Booth Class of 2011 sonibubu olive MeddlingKid terp26 UTdub wedbud jcl246 krispy pguard walker xenok pu2003 yaazol Sept09 ALL APPLICANTS: Submitted: 84 Booth Class of 2011: 14 Accepted: 30 (3 off WL) (35.7%) Accepted off the WL: 3 Waitlisted: 13 Dinged: 26 --------------------------------------------------------------------- THE R1 APPLICANTS: Submitted: 50 Accepted: 22 (3 off the WL) (44%) Accepted off the WL: 3 Waitlisted: 4 Dinged: 17 Interview Invites: 24 --------------------------------------------------------------------- sonibubu - Accepted and Matriculating olive - Accepted and Matriculating MeddlingKid - Accepted and Matriculating terp26 - Accepted and Matriculating UTdub - Accepted and Matriculating wedbud - Accepted and Matriculating jcl246 - Accepted and Matriculating krispy - Accepted and Matriculating Sept09 - Accepted and Matriculating Meowzilla (k88)- Accepted cougarblue - Accepted mindruna - Accepted Milspec - Accepted KDI - Accepted isa - Accepted (withdrawn for Kellogg) nink - Accepted (withdrawn for Yale) garbus222 - Accepted (withdrawn for HBS) falibay - Accepted (withdrawn for Wharton) chifootball - Accepted (withdrawn for Kellogg) OhThatMBA - Waitlisted (withdrawn for Kellogg) Gil - Waitlisted Accepted R2 fooFighter - Waitlisted Accepted R2 Mishari - Waitlisted Accepted R2 agold - Dinged w/ interview milindd - Dinged w/ interview zhl226 - Dinged w/out interview gt7er - Dinged w/ interview jigar34 - Dinged w/ interview fugo - Dinged w/ interview monkbent - Dinged w/ interview NJMike4MBA - Dinged w/ interview levfin2003 - Dinged w/ interview u0388768 - Dinged w/ interview coadman - Dinged w/ interview mbagal2011 - Dinged w/ interview ndiaconu - Dinged w/out interview zeuskris - Dinged w/out interview Tarmac - Dinged w/out interview yellowjacket - Dinged w/out interview jb32 - Dinged w/out interview icon - Dinged w/out interview primba - Submitted 10/14 captain - Submitted 10/09, Interview 11/10 MattG2185 - Submitted 10/07, Interview 11/04 thehermit - Submitted 10/15, Interview 11/07 amatory - Submitted 10/15, Interview 11/07 PhoenixBanker - Submitted 10/14, Interview 11/03 sigity - Submitted 10/15, Interview 11/11 VISHGOEL - Submitted 10/15, Interview 11/10 emirtumen - Submitted 10/15, Interview 11/06 ----------------------------------- THE R2 APPLICANTS: Submitted: 31 Accepted: 8 (23.5%) Waitlisted: 9 Dinged: 9 Interview Invites: 23 ----------------------------------- pguard - Accepted and Matriculating walker - Accepted and Matriculating xenok - Accepted and Matriculating pu2003 - Accepted w/$$$ and Matriculating yaazol - Accepted and Matriculating Paradosso - Accepted (withdrawn for Wharton) sset009 - Accepted mbafwi - Accepted Wolfie2011 - Waitlisted Fwl200 - Waitlisted gandolfthegrey - Waitlisted poochandi - Waitlisted manbehindthecurtain - Waitlisted asd1225 - Waitlisted TheGuy - Waitlisted (withdrawn for Wharton) maverick2011 - Waitlisted (withdrawn for Kellogg) shayne - Waitlisted (withdrawn for Kellogg) GoBruins - Dinged w/o interview barfer - Dinged w/o interview balboa - Dinged w/o interview BearStearner - Dinged w/ interview coolrun - Dinged w/ interview praz - Dinged w/ interview gps80 - Dinged w/ interview wonderhaven - Dinged w/ interview mkmba09 Dinged w/ interview js594 - Interview Invite 1/23 traffix hospi - Interview Invite 2/2 pursuittowardsmba - Interview Invite 1/26 arshia22 - Interview Invite 2/5 decemberblues bscracker sonicjiafei - Interview Invite 2/9 For reference, this was last year's thread: 103-t48955 And the year prior 103-t40002 https://www.chicagogsb.edu/images/phototour/hydepark/01.jpg EDIT:rhyme: Added interview invites for mkmba09 and hospi EDIT:mbagal2011: Added interview invites for falibay, amatory and thehermit EDIT:jb32: Moved people with less than 25 posts and recalculated percentage EDIT:sonibubu: Updated a few ding statuses EDIT:AC: Added R2 applicant rollcall EDIT:olive: Updated R2 list/Interview invites EDITED: kwam: Faculty: https://www.chicagobooth.edu/faculty/directory.aspx Courses offered: https://gsbportal.chicagobooth.edu/porta ... rue&mode=2 Curriculum requirement: https://programs.chicagogsb.edu/curriculum/degree.aspx

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TheGuy

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04 Feb 2009, 12:36

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arshia22

Congrats TheGuy....
When did you go complete?

Thanks, Arshia.

I'm pretty sure it was 1/23. Though I really wouldn't trust the 10 day rule. You have to think about the last day to go complete was what, 1/26? 1/28? That'd mean all the invites would come within the next few days, but in reality, they go out until, I believe, 2/18.

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04 Feb 2009, 12:59

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Anyone else choose to do an off-campus interview? When I click on the link to find out what cities they have available alumni, I get an error stating that it cannot locate or open the .xls file. I've tried with both Firefox and IE. Did anyone else have this issue? It may just be my work computer on lockdown

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05 Feb 2009, 01:01

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Guys,

I have been wait listed by booth in R1. I'm thinking about writing a letter to show them my love and update them on my progress.

