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Published: April 13, 2019

Chicago Booth MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 2/ Alumnus/ Off-Campus

It was a very pleasant interview atmosphere at Booth. The interview was blind and conducted by an alum. Questions: Walk me through your background What are your goals — Follow up to this was what is your plan B if current goals don’t work out Why Booth What concentration would you want to specialize in at booth? Why did you choose your first job? Your second job? Where are you in the org hierarchy, how many people report into you What 3 key advice would you give to people you manage to succeed at work How have you dealt with Read more

Published: April 11, 2019

Chicago Booth MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Alumnus / Off-campus

I heard from Booth on the first day of the week when interview invites were supposed to be out. After submitting answers to the short answer questions Booth asks, I got the name of my interviewer in around 4 days. Mailed him to set up a time, and interviewed on the last day of the interview window. We met at his office. Questions It was a comfortable experience. It felt quite informal for the most part. We started with him asking about my family, which surprised me. He wanted to know about what my family did, where we were from Read more

Published: April 8, 2019

DecisionWire Spotlight: U. Chicago Booth, Columbia, MIT Sloan or Northwestern / Kellogg for Consulting

In this MBA DecisionWire Spotlight, which highlights MBA candidates’ choices as shared in Clear Admit’s DecisionWire, we take a closer look at a candidate changing functions to consulting and accepted to U. Chicago Booth, Columbia Business School, MIT Sloan and Northwestern / Kellogg. They also received scholarships to Chicago Booth and CBS. The conversation opened with different opinions: Read more

Published: March 26, 2019

MBA News You Need: LBS Hosts Inaugural Social Impact Week, Ross Alumni Create Scholarships for Healthcare MBAs, Tuck Updates Year-One Curriculum, and More from HBS & Booth

Published: March 22, 2019

Chicago Booth MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Alumnus / Off-campus

My Booth interview was with a local alumnus in my area at his workplace during the week. He was very accommodating and laid back. Interviewer only had my resume and took notes during the interview. Questions Tell me about yourself. Tell me about a time you had to deal with conflict. Tell me about a time that you failed. What did you learn? Why MBA? Why now? Why Booth? Have you visited campus? What classes/club activities are you interested in? Do you have any questions for me? Like others have said previously, the Booth interviews are very relaxed with behavioral Read more

Published: March 11, 2019

Podcast Episode 32: Key Takeaways from the U.S. News 2020 MBA Ranking

The 2020 rankings of full-time MBA programs are out from U.S. News & World Report, and our admissions experts, Graham Richmond and Alex Brown, have once again been kind enough to help make sense of them. Before they dig into the rankings, here’s a quick rundown of this year’s top 10, in order of their 2020 rank (2019 rank in parentheses): 1 University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School (3) 2 Stanford Graduate School of Business (4) 3 Harvard Read more

Published: March 9, 2019

Chicago Booth MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Second-year student / On-campus

My interview at Booth was blind and done by a second year student. While you wait at the lounge area in the admissions office, the first year student will sit down with you and casually chat in order to make you feel relaxed. The interviewer dressed formally so as all candidates. The interview ran for 45 minutes. It was cordial and professional. Interviewer started with a brief introduction of herself. Nothing was surprising. I did my interview as a part of a campus visit. I highly recommend candidates do so if they haven’t already. Questions Tell me about yourself Why Read more

Published: March 7, 2019

Chicago Booth MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Second-year student / On-campus

After participating in the information session on campus at Booth, I waited for my interviewer at the admission office. My interviewer was a second-year student, who was sponsored by a consulting firm. We started small talks about my interview trip. (Note that I am an international applicant who had a long flight from my hometown.) Questions Tell me about yourself My role in the current employer (I think she asked this because I recently moved to a new company.) Conflicts at the current working place (This question is also related to #2) Tell me about your experience when you helped Read more

Published: February 28, 2019

Chicago Booth MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Second-year student / On-Campus

Booth is in Hyde Park, which, for those (like me) who are not familiar with Chicago, is not very close to much else in Chicago. The first thing I would note is to give yourself plenty of time to get there! I was staying in Hyde Park, so I was close, but the weather was pretty bad the weekend I went (my flight to Chicago was delayed by 2.5 hours!) so this is something to just keep in mind for logistics. Booth gives you the option to do a whole day of programming, but if you visited campus previously, it Read more

