Essay Questions
Chicago Booth Evening MBA and Weekend MBA programs office looks forward to learning more about you via your application. If you are a re-applicant, you will answer these questions, as well as one additional essay.
Essays for Evening MBA Spring 2009 and Summer 2009 Quarter
- Why are you pursuing an MBA at this point in your career? Describe your personal and professional goals and the role an MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business plays in your plans to reach these goals. (1500 word maximum)
- Complete one of the following questions (500 word maximum).
- a) What has been your greatest challenge in life so far?
- b) It is your first day of business school and people are selecting study groups. How would you describe the value you will bring to a study group?
- What accomplishment, either professional or personal, are you most proud of? (500 word maximum)
(Optional) If there is any important information that is relevant for your candidacy that you were unable to address elsewhere in the application, please share that information here.
For Re-Applicants Only: What are the major personal and professional developments that have taken place since your last application? What motivates you to reapply? (1000 word maximum)
Essays for Weekend MBA and Evening MBA Autumn 2009
- Why are you pursuing an MBA at this point in your career? Describe your personal and professional goals and the role an MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business plays in your plans to reach these goals. (1500 word maximum)
- Please select one of the following two questions to answer. (1000 word maximum)
Option 1
- a) Please provide an example of a time when you had to make a choice between two equally important obligations. How did you decide which obligation deserved your attention?
- b) Did you try and predict other people's reactions to your decision? If so, how accurate were you? Why do you think you were or were not accurate in your prediction?
- c) Reflecting on this experience, how do you think an MBA from Chicago Booth might have aided in your decision making process?
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Option 2
- a) Have you ever made a decision that caused you to go against popular opinion? Please describe that situation and your rationale for your decision.
- b) Did you feel at any point that people misperceived your motives? Explain.
- c) In retrospect, how do you think an MBA from Chicago Booth would have affected your decision
- It is your first day of business school and people are selecting study groups. How would you describe the value you will bring to a study group? (500 word maximum)
(Optional) If there is any important information that is relevant for your candidacy that you were unable to address elsewhere in the application, please share that information here.
For Re-Applicants Only: What are the major personal and professional developments that have taken place since your last application? What motivates you to reapply? (1000 word maximum)
