GMATClub Chicago GSB Applicants Round 1: Tally: Admitted: 9 Dings: 9 Waitlist: 4 Matriculating: 6 Irishfan: Matriculating dabots: Matriculating kwam: Matriculating jpjazzman: Matriculating burger2001: Matriculating CookieMonster: Waitlist (R1) Admit (R2) Matriculating cooldar: Admit malumier: Matriculating ApolloLuna: Admit Withdrawn for Kellogg Forcefeed: Admit Withdrawn for HBS CfaMiami: Waitlist Admit Withdrawn for Kellogg (I think) maina_s: Waitlist Aviroop: Waitlist (R1), Denied (R2) Faceman: Denied w/ Interview riverripper: Denied w/ Interview chillonamill: Denied w/ Interview Vij101: Denied w/ Interview Sangoman: Denied w/ Interview gnr646: Denied w/ Interview Collegesenior: Denied w/o interview nnabros: Denied w/o interview beyondinfinity: Denied w/o interview Round 2: Total applicants: 42 Admit = 10 Waitlist = 3 Dinged = 21 unknown = 6 mNeo - Matriculating helg - Matriculating CerealsMBA - Matriculating nick_sun - Matriculating Jann - Matriculating ujjib - Matriculating wallspotter - Matriculating nervousgmat - Admit Withdrawn for Kellogg ghgirl - Admit Withdrawn for Kellogg Audio - Admit Withdrawn for Wharton clarksdv2 - Waitlist sudden - Waitlist bherronp - Waitlist yellowjacket - Waitlist adcxaway - Denied w/ Interview bsd_lover - Denied w/ Interview vchhaochharia - Denied w/ Interview tsaditya - Denied w/ Interview max125 - Denied w/ Interview nupurgupt - Denied w/ Interview KingKREEP - Denied w/ Interview KK Iyer - Denied w/ Interview pandeyrav - Denied w/ Interview Poochandi - Denied w/ Interview grap - Denied w/ Interview svrider - Denied w/ Interview trojan812 - Denied w/ Interview foxtrot - Denied w/ Interview SoccrRef - Denied w/ Interview nupurgupt - Denied w/ Interview hsampath - Denied w/o interview bkk145 - Denied w/o interview gregspirited - Denied w/o interview ryguy904 - Denied w/o interview dosa_don - Denied w/o interview spideyeclipse27 - Denied w/o interview Prodigy - Denied w/o interview PEtoMBA - Denied w/o interview Pokerface - Submitted (01/09), Invited to interview (02/08) JDMBA - submitted, Invited to interview ncprasad - Submitted 01/09, Invited to interview swedenr09 - submitted 1/9, Invited to Interview Cleardmit has some useful advice to approach this year's Chicago GSB application essays. I hope this is useful for all you GSB aspirants out there. https://blog.clearadmit.com/2007/07/chi ... 2007-2008/ Reproduced in full below Essay 1: Why are you pursuing an MBA at this point in your career? Describe your personal and professional goals and the role an MBA from the University of Chicago GSB plays in your plans to reach these goals. (1,500 word maximum) Our general guidelines for the standard career goals essay apply to this document, but the above-average length and the nature of Chicago’s other questions add another strategic consideration. While the second and third essays certainly provide ample opportunity to share information about oneself, there really isn’t much room for narrative. This is a distinct contrast from schools like Stanford and MIT, which ask applicants to recount the details of their actions in several specific kinds of situations across the application essays. With this in mind, Chicago applicants might want to use a portion of their 1500 words in this essay to briefly share the details of some professional achievements and significant experiences. Essay 2: If you could step into someone else’s shoes for a day, who would it be and why? (500 word maximum) The most common trap that applicants fall into when answering this question is writing more about the person whose shoes he or she would choose to occupy than about the reasons for this selection and the way it fits into his or her candidacy. While this can be a fun question with an answer that is sure to be telling, it’s important not to lose sight of what should be the main objective of one’s application: sharing impressive information about oneself that is relevant to one’s business school candidacy. Selecting a prominent figure whose work is in line with one’s professional goals or favorite hobby can be a great strategy for producing an interesting essay that allows for detail about the applicant’s background as well. Essay 3: We have asked for a great deal of information throughout this application. In this portion of the application, we invite you tell us about yourself using a non-traditional application format–a PowerPoint presentation. In four slides or less, please provide readers with content that captures who you are. This approach isn’t exactly revolutionary - Stern’s usual Essay 3 asks for a personal expression that gives candidates complete freedom with content and medium (except for the exclusion of edible/perishable personal expressions) - but it does speak to Chicago’s interest in a candidate’s interests and personality. While all this “white space” might be daunting to some, an easy way to approach this process is to ask oneself a few simple questions. Are there four personal themes to which you would like to devote a slide each? Would you prefer to use the four frames to create a sense of progression through a day, event or activity? We’re hesitant to provide too much guidance given the free-form nature of the task; the best advice we can offer is to think about who you are (and how this might be of interest to the GSB adcom), consider how you could translate this into words and images, and then try it out. Showing the initial result to someone who knows you well could be a great way to determine how successful this draft is. Good luck, and have fun! ***Updated applicant list: 1/9/08 RiverRipper

