If you’re considering an MBA, you’ve got a list of everything you need in a business school, everything from academics to community to professional outlook is an important factor. Flexibility, return on investment, access to networks, a collaborative learning environment, and much more awaits you when you pursue your MBA at Chicago Booth. We asked Boothies to talk about why now is the time to pursue an MBA and how they have benefitted from the Booth experience. Learn more about the Booth MBA and taking your next step in your career journey.
Morgan Harden: I found in my research that an MBA is really the most flexible graduate degree there is out there
Zach Nerenberg: To be quantitative, which Booth people are, you can put it down in a spreadsheet, it's ROI positive.
Emma Lawler: I'm just going to have so many more tools, so much more access, so much more network than people who didn't go down this route.
Prachi Kulkarni: I think it's really a once in a lifetime opportunity to be in a safe learning environment, where you can take risks, you can fail, and you can learn and then apply that to your future job.
Matheus Vervloet: The return investment is very quick afterwards, especially concerning the the roles we get access to.
Maya Shaposhnik Cadena: I mean, look how quickly we founded the company from just researching it in one class to founding the company, to raising one and a half million dollars, to launching a product, to launching another product.
Nisha Saboo: So it's really set me up, you know, not only to help build out my business, but also to build out myself and develop myself personally as a leader.
Prachi Kulkarni: And it just makes you part of a community that I think will always be there for you both personally and professionally and I think that's definitely worth the investment.
Happy Pride Month! Read on to learn more about Booth’s LGBTQ+ community and OUTreach student group from the perspective of current co-chair Deasee Phillips.
Get to Know Deasee Phillips, Full-Time MBA Student and OUTreach Co-Chair
Learn more about the student experience in numerous student-led groups and clubs available to students at Chicago Booth.
Building a Collaborative Community: Student-Led Groups and Clubs at Chicago Booth
Students who come to Chicago Booth from the military bring distinctive perspectives on leadership. Here are some of their thoughts on the topic.
Leadership Lessons from Veterans