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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Does anyone know how many deposits are there in total? And when are the subsequent ones after June 3rd? I'm guessing if anyone is invited at all now, it has to be after one of these deposit dates. Can't really see how else would 'spaces become available'

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another round 3 waitlist here.

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anybody here as weekend booth final round applicant?

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For Round 3 admits the first deposit is due June 1 and the second deposit is due July 1. For Round 2 admits, the first deposit was due April 29th, and the second one is June 3. There are only 2 deposits. Hope that helps.

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18 May 2011, 20:04

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Absolute does Nikki .. Thanks!
So June 3rd and July 1st are going to be the dates to watch out for the rest of us still on WL.

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18 May 2011, 23:25

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anybody here as weekend booth final round applicant?

You might repost on the PT MBA program page as this thread is almost all FTers.

I'm starting Booth's evening program this fall

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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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Yep, I got dinged....

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Hey guys... how many applicants do u think get WLed after round 3.... counted 20 on this forum itself... am guessing a 100 ppl... gunning for a handfulla seats... feels like I am starting the process all over again except that the pool has been scrubbed 3 times to leave only the strongest candidates in the running...

Hmm... guess the only think I can do is be hopelessly optimistic...

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A completely unscientific guess:

There are 75-100 on the wait list going for 10-20 seats. We will see movement (admits and dings) on or around June 3rd and July 1st. After that, there will be sporadic admits up until class starts.

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I doubt that. Last year even with fewer folks waitlisted, about 10-20 were admitted (and thats only from GC). Assuming the 5x multiplier to apply to the entire applicant pool we could possibly see many more getting through. It also depends on other schools. I am sure some of the Booth admits are WL at H/W . Both these schools have waitlisted many more this year.

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10-20 admitted during the summer?

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I checked last year's thread and there were 9 admits after round 3, so I guess you're right - there will be more than just 10-20 admits over the summer.

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I checked last year's thread and there were 9 admits after round 3, so I guess you're right - there will be more than just 10-20 admits over the summer.

I'm not sure that is true.

Given the high yield reported in round 1 (and likely round 2 given the amount of people waitlisted in R2 and R3, and the record attendance at Admit Weekend), I don't think we can definitely assume as many admits during the summer. Add to that the large Wharton waitlist that likely didn't change any current Booth admits minds, and I think we're at a point where we are all "replacement players". If someone with a similar profile declines their spot, then we've got a shot. Else, who knows?

We'll probably find out quite a bit more after June 3rd...

I sincerely hope I'm wrong and that we've got spots for every GMATClubber that truly wants to enroll at Booth this fall!

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Just trying to be an optimist here.
I think the high yield from R1 was balanced with a smaller R2 admit pool. I have been following the Wharton forum as well and it seems they are speculating 100 seats that haven't been filled yet. This definitely sounds like a ripple spillover effect from H to W to B. If W sees a reasonable amount of movement in the waitlist based on the number of people who opt for H, I think we should see a similar effect to propagate downstream to Booth.

That said, anyone here planning on sending Booth a "forget me not" note ?

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I like the optimism, and I hope you're right...

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R2 WLed update: Got dinged off the wailtist on May 18th. Sent two updates - professional and extracurricular. Also got two extra LORs - from alum and current student.

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R2 WLed update: Got dinged off the wailtist on May 18th. Sent two updates - professional and extracurricular. Also got two extra LORs - from alum and current student.

Sorry to hear that.

For future applicants or current waitlisters, I think this shows that updates don't matter too much. All I sent was a one paragraph email with little substance other than saying I would accept if offered. I think they already have an idea of who they are going to let in - updates probably don't make a big difference compared to the overall application you've already put together.

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R2 WLed update: Got dinged off the wailtist on May 18th. Sent two updates - professional and extracurricular. Also got two extra LORs - from alum and current student.

I agree to some extent. I think they only care about significant updates - a promotion, new job, etc. A lot of people (myself included) send them info that really doesn't add anything to their candidacy. I got off the waitlist at Ross, and I didn't send anything in.

One question though. If they have a good idea who they are going to admit, then why would they waitlist so many other candidates?

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One question though. If they have a good idea who they are going to admit, then why would they waitlist so many other candidates?

I should have said they know who they would admit first. They don't know how many spots will open up, so they keep the waitlist large enough that there is no way they end up without enough students.