The best way to combat this is to recognize it early and sent them to therapist to get help. How do I know all this, it is because I suffered this in the ED phase. Now that R2 is coming up, I am starting to see other people suffer from this. So, please if you yourself is suffering from this or you know someone who is, please get them help. Please feel free to PM me if you need extra advice. Remember, its normal to check it a few times a day, but hitting refresh is not OK. I just hope this message reaches my friend before its to late.

Good Luck to everyone.

PS this will be re-posted on the Ross board because I know this person is there too

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Your "friend" should just go on the chat. We're friendly and it saves your refresh key.

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For R1 applicants - did you get your final response on the assigned day or a little bit earlier? Now that there's nothing to do, but wait, I'm wondering if there's a chance to find out before the official date of 3/16?

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They'll make all of the acceptance calls on 3/15, although some admitted people may not receive a call (time zone issues).

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I've heard from a reliable source that about 280 of ~350 R1 admitted students have paid up their deposits by 25 Feb.

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I've heard from a reliable source that about 280 of ~350 R1 admitted students have paid up their deposits by 25 Feb.

Under the assumption that your source is reliable and all of those matriculate, that's 80% yield! Of course, some are paying to hold their spot and are likely waiting for R1 waitlist and/or R2 decisions. Still, it would require 70 of the 280 forfeit their deposits to get to 60% yield in R1, which is more in line with historical numbers (if my memory serves).

Two more weeks until D-Day for R2 and R1 waitlists!

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I've heard from a reliable source that about 280 of ~350 R1 admitted students have paid up their deposits by 25 Feb.

My source is very reliable. This is the figure reflected in the updated Admitted Students Directory as of today. Yes, that makes it 80% aka BAD news for waitlisters and R2 candidates. Let's all just be brave and strong. Not much else to do, people!

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They'll make all of the acceptance calls on 3/15, although some admitted people may not receive a call (time zone issues).

Did you find from your information that all US accepted applicants get a call on 3/15?

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Well that's just sad. Is there a practice of waitlisting R2 applicants? If a lot of R1's forefeit their deposit, who fills their spot?

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I've heard from a reliable source that about 280 of ~350 R1 admitted students have paid up their deposits by 25 Feb.

Really, I checked on the Booth website and the class size is 550. Based on the numbers they have already filled 50% of the class. Are you serious!!!!

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Well that's just sad. Is there a practice of waitlisting R2 applicants? If a lot of R1's forefeit their deposit, who fills their spot?

Yes, R2 applicants are also waitlisted though the chance of being admitted is less as the class fills up. There is a likelihood of some R1 candidates who have accepted forfeiting their deposit once they, say make it off the waitlist at HWS or if they hear from a school in Round 2 that they're keen on/get a scholarship from. But one can never predict numbers. Who knew that so many would accept this time around?

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I've heard from a reliable source that about 280 of ~350 R1 admitted students have paid up their deposits by 25 Feb.

Booth´s upward momentum + Very generous financial aid policy + Wharton situation = higher yield for Booth.

80% is consistent with what I am seeing in my neck o´the woods (very small in the grand scheme of things though)

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Well that's just sad. Is there a practice of waitlisting R2 applicants? If a lot of R1's forefeit their deposit, who fills their spot?

Yes, there is a practice of waitlisting R2 applications. After R2 decisions, those remaining on the waitlist (from both R1 and R2) are there to fill spots based on the eventual yield.

As adcoms try to forecast eventual yields, there are a few milestones, each of which provides a better estimate of what eventual yield will be. I think a couple of the key dates are:
- April 29, 2011: R2 first deposit due
- June 3, 2011: R1 and R2 second deposit due

Also, the dates of other business schools might also be important milestones. For example, movement on the waitlists of other top schools could cause significant activity among those accepted at Booth.

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Really, I checked on the Booth website and the class size is 550. Based on the numbers they have already filled 50% of the class. Are you serious!!!!

Oh man. Can everyone just calm down? I was afraid to share this figure here on this forum. I'm going to say this again - about 280 people have PAID their deposit. It doesn't mean that all 280 will ATTEND Booth.

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To Nick2010:

Just curious what you mean by "Wharton's situation?" I've applied to both, and I've had a hard time figuring out the dynamic b/n the two.