Calling Fall 2010 Chicago Booth Applicants

In for R1.

Will apply to Chicago in Round 2 (unless MIT, Stan , Harvard or Wharton show me love and make it a merrier christmas).

Maybe I can reverse-jinx myself, since I am still on the summer waitlist for 2009, but barring miraculous good news I will be a re-applicant for R1.

My challenges will be
1) Forcing myself to take the GMAT again
2) Avoiding too much overlap in the letters of Rec and PPT

I have to assume they think I'm a good fit, I'm just not sure what I'm missing (besides a bad quant score on GMAT and a brutal admissions year) that kept me out. I'd like to take the approach with the essays to clarify goals and share my philosophy on management and finance, but not sure if this is too heady.

I would think this is a good thing. If your letters of Rec match your own discription of yourself, it probably shows that you understand yourself very well.

BTW Goodluck!! there's always hope!

I mean overlap from the prior year's application. I've had a number of new and challenging professional experiences, but with the same people I used for recs last year, so I don't know how much else they will have to add that they didn't say last year.

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Off to Italy today for 25 days - will have limited access while I'm there, most likely PMs replied to when I return.

have fun rhyme!!

Anyone know of any formal or informal summer events? I live in Chicago and would love to meet up with some current Booth students and learn more about day-to-day life at the school (and maybe enjoy some cold refreshments). Any thoughts? Did I miss the post where someone is already talking about this?

Here's the page from the Booth website: https://www.chicagobooth.edu/fulltime/admissions/events/northamerica.aspx

Looks like the dates for the summer events aren't up, but I'd keep checking. I think last year, I found out in early July about the summer events. I ended up attending a student-hosted event in end of July/early August.

did you feel the student hosted events were sufficient to get a feel for the school? or did visiting the campus bring another perspective?

I thought they were sufficient. To me, facilities/location didn't matter that much. And all the top schools have great professors, so that was the same everywhere. So it was more important to meet my future classmates, and see what they were like, and hear their perspectives.

Essays and Deadlines for Booth 2010. I can edit the first post to add this in if desired, but I wasn't sure what the proper etiquette is for editing other people's posts.

2010 Application Essay Questions
https://www.chicagobooth.edu/fulltime/admissions/essays_slides.aspx

Essays
1. How did you choose your most recent job/internship and how did this experience influence your future goals? What about the Chicago Booth MBA makes you feel it is the next best step in your career at this time? (750-1000 words)

1a. FOR REAPPLICANTS ONLY: Upon reflection, how has your thinking regarding your future, Chicago Booth, and/or getting an MBA changed since
the time of your last application? (250 words)

2. Please choose one of the following (500 - 750 words):
Describe a time when you wish you could have retracted something you said or did. When did you realize your mistake and how did you handle the situation?
-or-
Describe a time when you were surprised by feedback that you received. What was the feedback and why were you surprised?

Slide Presentation
We have asked for a great deal of information throughout this application and now invite you to tell us about yourself. In four slides or less please answer the following question: What have you not already shared in your application that you would like your future classmates to know about you?

We have set forth the following guidelines for you to consider when creating your presentation.
* The content is completely up to you. There is no right or wrong approach to this essay.
* Feel free to use the software you are most comfortable with. Acceptable formats for upload in the online application system are PowerPoint or PDF.
* There is a strict maximum of 4 slides, though you can provide fewer than 4 if you choose.
* Slides will be printed and added to your file for review, therefore, flash, hyperlinks, embedded videos, music, etc. will not be viewed by the committee. You are limited to text and static images to convey your points. Color may be used.
* Slides will be evaluated on the quality of content and ability to convey your ideas, not on technical expertise or presentation.
* You are welcome to attach a document containing notes if you feel a deeper explanation of your slides is necessary. However the hope is the slide is able to stand alone and convey your ideas clearly. You will not be penalized for adding notes but you should not construct a slide with the intention of using the notes section as a consistent means of explanation.

Optional Essay
If there is any important information that is relevant for your candidacy that you were unable to address elsewhere in the application, please share that information here.

2010 Deadlines
Round 1
Deadline: October 14, 2009
Mid-Decision Date: November 11, 2009
Decision date: December 22, 2009

Round 2
Deadline: January 6, 2010
Mid-Decision Date: February 17, 2010
Decision date: March 24, 2010

Round 3
Deadline: March 10, 2010
Mid-Decision Date: April 21, 2010
Decision date: May 12, 2010

Wow, I didn't expect them to be released this early. I'm going to continue to focus on Kellogg and Wharton in the near term, because I think I use some of the content from those essays on Booth's. These don't seem too bad, though. Good luck everyone.

Once again booth provides that killer 2nd question.

As for the powerpoint.......try to show your uniqueness here. The powerpoint (IMO) is the tiebreaker between 2 otherwise equal apps. What are your hobbies? Interests? What is your life story? This is not the place for bland professional accomplishments.

Choose a theme for your slides.......past , present , future?.... Goals 1, 2 ,3 4 ..... or use different types of animals and use that as a starting point to describe you...... Bird - talk about your love of flying planes etc ......... cheetah, youre a big nascar fan and have been to the indy 500 every year over the past 5 years.

They are looking for interesting unique traits that make you stand out. Do not repeat your resume here.

Good luck and hope to see you guys next fall

I think I learned the most information from the student hosted events as well.

However , visiting campus showed me how beautiful the booth facilities are and how organized the booth administration which is a plus.

Isa is just saying the facilities don't matter much because she's going to kellogg right??

I plan to apply R2!