Chicago Booth 2011 Taking Questions

snj2009

无意中看到CHICAGO 的MBA FINANCE课程安排比其他的难，

而且好多大牛都是现在CHICAGO 读了个MBA 再读的PH.D

beckwang1983

楼主能不能介绍一下除了finance和consulting以外录取者的行业情况？包括工作年限等。向在宝洁这样的公司工作申请booth会有什么优势吗？

Booth2011

To thecow10000,

Thank you for your question. This is hot topic and hope the answer can help.

I think total package is the key rather then piece by piece elements. We have people below 720 and denied people over 760, and it happen in most top schools.

Application is about how you can make yourself distinguished. Good GPA and GMAT help you stand out definitely, however, if you don't have, you need to demonstrate in your essays and recommendation. On the other hand, those elements are your supporting items to help you be unique, allocating and combination is the key, just like poker game.

Btw, Chicago required two essays and one slide show this year. The slide show is the most interesting one because you can use any format to show yourself. That's the freedom in Chicago!

thecow10000

Thank you.  I can't agree more, the slide show is an interesting idea.

Booth2011

To snj2009,

芝加哥教学最大的特点就是，课程都是flexible的。用通俗的话说：难，还是易，完全取决于你自己的选择。

比如，如果你的经济学background很强，完全可以选择诺贝尔教授的课。当然，也可以选择去读PHD：）

也有人以后的方向是做Mkting，可能不需要精深的FA知识，就可以选择最简单的FA课程。

芝加哥的学习是自由的，但是同学们都经常奋战到凌晨，你很少听到怨言，因为都是自己的选择。

thecow10000

I've been hearing that the credit crunch has caused many finance professionals to apply for MBA (caused by more layoffs  and more career advancements in finance).  Do you know if this year Booth's overall enrollment is up from last year?  Did they take more or similar amount of finance people from previous years?  Thanks.

Booth2011

To beckwang198,

今年非FA和Consulting的同学占了25%，从往年的数据来看，应该是20%-30%左右。基本上都是大的外企公司背景并且从业时间在4年以上，前几届也有校友是国内大型国企的，但占比不是非常高。

芝加哥每年都有招宝洁背景的同学。从申请上来说，著名的外企会让你更快的获得信任和更容易的沟通你的经历，因为你描述的工作经验和职位和美国的描述是一样的。但申请是一个让你如何描述自己与众不同的过程，仅仅有大型外企的背景是不够的，更重要的是你做了什么事情和这些事情告诉给别人你是如何的优秀，所以发掘自己的经历会更加重要。

你可以找到芝加哥的宝洁同事具体了解，他们应该可以描述的更加具体。

Hope can help you!

dy_hong

以下是引用Booth2011在2009/9/30 14:48:00的发言：
$88000 is too luxury, dude... I think most student can make it with $80, 000 or lower.

All international student can secure a non-cosigner loan for Booth this year. Because the market was still weak in spring, the loan program this year had a cap of $70, 000. But the gap is not that formidable, right? Hope the loan program for class 2012 will be better.

Besides the non-cosigner loan, we do have students who got loans from bank in mainland.

Below is some data you can refer to:

Tuition: 50K
Insurance: 2K
Apartment: 12K (assuming you are living in a good-enough studio or sharing 2-bed room with others)
Food + Basic social: 6K
Others (incl. books, phone bill, internet, gym, student group, etc): 5K

In total it is around 75K per year.

Booth2011

To thecow10000

Booth, like most top business school, seeks diversity in its class. While the number of applicant with finance background certainly has increased due to financial crisis, the percent of admitted students with finance background (PE, VC, IM and IB) have remained near historical level. In my cohort of 60, there are 6 people from finance background, so 10%. That has not deviated significantly from past admission ratios. Total enrollment did increase compared to past years to a total of 593. 

beckwang1983

以下是引用Booth2011在2009/10/2 11:52:00的发言：

To beckwang198,

今年非FA和Consulting的同学占了25%，从往年的数据来看，应该是20%-30%左右。基本上都是大的外企公司背景并且从业时间在4年以上，前几届也有校友是国内大型国企的，但占比不是非常高。

芝加哥每年都有招宝洁背景的同学。从申请上来说，著名的外企会让你更快的获得信任和更容易的沟通你的经历，因为你描述的工作经验和职位和美国的描述是一样的。但申请是一个让你如何描述自己与众不同的过程，仅仅有大型外企的背景是不够的，更重要的是你做了什么事情和这些事情告诉给别人你是如何的优秀，所以发掘自己的经历会更加重要。

你可以找到芝加哥的宝洁同事具体了解，他们应该可以描述的更加具体。

Hope can help you!

非常感谢。我在中国宝洁这边没找到在Booth的人，连读MBA的人都不是很多。你能帮助提供你认识的宝洁背景的同学给我认识吗？非常感谢。