Published: February 24, 2019

Chicago Booth MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Second-year student / On-Campus

Interview went by really quickly. It was only 30 minutes, with 10 minutes for questions. The interviewer was watching the clock the last 5 minutes to ensure we finish on time. The interviewer started off by introducing himself, and then asked me to introduce myself. The questions were structured but felt like a natural part of the conversation. Questions Tell me about yourself Follow up questions on my current position: accomplishment I’m proud of the most failure team work example Moved to post MBA goals follow up questions about an example of a company I would like to work for Read more

Published: February 19, 2019

Chicago Booth Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Second-year student / On Campus

My MBA Interview at Chicago Booth was blind but the student had read my resume and prepared some notes on it. It began with the interviewer giving a short overview of his background and what brought him to Booth and then he asked me to do the same. He then worked his way through some standard questions of Why Booth, Why now, what are my goals, but they were very conversational and he did a good job of engaging in conversation between each question. Then we discussed topics such as a leadership success and failure, and then how I like Read more

Published: January 24, 2019

Fridays from the Frontline: Reflections from Round 1 Interviews at Chicago Booth

We here at Clear Admit pride ourselves on the clarity we give prospective b-schoolers on elite MBA programs. But we also know that there’s only so much you can glean about an MBA program from the outside, which is why we often encourage MBA hopefuls to arrange campus visits, talk to current students, and meet with alumni. Chicago Booth has traditionally recruited second-year MBA students to share their experiences with prospective b-schoolers as part of the Round 1 interview process. Booth Admissions Fellow Monisha Shivakumar recently took to the Booth Experience Blog to share the most interesting questions prospects have asked her during these interviews. Read more

Published: January 22, 2019

MBA News You Need: More MBAs Head Into Tech, LBS Alumna Talks Humanitarian Investing, and More

Published: January 8, 2019

MBA News You Need: Harvard Talks AI, London Business School and MIT Sloan Look Toward 2019, Kellogg Professor Gives Retreat Insights, and More

Each week we collect all the MBA news you need that’s fit to print and provide a quick overview of the latest trending topics from top business schools around the world. Here’s your quick MBA News You Need digest for the week of January 7, 2019 Read more

Published: January 7, 2019

MBA DecisionWire Spotlight: Chicago Booth, MIT / Sloan or Wharton for Media Goals

In this MBA DecisionWire Spotlight, which highlights MBA candidates’ choices as shared in Clear Admit’s DecisionWire, we take a closer look at a candidate accepted to U. Chicago Booth, MIT Sloan, and UPenn / Wharton and weighing where to go for a career in media. The candidate laid out their request for help: A community member narrowed the list: Read more

Published: January 3, 2019

Chicago Booth Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Second-year student / On-campus

A U. Chicago Booth MBA interview report and questions were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 1 applicant on-campus. I had my interview on-campus with a second year student. He arrived promptly and we interviewed in a small room in the admissions office. The interview appeared blind, as he had limited background on my application and appeared to only have my resume. After a brief introduction he asked me to introduce myself, then we spent ~30 minutes on various questions, followed by five minutes of questions for him. The questions were fairly standard. Questions What other activity (other Read more

Published: December 31, 2018

MBA DecisionWire Spotlight: Investment Banking via Chicago Booth or Columbia Business School?

In this MBA DecisionWire Spotlight, which highlights MBA candidates’ choices as shared in Clear Admit’s DecisionWire, we take a closer look at a candidate accepted to U. Chicago Booth and Columbia Business School and weighing where to go for investment banking. The candidate laid out their conundrum in the post: Clear Admit’s co-founder and admissions expert, Graham Richmond, weighed in: Read more

Published: December 18, 2018

MBA News You Need: Kellogg Talks Leadership, MIT Sloan Explores Instagram Success, Chicago Booth Discusses Negotiations, and More

Published: December 17, 2018

MBA DecisionWire Spotlight: Post-MBA at Bain, BCG or McKinsey

In this MBA DecisionWire Spotlight, which highlights MBA candidates’ choices as shared in Clear Admit’s DecisionWire, we take a closer look at a candidate waitlisted at Chicago Booth, but accepted to Dartmouth / Tuck, Duke / Fuqua, and UVA / Darden. Clear Admit’s resident admissions expert, Alex Brown, considers it a close call: Read more

