Chicago Booth School of Business has officially opened its application for the 2026 intake, and with it comes an intriguing update to their essay prompts. ARINGO is here to help you understand these changes and prepare strong applications that stand out. Booth's commitment to understanding the holistic applicant is evident in this year's questions, particularly the innovative new image-based essay.
Chicago Booth is highly selective, admitting only a fraction of its applicants. With such intense competition, every aspect of your application is crucial, including the interview. The admissions committee uses the interview as an opportunity to get to know you beyond your written application, assess your communication skills, and gauge your fit with the program. It's a chance to demonstrate your passion for Booth and your potential to contribute to the community.
This year we worked with 30 Booth MBA&EMBA candidates, and while we don’t have all their results yet we are happy to share what we know so far:
Chicago Booth is one of the leading business schools in the US and its MBA program is one of the best in the world. ARINGO conducted a short interview with Tom Nof, Booth MBA class of 2022, to learn about the school and the MBA program: Tell us a bit about your pre-MBA background [...]
Chicago Booth is one of the leading business schools in the US and in the world. ARINGO conducted a short interview with Kim Epps, Senior Assistant Director of MBA Programs at Booth, who told us about the MBA program, the admission process and the school: Q: What is special about your MBA program? In [...]
Forbes published its 11th biennial rankings of the best American business schools, and ranked Chicago Booth at #1, Stanford at #2 and Kellogg at #3. Comparing to the 2017 rankings, Wharton declined from #1 to #5, Stanford remained 2nd, Harvard and Kellogg switced places, While Booth rose from #7 to 1st place. The Forbes‘ ranking is [...]
The Economist published its annual ranking of the world's leading business schools, and ranked Chicago Booth as #1. Kellogg, Harvard, Wharton and Stanford complete the top 5.American schools dominate the rankings, as this year they claim 16 of the top 20 places in The Economist’s ranking of full-time MBA programmes, and 53 places in the top [...]
The 3rd part of our “Getting to Know the Top MBA Programs” features an interview with Inbar Goodman, MBA student at Chicago Booth Full time MBA program class of 2019: What is special about your school? In your eyes, what differentiates your school from others? The two things that make the Chicago Booth MBA special [...]
Chicago Booth and Wharton published deadlines and essay topics for their MBA programs that start in 2019: CHICAGO BOOTH Round 1 - Sep 27, 2018 Round 2 - Jan 3, 2019 Round 3 - Apr 4, 2019 . 2018-2019 Chicago Booth Full-Time MBA Application Questions: How will the Booth MBA help you achieve your [...]
Chicago Booth and MIT Sloan published updated deadlines and essay topics for the MBA programs that start in 2018:Chicago BoothDeadlinesRound 1 - September 21, 2017Round 2 - January 3, 2018Round 3 - April 3, 2018Essay questionsView this collection of shared Booth moments. Choose the moment that best resonates with you and tell us why.Presentation/Essay Guidelines:Choose the [...]
Chicago published essay questions and deadlines for its MBA program beginning in 2017:View this collection of shared Booth moments. Choose the moment that best resonates with you and tell us why.Presentation/Essay Guidelines:– Choose the format that works for you. Want to illustrate your response visually? Submit a slide presentation. Like to express yourself with words? Write [...]
Three additional ARINGO clients got accepted to Harvard (MBA).Three additional ARINGO clients got accepted to Chicago (MBA).Another ARINGO client got accepted to Columbia (MBA).Another ARINGO client got accepted to INSEAD (MBA), with an 18,000 Euro scholarship!Another ARINGO client got accepted to IESE (MBA).Another ARINGO client got accepted to Yale (MBA).
A new post on the Chicago admissions committee blog addresses the new essay in which applicants are asked to choose a picture and explain how the picture portrays the applicant’s fit to the school’s student community:“Booth is a place that emphasizes individuality and diverse perspectives. The intent of the essay is to get a better [...]
Chicago published updated essay questions and deadlines for its 2016 MBA program: 2015-16 Essay:Chicago Booth values individuality because of what we can learn from the diverse experiences and perspectives of others. This mutual respect creates an open-minded community that supports curiosity, inspires us to think more broadly, take risks, and challenge assumptions. At Booth, community [...]
Another ARINGO client got accepted to HBS (MBA).Two additional ARINGO clients got accepted to Wharton (MBA).Two additional ARINGO clients got accepted to Chicago (MBA).Three additional ARINGO clients got accepted to Kellogg (MBA).Another ARINGO client got accepted to Darden (MBA).Another ARINGO client got accepted to Cornell (MBA).
Two additional ARINGO clients got accepted to Berkeley (MBA).Crossing Fingers!!Two additional ARINGO clients were invited to interview at Harvard (MBA).Four additional ARINGO clients were invited to interview at Chicago (MBA).Three additional ARINGO clients were invited to interview at LBS (MBA).Another ARINGO client was invited to interview at Darden (MBA).Another ARINGO client was invited to interview [...]
Two additional ARINGO clients were accepted to Chicago (MBA)!! One of them was awarded a $60,000 scholarship!!
Chicago Booth published updated essay questions and deadlines for its MBA program beginning in 2015:Presentation/Essay: Chicago Booth values adventurous inquiry, diverse perspectives, and a collaborative exchange of ideas. This is us. Who are you?Presentation/Essay Guidelines • Be reflective. We’ve learned a lot about you throughout the application, but what more should we know? • Interpret broadly. “Who [...]
An article on the site Poets & Quants reports that Chicago Booth plans a change as of the 2014-2015 season: candidates’ applications will only be read by admissions committee members and not by the program’s students. The school explained that the change is intended to allow the students to better utilize their time and to [...]
Another ARINGO client was accepted to Wharton (MBA).Another ARINGO client was accepted to Duke (MBA).Another ARINGO client was accepted to LBS (MBA).Another ARINGO client was accepted to Chicago (MBA).
