The University of Chicago MBA taking questions

agk99

To mumuwa

我是早就申請和GSB面試，可惜學校推說沒法安排，說直接waive，我的情況或許剛好與你相反

他們告訴我，若有必要會再以電話通知，真不知是福是禍

mumuwa

以下是引用david02在2004-10-26 14:11:00的发言：

Mumuwa,

I applied for 2003, but not successful. May I requet a review and feedback from the admission office? My key concern is that last time I did a phone interview at 11:30 p.m.. I hope a face to face one would be more helpful. I am considering applying first round.

Many thanks!

我和你一样是新手啊，DD看清楚，我也是在问问题，所以我真的不知道怎么回答你，看看SKYPACERZHOU 和WWWZZZ能不能帮你？

mumuwa

以下是引用agk99在2004-10-26 18:42:00的发言：

To mumuwa

我是早就申請和GSB面試，可惜學校推說沒法安排，說直接waive，我的情況或許剛好與你相反

他們告訴我，若有必要會再以電話通知，真不知是福是禍

谢谢你的回答，我想既然学校主动waive应该没有你什么事情吧，不要多想，希望将来有好消息。

skypacerzhou

Your interview is waived by the admissions comittee because it's not required in the GSB admissions policy; however, it's possible for them to arrange an evaluative interview with you because they might need additional information aside from your application material, to make the final decision. That means, if your application is strong enough and your profile is stellar enough, they will take you without bother of inerview requirement.

Chicago is one of the very few schools that takes students directly without interview, and I guess this policy is gonna change quite soon. Many evidences prove that interview is an essential part of evaluative process.

agk99

Thanks for your response, skypacerzhou!!

wwwzzz

To david02: I think at present the admissions office is too busy to accommodate feedback sessions with reapplicants. But you definitely can schedule a face-to-face interview with an adcom or alum (just be flexible with timing and place, for example, if you are in China, you can request both Beijing and Shanghai).

As for whether to waive the interview or not, my take is: an interview is not a make-it-or-break-it factor for application to Chicago GSB, so don't worry too much about it. But if you are confident about your interpersonal skills and think a face-to-face will most probably be a plus (instead of offsetting your other efforts), then go for it.

mumuwa

以下是引用wwwzzz在2004-10-27 1:34:00的发言：

But you definitely can schedule a face-to-face interview with an adcom or alum (just be flexible with timing and place

那请问WWWZZZ，是不是我现在可以发出面试申请，但是得到面试权后，我可以选择三周以后再面试？多谢！

wwwzzz

For alum interview, the Adcom will give you the contact info of the assigned alum interviewer and you need to wait for 10 work days for his/her to contact you on the timing, before you can contact him/her directly. So you will have SOME lead time, but still, be prepared because you don't know when he/she has time.

Last year my interviewer was too busy to contact me for 10 days, so I wrote him and got his reply within an hour, asking me if I could interview that day! I called him, only to find out that was the only time slot available for us before the Spring Festival (it was mid-December) since either of us would be on business trips at the end of the year. My decision? I asked my boss for half-day's leave immediately, headed back home to change to business formal, and had my interview that noon...

mumuwa

谢谢wwwzzz这么清楚的解答，我会在快ready的时候去预约的，如果那时机会已经失去了，那就争取看我的申请材料了。

先用心写材料看来是最重要的。

skypacerzhou

关于托福成绩，看来芝加哥还是非常严格的。我原来的表达可能不准备。下面是我和芝加哥商学院Esther和我的邮件内容。

Dear Larry,

Greetings from Chicago!  It's great to hear that an alum is recommending the GSB to friends and colleagues.  Thank you for getting in touch with me.  Unfortunately, our TOEFL requirement is very strict and we cannot make exceptions.  So please encourage your colleague to retake the TOEFL.  Since your testament to his English proficiency is so high, I'm sure he will pass the test with no problems.

Thank you!  lease let me know if you have any other questions!

Sincerely,

Esther K. Choy, Associate Director

Office of Admissions and Financial Aid

University of Chicago, Graduate School of Business

5807 S. Woodlawn, Chicago IL 60637

P: 773-702-1435

F: 773-702-9085

-----Original Message-----
From: Liwei Zhou [mailtlzhou@gsb.uchicago.edu]
Sent: Tuesday, October 26, 2004 4:18 AM
T Choy, Esther
Subject: from GSB alum:inquiry about admission critieria

Dear Esther,

This is Larry, a Chicago alum from Beijing saying hi to you. Hope you are doing great! A good frind of mine, who is a partner from a local boutique consulting firm, is very keen on Chicago GSB and want to apply our MBA program.

From my understanding of his profile, capabilities and GSB's program's unique strengths, I believe he is a good fit. The only problem with his application, according to his description, would be his TOEFL score. He told me that GSB requires a minimum score of 60 on each sectin of the paper based TOEFL, but his listening section is only 59. So he was not sure if the admissions committee could show a little flexibility on that matter as he was very good at communicating in English, a qualification that he would like to show in the interviews.

Since I am not sure as to how rigid is that policy about TOEFL, I am writing to hear your opinion. If that policy is black-n-whitely executed, what would your suggestion be regarding his particular cases?Here's a very brief info about him. Male, 29, 730GMAT, and very strong work experience/accomplishments, good communicator, good leadership.

Thanks for your times and I look forward to your reply!

Best wishes,
Larry