Published: December 11, 2018

New Top Business School Ranking Skews Results & Misses Top MBA Programs Worldwide

What are the best business schools in the world whether you’re looking to earn your MBA, MIM, or MIF? That’s what Times Higher Education and the Wall Street Journal set to find out in their recent analysis of business schools worldwide. In total, they measured their choices based on 20 individual performance indicators at each program and school. This included talking to more than 23,000 alumni from 2012, 2013, and 2015. Read more

Published: November 29, 2018

Fridays from the Frontline: Top 5 Spots for Chicago Booth Coffee Chats

Peer-to-peer mentorship is an integral part of the MBA experience that often gets overlooked in favor of other kinds of networking. Chicago Booth understands that the connections its students make among peers will serve them well during their MBA stint, their careers, and beyond. This is why Chicago Booth facilitates “Coffee Chats,” or informal hangs for first-years to pick the brains of second-years about recruiting, internships, and their Booth experiences. Current Booth student Aliy Markowski MBA ’19 offers her personal recommendations for the best coffee spots in Hyde Park that cater especially well to these unique meet-ups. Read more

Published: November 14, 2018

MBA News You Need: Chicago Booth and Berkeley Haas Talk MBA Veterans, Tuck Announces Enhanced Curriculum, and More

Each week we collect all the MBA news that’s fit to print and provide a quick overview of the latest trending topics from top business schools around the world. Here’s your quick MBA News You Need digest for the week of November 15, 2018. Chicago Booth Expands MBA Veteran Resources The University of Chicago celebrated their military-affiliated students on Friday with an annual recognition event. Chicago Booth announced a new university-wide Office for Military-Affiliated Communities during its annual event that celebrates the military-affiliated members of the Booth community. The Office for Read more

Published: November 11, 2018

Real Humans of Chicago Booth’s MBA Class of 2020

Aspiring business leaders are no stranger to the University of Chicago’s Booth School of Business. In 2018, Booth tied with Harvard Business School for the No. 1 ranked full-time MBA program, according to U.S. News and World Report, and also claimed the top spot in The Economist‘s ranking. Known for its academic rigor, emphasis on analytics, and expertise in finance and economics, Booth consistently attracts the cream of the crop to shape the world of business. The Class of 2020 is no exception, with the Read more

Published: November 8, 2018

Stanford GSB Tops Bloomberg Businessweek Ranking for First Time

The Stanford Graduate School of Business is no stranger to a top spot, but this is their first time claiming #1 on the Bloomberg Businessweek Best B-School list for U.S. programs. There are more familiar faces in the lead, with Wharton holding steady in second and Harvard Business School placing third. MIT / Sloan and Chicago Booth round out the top five, and then some greater shake-ups hit the standings, such as Berkeley / Haas jumping five spots and UVA / Darden a whopping eight positions. This can be attributed to Bloomberg Businessweek’s change in methodology—which was such a departure from last year’s approach, that they did not even include prior rankings for comparison. Before we dig into our key takeaways, here is a quick glance at this year’s top 10 (with the addition of 2017 rankings in parentheses): Read more

Published: November 6, 2018

Chicago Booth Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 Second Year On-Campus

The following U. Chicago Booth MBA interview questions and report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 1 applicant. Good luck to them! I did the class visit and lunch with current students on the day before my interview. I recommend doing that. It gets you familiar with the campus and the general vibe and helps calm nerves. I reached admissions office and checked in half hour prior to the interview. They almost always have a second year student sitting in the waiting room – to diffuse the nervousness in the room and to offer answers to questions Read more

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Class Size: 632

Women: 42%

Mean GMAT: 729

Mean GPA: 3.6

International: 35%

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December 22, 2024 5:00pm ET

Applying: Columbia, Duke / Fuqua

Intake Year: 2025

Pre-MBA Career: Finance

Post-MBA Target Industry: Other

GMAT: 730

GPA: 3.4

Years of Work Experience: 5

December 22, 2024 2:49pm ET

Applying: Berkeley / Haas, Carnegie Mellon / Tepper, Duke / Fuqua, Harvard Business School, Michigan / Ross, MIT Sloan, Northwestern / Kellogg, NYU Stern, Stanford GSB, U. Chicago Booth, UPenn / Wharton, UVA / Darden, Yale SOM

