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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18 May 2011, 07:23

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WLed

Wanted to ask if anyone knows my chances by now to be in Chicago next fall?

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WL again .. and the saga continues .. frankly I think it's time for me to get back to 'doing' things rather than just waiting. Seriously, it feels like I used to be far more productive both at work and outside before I started the whole MBA application process .. I'm not going to worry about waiting for this decision at all .. I suddenly have a positive feeling about the future .. I feel like my normal self again

I officially begin my search for a job in Management consulting today. I was holding out for closure on the whole MBA thing before switching from Engineering to MC .. but it looks like it's going to start now .. and if Booth does decide to send an admit .. it'll be a bonus

Good luck all who're still waiting.
CONGRATS to all those who made it in. A special one to the WL'ers who got in!
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18 May 2011, 07:26

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The WL continues!

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Jerseygirl2011

guys, I am trying hard to not feel bad, but woke up with that bad feeling this morning

I mean it's by no mean a small loss and I thought I was old and mature enough to deal with it, but turns out I am not.. came looking for solace on this board!

Jerseygirl, please check your inbox

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18 May 2011, 07:39

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R3 Applicant - Wait Listed

The wait list is getting long. Also, it certainly seems like they had a strong preference towards admitting R2 waitlisters as opposed to R3 applicants yesterday. Is that their official policy, or just the way it worked out?

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18 May 2011, 07:46

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Waitlisted....

Dumbstruck..y so many waitlists..... told Kurt I really really wanted to be at Booth... Maybe I should have added another "really"..

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driege

Anyone know when we will get the information needed to log into the admitted students site?

In R2 they sent out the email towards the end of the day that decisions were posted online.

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18 May 2011, 07:58

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Ding!

Peco, sorry to here that!! really sorry... I am sure your confidence and positive attitude will take you to higher places! never lose those two things! Good luck and keep us posted on what you decide!

Thanks a million Jerseygirl2011.....appreciate

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18 May 2011, 08:09

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Hey did any internationals (waitlisters and R3) get an admit in this round... Not sure if my visa can come through on time should Booth accept in late summer...

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18 May 2011, 08:13

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Just curious, did everyone's letter specify that they are on the "summer waitlist" or are some on a different waitlist?

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I am an R3 applicant who got in. I am international (Canada).

Got the call around 4 pm, but I wasn't in the office so I just found out today.

Good luck to all the waitlisters! When I was on campus, I met a girl who got in off the waitlist mid-summer, so it happens!

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zam

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18 May 2011, 09:00

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I'm an International R3 applicant, Waitlisted! Why does it look like a lot of R3 were waitlisted???

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18 May 2011, 09:24

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Another R3 Waitlister here....

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18 May 2011, 09:32

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R2 Waitlister here. This waiting process is not for the feint at heart.

This long journey reminds me of something Roosevelt once said, "When you come to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on." Trust me i'm hanging on like my life depends on it! :-D

I wish you all the best of luck and hopefully we can be "success" stories for next year's class.

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Round 3 Waitlist as well. It does seem like an inordinate number of us were waitlisted.

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18 May 2011, 10:09

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R2 WL here and looks like I'm still on the WL. Geez.

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18 May 2011, 10:12

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Anyone care to speculate on the prospects of the WL?

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18 May 2011, 10:20

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Did any R2 waitlisters get dinged? Just wondering because a student currently at Booth told me the chance of getting in as a R2 waitlister was good due to the fact that they severely trimmed down the WL after R1.

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18 May 2011, 11:23

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Does anyone know when exactly the second deposit deadline is for round 1 and round 2 admits?

From the Round 3 update that was sent out a few weeks ago:

In early June, we’ll receive our first deposits from our Round 3 admits and second deposits from our Round 1 and 2 admits. As a result, the Admissions Committee will have a pretty good idea of how the Class of 2013 is shaping up at this point. We’ll take some time to closely assess the class and determine if there needs to be any movement on the waitlist. We’ll then continue to closely monitor the waitlist as spaces become available throughout the summer. If you’re on the waitlist during the summer, then you will continue to receive communication from us.

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Schools:All R2 - Booth(attending w/$), Kellogg(WL w/int then ding), CBS(ding w/int), Harvard(ding), NYU(admit), UCLA PT(admit), USC PT(admit)

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18 May 2011, 12:11

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The second deposit deadline is June 3rd

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