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CookieMonster: Waitlist (R1) Admit (R2) Matriculating cooldar: Admit malumier: Matriculating ApolloLuna: Admit Withdrawn for Kellogg Forcefeed: Admit Withdrawn for HBS CfaMiami: Waitlist Admit Withdrawn for Kellogg (I think) maina_s: Waitlist Aviroop: Waitlist (R1), Denied (R2) Faceman: Denied w/ Interview riverripper: Denied w/ Interview chillonamill: Denied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nick_sun - Matriculating Jann - Matriculating ujjib - Matriculating wallspotter - Matriculating nervousgmat - Admit Withdrawn for Kellogg ghgirl - Admit Withdrawn for Kellogg Audio - Admit Withdrawn for Wharton clarksdv2 - Waitlist sudden - Waitlist bherronp - Waitlist yellowjacket - Waitlist adcxaway - Denied w/ Interview bsd_lover - Denied w/ Interview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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grap

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I am having a very hard time understanding how only 6 out of 32 of us have received the call. Honestly, this is the only glimmer of hope for me. I think that they give at least 6 more of us the nod.

Wishful thinking helps me pass the time

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25 Mar 2008, 10:49

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Just got the call 10 minutes ago! I'm in...

:-D

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25 Mar 2008, 10:50

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I know that it's about 5am in Sydney, Australia. What do they do for those admits? Call them later, send an email, or just wake them up?

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25 Mar 2008, 10:53

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I know that it's about 5am in Sydney, Australia. What do they do for those admits? Call them later, send an email, or just wake them up?

I'd have no problem taking a 5am admit call :-D

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25 Mar 2008, 10:55

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dj I don't know, I think they will wait to call later, they can wait 2-3 more hours.

I received my call around 9.30pm, so I think that they manage as much as they can...

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Congratulations to the admits so far...it sure does seem a little weird to see the number of conversions on this club...

Call me :evil:

, but I still stick to my analysis from yesterday, regardless of that "clarification" on the GSB discussion forum.

Unfortunately there is no way to confirm it

That said...I do believe calls will continue going out till tomorrow.

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Congratulations to all the admits! and good luck to everyone still awaiting their result :-D

11:45pm in India, I think I'm gonna hit the sack and just see how things unfold tomorrow.

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Congratulations to the admits so far...it sure does seem a little weird to see the number of conversions on this club...

Call me :evil:

, but I still stick to my analysis from yesterday, regardless of that "clarification" on the GSB discussion forum.

Unfortunately there is no way to confirm it

That said...I do believe calls will continue going out till tomorrow.

KK - my status did the same thing yesterday (I checked it after you posted) - and I got the call today, so I'd take the "clarification" as they stated.

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HUGE congratulations Wallspotter!

I'd like to believe that too.. however..by the time I posted yesterday the said fields had already been taken out.
So I am thinking..when you saw the PDF it did not have the dates. Had you seen the status change date on the PDF "before" the GSB took it out..I am 100% sure that it would've been a date newer than the date they sent out the interview invite to you.

Per my logic...a newer date would've meant either a WL or an admit but no change definitely means a ding.
Believe me when I say that I want my analysis to be wrong more than anybody else. :lol:

But modifying a report on just before D-day, after 2 full rounds of admission, right after someone posts about it...just because......gimme a break!

Only the GSB can prove me wrong! Anybody listening there :wink:

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Sigh....

why would they?

I'll wait until until tomorrow to confirm the inevitable...
Have a blast... trust you are matriculating !

wallspotter

KK - my status did the same thing yesterday (I checked it after you posted) - and I got the call today, so I'd take the "clarification" as they stated.

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25 Mar 2008, 12:27

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Well, my hope is starting to fade. On the up side, a consolation lunch is cheaper than a celebration dinner.

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Why are people so glum? Isn't the official release date tomorrow morning at 9 am? My understanding is that they will not be able to call everyone, but that an email (or status change on the website) will be available by 9 CST. I don't really see what the point is in getting all bent out of shape right now -- there is still plenty of time. I might just be diluding myself, but I remain optimistic for myself and for the rest of GMATClub.

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hi All,

For the non-admitted, do anyone knows when the rejection email will be sent? Will they wait to the last min to send this email?

Thanks,

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25 Mar 2008, 13:09

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they leave you to log in on the morning and take it on the chin, if it is the same as last year.

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Hang tight guys. I wouldn't say the fat lady has sung just yet. I would expect calls will continue until after 5pm CST -- I believe they did in R1.

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I have a missed call from a 773 number..no voicemail though..keeping my fingers crossed. I think I am in because I never get a call 773 area code...I will try calling back after 5PM EST..

ujjib

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I'M IN !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I am breathless, just got the call a few minutes ago !

So does that mean you change your avatar?

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I have a missed call from a 773 number..no voicemail though..keeping my fingers crossed. I think I am in because I never get a call 773 area code...I will try calling back after 5PM EST..

ujjib

Don't wait till 5pm EST. Call back now!

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Awesome news ujjib!!!! Congrats!!! I knew you would get through!!!!!!!

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I have a missed call from a 773 number..no voicemail though..keeping my fingers crossed. I think I am in because I never get a call 773 area code...I will try calling back after 5PM EST..

ujjib