Pre-MBA Career: Cloud Engineer

Post-MBA Target Industry: Consulting, Technology, Private Equity, Pharmaceutical, Consumer Goods, Entrepreneurship Companies: Bain , BCG , Amazon , Apple , Google , Bain Capital , Blackstone , Goldman Sachs Principal Investment Group , Johnson & Johnson , Nike

GRE: 324

GPA: 3.42

Years of Work Experience: 3

Location: Virginia

Post MBA Location: anywhere

Notes:

I graduated with a degree in Computer Science and a minor in Psychology. At work I'm involved in many Diversity, Equity and Inclusion initiatives. I regularly volunteer and speak to high school school students on STEAM careers(art included) and hold resume review workshops/interactive labs. I have also spoken at many summits continuing to empower others to adopt new technologies. I would love to get an MBA to continue my passion for mentoring/professional development and democratizing technology! I've always been interested in learning how marketing, finance and other departments interact and operate within an organization and I want to develop crucial skills that make me well rounded enough to be an impactful leader and entrepreneur post-MBA.

December 22, 2024 6:32am ET

Applying: Cornell / Johnson, Michigan / Ross, MIT Sloan, UNC Kenan-Flagler, UVA / Darden, Vanderbilt / Owen

Intake Year: 2025

Pre-MBA Career: Construction & RE (2nd Gen Entrepreneur)

Post-MBA Target Industry: Technology, Investment Banking, Venture Capital, Private Equity, Asset Management, inc. HF, Commercial Banking, Family Business Companies: Citibank , Deutsche Bank , Morgan Stanley , Accell Partners , Andressen Horowitz , First Round Capital , Sequoia Capital , Bain Capital , Blackstone , Goldman Sachs Principal Investment Group , Blackrock , Goldman Sachs , JP Morgan Asset Management , State Street , Citibank , Morgan Stanley

GRE: 326

GPA: 3.80

Years of Work Experience: 5

Location: India

December 21, 2024 12:13pm ET

Applying: Dartmouth / Tuck, Northwestern / Kellogg, UPenn / Wharton, UT Austin / McCombs, UVA / Darden

Intake Year: 2025

Pre-MBA Career: Military/Corporate Logistics

Post-MBA Target Industry: Consulting Companies: Bain , BCG , McKinsey

GRE: 302

GPA: 3.63

Years of Work Experience: 9

Notes:

Submitting for R2, but retaking GRE after application deadline. Military Vet with Corporate experience.

December 20, 2024 5:17pm ET

Applying: Columbia, Duke / Fuqua, Harvard Business School, MIT Sloan, Northwestern / Kellogg, Stanford GSB, U. Chicago Booth, UPenn / Wharton

Intake Year: 2025

Pre-MBA Career: Healthcare

Post-MBA Target Industry: Consulting Companies: Bain , BCG

GRE: 332

GPA: 3.5

Years of Work Experience: 3

Location: Florida

Post MBA Location: Consulting

Notes:

25F, lgbtq, 3 years as a registered nurse. also have started working for an early stage VC in the past several months.

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December 22, 2024 9:40pm ET

Applied to Berkeley / Haas

Round: Round 2

Received via portal

GPA: 3.85

GRE: 339

Program Type: Traditional Two-Year

Target Career: Finance

Application Location: Brooklyn, New York

December 22, 2024 1:36pm ET

Accepted to UT Austin / McCombs

Round: Round 1

Received via email on December 16, 2024

GRE: 319

Program Type: Traditional Two-Year

Target Career: Consulting

Application Location: United Kingdom

Note:

$20k merit scholarship offer.

December 22, 2024 12:04pm ET

Accepted to Stanford GSB

Round: Round 1

Received via phone

GPA: 3.7

GMAT: 750

Program Type: Traditional Two-Year

Target Career: Technology

Application Location: Asia

December 22, 2024 4:59am ET

Accepted to UPenn / Wharton

Round: Round 1

Received via portal

GMAT: 730

Program Type: Traditional Two-Year

Target Career: Finance

Application Location: Southeast Asia

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Elated and did not expect it!

December 21, 2024 8:37am ET

Accepted to Duke / Fuqua

Round: Round 1

Received via phone on December 11, 2024

GMAT: 675

Program Type: Traditional Two-Year

Target Career: Consulting

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