Calling all 2012 Chicago Booth Fall applicants class of 2014. Booth Business School Guide Chicago Booth Applicant Summary (Real Time) Quick Glance: GMAT Club vs. Latest Intake (Class of 2013) Latest GMAT Club Member Profile Updates https://gmatclub.com/forum/download/file.php?id=11967 Detailed Applicant List: Add Yourself to This List (add Chicago Booth to your profile) GMAT Club's Real-time Admissions Statistics Add Your Profile to This List Questions about this Roll Call ? Chicago Booth MBA Guide Application deadlines: Online Application Release: Early August 2011 Round One Deadline: October 12, 2011 Round Two Deadline: January 4, 2012 Round Three Deadline: April 4, 2012 Mid-Decision Date November 9, 2011 February 15, 2012 April 25, 2012 Decision Notification Date December 14, 2011 March 21, 2012 May 16, 2012 LINK TO ON-LINE APPLICATION FORM Essay Questions 1. What are your short- and long-term goals, and how will a Chicago Booth MBA help you reach them? (600 words) 1a. RE-APPLICANTS 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? (300 words) 2. At Chicago Booth, we believe each individual has his or her own leadership style. How has your family, culture, and/or environment influenced you as a leader? (750 words) 3. Considering what you've already included in the application, what else should we know about you? In a maximum of four slides, tell us about yourself. Question 3 Guidelines We have set forth the following guidelines: *The content is completely up to you. There is no right, or even preferred, approach to this presentation. *There is a strict maximum of four pages, though you can provide fewer if you choose. *Acceptable formats for upload in the online application system are PowerPoint or PDF. *The document will be viewed electronically, but we cannot support embedded videos, music, or motion images. *Additionally, all content MUST be included in the four pages; hyperlinks will not be viewed. *The file will be evaluated on the quality of content and ability to convey your ideas, not on technical expertise or presentation. 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I think most round 1 folks are probably just busy in their applications. Saw this posted by Booth:

What is Your Application Strategy?
An article that ran last Thursday in the WSJ highlighted some interesting things that MBA admissions offices are doing to better assess fit and overall authenticity from their applicants. It’s a good read and worth checking out, and not just because I’m quoted (shameless plug), but because it highlights an important fact - schools care more about how strategic you are in utilizing the tools provided than how well you can fill in an application.

Before you begin putting together the pieces of your application, it’s important for you to understand your story and determine the messages that you want to communicate to the Admissions Committee. What do you want the Admissions Committee to know about you?

We get a lot of questions about our “Presentation/PPT” essay question and how critical it is to the decision process. Let me be clear about two things:

1) It carries the same weight as anything else in the application
2) It is an exercise in how you think and how you strategize

The “Presentation/PPT” was designed to give you an opportunity to clarify your message, and to tell a more complete story about what makes you a good fit for Booth. We recognize that the application has both fixed and limited real estate and, with that in mind, there must be aspects of what makes you a good candidate for Booth that have yet to be communicated in your application. This space is there for that purpose. So for those of you who have put the time into thinking about your story as it relates to Booth, and then begun to plot out how to reveal that story through your application, you should have a pretty good starting point as to what to include in your “Presentation/PPT”.

The moral of this story and the WSJ article is that schools use these tools not for gimmick but for purpose. Understanding what the purpose is before you answer the questions goes a long way in identifying the most effective approach.

Also, if you’re in DC, Philadelphia, NYC or Boston, I hope to meet you at our admissions receptions in these cities next week.

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Thanks for the insight, I'm in for R1 and will be at the reception in Boston next week

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FYI: Booth Admissions Online Chat - September 21st

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Wednesday, September 21 from 11:00 am to 12:00 pm CT
With the Round One deadline approaching on October 12, we want to provide you with an opportunity to have any of your lingering questions about the application process answered. Here's your chance to chat with the Admissions team about the application, essays, transcripts, letters of recommendation and more.

https://www.chicagobooth.edu/fulltime/chat/?source=ft-em-20110913-01

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Ah, how I do not miss the application process.

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Ah, how I do not miss the application process.

I'm really praying hard that in 2016, a couple of years after graduating, I will be saying the very same words on GMATClub...

