Calling all Booth Applicants (2015 Intake) Class of 2017

disappointed... thought at least should have an interview...

one more day, hope for the best and prepared for the worst: drink the pain away this weekend!

I did an essay as well. I really needed the essay to describe my story and thought process on how I got to where I am at today and why I need to get a Booth MBA. A few slides really wouldn't do the trick. I don't like slides for this prompt because I feel like the prompt "Who are you?" is better explained through alot of words (i.e. essay) than a few bullet points on a few slides (i.e. PowerPoint).

To me a presentation is something that you use as a starting point for a topic you plan to speak about and NOT as the sole source of information--this runs contrary to how my group in an investment bank thinks about presentations though.

Got an invite earlier today. Ecstatic! Finally some light at the end of the tunnel.

We don't know but we're probably better off expecting a nice DING[/quote]

Why are you so concerned? You have a CBS invite...[/quote]

Not concerned, just dissapointed cause I would have expected an invite at least but it doesn't really change my overall plan that much[/quote]

Same situation. I was waiting at least an invite.

Why are you so concerned? You have a CBS invite...[/quote]

Not concerned, just dissapointed cause I would have expected an invite at least but it doesn't really change my overall plan that much[/quote]

Same situation. I was waiting at least an invite.[/quote]

After talking to many sources there's two things that are pretty certain:

1. Its been 5 days of interview invite rounds and no luck yet
2. Almost 40% of the volume comes on the last day

There's still hope, I'm looking forward to a ding but this ain't nothing like any of those previous rounds. The volume of interview invites is quite heavy!!!

got an invite at 142 CST! Good luck to all!

Quick question - if you are choosing between a hub interview and an off campus interview, is there a substantial benefit to go to the hub interview? for personal reasons, going to the hub interview for me will be really inconvenient. so just curious if there is any benefit for going to the hub.

Dude, this has been discussed extensively already. Pretty much everyone who gets an interview asks the same thing.
Its marginal, if you can do it then go. If not, then don't. It ain't gonna make it or break it.

On-campus, off-campus, hub whatever. The thing is the following. If you engage more with the school be it class visit, on-campus interview with events, alumni, admission staff or whatever, it is a more direct way of getting to know the school better, so at the end your speech sounds more natural because you are actually convinced about the value of the program.

That's the only difference it makes.

Hope it helps. Sorry but long day here
Cheers!
J

J - when you get your interview invite tomorrow, champagne toast on me from afar. Best of luck bud!

Haha I'll take your word man! I bet is gonna get wild on Friday night! Bring it on!!!

I wonder whether its going to be rolling tomorrow or as usual?
What I do think is a reality is that there are not waitlists at this stage, its not like HBS's further consideration
So its all or nothing

Anyone with a presentation who received an interview invite? Seems like all the invitees reported so far had essays...

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I did a powerpoint. And I'm not from IB or consulting so it was probably pretty lackluster. Plus I have an unusual background with a sub 2.0 GPA at my first university but with a personal struggle to go with it. I focused the power point with one slide on a timeline of my growth, another on fun anecdotes about me with lots of pictures, a third tying my experiences and traits into my desired career (3 Venn diagram) and a fourth explaining why booth. Nothing aggressive just the basics.

Not a consultant or banker and I also did a presentation and received an interview invite.

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Better that way - FC is brutal!

same here. not a consultant nor a banker. I am an international applicant and decided to make a presentation because I thought the photos would help me tell my story

Nice to see that we have a good mix of presentations and essays. Ironically I'm consulting and use ppt daily but did the essay. It felt less ambiguous and let me use frameworks from my other apps.

Also wanted to toss in my two cents on withdrawing after an acceptance, what if another school offers scholarship money? Just because someone plans on going to school A doesn't mean they wouldn't go to school B with money. We all have to see how all of our apps do then make the best decisions for ourselves. This process is about changing our lives, not worrying about a hypothetical bubble person. If the school thinks they deserve an interview/they will get one.

I may be mistaken, but I think part of the kerfuffle is that the acceptance is for Columbia's ED round, which is technically binding

Hey thanks man - I understand it's been a brutal day (was in the same boat for the previous four rounds of invites) just wanted to hear some thoughts on this topic that's all.