If you are one of the MBA candidates trying to sit patiently on the waitlist at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business, your wait might be over sooner than you think. The Chicago Booth AdCom recently added an initial, earlier review to the waitlist process to start letting applicants know their fate at the school sooner. Before their Round 2 mid-decision date on February 16, they will evaluate waitlisted candidates based on the quality of the Round 2 applicant pool and make some decisions. Many will remain on the waitlist, but some will receive a final decision during this time, giving these candidates closure much earlier in the process and developing a smaller, lower-pressure waitlist. If you remain on the waitlist after this “cut,” your decision will be released as part of the Round 2 process on March 16 or you just might wait beyond then… Some processes are tweaked, but do they ever really change?
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