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I will be in Chicago for Chicago Booth Live in a couple weeks -- anyone else? gonna be applying round 1 to booth.

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In for R2

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Ah, how I do not miss the application process.

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Is anyone else here interested in their international mba? If so, does anyone have any info on their language requirements, for instance, they require knowledge of another language and the ability to demonstrate it. I'm wondering what level of proficiency is necessary and further, if it is any language, or specific languages?

I don't think there are restrictions on language other than you need to show proficiency in a second language (i.e., the language can't be the native language of your home country). Proficiency is measured through a test called the Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI), which is a 30-minute oral test administered over the phone by The American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL). I think you need to have at least an advanced low level for the IMBA. You can pass this test as late as three weeks before graduation, although it is advised to test early to see if you need to study and test again.

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I sent an e-mail to admissions 4 days ago but haven't gotten a response, maybe someone can assist me:

In the work experience section of the application, it asks me to input my starting compensation annual bonus and my ending compensation annual bonus.

Does 'starting compensation annual bonus,' mean the bonus I received during my first year at the company?

And then would 'ending compensation annual bonus,' mean the bonus I received over the course of the last 12 months?

I don't understand how these bonuses differ from each other.

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Yes, your understanding is correct. For example -
You joined a firm in 2007 and the bonus for that year was $15,000. That would be your starting bonus. The bonus you got in 2011 was say $25,000. that would be your ending bonus. That's the difference.
The difference will get exaggerated the longer you've been with the same firm. It is also a reflection of the growth of your salary within a firm which more or less will extrapolate to your professional growth in the organization...

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Thanks!

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Will you let us know when the admissions office replies?

I'd be curious to hear their official answer. In my case, I know that I will a specific $ bonus in summer 2012, so, in my mind, that should be what I enter for "ending annual bonus".

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Sure, hopefully they'll get back to me soon as I'm about ready to press submit.

My bonus comes in as commission sporadically throughout the year. So I'm figuring my starting bonus as the sum of the bonuses I received during my first 12 months at the job and my ending bonus as the sum of bonuses I've received from September 2010 thru September 2011 (specially the sum of bonuses received over the 12 months prior to submitting my application).

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With the Round One application deadline approaching on October 12, we want to provide you with an opportunity to have your questions about the admissions process answered. We hope you'll join us today for a live chat at 11am CT. Chat with the Admissions team about the 2011-2012 application, including topics related to essays, transcripts, and letters of recommendation.
Link https://chicagobooth.askadmissions.net/a ... qTGSRBgQ9e

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I asked this question at Booth's live chat this morning. Their response was:

Carrie: Hi, MDF. You would enter the annual bonus you received during your first year, and your most recent annual bonus for the ending bonus.

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I saw that. Thanks for asking. I asked a follow-up question, but it did not get picked up during the chat.

In my case, I've been at my employer for one bonus, but I already know what my second bonus will be (it's higher though it hasn't been paid yet). Using the logic above, I would enter my first bonus as both my "starting" and "ending" bonus; however, if the data is used to show career progression, then it would be incomplete information if I didn't show my upcoming bonus as my "ending compensation".

I know this is a VERY minor part of the application, so no use in stressing too much. I'll just follow the formula from the adcom to be safe.

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Does anyone know why the recommender's questions appear hidden this year? I found a link: https://www.chicagobooth.edu/fulltime/ad ... tters.aspx, but it appears to be an orphaned link with no where in the site pointing to it. It doesn't even appear to be in the online application. Are the questions in the link the right ones? Or just carried over from last year? or both?

Hey! I went to this link bout couldn't see the recommender's question? looks like its really hidden! could you point out exactly where it is or how does one go about finding it?

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Do the recommenders get specific questions to answer or they have to just have to write out the complete recommendation as one piece? any idea on the type of questions that the recommenders get?

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hey for the slides are you guys focusing entirely on stuff that is NOT represented in your resume/essays? ? im using mine to tell a story so im going to obviously have some overlap but im wondering how much overlap may be a bad thing -- obv want to show off whats not in the rest of your resume or essays but also dont want to have gaps in the story

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From my understanding, the slides should focus on adding context to your "story" and should not repeat things you've already told them through your essays and resume.