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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BruceLee

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I'm scared to jinx anything with this question, but does anyone know how long admitted students have to decide about whether they're matriculating or not?

I'm pretty sure it's around March 15th.

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I have been told that admit weekend for 1st round applicants is February 11th.

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Does Booth ask the recommenders a list of questions or simply a letter? If it's a question list, where can I find it?

Thanks A LOT!

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Does Booth ask the recommenders a list of questions or simply a letter? If it's a question list, where can I find it?

Thanks A LOT!

These are the instructions:

Please provide a written letter of recommendation. Be sure to include how the applicant ranks comparative to his/her peer group. Other items to
consider are the applicant's:
 most salient strengths
 areas of development, including efforts the applicant has taken to show improvement
 team skills and leadership ability
 initiative, curiosity and motivation
 other matters which you feel we should know about the applicant

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10 Dec 2010, 08:21

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If you guys get the call on the 14th, how will you react on the phone? What's appropriate, what's not? I want to be prepared in case I do get that call.

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If you guys get the call on the 14th, how will you react on the phone? What's appropriate, what's not? I want to be prepared in case I do get that call.

As long as you don't tell them to get lost because you were accepted at HBS, you're fine.

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If you guys get the call on the 14th, how will you react on the phone? What's appropriate, what's not? I want to be prepared in case I do get that call.

As long as you don't tell them to get lost because you were accepted at HBS, you're fine.

Man I've replayed that call over and over in my head for the past three weeks. I've also got a bottle of liquor marked specifically for celebration/depression, depending on whether or not I get the call.

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JustAnotherIndian

If you guys get the call on the 14th, how will you react on the phone? What's appropriate, what's not? I want to be prepared in case I do get that call.

As long as you don't tell them to get lost because you were accepted at HBS, you're fine.

There have been rare cases where people were accepted without the call. There's also an option of waitlist. So save the bottle for the 15th. Good luck to us all!

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If you guys get the call on the 14th, how will you react on the phone? What's appropriate, what's not? I want to be prepared in case I do get that call.

This is the best post in the entire week. Why do you want to pretend as if you have just been crowned the miss universe? Just relax buddy, I can understand the anxiety is killing
.....or on second thoughts maybe you can tell them.....ummhhhh give me 4 weeks time to think before I can process all my admits & release my final decision...let them wait on their admit club to know whether you ding them or accept 8-)

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If you guys get the call on the 14th, how will you react on the phone? What's appropriate, what's not? I want to be prepared in case I do get that call.

awesome...

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If you guys get the call on the 14th, how will you react on the phone? What's appropriate, what's not? I want to be prepared in case I do get that call.

I'm going to suggest "I'm going to take my talents to Windy City and join Chicago Booth."

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10 Dec 2010, 15:20

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Would the online status change on the 14th?

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If you guys get the call on the 14th, how will you react on the phone? What's appropriate, what's not? I want to be prepared in case I do get that call.

Haha! This reminds me of something a friend just told me yesterday to cheer me up when I was whining about how competitive these business schools are. He said, 'listen, the reason why you're feeling like this is because you're looking at it the wrong way. You've applied to four schools so that means each school has 25% chance of getting you as a student. In fact... you should've applied to a few more! That way you'd be making it more competitive for them!'

Think positive, people!

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If you guys get the call on the 14th, how will you react on the phone? What's appropriate, what's not? I want to be prepared in case I do get that call.

As long as you don't tell them to get lost because you were accepted at HBS, you're fine.

All's well that ends well.

Cheer up !!! :wink:

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bmgbsas

I have been told that admit weekend for 1st round applicants is February 11th.

Same weekend as Kellogg

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If you guys get the call on the 14th, how will you react on the phone? What's appropriate, what's not? I want to be prepared in case I do get that call.

I'm going to suggest "I'm going to take my talents to Windy City and join Chicago Booth."

Haha hilarious. Are you then going to underperform despite having enormous talent and equally talented classmates? I guess you'll still be making large sums of money...

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Hi,

I am a R1 applicant for Kellogg and Sloan. Considering Booth for R2 just incase I don't get into my R1 schools.

How would one compare Booth to Kellogg and Sloan. My concern is that the Booth brand is not well recognized as compared to Sloan and Kellogg, esp since I am not a finance person.

Post MBA plans: Entrepreneurship in tech or Consulting

Any suggestions / comments will help me select my R2 schools! Thanks.
R1 schools :HBS, Stan, Kellogg, Wharton, Sloan

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What should be the typical recommendation length for Booth? My supervisor informed me that his recommendation might run into 3 pages ! Is that alright? Or should i ask him to curb on the examples etc.

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abhinavt82

Do the reverse - tell him to keep all the examples and curb the fluff and introductory/summary sentences.

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abhinavt82

Although Booth does not have a word limit on the recommendation letter 3 pages is definitely way too long. You should ask him to cut it to 2 pages max.