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CookieMonster: Waitlist (R1) Admit (R2) Matriculating cooldar: Admit malumier: Matriculating ApolloLuna: Admit Withdrawn for Kellogg Forcefeed: Admit Withdrawn for HBS CfaMiami: Waitlist Admit Withdrawn for Kellogg (I think) maina_s: Waitlist Aviroop: Waitlist (R1), Denied (R2) Faceman: Denied w/ Interview riverripper: Denied w/ Interview chillonamill: Denied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nick_sun - Matriculating Jann - Matriculating ujjib - Matriculating wallspotter - Matriculating nervousgmat - Admit Withdrawn for Kellogg ghgirl - Admit Withdrawn for Kellogg Audio - Admit Withdrawn for Wharton clarksdv2 - Waitlist sudden - Waitlist bherronp - Waitlist yellowjacket - Waitlist adcxaway - Denied w/ Interview bsd_lover - Denied w/ Interview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

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Joined: 10 Apr 2007

Last visit: 20 Aug 2022

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Location: Back in Chicago, IL

Concentration: General/Operations Management

Schools:Kellogg Alum: Class of 2010

GMAT 1: 740 Q49 V42 Verified score

Posts: 4,306

Kudos: 806

08 Nov 2007, 09:51

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Round 1: interview invites being released now
RiverRipper: Interview Invite
CookieMonster: Submitted and waiting
Aviroop: Interview Invite
Kwam: Submitted and waiting
Faceman: Interview Invite
Forcefeed: Submitted and waiting
Collegesenior: Submitted and waiting
Vij101: Interview Invite
Sangoman: Interview Invite
Dabots: Submitted and waiting
CfaMiami: Interview Invite

Round 2: Still working
Bherronp
Dosa_don
adc_away
Nervousgmat
bsd_lover
Helg
Max125
vishalsuri
CerealsMBA

Anyone else invited I missed. Figured this would be a good way to keep track.

kryzak

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Joined: 04 Jun 2007

Last visit: 10 Aug 2013

Posts: 5,452

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751

Given Kudos: 14

Status:Um... what do you want to know?

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

WE 1: Social Gaming

Posts: 5,452

Kudos: 751

08 Nov 2007, 10:03

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GO GMAT CLUB!!! Kick some butt, guys and gals!

dosa_don

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08 Nov 2007, 10:05

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River- I believe Forcefeed got an invite as well

gnr646

Joined: 02 Jul 2007

Last visit: 19 Feb 2010

Posts: 93

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Posts: 93

Kudos: 7

08 Nov 2007, 10:14

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you can add me to that list as well. . .

Round 1: interview invites being released now
RiverRipper: Interview Invite
CookieMonster: Submitted and waiting
Aviroop: Interview Invite
Kwam: Submitted and waiting
Faceman: Interview Invite
Forcefeed: Submitted and waiting
Collegesenior: Submitted and waiting
Vij101: Interview Invite
Sangoman: Interview Invite
Dabots: Submitted and waiting
CfaMiami: Interview Invite
gnr646: submitted and waiting

CookieMonster

Joined: 18 Feb 2007

Last visit: 09 Oct 2009

Posts: 210

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Posts: 210

Kudos: 1

08 Nov 2007, 10:17

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since you are compiling a list here, I got my invite early this week...

Round 1: interview invites being released now
RiverRipper: Interview Invite
CookieMonster: Interview Invite
Aviroop: Interview Invite
Kwam: Submitted and waiting
Faceman: Interview Invite
Forcefeed: Submitted and waiting
Collegesenior: Submitted and waiting
Vij101: Interview Invite
Sangoman: Interview Invite
Dabots: Submitted and waiting
CfaMiami: Interview Invite
gnr646: submitted and waiting

riverripper

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Joined: 10 Apr 2007

Last visit: 20 Aug 2022

Posts: 4,306

Own Kudos:

806

Given Kudos: 5

Location: Back in Chicago, IL

Concentration: General/Operations Management

Schools:Kellogg Alum: Class of 2010

GMAT 1: 740 Q49 V42 Verified score

Posts: 4,306

Kudos: 806

08 Nov 2007, 10:24

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Round 1: interview invites being released now
RiverRipper: Interview Invite
CookieMonster: Interview Invite
Aviroop: Interview Invite
Kwam: Submitted and waiting
Faceman: Interview Invite
Forcefeed: Submitted and waiting
Collegesenior: Submitted and waiting
Vij101: Interview Invite
Sangoman: Interview Invite
Dabots: Submitted and waiting
CfaMiami: Interview Invite
gnr646: Submitted and waiting

Round 2: Still working
Bherronp
Dosa_don
adc_away
Nervousgmat
bsd_lover
Helg
Max125
vishalsuri
CerealsMBA

helg

Joined: 15 Jun 2006

Last visit: 25 Feb 2013

Posts: 1,091

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Concentration: Finance, Strategy, and Accounting

Schools:Chicago Booth

Posts: 1,091

Kudos: 57

08 Nov 2007, 12:15

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kryzak

What's a "powerpoint deck"?

