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CookieMonster: Waitlist (R1) Admit (R2) Matriculating cooldar: Admit malumier: Matriculating ApolloLuna: Admit Withdrawn for Kellogg Forcefeed: Admit Withdrawn for HBS CfaMiami: Waitlist Admit Withdrawn for Kellogg (I think) maina_s: Waitlist Aviroop: Waitlist (R1), Denied (R2) Faceman: Denied w/ Interview riverripper: Denied w/ Interview chillonamill: Denied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nick_sun - Matriculating Jann - Matriculating ujjib - Matriculating wallspotter - Matriculating nervousgmat - Admit Withdrawn for Kellogg ghgirl - Admit Withdrawn for Kellogg Audio - Admit Withdrawn for Wharton clarksdv2 - Waitlist sudden - Waitlist bherronp - Waitlist yellowjacket - Waitlist adcxaway - Denied w/ Interview bsd_lover - Denied w/ Interview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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dj there's still a day, you can join us mate !!

Kudos for the debrief kwam. I wish I had an admit already !!

Sorry, bsd, Columbia is calling my name!

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Don't know if you guys have seen this before. I found this GSB video on BW. Thought, I would share.

https://video.google.fr/videoplay?docid=-3097556395537419648&q=chicago+gsb+thriller&total=1&start=0&num=10&so=0&type=search&plindex=0

Still want to go to B School? :-D

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they showed that at admit weekend! i actually saw it before that, but it was cool anyway. everybody knows what they are getting themselves into.

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There are some other brilliant ones there too. This is even better than fuquavision

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A little selection:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-dE9aAjEHc

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1QNE3qxAsoA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QViaXqt6ALg

I really like this one here:
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Love the Wizard of Oz one:

"I used to be a banker, I'm here to find a heart" LOL !!!

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11 Mar 2008, 16:42

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Somewhere, I have one of rose singing opera from her days at Wharton.

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Hello all,
I just submitted my R3 app late last night. I'm new to the board, but I'll admit I've been lurking about for a couple of months. So I've appreciated everyone's helpful input...thanks.

Do any of you have a feel for how many slots are left in R3? I'm realistic about my chances--I think it's a long-shot--but in considering my opportunity cost, round 3 was better than next year.

My GMAT is decent (760), Grades are very good from State U (nothing prestigious). My work experience is not the usual--I started a business with my brother during high school, spent a few years building that before cramming college into about 2.5 years while still working. Now I do business analyis and accounting for a Chicago construction-industry company.

I guess there are other boards to post one's profile so I'll stop with that. I will say that if I get in, it probably won't be on the strenth of my PowerPoint [wry grin].

Good luck to the R2 folks. Look forward to getting to know you all (or "youse guys" as they say around here).

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For those who missed this morning's chat with Rose..She gave some interesting insights into what happens post interview..the role PPT's play...R1 WLs...R2 decisions...
It's all there..cheers

I've got the transcripts but cannot upload it because of access issues...Anyone willing to help?
I guess the transcripts will be up on the GSB site tomorrow anyways...

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OK here's the gist... I've tried to pick a few pertinent Q's

sks__Guest_: Hi Admission Team - I'm going to ask the question that is on every R2 applicant's mind - when can we expect to have a decision made, and how will we be notified?
Rose: We will be releasing Round 2 decisions on Wednesday, March 26 at 9:00 a.m. (Central). Decisions will be released through your online admissions account. We may begin calling earlier that week, but that all depends upon how quickly we can get through our work.

G-483224140__Guest_: I had a question regarding admission. Is there a chance we might be able to get the decisions before the 03/31 deadline?
Rose: Unfortunately, we will not be able to release Round 2 decisions prior to March 26. We tried, but we were not able to swing it.

jayant_das__Guest_: Hey Rose, question on the R1 waitlist. I heard WL candidates who are admitted might get notified well before Mar 26. So, have any Santa Claus calls started going out yet to R1 Waitlisted candidates

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Rose: No Santa Claus calls yet. I'm hoping that if I'm lucky, some Santa Claus calls to the waitlist will go out towards the end of next week. I'll definitely keep the waitlisted folks apprised of our timing.

KK__Guest_: Hi Rose..how important on a relative scale would you rate the interview. Is it true that the interview will not make but can break one's case?
Rose: The interview is one additional evaluation point conducted by someone who knows the GSB well, but not you (the interviewer has just your resume). The interview report will be taken back to the full file and then sent out for an additional two evaluations before a final decision is made.

