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17 Feb 2010, 12:10
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Compared to HBS, Chicago is a magnifying glass!!!
I think some schools have specific preferences for certain profiles. That would explain why Stanford/Wharton/LBS invited you to interview and Chicago did not.
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WE 1: 4.5 yrs management consulting at Top-tier firm and then at a life sciences boutique
17 Feb 2010, 12:44
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I agree with you ... Based purely on factual data (S/W are def more selective than Chicago), I should have atleast gotten an interview call at the least. I can only imagine so called "fit" being the only reason I was not invited ... which makes me doubt the transparency of their process. If you call me for an interview and then judge I am just not the "Chicago" type, thats acceptable.
I come from a top-tier consulting firm and would like to return to top-tier consulting, which seems like a good match for Chicago too. Well, I just need to take it in the right spirit and move on ... It just was not meant to be ... Good luck to all the rest of you guys interviewing.
17 Feb 2010, 13:00
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Being transparent on the process doesn't necessary mean that they will let you peep into their black box-type decision-making process. I think that the admissions process at Booth is very professional in the sense that they try to minimize the amount of BS in their communications. For example, if they say "we are going to issue interviews from day x through day Y" that is what you see. Compare that to Stanford where they issue 90% of invites on the first week and keep saying that they will keep inviting people while that is at least inaccurate.
They do a good job of keeping applicants informed on what their steps are. That is really different from other schools. Having a mid decision date really helps in lowering expectations and avoiding false expectations. MIT in contrast released all the dings on a date that was completely unexpected and some people survived the ding/deferral date just to find out, 20 days later that they were deferred after all...