It's consulant's lingo for a presentation made in ms powerpoint. Slides - like a deck of cards, I guess.

rhyme

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Joined: 05 Apr 2006

Last visit: 02 Dec 2024

Posts: 5,906

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3,192

Given Kudos: 7

Affiliations: HHonors Diamond, BGS Honor Society

Schools: Chicago (Booth) - Class of 2009

GMAT 1: 730 Q45 V45 Verified score

WE:Business Development (Consumer Packaged Goods)

Schools: Chicago (Booth) - Class of 2009

GMAT 1: 730 Q45 V45 Verified score

Posts: 5,906

Kudos: 3,192

08 Nov 2007, 12:28

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helg

kryzak

What's a "powerpoint deck"?

It's consulant's lingo for a presentation made in ms powerpoint. Slides - like a deck of cards, I guess.

Yea, though technically, the tautology of my words sucks.... saying powerpoint deck is like saying a "big large" something. A deck is by definition, in consulting lingo, a powerpoint.

I'm exhausted.

chillonamill

Joined: 27 Oct 2006

Last visit: 14 May 2008

Posts: 56

Kudos: 0

08 Nov 2007, 14:03

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riverripper

Round 1: interview invites being released now
RiverRipper: Interview Invite
CookieMonster: Interview Invite
Aviroop: Interview Invite
Kwam: Submitted and waiting
Faceman: Interview Invite
Forcefeed: Submitted and waiting
Collegesenior: Submitted and waiting
Vij101: Interview Invite
Sangoman: Interview Invite
Dabots: Submitted and waiting
CfaMiami: Interview Invite
gnr646: Submitted and waiting
chillonamill: Submitted and waiting

Round 2: Still working
Bherronp
Dosa_don
adc_away
Nervousgmat
bsd_lover
Helg
Max125
vishalsuri
CerealsMBA

kwam

Joined: 09 Jan 2007

Last visit: 19 Oct 2013

Posts: 1,017

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167

Given Kudos: 3

Location: New York, NY

Concentration: Analytic Finance, Economics and Strategic Management

Schools:Chicago Booth Class of 2010

Posts: 1,017

Kudos: 167

08 Nov 2007, 16:23

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THEY ARE MEAN!

I received a newsletter...
Still Waiting

gnr646

Joined: 02 Jul 2007

Last visit: 19 Feb 2010

Posts: 93

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Kudos: 7

08 Nov 2007, 17:14

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I KNOW!! I just got that email! I was so pumped. . . . . and then I read the subject line.

KKKKAAAAAAAHHHHHHHNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN!!!!!!!!!

forcefeed

Joined: 29 Dec 2006

Last visit: 15 Aug 2014

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08 Nov 2007, 19:20

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Round 1: interview invites being released now
RiverRipper: Interview Invite
CookieMonster: Interview Invite
Aviroop: Interview Invite
Kwam: Submitted and waiting
Faceman: Interview Invite
Forcefeed: Interview Invite
Collegesenior: Submitted and waiting
Vij101: Interview Invite
Sangoman: Interview Invite
Dabots: Submitted and waiting
CfaMiami: Interview Invite
gnr646: Submitted and waiting
chillonamill: Submitted and waiting

Round 2: Still working
Bherronp
Dosa_don
adc_away
Nervousgmat
bsd_lover
Helg
Max125
vishalsuri
CerealsMBA

rhyme

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Joined: 05 Apr 2006

Last visit: 02 Dec 2024

Posts: 5,906

Own Kudos:

3,192

Given Kudos: 7

Affiliations: HHonors Diamond, BGS Honor Society

Schools: Chicago (Booth) - Class of 2009

GMAT 1: 730 Q45 V45 Verified score

WE:Business Development (Consumer Packaged Goods)

Schools: Chicago (Booth) - Class of 2009

GMAT 1: 730 Q45 V45 Verified score

Posts: 5,906

Kudos: 3,192

08 Nov 2007, 19:36

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forcefeed

Forcefeed: Interview Invite

Wow you guys are cleaning up!! Congrats!

kryzak

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Joined: 04 Jun 2007

Last visit: 10 Aug 2013

Posts: 5,452

Own Kudos:

751

Given Kudos: 14

Status:Um... what do you want to know?

