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MBAWanderlust
Joined: 20 Mar 2011
Last visit: 21 Jul 2013
Posts: 80
Own Kudos:
Given Kudos: 13
Status:I will not be denied. Or waitlisted.
Location: India
Concentration: Strategy, Entrepreneurship
Schools: Tuck '15 (M)
GMAT 1: 770 Q49 V46
GPA: 3.5
WE:Consulting (Computer Software)
15 Dec 2011, 04:57
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booth1styear
I have nothing against you, but surely you realize that it is a bit difficult to accept the veracity of your post, considering that there are no earlier posts from this login ID. If your advice was genuine, then I thank you for the same, it is something that I will take into consideration when (and hopefully, not if) I get accepted to Booth. If not, shame on you for trying to drag Booth's rep into mud.
15 Dec 2011, 05:14
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I completely understand that it could be difficult to accept that I am from Booth. Forget about me. Lets talk about your wait list. I know a couple of my friends who got off the wait list. This is what you probably might consider doing. Talk to your interviewer now and see if u can get an extra letter of recommendation from him. Talk to the point of contact from student body for your country. As you are from India, there should be a country captain for India. Write to her and set up call with the country captain. Try and see if you can get any feedback on your application. Ask her to put you in touch with students/peers who got off the wait list. A kind 1st year did an application review for my friend who was on wait list. He cud identify key areas he missed out talking about in his app. This year the whole video thing is completely new and current students will not be able to guide you on that. But they can always help u identify what u missed. In case students don't have time to go through your application, tell them your story and key highlights of your application in 10 minutes. Contact as many alums as possible and have meaningful conversations. Express your passion about Booth in your letter (video) to admission committee. Do name drop the alums / students u talked to and what you learnt from them.
Most Important: Act now. Once Jan starts, 1st years get busy recruiting for internships and 2nd years get busy recruiting for jobs + helping 1st years. There would be Boothies who would have gone home to India over winter break. Set up meetings with them and try and see if you can get them to go thru your app and identify areas to strengthen ur app. Keep in touch with adcom but don't over communicate.
Best of Luck. At end of the day, it is also luck and for some ppl like me think that if we cud go back we wud exchange a ding for an admit.
Most Important: Act now. Once Jan starts, 1st years get busy recruiting for internships and 2nd years get busy recruiting for jobs + helping 1st years. There would be Boothies who would have gone home to India over winter break. Set up meetings with them and try and see if you can get them to go thru your app and identify areas to strengthen ur app. Keep in touch with adcom but don't over communicate.
Best of Luck. At end of the day, it is also luck and for some ppl like me think that if we cud go back we wud exchange a ding for an admit.
15 Dec 2011, 07:20
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I've started a 'Chicago Booth Class of 2014 - Admitted Students Thread' for all post-admit discussions.
It can be found here: chicago-booth-class-of-2014-admitted-students-thread-124682.html
It can be found here: chicago-booth-class-of-2014-admitted-students-thread-124682.html
