Early Career Candidates: Overview and Application Process

Overview and Application Process | Early Career Alumni | Applicant Profile

If you are eager to enroll in an MBA program at an early stage of your career, Chicago Booth welcomes your application for admission.  Contrary to popular belief, Chicago Booth encourages applications from candidates who have 1-3 years of work experience, or who plan to enroll in the fall after their college graduation.

There is no separate program or admissions process for Early Career candidates, but applications from these students will be reviewed with certain criteria in mind.  To give you a sense of what makes a successful Early Career candidate, we've prepared a profile of Early Career candidates as a guideline for interested students. Note: If you are a student at the University of Chicago, you should review the Chicago Booth Scholars program.

• How to Apply - All Chicago Booth applicants use our online application system. Registration and creation of a username and password are required to begin the online application. You can download the application (PDF) for informational purposes.
• Admissions Interviews - Interviews will be granted on an invitation-only basis after evaluation of a submitted application. Interviews are conducted by admissions staff, students, or alumni. They are held on campus or in a location convenient for the applicant. All interviews, regardless of who conducts them, receive equal weight in the evaluation process.

Application Checklist

A completed application (submitted online or by mail) includes:

• completed application with required personal background
• completed essays and slide presentation
• professional résumé
• transcripts from all post-secondary educational institutions from which you have earned a degree, either official documents or a self-reported transcript
• GMAT score
• TOEFL or IELTS scores (international applicants only)
• Two letters of recommendation, including at least one from a direct supervisor.  If you are applying to the Chicago Booth Scholars Program, one letter must be from an internship supervisor and the other must be from a professor (three letters are preferred).
• $200 Application Fee (may be waived for college seniors; please email admissions@ChicagoBooth.edu for more information).

Contact Info

If you have questions that require additional information, please contact the Full-Time Admissions Office.