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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R1 WL here. My waitlist letter has now changed to one that has a decision date of March 24th!? I checked below and it's the form letter from last year (2010). Anyone else see this? It's a cruel journey to a ding, through the WL of 2010.

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did u get that letter in a mail from ad com?? or on booth app page??

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On the app page.

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did u get that letter in a mail from ad com?? or on booth app page??

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did u get that letter in a mail from ad com?? or on booth app page??

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strangeee..cant see any such thing on my app page... :roll:

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To those who havent received calls, do not be soo pessimistic yet. Even last year we had applicants who neither received a call, missed a call, got a voicemail nor an email and they were still admitted at the decision deadline. Just keep being patient and in a couple of hours you would know where you stand. DOnt just lose all hope yet....I did not get a call or an email so im in the same boat and i am truly hopeful. I believe in my essays, recommendations and my interview. So lets all relax. BTW, only a handful of the total applicants are GC members and according to Critical Reasoning 101 (insert laugh here), the sample size may not be totally reflective of all applicants. I hope that this piece can render some hope to those already feeling dejected.

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mavaali

did u get that letter in a mail from ad com?? or on booth app page??

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That is truly random. I don't see it. Are you sure you aren't messing with us? Cut and paste it and attach a screenshot please?

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I would have thought that the adcom would have prioritised calling all the r2 admits yesterday (that has to be at least 300 calls). Maybe they'll contact the WL admits today?

I doubt it. Two WL candidates from R1 got called last night as reported on this forum. No reason why they'd have left anyone for today. Quite a dismal outcome this year based on what we can see on this thread - 2 of about ~40 R1 WL converted. Last year it was 10 out of 20!

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Hey guys, I'm a long time lurker (though I don't get in too often) I got the call yesterday at 430 cst! I Was leaving work at the time, turned the computer back on to let people know but had no idea what my password is! So I couldn't send this email. I just wanted to say 2 things:
For those still waiting: don't loose hope, I know for a fact that people got in in round 1 without a call, email, or voicemail!!
For next year applicants reading this looking for hope: I got called pretty late in the day, but I got in (with money). the adcom hinted that (at least she) was going through an alphabetical list (many people wondered so I though it was worth saying)
Anyway, best of luck to everybody, and hopefully I'll see many of you there!

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I would have thought that the adcom would have prioritised calling all the r2 admits yesterday (that has to be at least 300 calls). Maybe they'll contact the WL admits today?

with 40% surge in r1 deposits that was kind of expected....not so happy ending

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R1 deposits may have been up but the yield was still only 75-80%. That might be more than Booth were expecting but it's not enough to fill a class!

The other thing to remember is that there are quite a few R2 decision days due in the next couple of weeks. As people get admits to other schools and withdraw from Booth more people will come off the WL.

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Does anyone know if the school will wait till R3 decisions to take more people off the waitlist or will they do it on a rolling basis from now onwards into the summer as admitted students who leave Booth to go to HSW etc.?

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I checked again. The proof of the pudding lies in the name of the person under the letter. Its Rose, not Kurt Ahlm. I think it's just a system glitch btw.

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On the app page.

That is truly random. I don't see it. Are you sure you aren't messing with us? Cut and paste it and attach a screenshot please?

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Originally posted by kt780 on 16 Mar 2011, 05:56.
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booth's yield was not as high as 75-80% in previous years...it was closer to 67-68% {pls correct me if i am wrong..}.. the spike in yield over last 2 yrs increased the class size from 550 to 590 .. so i still believe that Booth's dominance in mba rankings has led to this surge {actually its gud for school}... and lower conversions of WLs...

and yes school will continue to wait till r3 ..one of my frnds got off the list during r3..{she was indian}

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16 Mar 2011, 05:56

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How does the waitlist work. If I am waitlisted today, does that mean I will get a final decision on the R3 decision date (May 18)? If so I guess I am essentially applying in R3 which makes things pretty unlikely.

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16 Mar 2011, 06:05

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Alrit people! An hour to go before this excrutiating anticipation ends.

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suppose achool receives 100 apps {30 in r1, 60 in r2 and 10 in r3} and there are 40 seats to be filled...

during r1 school admits 15, WLs 5 and rejects 10 .. out of 15, 12 accept the offer {80% yield} ...

during r2, school will review 60 r2 + 5 R1 WLs... while reviewing these 65 apps, ad-com will try to create an ideal class... WLers are considered at par with other 60...now say, out of 65, 32 were offered a place {30 r2 candidates and out of 5, 2 WLers make it} .. out of these 32, 24 accept {75% yield} ... and in r2 8 were WLed {this might or might not include r1 WLers}... already 36/40 seats are filled...during R3 they will review 10 r3 + 8 WLed = 18 apps..and try to fill remaining 4 places...if after R3 deposits ad-com feels it will fail to fill up 40 seats it will finally absorb the short fall from WL....

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16 Mar 2011, 06:44

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Hopeless... didn't hear from the admission officers yet, but i'm quite relishing the prospects...

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16 Mar 2011, 06:54

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Waitlisted :-/

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Denied. So it ends. R1 WLer.

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Waitlisted here.

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