University of Chicago Booth School of Business – Class of 2015 (Matriculating 2013) https://img.ibtimes.com/www/data/images/full/2010/11/15/52455-chicago-booth-graduate-school-of-business.jpg Chicago Booth Applicant Summary (Real Time) Quick Glance: GMAT Club vs. Latest Intake (Class of 2013) GMAT Club's Real-time Admissions Statistics Latest GMAT Club Member Profile Updates Detailed Applicant List: Add Yourself to This List (add Chicago Booth to your profile) Add Your Profile to This List Questions about this Roll Call ? Rankings (2012 GMAT Club Rankings Table) US News 2013 #4 Accounting #2 Executive MBA #2 Finance #2 Marketing #7 Part-time MBA #2 BusinessWeek 2010 #1 Historical GMAT Club Applicant Threads Fall 2012 - Calling all Booth Applicants Fall 2011 - Calling all Booth Applicants Fall 2010 - Calling All Booth Applicants Fall 2009 - Calling All Booth Applicants Fall 2008 - Calling All Booth Applicants Fall 2007 - Calling All Booth Applicants Popular Links Programs Offered at Booth Booth Employment Reports Prominent Faculty Notable Alumni Chicago Booth MBA Guide Application Information: Online Application Form Admissions Deadlines 2012-13 Application Deadlines: Round One: October 2, 2012 Round Two: January 8, 2013 Round Three: April 4, 2013 Mid-Decision Date: Round One: October 31, 2012 Round Two: February 13, 2013 Round Three: April 24, 2013 Decision Notification Date: Round One: December 19, 2012 Round Two: March 28, 2013 Round Three: May 23, 2013 Application Essays: 1) What are your short- and long-term goals, and how will an MBA from Chicago Booth help you reach them? (500 words maximum) 2) Short Answer Essays: a. What has been your biggest challenge, and what have you learned from it? (200 words maximum) b. Tell us about something that has fundamentally transformed the way you think. (200 words maximum) 3) Presentation/Essay: The Chicago experience will take you deeper into issues, force you to challenge assumptions, and broaden your perspective. In a four-slide presentation or an essay of no more than 600 words, broaden our perspective about who you are. Understanding what we currently know about you from the application, what else would you like us to know? 4) Re-applicant Essay: Upon reflection, how has your thinking regarding your future, Chicago Booth, and/or getting an MBA changed since the time of your last application? (300 words) Only those applicants who applied for entrance in Fall 2011 or 2012 are required to complete this essay. Contact Info: Full-Time MBA Program The University of Chicago Booth School of Business 5807 South Woodlawn Avenue Chicago, Illinois 60637 Telephone: 773.702.7369 Fax: 773.702.9085 admissions@ChicagoBooth.edu Class Profile: (as of July 3, 2012) Two different sources available for these numbers: https://www.chicagobooth.edu/fulltime/t ... /students/ https://www.chicagobooth.edu/fulltime/c ... aspx?tab=1 Average class size: 579 Average work experience: 5 years Average age: 28 years Average GMAT: 720 (up from 715 a year ago) 80th percentile: 670-760 (changed from 660-760 a year ago) US Minorities: 23% International: 33% (down from 34% last year) Average GPA: 3.52 (same as last year) 80th Percentile: 3.1-3.9 Student Body Class of 2011: Male: 65% Female: 35% Undergraduate Majors: * • Business - 30.27% • Economics - 21.24% • Engineering - 22.30% • Liberal Arts and All Others - 17.35% • Other - 3.36% • Physical Sciences - 5.31% • Unknown - 0.18% *There are slightly conflicting numbers for undergraduate majors in two different “Class of 2011” profiles on the Booth website. Employment Report

Guys good luck for tomorrow. Let's hope as many of us as possible get that call tomorrow....

So ready to get some good news! Fingers crossed!

The student profiles you see on the international students page are not even close to being all of the international students at Booth. Each class has 575 students and Booth is over 33% international. The students that you see featured aren't there to be shown off for the sake of being tokens. They are profiled to be a resource to international perspective students as they research the school. That is why at the end of each profile it says, "Ask me about..." These students have VOLUNTEERED to be profiled because they care about the school and want to continue to attract talented international applicants to the school. I can't tell you how many questions I get from perspective students from all over the world about how to get into Booth as a Russian/Indian/Chinese/you name it applicant. As an American I'm often not the best person to answer these questions. Booth recognized that applicants want to hear from people with similar backgrounds and so they made those people more accessible. Booth is a school that attracts a great deal of international applicants. Of course, the more top notch international talent that applies to Booth the better, but the extra effort isn't being put forth to overcome a deficiency. Booth is a program that wants applicants to get to know the school, its culture and students as much as possible. As an applicant I found Booth to be extremely open in terms of giving as much information as possible. It's just how Booth does things. And the idea that Booth doesn't get as many quality applicants as other M7 schools is laughable. I go to school with some of the most impressive people I have ever met. The one thing I will say is that at Booth people do not tend to wear their accomplishments on their sleeves. I'm still finding out about things my classmates have done that I never knew about them since meeting in September. People at Booth tend to show rather than tell. Hope this answers your questions.

Hey Cheetarah, thanks so much for the detailed and thoughtful response. As an international applicant to Booth myself, I found the profiles to be very helpful indeed. And in fact, I found almost every international student who has been profiled to be very accomplished. I was not aware that the profiles were simply an effort on Booth's part to be more accessible to its international applicants - that is truly great! I wish I had known this earlier and taken advantage of it (contacted people with profiles with my questions). Also, I hope more schools follow Booth's lead on this as they have on other matters (as described in an earlier post). In my experience, I have noticed that international students often prefer the coasts (east/west) to America's other parts; hence, I was wondering (just wondering) about the questions I posed above. Nevertheless, you have aptly answered my question and thank you so much for that again!

No problem! Hey, I too prefer the coasts and I'm American. Chicago is one of those midwestern cities that is often viewed as an exception because it's so big, diverse, and generally awesome (except for winter. Winter sucks!). Plus the caliber of Booth (and Kellogg too) make them targets for international students regardless of location. Best of luck tomorrow.