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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What are people's thoughts on Booth's preference for recommendations? Is it vital to get a different perspective through the second letter? I feel sticking to my two professional recommenders would be safer but at the same time Im not sure whether this would hurt my application.

I have used 2 professional recommenders and both current workplace, one line manager, one senior colleague. I have shared my resume with them and application and asked if they could try to include some extracurriculars in their letters too.

One interesting way I came across was reading another letter online where the recommender wrote: Candidate X has done such and such activities, and made xyz improvements - all at the same time being involved in extra curricular activity : showing ability to manage multiple tasks, time management and prioritisation.

Food for thought!

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Hi there, sorry if this has been covered before. I interviewed last night w/an alum. I was just wondering: does Booth release any admits between now and the 15th, or everything - both admits and dings - gets released at once on the 15th?

thanks and good luck, all

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30 Nov 2010, 14:04

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Hi bonkselle23,

Congrats on your interview. Chicago releases all decisions on the 15th, however in the past years admitted applicants did receive calls from the admissions committee the day before the decisions release date. I cannot tell for sure whether they will repeat that this year as well.

Good luck

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My god, we still have another two weeks? :shock:

This wait is killing me!

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30 Nov 2010, 18:45

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Interviewed this morning on campus with a 2nd and overall I think it went very well. The questions were straightforward and consistent with the experiences of others.

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01 Dec 2010, 09:42

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During my campus visit, the admissions officer mentioned that Booth will try to call the accepted applicants.

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During my campus visit, the admissions officer mentioned that Booth will try to call the accepted applicants.

Hmm, if we go by last year, admits get calls/emails the day before and dings go out on the day of.

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Anyone else got an invite for a NYC retail event from Booth? It occurs after their decision deadline. Oh how I'd love to perceive that positively.

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Got one for a media and entertainment event in LA...

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At the bottom you should be able to read some blurb about why you're getting these emails. I got instructions for what to do for the interview way before I got my invitation, but I think that's because I only went under review in late Octoberg, and lots of people got invitations quite quickly.

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Yea I wouldn't read too much into these emails...

For instance, anyone can sign up for the LA entertainment & media event here:
https://www.chicagobooth.edu/conversatio ... t2010.aspx

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Hmm, if we go by last year, admits get calls/emails the day before and dings go out on the day of.

It seems that R1 applicants started receiving calls on 12/15 when the stated notification date was 12/22...

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w103psp

Hmm, if we go by last year, admits get calls/emails the day before and dings go out on the day of.

It seems that R1 applicants started receiving calls on 12/15 when the stated notification date was 12/22...

what makes you say that? Do you have a link?

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what makes you say that? Do you have a link?

calling-fall-2010-chicago-booth-applicants-78611.html#p591499 <--- R1 Deadlines (Decision date: December 22, 2009)

calling-fall-2010-chicago-booth-applicants-78611-780.html <--- First report of getting a call (See JamesT's post timestamped at Dec 15, 2009)

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what makes you say that? Do you have a link?

Look at the post by boogs about halfway down this page - calling-fall-2010-chicago-booth-applicants-78611-680.html

They revised the date to the 16th.

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They revised the date to the 16th.

completely missed that.... :oops:

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great to see the anticipation here! i look forward to float in this boat soon

. i am looking at r2 - but will be in chicago tomorrow visiting booth. should be at campus between 8.00 am and noon. Anyone around? I plan to attend a class at 8.30 am tomorrow and then attend the info session and hang around to speak with a few students. Any current students/ applicants/ prospective applications there in the 1st half of the day? Would love to meet up! PM me if you are around.

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I can get no work done...how are you guys holding up?

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Has there been any discussion on a required format if you plan to upload document instead of using the text boxes for post-college/in-college extracurricular activities?

Thanks for the help!

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I can get no work done...how are you guys holding up?

I check airline prices to random destinations using different websites and dates. I am not gettting any work done either, but it seems keep me sane :help2