This thread is for the Booth 2011 Application Year, meaning applicants that are starting School in the Fall of 2011. Please direct all of your questions for this year into the 2012 thread calling-all-2012-chicago-booth-fall-applicants-116701.html If you are a current student/admit, please consider visiting the thread for Admitted Students admitted-to-chicago-booth-class-of-2013-full-time-mba-thread-107432.html At Chicago Booth, you get more than just a world-class education. You become part of a global business force. Please use the following form to add your stats to the spreadsheet: Form link Edit Link: https://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=0Av3d03301eNIdFozSUpyT2lUQzN0TG41MTFDWG83eHc&hl=en#gid=0 Spreadsheet 0Av3d03301eNIdFozSUpyT2lUQzN0TG41MTFDWG83eHc GMAT CLUB STATS Round 1 Deadline: October 13, 2010 Notification: December 15, 2010 Round 2 Deadline: January 5, 2011 Notification: March 16, 2011 Round 3 Deadline: April 13, 2011 Notification: May 18, 2011 Evening/Weekend MBA Deadlines: https://www.chicagobooth.edu/parttime/a ... #deadlines SCHOOL INFO Excerpts from Admissions Chat Events Application Review Process At minimum three people will review an application. We do not review applications in groups but the reader will have access to the previous readers' reviews. Our office hires students to serve as Admissions Fellows. These students will review the files(and conduct our on campus interviews.) Once the Fellows complete their review an admissions officer reviews and will make a recommendation. At this time a candidate is invited to interview or recommended for denial. If denial the Associate Dean will review the file. If invited to interview, after the interview takes place, the file is reviewed again by an admissions officer. A recommendation is made and ultimately the Associate Dean makes the final decision. We do not compare students between rounds; we only evaluate applications based on each round. The chances of being admitted are very similar from one round to the next. Interview As for interviews, Interviewers will NOT have access to your applications. We conduct interviews either on campus by admissions fellows or off campus by alumni. All applicants have the option of coming to campus or interviewing with a local alumni. Academics The Booth MBA is based on a discipline based approach to business education, with finance being at the cornerstone. Chicago Booth boasts a legendary finance curriculum, covering both corporate finance and investments. In addition, our long-standing relationships and success in recruiting with the biggest investment organizations in the world. General Guest: what are the top features booth is looking for in an mba candidate and how can i improve my chances of admission Kurt: The best way to be successful in this process is to really know your story. Where have you been? What skill and experiences have fostered over time? How do these things prepare you for an MBA, and a career post MBA? And finally, how does a specific program i.e. Booth bridge the gap effectively between where you are and where you want to be. Think through this effectively and convey this story utilizing all the aspects provided in the application will give you your best chance of success. To be candid we expect that students applying to a top school are smart, engaged and demonstrate signs for leadership potential. With those things being staples it is at the margins where you can most directly impact your outcome. And your story and fit is what lives in the margins. Neel the overwhelming majority of our students in the FT program are looking to make a career change. To do so you have to think through what you know about the desired industry, what skill and experiences do they covet and what do you bring to the table. In most cases once you do this exercise you will realize where your strengths and weaknesses lie, and at Chicago because of our flexibility and commitment to analytics you will have every opportunity to round out your necessary skill sets and go after the role you desire. Essays 1. The Admissions Committee is interested in learning more about you on both a personal and professional level. Please answer the following (maximum of 300 words for each section): a. Why are you pursuing a full-time MBA at this point in your life? b. Define your short and long term career goals post MBA. c. What is it about Chicago Booth that is going to help you reach your goals? d. 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? These short essays will require you to know yourself. You will need to understand where you have been and where you are going. Before you begin drafting the responses to these essays, take some time for self-reflection. Why do you want to return to school? Why is the MBA the right degree for you? We know that many of you will use your MBA experience to help you figure out what kind of job to pursue next. Even though your future career plans may not be clear at this time, you should still be able to discuss your goals and how they relate to obtaining an MBA. For our reapplicants, question 1d is where you can tell us what, if anything, has changed since the time of your last application. What has occurred in your life or career that has either reinforced or changed your goals? What lessons have you learned or how have you grown since you last applied to Chicago Booth? 2. Chicago Booth is a place that challenges its students to stretch and take risks that they might not take elsewhere. Tell us about a time when you took a risk and what you learned from that experience (maximum of 750 words). You’re probably wondering, “What kind of risk do you want me to discuss?” To be honest, we’re not looking for one kind of risk in particular. It can be a risk related to your professional, academic or personal life. It can be a risk that resulted in either a positive or negative outcome. We want to hear about a time when you challenged yourself and what you learned from that experience. How has that experience influenced your future actions? 3. At Chicago Booth, we teach you HOW to think rather than what to think. With this in mind, we have provided you with “blank pages” in our application. Knowing that there is not a right or even a preferred answer allows you to demonstrate to the committee your ability to navigate ambiguity and provide information that you believe will support your candidacy for Chicago Booth. Earlier this year, there was some discussion as to whether we would continue using the presentation as part of our evaluation process. With the presentation proving to be such an important tool in helping us determine who is a good fit for Chicago Booth, we decided it was necessary to include in our 2011 application. However, this year, we are giving applicants even greater freedom to decide what information they want to convey in the presentation. Since we’re providing you with “blank pages,” what you decide to address in your presentation is up to you. Look at the other aspects of your application. 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jackson55

