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Chicago Booth omits the optional this year, doesn't it? Or did I miss it somewhere?

There is a 300 word essay on online app.

Can anyone share the average (or median) GPA of the incoming class of 2010? My GPA is 3.33 and I'm wondering if I need to explain that in the optional essay.

3.52 Page 1 of this thread has a good statistical overview. A 3.33 isn't too far from the mean and it might not matter all that much considering your above average GMAT score.

<---------My GPA (IE: You could've done a lot worse and still have gotten in) I wrote an optional essay, but because I had a particular set of circumstances that resulted in that 3.0. In your case, I really don't think it's warranted. I agree with MDF your GMAT goes a long way to compensating for that (as it did in my case).

Can applicants add images / pictures (static ones) on the PPT ? Not pictures of myself but images showing that I want to say. I know hyperinks / music files / dynamic pictures are not to be included. Thanks.

Absolutely, and I would recommend putting pictures of yourself too (doing exciting things for example like traveling/meeting clients/giving presentation).

+1 My slides were 80/20 pictures/text

For the benefit of R2 and future applicants, I'd like to say that my slides had no pictures or charts at all; they involved text only, and I got in. I understand I might be in the minority that got in with no pictures, but I also think I was in the minority of applicants with no pictures, regardless of admission or rejection. So, in summary, I do not believe that we have any evidence that shows that they really wanna see mostly pictures, or even any picture. You may ask, why would they ask for a ppt, then? Well, perhaps: a) To see if you freeze and end up doing something incredibly stupid b) To see if you can get across some point you're trying to make without using too many words c) To see if you can organize elegantly an idea into 4 sub-ideas d) 'Cause they're bored It could be any of those. Or maybe they do want mostly pictures and my admission was a fluke. Who knows. My humble, personal advice is: if the point is to be creative and original, the consensus of gmatclub (or any other community) should not be your inspiration, because then you're not original anymore, right?

Well said. But one thing is clear. Booth is not bored to ask PPT. They already said it is one of their clear strategy to self-eliminate those who do not want to put in the time to do such unique aspect of Booth application. The PPT is a very important aspect of the application to differentiate yourself and to show your "fit" for this particular school. So definitely do it well!