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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ashindia

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09 Nov 2010, 22:32

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did everyone waive the rights to see the recommendations? does booth provide a feedback in case of a ding? also by when should one expect a feedback? does the feedback talk about recommendations?

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09 Nov 2010, 23:42

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Received an interview invite on Tuesday. Very excited!

The following are my stats. Hoping to return the favor to everyone who has provided similar information in other threads.

Male / 29 / 760 / 3.9 / Latin American, working in the US / Current: Product Management / Target: Entrepreneurship / Pretty good extracurriculars.
Submitted: Oct. 13 / Changed Status: Oct. 22

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10 Nov 2010, 00:55

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Had my interview earlier today. it was very conversational and the interviewer really put me at ease. The questions were general - Why MBA? Why now? Why Booth? Long term and short term goals? What courses at Booth are you interested in? Anything which is not on your resume that you want to tell me? Describe a typical day at work?

The interview lasted for about an hour. The last 15 minutes were open for any questions i had about Booth.

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10 Nov 2010, 07:12

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Did anyone hear from Booth? thx

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10 Nov 2010, 07:39

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I wish everybody good luck today!

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10 Nov 2010, 07:59

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Thanks very much. I really need "luck" today - though I have prepared myself for the ding email.

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10 Nov 2010, 08:04

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Deny for me. Didnt get an email but checked the website. And there was, Status of your application: Deny.

All the best to everyone.

On to more meaningful activities now - no more awaiting 9.35 am CST:)

rouzbie

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10 Nov 2010, 08:06

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Ding here.

GMAT 770, 5 Years WE in fixed-income research, Undergrad EE from Top20 school 3.04 GPA (3.8 Junior/Senior GPA), not much EC after undergrad.

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10 Nov 2010, 08:07

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At last I got an email from Booth - ding as I expected. I wish good luck to all those invited to interview. Moving on to the next target

Dear XXX,

Thank you for applying to Chicago Booth's Full-Time MBA Program. Your application has received the careful consideration of our Admissions Committee. Unfortunately, we are unable to offer you admission to the Class of 2013.

The superb quality of this year's applicant pool presented the Admissions Committee with some difficult decisions. Three members of the Committee reviewed your application in its entirety before our decision was made. Applicants are evaluated on several criteria, including academic preparedness, professional achievements, communication skills, extracurricular/community involvement, leadership, self-awareness, understanding the value of the MBA experience, and fit with Chicago Booth.

We certainly appreciate the effort you put into this process, and we wish you every success as you continue to plan for your future.

Sincerely,

Kurt Ahlm
Senior Director of Admissions

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10 Nov 2010, 08:19

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ding here.

no more waking up at 7:00am PST waiting for that email now.

good luck to everyone who got an invite.

vatech500

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10 Nov 2010, 08:23

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yup ding here too.
740 Gmat/ 4 year engineering in fortune 500 company,led teams with direct reports in 2.5 of those years/decent(not great) ECs after college/3.25 GPA from top-ten school for my major/international from non china india asian country..........sucks coz i really fell in love with Booth when i visited them, and i spent a lot of time on their essays...o well

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10 Nov 2010, 08:25

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rouzbie

Ding here.

GMAT 770, 5 Years WE in fixed-income research, Undergrad EE from Top20 school 3.04 GPA (3.8 Junior/Senior GPA), not much EC after undergrad.

This is really unfair..dun know what do they want...
Ding here too...

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10 Nov 2010, 08:29

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Add my name to the ding list as well. I am going to cry it out in the pub tonight. Good luck others.

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10 Nov 2010, 08:30

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ding here as well....!!! all the best to all the survivors!

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10 Nov 2010, 08:35

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Ding here, although expected it after the Wharton ding. There seems to be a correlation between the two schools! Good luck to those interviewing!

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rouzbie

Ding here.

GMAT 770, 5 Years WE in fixed-income research, Undergrad EE from Top20 school 3.04 GPA (3.8 Junior/Senior GPA), not much EC after undergrad.

This is really unfair..dun know what do they want...
Ding here too...

Yeah this is really disappointing for me considering how people I interact with think of me as the type of person to be accepted to this kind of program.

It was my first application and I'm generally not very good at expressing myself in essays. I've done a much better job at preparing my other applications so hopefully deny is not a common word for me.

Edit: At this point I'm mostly I'm upset I wasted my money on Chicago (visiting and the application). But I'm sure I'll find that this was a learning experience in the end

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10 Nov 2010, 08:42

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SLISeattle

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Sigh.. No invite yet. Last year no one reported invite on the last day, only dings. It seems I should say goodbye to Booth

It's not over till it's over. Good luck.

unfortunately its over for me..i got a deny!! quite depressed!!

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10 Nov 2010, 08:50

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Don't get too down guys! I went 0 for 3 in all my apps last season, and I know how it feels. A lot of this process seems to be luck, especially considering the profiles of everyone on here. The only bright side is that at least this isn't Round 3, you all have the opportunity to really focus on Round 2 applications going forward (I know I will be as well, December 15th is a long way off).