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Re: Calling Chicago (Booth) Applicants for 2009 [#permalink] New post   03 Dec 2008, 22:28
Guys one quick question, Do you know whether Chicago releases all decisions regardless of outcome (admit, denied, W/L) on the 18th, or does it release some admits a few days before?
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Re: Calling Chicago (Booth) Applicants for 2009 [#permalink] New post   04 Dec 2008, 01:39
riccardinho wrote:
Guys one quick question, Do you know whether Chicago releases all decisions regardless of outcome (admit, denied, W/L) on the 18th, or does it release some admits a few days before?


I also wondering about the same .. any help is appreciated folks
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Re: Calling Chicago (Booth) Applicants for 2009 [#permalink] New post   04 Dec 2008, 04:21
riccardinho wrote:
Guys one quick question, Do you know whether Chicago releases all decisions regardless of outcome (admit, denied, W/L) on the 18th, or does it release some admits a few days before?


I believe they do 2-3 days before, and on the day of are usually dings.
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Re: Calling Chicago (Booth) Applicants for 2009 [#permalink] New post   04 Dec 2008, 06:14
jlola21 wrote:
riccardinho wrote:
Guys one quick question, Do you know whether Chicago releases all decisions regardless of outcome (admit, denied, W/L) on the 18th, or does it release some admits a few days before?


I believe they do 2-3 days before, and on the day of are usually dings.


This is correct. For the last two years, admit calls have started coming out approximately 2 days prior - and with almost total certainty, those who do not hear prior to the 18th, are either waitlisted or denied. Also, the decisions that come out on the 18th are instantaneous at 9am (via email/online).
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Re: Calling Chicago (Booth) Applicants for 2009 [#permalink] New post   04 Dec 2008, 13:11
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jlola21 wrote:
riccardinho wrote:
Guys one quick question, Do you know whether Chicago releases all decisions regardless of outcome (admit, denied, W/L) on the 18th, or does it release some admits a few days before?


I believe they do 2-3 days before, and on the day of are usually dings.


This is correct. For the last two years, admit calls have started coming out approximately 2 days prior - and with almost total certainty, those who do not hear prior to the 18th, are either waitlisted or denied. Also, the decisions that come out on the 18th are instantaneous at 9am (via email/online).


This was my experience last year (twice), first time I was waitlisted in R2, the second time was R3. Both times the process worked exactly as described above. In R1 last year, however, I remember reading that final decisions came out as far as four days in advance of the deadline...with all the forums that exist, i'm sure we will all know as soon as decisions begin rolling out...
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Re: Calling Chicago (Booth) Applicants for 2009 [#permalink] New post   04 Dec 2008, 13:36
Last year I got the call 3 days in advance for Round 2 apps...it was an acceptance. The scholarship call came on the expected date...oh well, I wasn't complaining. I deferrered (don't ask how, Rose said to be hush-hush), and will be attending next year...hopefully I see some of you there!
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Re: Calling Chicago (Booth) Applicants for 2009 [#permalink] New post   04 Dec 2008, 16:49
The call for volunteers to make admit congratulatory calls came out today.... The time is near!
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Re: Calling Chicago (Booth) Applicants for 2009 [#permalink] New post   04 Dec 2008, 17:02
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The call for volunteers to make admit congratulatory calls came out today.... The time is near!


Do you know if the names are given randomly, or could a volunteer potentially request to call an admit that they knew personally?
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Re: Calling Chicago (Booth) Applicants for 2009 [#permalink] New post   04 Dec 2008, 17:15
Thanks for the info rhyme. I was hoping they would start calling admits earlier than 18th. I'm actually gonna be on a long flight to India on 18th and that would have been really tough for me to not be able to see my decision till 19th. This way, if I don't hear before I leave on 17th evening, at least I will know what the decision is gonna be, even though I won't like it.
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Re: Calling Chicago (Booth) Applicants for 2009 [#permalink] New post   04 Dec 2008, 17:16
Let's hope we all get a call from you Rhyme!! 8-)
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Re: Calling Chicago (Booth) Applicants for 2009 [#permalink] New post   04 Dec 2008, 17:22
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Thanks for the info rhyme. I was hoping they would start calling admits earlier than 18th. I'm actually gonna be on a long flight to India on 18th and that would have been really tough for me to not be able to see my decision till 19th. This way, if I don't hear before I leave on 17th evening, at least I will know what the decision is gonna be, even though I won't like it.


