I just realized that wannabe Boothies have not started flocking in to the forums yet. This will change that. Who else is out there: SHOW yourself!! The other schools are catching up. I will apply to Booth for the first time and I am excited. If there are any reapplicants or current students, I'd love to know the last year's application experience!

Not to burst your bubble, but it isn't really like that at Booth. It isn't like "passed the application stage", "passed the interview stage". They review everything again after the interview. So the people that review your app the second time round could have completely different thoughts than the person that initially scanned it. I feel that the criteria that they use to filter for interviews might be much more basic than what they base their final decision on. Not that this has any bearing on your chances in particular, just how I believe it is done according to conversations with interviewers etc.

@bgbeidas that’s true for all schools. But the point remains - if I was rejected without an interview that would mean I didn’t get through the initial ‘basic’ screening as well. Considering how many rejections I got without interviews last year, it is still a VERY big deal to me. Sent from my iPhone using GMAT Club Forum

Not here to stomp on your parade. Good luck!

Barely a parade but thanks! Good luck to you too

Hi there! Apologies if this question has already been asked earlier in this message thread, but does anyone know if Booth calls all admitted students? If so, from last year's forum, it looks like calls were made the day before decisions were released online. Is this always the case? Thanks in advance for your responses, and good luck to everyone!

Yup I believe it’s true that all admitted candidates receive a call a day before. R1 applicants can thus expect good news on Dec 6. However the portal is updated only on the decision day (Dec 7 for R1). Sent from my iPhone using GMAT Club Forum mobile app

Do most schools email or follow up otherwise? I will be out of the country during R1 decision release dates for most schools, and will not have access to my phone.

I am curious about scholarships at Booth. Are there any statistics showing historically how much admitted students received? It will be even more interesting to match it to the profiles of the recipients. Pleas do post a link on the scholarships/aid if you have it .