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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Eddie: We really want you to follow the instructions and keep it under the word limit. Try reviewing your response and see if you can edit it."

Wow! That specific, huh? Looking at this post, I kept my essays exactly as long as the prescribed word count.
Another question, my presentation has landscape slides and all other pages in the application proof are portrait. The application proof looks OK online, but as soon as I save it onto my hard disk in PDF format (using the link on the top left corner), the landscape pages automatically get rotated to portrait. Anyone else seeing this in the PDF copies of their application proof. I'm sure adcom's copies look like our proofs, NOT like our PDF copies.
Submitted for R2!

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07 Jan 2013, 21:27

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If your Powerpoint is clearly meant to be read in landscape, I'm sure your reader will endeavor to rotate his/her iPad. I wouldn't worry about it!

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07 Jan 2013, 22:00

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hey structurer, one of my short essay responses was 217 words. The other ones were all within the limits.

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07 Jan 2013, 22:17

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hi all,
I came across the following chat from last year's student - adcom chat transcript.

"alan: My first essay exceeds 20 words of your 300 words maximum. Is that acceptable?
Eddie: We really want you to follow the instructions and keep it under the word limit. Try reviewing your response and see if you can edit it."

My essays for this year are 518/500 words for essay 1, 220/200 words for essay 2A and 218/220 words for essay 2b.

Do you guys suggest that the word count limit be strictly followed?
Were there any acceptances in R1 with actual essay word count being greater than suggested word count?

Thanks

I've read before somewhere that it is usually acceptable to be +/- 10% of the word limit (not specifically for Booth, but in general). Now, some other schools will have applications that provide a text box for you to enter your essay text and enforce a hard limit on the maximum word count. Booth's application does not do this.

All of my essays were above the word limit, but less than 110% of the word limit. I needed the extra words to finish the last sentence/idea. However, that was just my experience.

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Submitted! Time to switch gears and aim for Darden.
Anybody with me on this?

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Your word count is totally fine. I had about the same total word count as you and received an admit for round 1. If reducing your word count lowers the quality of your essay definitely do not do it. However, if you have not done much editing I bet you could easily get it within the required limits and make your essays stronger.

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As a general rule, you should not go above 5% of the word limit. So for 500 words max, up to 525 is ok. Your word counts though for the short answers are too high. Go back and revise.

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Submitted! Time to switch gears and aim for Darden.
Anybody with me on this?

Same here. Submitted. Now time to aim for Darden & Ucla.

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hi all

one of my recommenders has still not submitted his recommendation and there's been a accident in his family. I dont know what to do.. does booth allow give additional time to recommenders???

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hi all

one of my recommenders has still not submitted his recommendation and there's been a accident in his
family. I dont know what to do.. does booth allow give additional time to recommenders???

Yes they give recommenders an additional week. I read that in a chat a while back.

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Just hit submit. After working non-stop on CFA/GMAT/Applications for the past 16 months, I think I know what it feels like to be released from prison

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Just hit submit. After working non-stop on CFA/GMAT/Applications for the past 16 months, I think I know what it feels like to be released from prison

Bro, I feel you. Exactly the same here. To be honest, I'm kind of at loose ends now that I *only* have my job and my regular activities.

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Just hit submit. After working non-stop on CFA/GMAT/Applications for the past 16 months, I think I know what it feels like to be released from prison

Bro, I feel you. Exactly the same here. To be honest, I'm kind of at loose ends now that I *only* have my job and my regular activities.

I can totally relate. It's nice to be able to actually spend some time on what you LIKE to do. What a concept. :lol:

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Just submitted what should be the second last MBA application of my career. :-)

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From what I have heard from everyone, up to 10% over the word limit should be fine. Honestly, 200 words is very little space.

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Hey guys, did all of you fill in all 12 or even more extracurricular / community involvement activities in the "activities" section. It is pretty extensive!

You don't have to fill all of them. It's OK to have some empty space in your application.

Agreed. I think showing clear commitment and more importantly, impact, is better than having a million activities. In my opinion "everything but the kitchen sink" is not a winning strategy for B-school.

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+1 on that. Quality over quantity.

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Does anyone know if you can submit your application prior to both letters of recommendation being submitted? One of my recommenders is spending the afternoon doing a final proofread, and I would prefer to submit my application now to avoid any last minute systems issues. Will my application be marked as incomplete, or is it fine as long as the letter comes in before the deadline?

Thanks.

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Hi, after I submitted, I saw a red X by GMAT score, but logged onto MBA.com and read this:

University of Chicago Booth School of Business - MBA, Full Time
Chicago IL, USA 12/13/2012 12/14/2012

So submitted on the 14th?