MBA School プロフィール: Chicago Booth

University of Chicago - Booth

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University of Chicago (Booth)
Average GMAT Score	715	GMAT Range	660-760
Class Size	588	Average Work Experience	58 Months
Applicant Deadlines	R1:02-Oct-2012 R2:08-Jan-2013 R3:04-Apr-2013	Decision Dates	R1:19-Dec-2012 R2:28-Mar-2013 R3:23-May-2013
Length of Program	21 Months

Since its inception 1898, Chicago Booth School of Business makes its students constantly question the existing business practices and theories. This makes them become confident in facing future challenges and become exceptional leaders. The school completely transforms its students with new perspectives and strong analytic ability to make them expert decision makers. The school curriculum has one of its kind programs called LEAD program. This program lets us explore all about you, your uniqueness, your leadership skills, your interaction with others, your shortcomings and how you can overcome them.

The school’s flexible curriculum caters to individual needs and focuses on leadership, group experimentation, and great teamwork, enhances your experience to build the solid foundation for business skills for lifetime. You can choose from MBA, International MBA, joint degree or dual degree. The degree and open enrollment programs of Chicago Booth School of Business are offered on three continents

The school has experimental courses like Management Lab, Private Equity/ Venture Lab, and New Venture and Small Enterprise Lab, The school is proud to claim an unmatched faculty, out of which six members have won Nobel Prizes for their effective approach to new ideas and innovative solutions to business. The Chicago has 10 research centers and offers 14 concentrations. They had around 237 recruiting events for their graduating students of 2008-09. The school partners around 33 countries.

Chicago Booth is all about community collaboration. The diversity in student’s body is seen by the fact that 35% international applicants in class size of 550 representing 50 countries. With 43,000 alumni having 92 alumni clubs, working in 113 countries supports and contributes to the School with recruitment and mentorship. The school has an average class size of 550 with an acceptance % of 21.9 and with a requirement of average GMAT score of 714.The length of the program is 21 months and the total number of courses offered is 21.The MBA Application requirements also include professional resume, 2 letters of recommendation and 3 Mandatory/1 Optional Essays.

Apart from the above general requirements, the Chicago looks for candidates who are natural leaders, strong analytic ability, and community contributor, excellence in professional and academic field. These are the main factor’s which play a key role in making the application success, if you can highlight them in your application essays and interview. So, in order to be part of the vibrant Chicago Booth’s community either applicant should be master of the requirements or should be under guidance of an experienced person who will help him secure an admit.

General Education being the group of thorough experienced professionals compounded with profound professional capabilities of guiding applicants to write impressive and successful B-School applications also offers various services to the prospective international MBA applicants to help them realize their higher education dreams. We help you in your journey towards your dream B-School.

Application Process 

 

The Chicago Booth application process involves  two steps -

1) Application - applicants have to complete online application and send the supporting documents by the application deadlines.

2) Interviews - applicants will receive the interview invitation by mid decision dates of each round.

 

Application Checklist

The Chicago Booth application consist of the following items -

1) Completed application

2) Completed essays

3) Professional resume

4) Two letters of recommendation

5) Unofficial transcripts at the time of applying. The official transcripts are submitted only after receiving the offer of admit from the school.

6) GMAT score

7) TOEFL or IELTS scores (international applicants only)

Essay Questions for Year 2012-2013 

Essay: 1. What are your short- and long-term goals, and how will an MBA from Chicago Booth help you reach them? (500 words maximum)
Essay: 2. Short Answer Essays: 
a. What has been your biggest challenge, and what have you learned from it?  (200 words maximum)
b. Tell us about something that has fundamentally transformed the way you think. (200 words maximum)
Essay: 3. Presentation/Essay: 
The Chicago experience will take you deeper into issues, force you to challenge assumptions, and broaden your perspective.  In a four-slide presentation or an essay of no more than 600 words, broaden our perspective about who you are. Understanding what we currently know about you from the application, what else would you like us to know?
Essay: 4. Re-applicant Essay: 
Upon reflection, how has your thinking regarding your future, Chicago Booth, and/or getting an MBA changed since the time of your last application? (300 words) 

Only those applicants who applied for entrance in Fall 2011 or 2012 are required to complete this essay.

Essay Question For Year 2011-12

 

Essay1: What are your short- and long-term goals, and how will a Chicago Booth MBA help you reach them? (600 words)

Essay2: At Chicago Booth, we believe each individual has his or her own leadership style. How has your family, culture, and/or environment influenced you as a leader? (750 words)

Essay3: Considering what you've already included in the application, what else should we know about you? In a maximum of four slides, tell us about yourself. 

RE-APPLICANTS ONLY: Upon reflection, how has your thinking regarding your future, Chicago Booth, and/or getting an MBA changed since the time of your last application? (300 words)

 

Essay Question For Year 2010-11

 

Essay 1

• The Admissions Committee is interested in learning more about you on both a personal and professional level. Please answer the following (maximum of 300 words for each section):
  • Why are you pursuing a full-time MBA at this point in your life?
  • Define your short and long term career goals post MBA.
  • What is it about Chicago Booth that is going to help you reach your goals?
  • RE-APPLICANTS ONLY: Upon reflection, how has your thinking regarding your future, Chicago Booth, and/or getting an MBA changed since the time of your last application?

Essay 2

• Chicago Booth is a place that challenges its students to stretch and take risks that they might not take elsewhere. Tell us about a time when you took a risk and what you learned from that experience (maximum of 750 words).

Essay 3

• At Chicago Booth, we teach you HOW to think rather than what to think. With this in mind, we have provided you with “blank pages” in our application. Knowing that there is not a right or even a preferred answer allows you to demonstrate to the committee your ability to navigate ambiguity and provide information that you believe will support your candidacy for Chicago Booth.
  
  
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