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dosa_don

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09 Jan 2008, 15:47

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bsd - I did the same thing

Oh well, nothing much that we can do now. I hope they are not THAT particular about it.

bsd_lover

Crap !!! I didnt write my name on any of my documents

ryguy904

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09 Jan 2008, 16:03

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ncprasad - Submitted 01/09
adcxaway - Submitted 01/08
bherronp - Submitted 12/30
bsd_lover - Submitted 01/06
Dosa_don - Submitted 01/09
hsampath - Submitted 01/08
max125 - Submitted 01/08
mNeo - Submitted 01/09
nervousgmat - Submitted 12/31
pandeyrav - Submitted 01/09
robinantony - Submitted 01/09
trojan812 - Submitted 01/07
tsaditya - Submitted 01/08
vchhaochharia - Submitted 12/25
bkk145 - Submitted 01/09
KingKREEP - Submitted 01/09
helg - Submitted 01/09
CerealsMBA - Submitted 01/09
Poochandi
shmegs
vishalsuri
wallspotter
gregspirited - Submitted 01/09 (guess last one to submit...)
Audio - Submitted 01/09 (even later than greg... )
ryguy904 - submitted 01/09

CerealsMBA

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09 Jan 2008, 16:54

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dosa_don

bsd - I did the same thing

Oh well, nothing much that we can do now. I hope they are not THAT particular about it.

bsd_lover

Crap !!! I didnt write my name on any of my documents

I think you guys should just forget about it for now and relax. I re-read my application afterwards, and, surpriiiiise, I found a typo. After freaking out for an hour about having my application reviewed by the one Adcom who would ding whoever made a typo and forward the application to the University of Phoenix Online, I decided to concentrate on more rational fears such as the risk of my home being hit by a meteorite tonight...

kryzak

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Location: SF, CA, USA

Concentration: Technology, Entrepreneurship, Digital Media & Entertainment

Schools:UC Berkeley Haas School of Business MBA 2010

GPA: 3.9 - undergrad 3.6 - grad-EE

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09 Jan 2008, 17:03

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yes, do NOT worry about minor mistakes. I mentioned a Haas international program in my ANDERSON application! :shock:

I didn't realize this until I re-read my essays before the interview! I'm glad I didn't touch my application after I submitted, otherwise it would have been a 2-month panic attack.

Just relax. You've done everything you could already, and there's nothing you can do anymore other than ace the interview when you get invited!

riverripper

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Concentration: General/Operations Management

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GMAT 1: 740 Q49 V42 Verified score

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09 Jan 2008, 17:14

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Took Shmegs off, I forgot he was going to Wharton.

ncprasad - Submitted 01/09
adcxaway - Submitted 01/08
bherronp - Submitted 12/30
bsd_lover - Submitted 01/06
Dosa_don - Submitted 01/09
hsampath - Submitted 01/08
max125 - Submitted 01/08
mNeo - Submitted 01/09
nervousgmat - Submitted 12/31
pandeyrav - Submitted 01/09
robinantony - Submitted 01/09
trojan812 - Submitted 01/07
tsaditya - Submitted 01/08
vchhaochharia - Submitted 12/25
bkk145 - Submitted 01/09
KingKREEP - Submitted 01/09
helg - Submitted 01/09
CerealsMBA - Submitted 01/09
gregspirited - Submitted 01/09
Audio - Submitted 01/09
ryguy904 - submitted 01/09
Poochandi
vishalsuri
wallspotter

rhyme

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GMAT 1: 730 Q45 V45 Verified score

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Schools: Chicago (Booth) - Class of 2009

GMAT 1: 730 Q45 V45 Verified score

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09 Jan 2008, 17:17

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You forgot nick_sun ... added

ncprasad - Submitted 01/09
adcxaway - Submitted 01/08
bherronp - Submitted 12/30
bsd_lover - Submitted 01/06
Dosa_don - Submitted 01/09
hsampath - Submitted 01/08
max125 - Submitted 01/08
mNeo - Submitted 01/09
nervousgmat - Submitted 12/31
pandeyrav - Submitted 01/09
robinantony - Submitted 01/09
trojan812 - Submitted 01/07
tsaditya - Submitted 01/08
vchhaochharia - Submitted 12/25
bkk145 - Submitted 01/09
KingKREEP - Submitted 01/09
helg - Submitted 01/09
CerealsMBA - Submitted 01/09
gregspirited - Submitted 01/09
Audio - Submitted 01/09
ryguy904 - submitted 01/09
nick_sun - Submitted UNK
Poochandi
vishalsuri
wallspotter

svrider

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09 Jan 2008, 17:34

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Wow! That is a huge list for R2. Submitted it with 10 mins to spare!
I hate powerpoint :evil:

