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

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c00guy

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21 Dec 2012, 08:42

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c00guy, you should have received an email from the admissions officer who called you with details on how to get on to the admitted students website. You do not need to accept the admission offer until you have made up your mind.

Hmm, haven't received any email yet! Is there anyone else who's yet to get the email?

Same here!

I just received the Admit Weekend email from the Admissions Office which has the link to the admitted students website. But still don't have any login details. Seems pretty strange, I've already contacted the Admissions Office

generic86

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21 Dec 2012, 10:18

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I'm on the waitlist... I'm assuming I can submit a higher GMAT score to them as "additional information"?

Please someone tell me otherwise if they're not accepting updated GMAT scores for waitlisters...

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21 Dec 2012, 14:07

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Admission packets are arriving! Got mine today..

c00guy

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21 Dec 2012, 14:33

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Hmm, haven't received any email yet! Is there anyone else who's yet to get the email?

Got it! The admissions team was pretty quick to respond and help me out

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21 Dec 2012, 14:48

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Admission packets are arriving! Got mine today..

what's in the packet? for those of us who went on vacation already and won't have it for a few weeks haha...

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21 Dec 2012, 15:03

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So what'd everyone do on Tuesday night to celebrate?

Had a couple glasses of my Lagavulin

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21 Dec 2012, 18:30

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Not a whole lot we haven't already seen. Offer letter (very similar to offer email), welcome letters, admit weekend info, etc. Scholarship details and guidelines (must maintain minimum of 2.33 GPA).
That's about it!

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ShivKaul

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22 Dec 2012, 00:39

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Of course you can .... A stronger GMAT score cannot harm your application, can it? So, if I were you, I would definitely send the info ... and I am assuming here that it is more than just 10-20 points of an increment (for scores less than 700 initially).

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22 Dec 2012, 02:30

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On the contrary, schools almost expect you to do that. Its an objective way of strengthening your profile and many of your fellow waitlisters will definitely do so.

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23 Dec 2012, 08:31

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I received a $45000 per year fellowship for Booth, and now I'm so confused!

Do I take the Stanford offer, my top choice with no guaranteed money, or go for Booth?

Gah! Any ideas about this (albeit fortunate) conundrum?

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Booth for me. Not a great lot of difference between the two. And $45k is just huge amount of money to pass up. It would have been a toughie it were a tier 2, but a clear winner for me here. Btw, what do you guys eat??

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Updated on: 05 Mar 2013, 10:03

Originally posted by breakthelaw on 23 Dec 2012, 08:59.
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mbahopeful27

Wow! I didn't know that Booth awarded that much up front. Congrats.

Go with your gut. You just said Stanford is your top choice. Isn't that your answer right there?

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23 Dec 2012, 09:20

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mbahopeful27

WOW! Congratulations on the admits and the fellowship.

If west coast VC is what you are gunning for, Stanford may be the answer. But for most other things, I would think $45k/yr at Booth is too much to walk away from.

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24 Dec 2012, 01:48

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My good side agrees. My bad side wants you to pass that up to save some more moolah for the rest of us!
I'm sure you will be fine wherever you are, just a matter of where you want to be and how much you value that money...

Btw yes more people join the FB. It's awfully quiet...

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Hi guys,
is there any Facebook group for admitted students?

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24 Dec 2012, 07:51

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Hi guys,
is there any Facebook group for admitted students?

Sannuzzo, there is an admitted students page on facebook. You should have received an email from an Adcom member with a link to join the group.

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24 Dec 2012, 10:26

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Just booked flight for Admit Weekend, decent AA fares from NYC to O'Hare. What hotels do people usually frequent for these weekends?

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mbahopeful27

I received a $45000 per year fellowship for Booth, and now I'm so confused! Do I take the Stanford offer, my top choice with no guaranteed money, or go for Booth? Gah! Any ideas about this (albeit fortunate) conundrum?

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You should never feel lured in by $. Booth is an amazing program, true, but Stanford and Harvard are not only the two best schools in the world (hell, in the entire galaxy), but are also great brands that will keep opening doors for you.

Essentially, they all teach the same. The network, reputation and the brand is what differentiates Stanford from Booth or MIT.

P.S. There is a reason why you can't get a Ferrari or Aston Martin on sale, Brand Marketing 101

While I do agree that Stanford and HBS have a stronger brand than Booth (for the time being), I don't think that it's an automatic guarantee someone should choose H or S over B.
90% of the time Stanford and Harvard grads wind up in the same companies doing the same jobs as people from Booth, Kellogg, MIT, and even schools ranked in the lower end of the top 20. Now if mbahopeful is one of the 10% of people who wants to do something really unique or work at a HF, VC, or PE firm that only hires from H/S then that's one thing. If he/she is going for IBD, M/B/B consulting, tech (Google, Apple, etc.) then there's no difference between the two. Who knows how and if the network will come into play down the line. And actually Booth's network is more expansive than Stanford's given the larger class size.

I too think that mbahopeful should choose Stanford. However, it's simply because it's clear that Stanford is his/her first choice. That's really all that matters. I think he/she (sorry OP, I don't know if you're a guy or a girl) just wants permission to turn down such a lucrative scholarship. Personally, I wouldn't let the money sway me from my 1st choice. I know a lot of people who turned down free rides to attend their dream schools. You're just betting on yourself that you will accomplish what you set out to do from the outset. The one caveat to this is if your post MBA goal is contingent upon money. Will the debt force him/her to postpone or forego pursuing the career he/she wants immediately after school? Does that matter to the OP? If it's not an issue then Stanford it is because that's where the OP prefers.

P.S. Don't get it twisted, HBS (need based) and Stanford (need and merit based) also offer sales to many admits.