G-407133156__Guest_: Hello, how do the R2 applicants look so far?
Rose: Terrific! We're having a hard (and wonderful) time narrowing our choices of students to be admitted this round. It's an awesome group, and I hope you'll be impressed with your future classmates.

zeus_kris__Guest_: Rose, i'm an applicant fro Round 2, who interviewed.When can we expect the decisions to be released at the earliest? Do you have any specific date to share? Will it be released 2 weeks prior similar to Round 1?
Rose: Unfortunately, we will not be able to release Round 2 decisions earlier than March 26. Just too many great applicants to review!

zeus_kris__Guest_: Regarding decisions, does the R1 waitlisted applicants will come to know about their decisions before 03/26 ? And what is the % increase in the R2 interviewees compared to last year, and how that will affect the number of students admitted in Round 2? Thanks.
Rose: We're hoping to release waitlist decisions a bit earlier than March 26. I'll communicate that timing directly to the waitlist once we've confirmed our process. We had a strong group of applicants in Round 2 but we're about on par with last year in terms of the number invited to interview. As for how many we may admit, it's too early to tell. It will be a "good" number, though.

zeus_kris__Guest_: Are interviews considered as an eliminating factor or is considered as an input alongside with the entire application?. Thanks.
Joanne: The latter; interviews are another piece of data to add to your file in assisting the Admissions Committee in making final decisions. It's a great chance for us to get to know you in person and can be a useful tool in the process, as well as allowing applicants to ask any questions about the GSB they might have as well.

pankaj_poddar__Guest_: Hey Rose, one more question on R2 admits. Is it possible that some candidates who are admitted might not receive the phone call till Mar 26 9a.m? Or do you absolutely call the admitted students before the deadline?
Rose: While we try to reach everyone in the days leading up to the release date, we are not always successful especially for candidates scattered around the globe.

kingKREEP__Guest_: Rose, what role does/did the PPT play in your evaluation? I read somewhere that you guys were playing close attention to it only AFTER the interview....
Rose: Our initial evaluations (pre-interview) focused much more on the traditional components of your application, though we did read and review the powerpoints. After the interview, the powerpoint plays a big role in filling in the blanks of what else (how well rounded, what are the students values, sense of self, etc.). This is one of my favorite parts of the application.

sks__Guest_: what does the admissions process look like post interview?
Eddie: After the interview is completed, only the staff reviews the comments from the interview report and we review your file once again. We head to committee, review files with Rose and a decision is made.

smilinj28__Guest_: Hi Rose. After R2 candidates get interviewed, what are the next steps and who are the decision makers in the final decision process?
Rose: After your interview, the report is submitted to the office and then put into your file for further consideration. The next review is done by one of our associate directors, and then is passed on to me for final decision. There are quite a few files that will land in committee where a team of my staff will continue their deliberations.

Rose: Thank you so much for joining us this morning. For those waiting for Round 2 decisions -- it will not be too much longer. For our waitlist folks -- look for an e-mail from me early next week, and for those applying in Round 3, good luck with putting the finishing touches on your application. Have a great day!

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Here is a link to the full chat:

https://pod01.prospero.com/n/pfx/forum.a ... hat&ptpw=y

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Aww... I'm gonna be in cozumel when the decisions hit... I guess I'll have to come back that Thursday and find out!

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Chat transcript, KK just PM'd it to me !

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Well, all the best to all the R2ers. Let's hope that a lot of us make it into the GSB-land.

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after having seen thousands of GSB videos some good, some not so good, i am heavily invested into GSB now. If they ding me now, its gonna hurt bad.

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ughhh. I was hoping when I checked in here this evening - I'd see everyone cheering as GSB decided to move up the decision date during the morning chat.

Oh well...

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12 Mar 2008, 20:07

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The 26th is close guys...hang tight!

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2 hours later at 8.30PM I went to the RockIt bar to gather with rhyme and other admitted and current students, and later we went to Max Bar, were until 1.30 (once again

) I partied...

Ahhh, Max Bar... Definetly a place to hit if you are a single guy in the spring and summer. DePaul undergrads, mmmmmm :lol:

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Glad to hear you guys had a great time over the weekend, has anyone else formally decided to matriculate?

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OK here's the gist... I've tried to pick a few pertinent Q's

Kudos! iyer
good stuff

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quick question guys. the final decision is to be released on the 26th. i just realized that i need to submit an official transcript (done 5 min ago). it should arrive on monday at the latest, if not tomorrow. i don't think there is any need to worry about this impacting my decision, but i just wanted to check with ya'll in case i missed something (a week should be plenty of time for the adcom to match up my transcript and decide about me, correct?). the other schools i interviewed with don't require an official transcript until after acceptance and somehow i overlooked it for chicago. thanks.