Peiwen Wang - Class of 2019
peiwen.wang@chicagobooth.edu
Undergraduate school/major: Chemical Engineering
Previous Industry: Energy and Chemicals
Career plans: Investment Banking
Why did you choose to apply to and attend Booth? Academic Rigor, Flexible Curriculum, Reputation
Activities: Random Walk Morocco
Use three adjectives to describe your experience at Chicago Booth: Rewarding, Challenging, Collaborative
Ask me about...: School Admission, Career Plan, Academic and Career Resources in Chicago Booth
What city/country will you be in during the winter break? Chicago
Investment Banking
Yue (Viva) Zhou Ronco - Class of 2018
yzhouron@ChicagoBooth.edu
LinkedIn Profile: https://br.linkedin.com/in/viva-zhou-b588a914
Undergraduate school/major: Economic, Statistics
Previous Industry: Investment Banking in New York, Tech Startup and Management Consulting in Brazil
Career plans: Tech/Consulting
Why did you choose to apply to and attend Booth? The intellectual rigor on driving great insights, the superstar professors who are amazingly dedicated to teaching, the supportive environment among Boothies to help each other succeed, and the list goes on...
Activities: Spending time with the lovely Chinese and Brazilian communities at Booth; Clubs (Design, BoothEd, Public Speak); Long distance running (just finished Rio marathon this year); Ashtanga yoga
Use three adjectives to describe your experience at Chicago Booth: Eye-opening, thought-provoking, fun
Ask me about...: Cool classes to take at Booth; applying/doing MBA with partner; experience work in IBD, startup and consulting, and anything else!
What city/country will you be in during the winter break? China
Liqun (Lily) Xu - Class of 2018
lxu4@ChicagoBooth.edu
LinkedIn Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/liqun-lily-xu-67504b20
Undergraduate school/major: Colgate University/Mathematics and Economics
Previous Industry: Economic Consulting
Career plans: Management Consulting / Tech companies in China
Why did you choose to apply to and attend Booth? I found Booth to be a great fit through campus visit and interaction with 2Y Boothies. I also like Booth's flexible curriculum which enables me to customize my MBA learning experience.
Activities: Management Consulting Group, Dean's Student Admissions Committee, Greater China Club
Use three adjectives to describe you experience at Chicago Booth: Fun, Fulfilling, Intellectual
Ask me about...: Living in South Loop, Living in Chicago/Boston, Student Life at Booth
What city/country will you be in during the winter break? Chicago
Weihua (Wei) He - Class of 2018
whe0@ChicagoBooth.edu
LinkedIn Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/weihuahe
Undergraduate school/major: University of Wisconsin/Finance, Economics
Previous Industry: Public Accounting
Career plans: Consulting/Corporate Strategy or General Management
Why did you choose to apply to and attend Booth? The flexible curriculum allows me to customize my learning experience. As a career switcher, I really value the autonomy in picking and choosing what classes to take in order to prepare me for the future industry and function I will be working in. Also, I love Chicago, including the winter
Activities: Random Walk Morocco (the best RW); participating in student groups (Management Consulting Group, Tech Group, DSAC); going out to eat; photography
Use three adjectives to describe you experience at Chicago Booth: Inspiring, exciting, fun
Ask me about...: Recruiting in the U.S. as an international student; finding the best food in Chicago (even on a broke student budget); surviving Chiberia; anything else
What city/country will you be in during the winter break? Bay area, Florida and Chicago
Chuan Chen - Class of 2019
Chuan.Chen@ChicagoBooth.edu
Undergraduate school/major: Beijing University of Chemical Technology/Applied Chemistry
Previous Industry: Consulting/Commodity Research
Career plans: Investment Management
Why did you choose to apply to and attend Booth? I chose to apply and attend Booth because Booth is committed to empower its students to challenge, achieve and impact through its world-class education and pay-it-forward student culture
Activities: Random Walk Peru (the best RW); Investment Management Group; Chicago China Forum; explore restaurants in Chicago (especially Chinatown)
Use three adjectives to describe you experience at Chicago Booth: Inspiring, invigorating and challenging
Ask me about...: Why Booth is your best choice; recruiting, working and living in the U.S. as an international student; career switching; finding the best food in Chicago (again, especially in Chinatown); anything else
What city/country will you be in during the winter break? China (Beijing & Hong Kong) and Chicago