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R3 status changed to "complete". Submitted two days ago on 4/13. The short window between deadline and mid-decision date must have adcom hustling.

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Hi R3 applicants,

Has any one received an interview invite as yet?

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Hi R3 applicants,

Has any one received an interview invite as yet?

Nothing yet. You figure some people start hearing things this week

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Hi R3 applicants,

Has any one received an interview invite as yet?

Nothing yet. You figure some people start hearing things this week

You are right. I am speculating we should start hearing from them by later this week - be sure to update this thread in case you hear anything and I will too

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Hi R3 applicants, just received an invite an hour ago

Posted from my mobile device

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Hi R3 applicants, just received an invite an hour ago

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Congrats. Mind posting your stats. Did they give options for on campus?

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Int/f/740/mid 3 gpa in engineering
Currently working in a big4 accounting firm in the business performance section
Yes there was an option to choose between campus and alumni interview

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Just received a R3 interview invite. The email says all interviews must be completed by May 1 regardless of location.

Good luck everyone!

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Just received a R3 interview invite. The email says all interviews must be completed by May 1 regardless of location.

Stats?

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Just received a R3 interview invite. The email says all interviews must be completed by May 1 regardless of location.

Stats?

Why does this feel like asking for "ASL" in the old school AOL chatrooms??

If you're that curious... Ivy, mid-3, 740, IB/PE

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Originally posted by jackson55 on 21 Apr 2011, 08:35.
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Thanks for sharing your stats. It helps everyone get an idea of how we stack up on the metrics. Good luck on your interview!

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Is there a deadline for notifying R2 waitlist candidates or could it happen any time before August? Many thanks!

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Just received a R3 interview invite via email today at 9:05 (chicago time). american, mid-3, 740, govt

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Is there a deadline for notifying R2 waitlist candidates or could it happen any time before August? Many thanks!

I think most R2 waitlisted candidates should know by May 18th (same day as R3 candidates know) what their status is. No earlier. I'm on the same boat! Patiently waiting, but not holding out on much hope.

So I've decided to give Chicago a visit, albeit a bit close to their decision date - May 9th. Anybody who'll be around on campus then? Would be great to meet up and put a face to a fellow gmatclubber!

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Hi everyone,

Does anyone know when we are meant to be sending in our official transcripts? Is it prior to interview or only on acceptance of offer?
I am an international candidate and am interviewing offsite with a Booth alumini.

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Don't worry about sending in the official transcript (as long as they have a scan of the document). I am a round 2 admit and sent mine a couple of days ago and that too without them really asking for it.

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Got an interview invite today. Leaves very short time to complete interview by May 1 since i am an international candidate and would be interviewing off-campus.

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Did any other R3 candidates recieve interviews today? Tomorrow is the deadline so I figured there would be a bunch today.

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Did any other R3 candidates recieve interviews today? Tomorrow is the deadline so I figured there would be a bunch today.

Seems like interview invites go out at approximately 9am. This was the case with me and almost every other R3 candidate. I read in a forum that the final wave of invites go out on the morning of the interim deadline. So perhaps there will be another wave around 9 tomorrow morning.