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

WE 1: Social Gaming

Posts: 5,452

Kudos: 751

08 Nov 2007, 20:59

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8 out of 13 right now. Is that on par with last year?

aceman626

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08 Nov 2007, 21:14

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Yall know what's the % of interviewees that are ultimately accepted? I heard Chicago is quite generous when giving out interviews, like 60 or 70% of applicants. So that still means the majority of interviewees will untimately get dinged right?

Also, is interview more like a data point? Or is it very influencial in the decision? Or are some invitees "dead meat"?

KingKREEP

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Joined: 21 Mar 2007

Last visit: 07 Oct 2011

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Given Kudos: 3

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Posts: 570

Kudos: 73

08 Nov 2007, 22:25

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Can someone please add me to the list of R-2ers? Thanks.

riverripper

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Joined: 10 Apr 2007

Last visit: 20 Aug 2022

Posts: 4,306

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806

Given Kudos: 5

Location: Back in Chicago, IL

Concentration: General/Operations Management

Schools:Kellogg Alum: Class of 2010

GMAT 1: 740 Q49 V42 Verified score

Posts: 4,306

Kudos: 806

09 Nov 2007, 04:54

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KingKREEP

Can someone please add me to the list of R-2ers? Thanks.

KingKreep you should know by now you are supposed to copy and paste the list and add your name at the bottom...

Round 1: interview invites being released now
RiverRipper: Interview Invite
CookieMonster: Interview Invite
Aviroop: Interview Invite
Kwam: Submitted and waiting
Faceman: Interview Invite
Forcefeed: Interview Invite
Collegesenior: Submitted and waiting
Vij101: Interview Invite
Sangoman: Interview Invite
Dabots: Submitted and waiting
CfaMiami: Interview Invite
gnr646: Submitted and waiting
chillonamill: Submitted and waiting

Round 2: Still working
Bherronp
Dosa_don
adc_away
Nervousgmat
bsd_lover
Helg
Max125
vishalsuri
CerealsMBA
KingKREEP

sangoman

Joined: 27 Jun 2007

Last visit: 09 Jun 2008

Posts: 240

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Posts: 240

Kudos: 5

09 Nov 2007, 06:45

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riverripper

8/13 right now......am pretty sure by the end it'll be something like 11/12 out of 13.........really hope this is a skewed percentage cause of gmatclubbers being better prepared.........else we is all back to square one

chillonamill

Joined: 27 Oct 2006

Last visit: 14 May 2008

Posts: 56

Kudos: 0

09 Nov 2007, 14:14

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forcefeed

Round 1: interview invites being released now
RiverRipper: Interview Invite
CookieMonster: Interview Invite
Aviroop: Interview Invite
Kwam: Submitted and waiting
Faceman: Interview Invite
Forcefeed: Interview Invite
Collegesenior: Submitted and waiting
Vij101: Interview Invite
Sangoman: Interview Invite
Dabots: Submitted and waiting
CfaMiami: Interview Invite
gnr646: Submitted and waiting
chillonamill: Interview Invite

Round 2: Still working
Bherronp
Dosa_don
adc_away
Nervousgmat
bsd_lover
Helg
Max125
vishalsuri
CerealsMBA

forcefeed

Joined: 29 Dec 2006

Last visit: 15 Aug 2014

Posts: 214

Own Kudos:

Posts: 214

Kudos: 22

09 Nov 2007, 14:30

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Round 1: interview invites being released now
RiverRipper: Interview Invite
CookieMonster: Interview Invite
Aviroop: Interview Invite
Kwam: Submitted and waiting
Faceman: Interview Invite
Forcefeed: Interview Invite
Collegesenior: Submitted and waiting
Vij101: Interview Invite
Sangoman: Interview Invite
Dabots: Submitted and waiting
CfaMiami: Interview Invite
gnr646: Submitted and waiting
chillonamill: Interview Invite

Round 2: Still working
Bherronp
Dosa_don
adc_away
Nervousgmat
bsd_lover
Helg
Max125
vishalsuri
CerealsMBA
KingKREEP

Let's all remember to quote the latest list, otherwise people might be left off the list you update.

Congrats on the interview chillonamill!