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+1 for R2 Please
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I thought booth has a very high Yield rate at around 75%+. Is that wrong?
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Chicago Booth yield is notoriously low, or so I'd been led to believe. I expect this comes from being the "safety school" for H/W/S applicants. Around 60% was the last quoted figure I saw.
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A question for current students/alumni related to Strategic Management @Booth

On previous years threads, I have heard a lot about courses and professors (esp.Scott Meadow and Steve Kaplan) in Entreprenurship conc., but have not seen much discussion about courses & professors in Strategic Management conc.
Can someone from current students/alumni please write about their experiences about courses & professors in Strategic Management conc. Thanks
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afan


rhyme,
I thought booth has a very high Yield rate at around 75%+. Is that wrong?

Chicago Booth yield is notoriously low, or so I'd been led to believe. I expect this comes from being the "safety school" for H/W/S applicants. Around 60% was the last quoted figure I saw.
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Sapphireka,
The reason why i thought Booth has a higher Yield rate((% of accepted applicants actually attending booth) is because there seems to be a less movement in WL over the last 2 years.

btw, here is an interesting post by Rhyme (dated Sep-2006) about Kellogg's gmat score,yield and selectivity.
gmat-scores-yield-and-selectivity-for-kellogg-34770.html

wonder whether any similar analysis is done for Booth?
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rhyme,
I thought booth has a very high Yield rate at around 75%+. Is that wrong?

Chicago Booth yield is notoriously low, or so I'd been led to believe. I expect this comes from being the "safety school" for H/W/S applicants. Around 60% was the last quoted figure I saw.
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In truth I think its probably between those two figures -- 75% is certainly too high though. Per businessweek, published selectivity is 22%, total applicants is 3800ish, thus approx 830 offers made, for a class size target of approx 550 or 560, which would imply a yield of somewhere around 67%
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Hey found this wonderful little community while searching for ways to prepare for my Booth interview but I am only now getting around to posting. You can count me in for Rd 1 with an interview... and those holding their breath for the next week or so. Good luck to all!
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Waiting on the final decision next Tues/Wed, and I got an invite for a chat on Thursday with admissions. Did other people waiting for final decisions get that?
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Waiting on the final decision next Tues/Wed, and I got an invite for a chat on Thursday with admissions. Did other people waiting for final decisions get that?
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Yes. 99.99% it means nothing.
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Waiting on the final decision next Tues/Wed, and I got an invite for a chat on Thursday with admissions. Did other people waiting for final decisions get that?
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I received it. I wouldn't read into it. Damn it I am nervous for next week . . . :???
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I got the chat invite too, but here's one that's even more interesting:

There's a student hosted event on Dec 16th in NYC. Did other people get this. I feel like this would be the biggest tease ever to get this and get dinged the day before.
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I got the chat invite too, but here's one that's even more interesting:

There's a student hosted event on Dec 16th in NYC. Did other people get this. I feel like this would be the biggest tease ever to get this and get dinged the day before.
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I did not receive that. Are you located in or near NYC? I'm way out west.
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Yes, I'm near NYC. Will actually be in Chicago on decision day though. Can't make this event anyway.
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It's just a general invite; I received the NYC invite, and I haven't applied yet...
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Add me to R1 Interviewed
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maybe i'm posting this question in the wrong thread... sorry... but i thot it might elicit some responses from people tired sh#$less of waiting and needing a break.
i m planning to take Booth in R2.

Could anyone gimme pointers as to the structure of essay 1?

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I'm definitely in the tired of waiting category! My essay 1 was structured like a typical goals essay - what I've done, how it led to the mba, why chicago and what's next after graduation. Hope that helps!
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Could anyone gimme pointers as to the structure of essay 1?
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These guys do a really good job with general pointers on how to make it more than just a goals essay - https://www.precisionessay.com/blog/?p=200
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1/3 my past
1/3 my goal
1/3 why Booth
:-D Good luck
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Hey I just noticed I am not on the roll call! If this is still being updated please add me as I received an interview invite on 10 Nov.

And since I'm bored I was checking out the spreadsheet too. 730 is the average GMAT this year - very strong applicant pool! Does anyone know if gmatclub is normally skewed high, low or even?

Not long to go now!
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thanks u guys!!!

I know the waiting is a killer!! trying to get my mind off S/W (had my interviews a week back!!) by getting on with the R2 game!
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