I think someone said on an earlier page that admit calls start going out a few days before the 18th...so you'll hopefully hear before your flight!
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Re: Calling Chicago (Booth) Applicants for 2009 [#permalink] New post   04 Dec 2008, 17:35
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rhyme wrote:
The call for volunteers to make admit congratulatory calls came out today.... The time is near!


Do you know if the names are given randomly, or could a volunteer potentially request to call an admit that they knew personally?


They are not totally random, in my case I chose to call people with my citizenship. Volunteers could request to call a specific candidate if we knew someone applying.
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Re: Calling Chicago (Booth) Applicants for 2009 [#permalink] New post   04 Dec 2008, 19:46
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They are not totally random, in my case I chose to call people with my citizenship. Volunteers could request to call a specific candidate if we knew someone applying.


So do you already know the names of the people you will be calling? Or did you just indicate that when you signed up?

I would assume the adcoms are still making decisions.
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Re: Calling Chicago (Booth) Applicants for 2009 [#permalink] New post   04 Dec 2008, 20:11
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kwam wrote:
They are not totally random, in my case I chose to call people with my citizenship. Volunteers could request to call a specific candidate if we knew someone applying.


So do you already know the names of the people you will be calling? Or did you just indicate that when you signed up?

I would assume the adcoms are still making decisions.



Just to make it clear. We volunteers have no idea about the people who will get admissions. We signed a form with some characteristics of people we would like to call and a final question was if we know any applicant and if she/he gets admissions we would like to call her/him.

Volunteers will receive only after Jan/5 the contacts and will call only after this date.

Adcom is certainly still working on decisions.
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Re: Calling Chicago (Booth) Applicants for 2009 [#permalink] New post   04 Dec 2008, 20:27
Guys, since I am going to be away, if I change my phone number in my personal details in the application section, do you know whether this change will take immediate effect? I am now in Asia but I am going back to South America for the holidays.

Thanks again and good luck to everyone!!!!
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Re: Calling Chicago (Booth) Applicants for 2009 [#permalink] New post   04 Dec 2008, 21:38
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kwam wrote:
They are not totally random, in my case I chose to call people with my citizenship. Volunteers could request to call a specific candidate if we knew someone applying.


So do you already know the names of the people you will be calling? Or did you just indicate that when you signed up?

I would assume the adcoms are still making decisions.



Just to make it clear. We volunteers have no idea about the people who will get admissions. We signed a form with some characteristics of people we would like to call and a final question was if we know any applicant and if she/he gets admissions we would like to call her/him.

Volunteers will receive only after Jan/5 the contacts and will call only after this date.

Adcom is certainly still working on decisions.


After Jan 5th? So your calls are just additional phone calls to congratulate people who already know they are admitted - you are not making the actual admit calls, right?
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Re: Calling Chicago (Booth) Applicants for 2009 [#permalink] New post   04 Dec 2008, 22:59
You're right, it's just a additional welcome call. Adcom actually makes the official call, and last year they started 2 days before. I received the night - in my place around 9PM, it was around 3PM in Chicago - before the deadline. Last year it seems that they tried to reach everybody before the deadline, but for some especial cases, such as people in transit of extremely time zone differences, people got to know with at the deadline.

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Re: Calling Chicago (Booth) Applicants for 2009 [#permalink] New post   05 Dec 2008, 05:57
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I think someone said on an earlier page that admit calls start going out a few days before the 18th...so you'll hopefully hear before your flight!


That will be great, if I do hear before I leave!
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Re: Calling Chicago (Booth) Applicants for 2009 [#permalink] New post   05 Dec 2008, 09:22
Here's an article about top MBA schools offering more full scholarships.

Booth is featured with their Barclays Fellowship program. I wonder if there will be one of us who will be selected for this fellowship

https://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/12/prweb1696064.htm
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Re: Calling Chicago (Booth) Applicants for 2009 [#permalink] New post   05 Dec 2008, 10:46
kwam wrote:
You're right, it's just a additional welcome call. Adcom actually makes the official call, and last year they started 2 days before. I received the night - in my place around 9PM, it was around 3PM in Chicago - before the deadline. Last year it seems that they tried to reach everybody before the deadline, but for some especial cases, such as people in transit of extremely time zone differences, people got to know with at the deadline.

Good Luck!



I think I am just going to turn off my phone during the day - last year was just too nerve-racking for me...I couldn't focus on anything.
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