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. Are there messages or activities that you have not yet been able to communicate to the committee? If so, then the presentation will be an opportunity for you to provide us with this type of information. After reviewing your presentation, we want to have a better understanding of who you are and how you think. Also, please remember that it is the content – not the design – that should be the focus of the presentation. We understand that not everyone is a design guru. So, whether it’s through photos, images, graphs, or just words, the goal is to communicate your messages as effectively as possible.

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any waitlisters get called? it's looking pretty bleak for us

My guess is waitlisters are called towards the end so actually it might be bleak for us R2 candidates

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any waitlisters get called? it's looking pretty bleak for us

My guess is waitlisters are called towards the end so actually it might be bleak for us R2 candidates

Momentum definitely seems to have slowed down on the calls, at least based on posts on this site...

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any waitlisters get called? it's looking pretty bleak for us

My guess is waitlisters are called towards the end so actually it might be bleak for us R2 candidates

Momentum definitely seems to have slowed down on the calls, at least based on posts on this site...

My guess is that even people at Booth eat lunch :-)

. 12-1 with lag time from calls + people logging on here. If it picked up in the next 30 min I wouldn't be surprised.

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any waitlisters get called? it's looking pretty bleak for us

My guess is waitlisters are called towards the end so actually it might be bleak for us R2 candidates

Momentum definitely seems to have slowed down on the calls, at least based on posts on this site...

The agony is EXCRUCIATING for us waitlisters...

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I was admitted R1 and got the call at 4:30pm in NY, so don't give up hope yet.

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Anyone hear anything recently? It's been a while since someone posted.

Congrats to all the admits so far.

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I was admitted R1 and got the call at 4:30pm in NY, so don't give up hope yet.

Thanks mate that really helps ease the nerves!

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I was admitted R1 and got the call at 4:30pm in NY, so don't give up hope yet.

thats good to hear. thanks bonkselle23.

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Has anybody counted the number of admits so far today, that could give us some indication of whats left

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Guys, I got the admit call at 11:15am EST with $$!! My stats are on the roll call sheet and im based on the east coast. I also got the GMAT email but not sure if it matters at this point.

Good luck to everyone still waiting!!

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15 Mar 2011, 11:37

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any waitlisters get called? it's looking pretty bleak for us

The agony is EXCRUCIATING for us waitlisters...

It is quite interesting that except for a friend of a poster who got called off the waitlist no one else has...what is going on?

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dalillama, I am curious to know from your perspective how strong the Booth brand and network are in Brazil. I am not Brazilian, but have been working in Brazil and want to return there after graduation. Thanks.

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15 Mar 2011, 11:59

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no more post for new inivites?

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It is sooooo quiet.....

If I remember correctly from 2 years ago, there was another wave between 2 and 3 central time.

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The writing is on the wall for those still waiting

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Received the call at 1:00 PM Central. Actually a very pleasant chat. Also got some $$$. So I guess that seals the deal for me.

My "pure" stats: GMAT:640/GPA:3.7/Summa Cum Laude/Economics/Male/International/28/5 Years Top-5 Strategy Consulting Firm. So considering all the stats I see in this blog, I would say that I am a pretty much "average" candidate, if not, a weak one. After all, how could someone compete with a 640 GMAT?

My "real" stats: Born and raised in Mexico City. I come from a humble family (none of my parents have a formal education), somehow studied in the best schools in Mexico with full-ride scholarships. I started as an analyst at a major strategy consulting firm and went up the ranks to the Associate level without an MBA, worked all over the orb, offered a relocation first to New York City and then to Chicago. On a fast-track to manager, and still without an MBA. Loved the application process, particularly the blank pages. Got 5 referrals from students, or more accurately, my friends. I love the idea of flexibility in the curriculum...I would hate to take the same econ classes I took at my undergrad.

Guys...if you think in "pure" stats...chances are that you are not getting the picture at all. A 750 GMAT or 4 WE tells me few things if anything at all or for the sake of this process to the Adcom.

Good luck to all. If you believe you are a strong candidate and wrapped a strong application and conveyed a good fit with Booth, you will get in. Do not worry too much, the decisions have already been made and now they are only shooting calls. Lastly, the call process is entirely random it depends on the order which your application was reviewed, so do not worry too much.

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15 Mar 2011, 12:24

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For those not on chat, we just had 3 or 4 in a burst report calls. Prior to that it had been about an hour since the last call.

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For those not on chat, we just had 3 or 4 in a burst report calls. Prior to that it had been about an hour since the last call.

Thanks vixer!

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Just Got the Call!!! :shock:

680/3.7/small private school/Transportation/5 WE

From Memphis, TN

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Just got the call just now...in with $$
Completely shocked!!

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