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. 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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. 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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. 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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.

I don't think that's right. They keep the waitlist so large because they use it to preserve the diversity profile of the class. When an admitted student turns down the offer, they want to replace him/her with another candidate on the waitlist who plays a comparable role rounding out the class. Because they don't know what profile of candidate will back out, they don't know which profile they'll need to have on the waitlist, so I think they maintain a large, DIVERSE waitlist to prepare for any scenario. The waitlist - and the admissions process in general - is definitely not just one big list of candidates ranked by some arbitrary measure of absolute quality. It's also about diversity and what unique perspective you bring to the class.

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Updated on: 21 May 2011, 20:58

Originally posted by CalvinNHobbes on 21 May 2011, 00:00.
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Just visited the Wharton waitlist thread.... Holy S**t it is a bloodbath out there... just one admit after R3 n a huge pile of Summer Waitlists.... n those guys get their status update on July 18th...the ripple effect will take Booth Wls well into Aug...

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Hey international admits....
How long does the loan process take at Booth? ...

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24 May 2011, 10:49

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Hey international admits....
How long does the loan process take at Booth? ...

Booth still doesn't even have their financial aid site up yet, so no one has started on these, they said they expect it to be available early-mid June and that they would have plenty of time

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Curious about the scholarships/fellowships that Booth gives along with the admission offer. Didn't seem to have many report $60K and more scholarships. Isn't Booth usually the more generous one with respect to financial aid? How many full-tuition scholarships do they usually give away? Any statistics by any chance? Many thanks!

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I can't recall the source, but I think around 30% of admits receive some form of scholarship. $60K+ scholarships are rare in most schools, Booth included. They have quite a few full-ride and full-ride + stipend fellowships, but these are usually under the Distinguished Fellows Program.

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24 May 2011, 15:20

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Thanks dalillama! Wonder if there're ways to find out how many "full-ride (w/ or w/o stipend)" Booth normally gave out. Still debating between Booth and a comporable school - and it's now coming down to the cost (or the lack thereof, hopefully).

Btw, you decided to go to Booth (based on the color code of your signature)?

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Hmm... That's a good question, the answer to which I have no idea.

Well, to be honest, the vast majority of these schools have comparable costs (which possible exception to the NYC schools being slightly more expensive due to, well, NYC). Even then there are long threads in this forum about the appropriate weight of scholarships in making a decision between school A and B. Are you debating between applying or have you already been admitted?

And yes, I'm going to Booth!

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hey - as far as i know there are only 5 full rides with stipend under the fellows program. you can find out more here: https://www.chicagobooth.edu/fulltime/ad ... olarships/
Although i note that it says that the merit scholarships only go to $30k per annum but I know that they go to $40k per annum. There is also additional scholarships that get handed out after 1st year.

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30 May 2011, 23:49

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Are waitlisters going to hear back starting this week since R2/R3 deposits are due for admits?

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hopefully. The deposit is due June 3rd I believe, so a few days after that is a possibility.

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Originally posted by NYYankees on 04 Jun 2011, 12:58.
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Have an WLers heard anything yet or had any correspondence with Booth?

Looks like last year there was a bunch of movement on 5/26 and 5/27 even before the deposit deadline. I'm beginning to wonder if there is not going to be much movement this year.

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International R3 Waitlisted.

Any R3 waitlisted heard anything yet?

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Just received an email asking how long I'm willing to stay in the WL. The email also asks to state the level of interest in staying on WL. My guess is that this is going out to all WL'ers. If anyone gets something else, please keep us updated. Thanks.

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me got it too

this process is taking the heck out of me!!

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Got it as well. Do you think we are any better off telling them a longer time frame? You must be right? It's tough considering the move, putting in deposits on leases elsewhere, etc.

Also, has anyone visited the campus after being waitlisted? If so how was the experience? Worth it? I am considering a visit to campus even though classes are out. However, I am coming from California so I'm trying to weigh the benefit vs. cost / time, etc.

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Did anyone else receive a waitlist status update asking you to demonstrate your interest in remaining on the waitlist and to give a final deadline after which you will no longer wish to remain on the waitlist?

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I just got it too. I'm not sure how to reply...

I think i'll go for the longer time frame... But i dunno... This process has been neverending and i'm not sure what to expect at this point.

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I just got it too. I'm not sure how to reply...

I think i'll go for the longer time frame... But i dunno... This process has been neverending and i'm not sure what to expect at this point.

I replied by pulling out of the waitlist. I can no longer justify being there since I already made my decision and will be matriculating in a mere two months. I wouldn't want to take the spot of someone who really needs it. This decision wraps up the year for me. Good luck to everyone who are waiting to hear some good news, my best wishes are with you.

Over and out.

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Anyone else think that the language in the waitlist letter foreshadows that they might NOT make any more admission decisions?

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We will do our absolute best to keep you posted over the next several weeks as to where we are in the decision process and what the likelihood is that we will make more admission decisions