Calling all Chicago Booth Executive MBA Admits: 2021 Intake

I'm confused, wasn't the R3 deadline April 1st? How long after your interview did it take for you to hear back? This must have been EMBA not FT, right. Congrats!

Yes, this is for EMBA. The final deadline for EMBA is 04/07. My interview was on 4/20 and heard back today

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Congrats ChasingMBAdreams!

A couple quick questions. How were you notified (email/portal) or call? What was your EA? How strong is your background/application?

Thank you. I got an email followed by a call from the associate director of admissions. My EA was 155 with QR: 18. I have 13+ years of experience in technology with 6+years of management experience.

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Congrats!
Which campus will you be attending from?

I’ll be attending the Chicago campus

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Have you tried reaching out to your admissions team contact to ask what you can do to get off the waitlist and be offered a spot?

I was debating whether or not to contact my alumnus interviewer or the admissions contact. The reality is that spots will only open up if an accepted applicant tells Booth they are choosing another school/offer. Some top schools (Harvard, Stanford) don’t offer the EMBA and some schools deadline (Wharton SF) has passed. The waitlist letter said they would have a definitive decision by 6/30. That’s a long 7 weeks...

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There's definitely no harm in reaching out to your admissions contact. You can make a case for yourself for sure.
It's quite likely that the quota of acceptance offers extended to applicants with a similar profile as yours is already full and that you have been waitlisted to see if anyone within that subset rejects their offer. Not sure if that makes sense. A genuinely enthusiastic nudge does go a long way.

Harvard and Stanford do have EMBA equivalents, PLD and MSx respectively. The two don't want their MBA brand to be diluted i suppose.

I got accepted. I got a call and email earlier this week.

EA 151.
3.7 GPA.
15 YRS. IT, Business.
Employer: Defense contractor.

I applied for Wharton and got rejected. I applied for Booth in R3 4/7 deadline for Chicago campus.

My experience during app process with both wharton/booth admissions has been GREAT!.

I will be attending.

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Congrats!

Hi everyone! I took EA last Saturday and am now finally done with all the application process. As I wait to hear back on the final decision, I have a quick question on scholarship for those who have already been accepted. Does the school inform you about the scholarship offer together with the final admission results? Does Booth offer good amount of scholarship? Please share your experiences, thank you!

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Can someone help me with the best practice on how to initiate the student loan process?

I think 9 out of 10 times, the acceptance offer includes any scholarship awarded. There is a pre-recorded session available for your information regarding scholarship amounts. You can ask your admissions coordinator to send you a link.

Hi everyone! I just received the official acceptance email from Booth. I want to ask once again, for those who have been accepted and were awarded with scholarships, did you get notified on your scholarship offer/email on the same day together with your admissions decision email?

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Wanted to post an update.

I got a call last Friday before the holiday weekend, however I was unable to answer it. The online admissions portal was updated and I got an acceptance offer! I have until 6/18 to make a final decision. I also applied to Haas, and was given an offer there a week after I got waitlisted at Booth. I have given this a ton of thought the last few days, and I think I will be turning down the offer. While Booth is M7 and sometimes THE top business school, I think Haas aligns more with my future plans. There is more exposure to tech and startups in Silicon Valley. This has been a gutwrenching decision, but I am clearly leaning towards Haas...

Its not about Booth = M7 or rankings. If Haas meets your long term career needs then its the right school.
So whats worth considering is
(1) approach to teaching management -- these are guaranteed different. I would recommend you talk to students and get a good capture
2) The point of "Exposure" to tech and startups will limit your broader Management sensibility which will matter at CXO levels when you hit there. At that time you would want friends working in multiple industries to get diverse perspectives.

Good luck with whatever you choose. Haas is a great choice if you made it!
Cheers