How receptive are Chicago to Waitlist letters. I haven't changed jobs or been promoted. In terms of extra curricular though I've done alot lately. Helped arrange several business events in the region, i performed at an open mic night. Would these things help?

Any and all advice would be greatly appreciated.

wedbud

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05 Feb 2009, 07:06

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fooFighter

Definitely write a letter! I would say that Chicago not only is receptive to waitlist updates, but encourages them. You don't want to be obnoxious and write every day, of course, but if you have something to add, go for it.

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Updated on: 07 Feb 2009, 05:36

Originally posted by GandalftheGrey on 05 Feb 2009, 09:22.
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I had my interview today. It did not start so well, as I was 10 minutes late (what are the chances that 2 cafe's, from the same chain will be located on the same, remote street?!) and it gotten worse...

Like others wrote before me, the questions really focused on Why MBA? Why Now? and Why Booth? I think that you have to come up with really good answers to these questions, ones that will not have any "holes" in them.

In my case, not like in any other interview I had in the past, my interviewer gave me the feeling that he is not 100% in tact with my short and long term goals and with my reasoning for pursuing an MBA at this stage of my career... To think that all of the work I put in my application will crumble due to bad chemistry... So, I kinda feel like **** right now, cannot focus on my work today and think about calling it a weekend!

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05 Feb 2009, 09:46

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GandalftheGrey

I had my interview today. It did not start so well, as I was 10 minutes late (what are the chances that 2 cafe's, from the same chain will be located on the same, remote street?!) and it gotten worse...

Like others wrote before mw, the questions really focused on Why MBA? Why Now? and Why Booth? I think that you have to come up with really good answers to these questions, ones that will not have any "holes" in it.

In my case, not like in any other interview I had in the past, my interviewer gave me the feeling that he is not 100% in tact with my short and long term goals and with my reasoning for pursuing an MBA at this stage of my career... To think that all of the work I put in my application will crumble due to bad chemistry... So, I kinda feel like **** right now, cannot focus on my work today and think about calling it a weekend!

Hey sorry hear Gandalf. But it's probably not as bad as you think it is, everyone's always harder on themselves than others.

arshia22

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05 Feb 2009, 09:55

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Just got the Invite...a lit bit relaxed to see the first int invite....at least i know my apps are worth an interview... :-D

GandalftheGrey

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05 Feb 2009, 10:31

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GandalftheGrey

I had my interview today. It did not start so well, as I was 10 minutes late (what are the chances that 2 cafe's, from the same chain will be located on the same, remote street?!) and it gotten worse...

Like others wrote before mw, the questions really focused on Why MBA? Why Now? and Why Booth? I think that you have to come up with really good answers to these questions, ones that will not have any "holes" in it.

In my case, not like in any other interview I had in the past, my interviewer gave me the feeling that he is not 100% in tact with my short and long term goals and with my reasoning for pursuing an MBA at this stage of my career... To think that all of the work I put in my application will crumble due to bad chemistry... So, I kinda feel like **** right now, cannot focus on my work today and think about calling it a weekend!

Hey sorry hear Gandalf. But it's probably not as bad as you think it is, everyone's always harder on themselves than others.

Yeah, I guess you're right. After all, it is only one pillar of the admission process... You never know what they are thinking there, a black box indeed...
Thanks man

mkmba09

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05 Feb 2009, 11:35

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arshia22

Just got the Invite...a lit bit relaxed to see the first int invite....at least i know my apps are worth an interview... :-D

Congrats Arshia22!

I am scheduled for on campus interview 2/21 and attending Booth Live on the 20th.

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05 Feb 2009, 12:54

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for those of us still waiting for an interview invite, from the Booth admissions chat today:

Hi Rose, I had my interview last week have a couple of questions: A) is round2 more competitive than round1? B) approximately, what is the fraction of applicants who are invited for an interview, and what is the fraction of interviewed applicants who are finally admitted?

Rose: Congratulating on completing your interview. We are still evaluating applications and are about 50% through, so it is too early to predict what our final invitation rate will be. And until I start reading your files after the application, I'm not sure what the admit rates will be. These decisions are truly individual.

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05 Feb 2009, 12:58

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i'm debating if that 50% figure is a good thing or not. i'm starting to get worried.

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05 Feb 2009, 13:05

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coolrun

i'm debating if that 50% figure is a good thing or not. i'm starting to get worried.

when did you go complete?

coolrun

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05 Feb 2009, 13:28

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coolrun

i'm debating if that 50% figure is a good thing or not. i'm starting to get worried.

when did you go complete?

the 23rd.

looking at the scoreboard, half of us have the invite..so maybe the rest will get one too?!

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05 Feb 2009, 13:30

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coolrun

i'm debating if that 50% figure is a good thing or not. i'm starting to get worried.

when did you go complete?

That's for overall populations, I view GC as above regular. Look at last year, they interviewed 50% but last year 34/42 (81%) people got interview invites.

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06 Feb 2009, 04:54

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arshia22

Just got the Invite...a lit bit relaxed to see the first int invite....at least i know my apps are worth an interview... :-D

congrats arshia22. u going to fly to chicago?

arshia22

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06 Feb 2009, 07:22

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Thanks,...yes i'll go to campus

yaazol

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06 Feb 2009, 10:06

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Just got an interview invite ... submitted 1/07 (I think) and went complete 1/27.

arshia22

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06 Feb 2009, 12:21

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Congrats yaazol...

fooFighter

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07 Feb 2009, 05:44

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Guys, do I have to (physically) mail waitlist information or can i email it to them?

rhyme

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07 Feb 2009, 08:34

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All,

If any of you are coming to campus to interview and would like to grab a coffee, just PM me. I can't promise I'm free all days, but I'm always happy to try and make time.