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Aenigma,

I just looked at your profile. Jeez, it's crazy. You've got one helluva profile.

I'm 100% sure you're getting in
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Thanks, unplugged, you're too kind. I wish I could share your certainty but I've seen plenty of incredibly strong profiles around here and I've learned that there ain't no such thing as a sure thing! Here's to hoping we all get in to our favored schools!
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On the Booth application you have to choice to either enter the essays in a text box OR upload a document. What is a better idea and thoughts on formatting the document (if I go that route)? There aren't any specific guidelines I could find on the Booth side

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On the Booth application you have to choice to either enter the essays in a text box OR upload a document. What is a better idea and thoughts on formatting the document (if I go that route)? There aren't any specific guidelines I could find on the Booth side

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I've heard that applications using the textbox are penalized by adcom and that it's much harder to get in if you go that route. Kidding of course.

But seriously, uploading a doc or pdf (i've always gone the pdf route), let's you control how the text will appear. If you're italicizing, bolding or underlining anything, uploading is of course the only route you could go... but regardless, sometimes textboxes mess things up.. and I felt much more comfortable uploading a pdf that I knew with 100% certainty would look exactly the same to readers as I intended.
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Hi Everyone,

Someone posted this on the business week forums:

Decisions are out!! Just log into your account. I received no email, but logged into my account and the status is changed!!

Is this true? Did anyone else check? To be honest, I'm too scared to check! Apparently dings are already out...
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My status hasn't changed..
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Hi Everyone,

Someone posted this on the business week forums:

Decisions are out!! Just log into your account. I received no email, but logged into my account and the status is changed!!

Is this true? Did anyone else check? To be honest, I'm too scared to check! Apparently dings are already out...
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Whew. You freaked me out for a second there.

The post you've quoted is from February 17, the date that interview/ding/waitlist decisions came out. If you survived that culling, have interviewed, and are waiting on a final admission decision, I'm afraid you've got a few more weeks of nail-biting ahead.
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wow fail. i had an instant freak out for no reason. apologies to everyone i freaked out!! this waiting has really turned me into a nervous mess!
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Sorry for giving this information so late but please add me to the Booth interview invite totals. Got an interview invite for Booth 2 weeks ago and had my interview on-campus this past saturday with a 2nd yr..fairly standard questions except for the last 2:

interviewer asked me to put myself in the shoes of an adcomm member who is reviewing my app and then, tell him 2 weaknesses that are apparent/ that I percieve in my application.

The first weakness (which is really obvious) was I told him that my quant GMAT score is fairly average (67 percentile). He accepted that as 1 weakness but told me not to tell him the score since he is not supposed to know about the other parts of my app.

For the other weakness, I attempted to treat it as a standard weakness question and tried to say that being a finance and execution / analtyics guy, I have limited knowledge and exposure to other functional areas of business such as management, marketing, strategy, operations and international business. I also said that at times, I feel like i get caught up in the details and need to expand/develop my big picture and strategic management perspective. Basically I was trying to turn the weakness into a development area that would support my case for bschool.

The interviewer called me out on this in a way. He told me that it wasnt really a weakness. i made somewhat of an attempt to convince him but obviously didnt want to be disagreeable. I tried thinking of something else but couldnt come up with anything since I really dont think I had any other weaknesses in my app that an adcomm member might perceive.

The interviewer then said "fine, lets make this easier on you: what are 2 reasons that would compel booth to pick you over other people with similar profiles...you have 60 seconds" (as we were about 24 minutes into the interview). I think i answered this question pretty well so I am hoping that made up for not being able to answer the previous question fully.

I got the feeling the interviewer was trying to put me on the spot by asking these questions as I was well prepared for all the other questions. lucklly, i am a confident interviewer so I took it all in a light hearted way and didnt get flustered at all.

anyone else have a similar experience? Would appreciate any feedback
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I freaked out and truly checked my status :? Anyway, I am glad we are all in it together...22 days to go!

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wow fail. i had an instant freak out for no reason. apologies to everyone i freaked out!! this waiting has really turned me into a nervous mess!
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Goodness... talk about a good scare! The wait is so unbearable... how do re-applicants do it? I can't imagine doing this all over again.
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Goodness... talk about a good scare! The wait is so unbearable... how do re-applicants do it? I can't imagine doing this all over again.
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Argh, I almost had a heart attack. Good thing that I'm hitting the gym after a long gym hiatus due to apps/gmat stuff. I fear I shall not survive a second time.
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Hello everyone!

I've been waitlisted in R1, and submitted some additional material before Feb 24 to the email of the adcom. However, I have not received any responses from the adcom. So I'm not sure whether they have actually seen or read my email. Is there anybody in the same situation as me? Thanks.
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Hello everyone!

I've been waitlisted in R1, and submitted some additional material before Feb 24 to the email of the adcom. However, I have not received any responses from the adcom. So I'm not sure whether they have actually seen or read my email. Is there anybody in the same situation as me? Thanks.
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They took a few weeks to respond to me. I wouldn't sweat it. If you're concerned just give them a call.
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Hello everyone!

I've been waitlisted in R1, and submitted some additional material before Feb 24 to the email of the adcom. However, I have not received any responses from the adcom. So I'm not sure whether they have actually seen or read my email. Is there anybody in the same situation as me? Thanks.
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Perhaps you should try calling the admissions office? The people there I've talked to are usually nice and courteous.
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All Admit Weekend Attendees -- Rollcall Thread Here:

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All Admit Weekend Attendees -- Rollcall Thread Here:

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OMG omg theres an admit weekend?! but I just interviewed lastweek and i haven't gotten an invitation to admit weekend does this mean im doomed. Omg I am DOOOOOOOOOMED!



for what it's worth I kind of did have this thought but I AM kidding
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All Admit Weekend Attendees -- Rollcall Thread Here:

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OMG omg theres an admit weekend?! but I just interviewed lastweek and i haven't gotten an invitation to admit weekend does this mean im doomed. Omg I am DOOOOOOOOOMED!



for what it's worth I kind of did have this thought but I AM kidding
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R1 admits . . .
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Can someone remind me on the deadline for R2 interviews to be completed?
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I think it's March 3rd, day after tomorrow.
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Decision day is Mar 24.
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