ncprasad - Submitted 01/09
adcxaway - Submitted 01/08
bherronp - Submitted 12/30
bsd_lover - Submitted 01/06
Dosa_don - Submitted 01/09
hsampath - Submitted 01/08
max125 - Submitted 01/08
mNeo - Submitted 01/09
nervousgmat - Submitted 12/31
pandeyrav - Submitted 01/09
robinantony - Submitted 01/09
trojan812 - Submitted 01/07
tsaditya - Submitted 01/08
vchhaochharia - Submitted 12/25
bkk145 - Submitted 01/09
KingKREEP - Submitted 01/09
helg - Submitted 01/09
CerealsMBA - Submitted 01/09
gregspirited - Submitted 01/09
Audio - Submitted 01/09
ryguy904 - submitted 01/09
nick_sun - Submitted UNK
Poochandi
vishalsuri
wallspotter
svrider - Submitted 01/09

kwam

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09 Jan 2008, 18:04

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Guys, where in the world is that NAME thing? I mean, I put my name - and those who saw my PPT could see that - but it was by chance...

I don't think that if you don't put your name on the slides you can't convey your ideas, which is what they are asking for...

Anyway, Rhyme, you now have your Clan! :lol:

aviroop

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Location: Hong Kong

Concentration: Finance, Economics

Schools: HKUST MBA - Class of 2014

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09 Jan 2008, 19:38

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Damn.................

And my app package is now going to be compared against 23 gmat clubbers...

Ok time to pack my belongings and move to Mexico.. there is no hope for me....

Best of luck Gmatters... I hope everyone makes a clean sweep.

wallspotter

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09 Jan 2008, 20:03

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ncprasad - Submitted 01/09
adcxaway - Submitted 01/08
bherronp - Submitted 12/30
bsd_lover - Submitted 01/06
Dosa_don - Submitted 01/09
hsampath - Submitted 01/08
max125 - Submitted 01/08
mNeo - Submitted 01/09
nervousgmat - Submitted 12/31
pandeyrav - Submitted 01/09
robinantony - Submitted 01/09
trojan812 - Submitted 01/07
tsaditya - Submitted 01/08
vchhaochharia - Submitted 12/25
bkk145 - Submitted 01/09
KingKREEP - Submitted 01/09
helg - Submitted 01/09
CerealsMBA - Submitted 01/09
gregspirited - Submitted 01/09
Audio - Submitted 01/09
ryguy904 - submitted 01/09
nick_sun - Submitted UNK
Poochandi
vishalsuri
wallspotter - submitted -01/09
svrider - Submitted 01/09

forcefeed

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09 Jan 2008, 20:59

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Wow, it is amazing to see how much interest GSB has generated here. Good luck everybody, hopefully we'll keep up the high admit rate here.

CerealsMBA

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09 Jan 2008, 22:49

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aviroop

Make sure to stop by Phoenix and say hi... Oh, hold on, it's an online program... Nevermind, maybe I shoud just go with you then and have tequila shots...

helg

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09 Jan 2008, 23:20

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nick_sun

Guys,

Did you put your name on ppt presentation?

The Chicago instructions say - "Please include your full name at the top of ALL uploaded documents."

I think that there is not much space for our names in ppt presentation...

I did. Wanted to make sure AdCom knew whose ppt they were reading :wink:

mbagal1

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10 Jan 2008, 04:47

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Good luck everyone!

I never saw those instructions. So much for attention to detail.

My second recommender finally submitted just a few minutes back, so now Im completely done.

helg

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10 Jan 2008, 08:23

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Guys, don't worry too much about this "name on top of each document" thing. I didn't do it last year, and when I wrote to AdCom afterwards with my concern, the reply was:
- Don't worry, we know whose application we are reading.
:wink:

tsaditya

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10 Jan 2008, 18:35

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Just received an email saying that Application is Complete and Ready for Review.

dosa_don

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Nice...you did submit early right Aditya?

tsaditya

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Not really.Unless submitting on 8th morning EST time is considered early.

dosa_don

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10 Jan 2008, 19:02

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oops

earlier than me... I am currently getting :rocket

by Kellogg

poochandi

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Schools:Wharton (R1), MIT (R1), Chicago (R2), Kellogg (R2)

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10 Jan 2008, 19:26

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ncprasad - Submitted 01/09
adcxaway - Submitted 01/08
bherronp - Submitted 12/30
bsd_lover - Submitted 01/06
Dosa_don - Submitted 01/09
hsampath - Submitted 01/08
max125 - Submitted 01/08
mNeo - Submitted 01/09
nervousgmat - Submitted 12/31
pandeyrav - Submitted 01/09
robinantony - Submitted 01/09
trojan812 - Submitted 01/07
tsaditya - Submitted 01/08
vchhaochharia - Submitted 12/25
bkk145 - Submitted 01/09
KingKREEP - Submitted 01/09
helg - Submitted 01/09
CerealsMBA - Submitted 01/09
gregspirited - Submitted 01/09
Audio - Submitted 01/09
ryguy904 - submitted 01/09
nick_sun - Submitted UNK
Poochandi - Submitted 01/09
vishalsuri
wallspotter - submitted -01/09
svrider - Submitted 01/09