Chicago Booth MBA Essay Guide (2024 Entering Class)

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Booth’s MBA Application has two essays, with no maximum word count, but the admission team has provided a 250-word minimum count. Since the optional essay has a 300-word limit, we would recommend that you keep a 500-word limit (1 page). In circumstances where you have an interesting career profile (2-3 jobs and multiple extra-curricular or a truly impactful journey), 650-750 words or 1.5 pages is acceptable.

1. How will the Booth MBA help you achieve your immediate and long-term post-MBA career goals? (250 word minimum)

2. An MBA is as much about personal growth as it is about professional development. In addition to sharing your experience and goals in terms of career, we’d like to learn more about you outside of the office. Use this opportunity to tell us something about who you are… (250 word minimum)

F1GMAT's Booth MBA Essay Guide includes:

1) Demonstrates how to write the Immediate and Long-term goals with Booth MBA (6 Sample Essays)

Sample Booth Goals Essay #1: Oil & Gas to Consulting (474 Words)   
Sample Booth Goals Essay #2: Social IMPACT to Marketing (469 Words)
Sample Booth Goals Essay #3: Accounting to Entrepreneurship (490 Words)   
Sample Booth Goals Essay #4: Technology (Programming to Product Development) (493 Words)   
Sample Booth Goals Essay #5: Media Sales to Consulting (Food and Beverages Industry) (522 Words)   
Sample Booth Goals Essay #6: (Economic Development to IMPACT investing) (586 Words)

2) Demonstrates how to write about personal growth by interleaving childhood influences, volunteering and professional leadership development (6 Sample Essays)

Sample Essay #1: Father’s Restaurant Business and Leadership (451 Words)  
Sample Essay #2: Teaching and Scientific Temperament as a Virtue (654 Words)  
Sample Essay #3: Learning from Tragedy (610 Words)  
Sample Essay #4: Risk Taking and Learning (Reimagining the Food Supply Chain)(628 Words)
Sample Essay #5: Nature or Nurture (Hunting and Conservationism) (497 Words)
Sample Essay #6: Single Parent and Entrepreneurship (631 Words)

3) Provides context on what makes Chicago Booth MBA unique (Extensive Analysis)

  • LEAD (Leadership Effectiveness and Development)

  • Labs

  • Student Clubs

  • Random Walks

  • Class Profile   

  • Multiculturalism   

  • Curriculum   

  • New Venture Challenge   

  • Professors   

  • International Experience   

  • Chicago Booth Alumni   

  • Post-MBA Opportunities   

  • Chicago and Booth’s Intellectual openness   

Who Should Buy Chicago Booth MBA Essay Guide?

If your essay looks too bland, Booth MBA Essay Guide will show you, with examples, on how to use the elements of Storytelling like Incorporating "The Struggle," Using Emotional connectors, narrating the Journey and the use of Chronology, Vividness and Active Verbs to transform your essays.

If you are stuck in the Writing process, Booth MBA Essay Guide will show you how to silence the Analytic Mind and overcome mental blocks.

If you feel that the essays are not persuasive, Booth MBA Essay Guide will teach you how to use the W-Pattern narrative, Contexts, Turning Points and "The Show Don't Tell Approach" to write a Winning MBA Essay.

If you don't have enough leadership experience, Booth MBA Essay Guide will show you how to highlight non-obvious qualities like Trust, Focus, Listening Skills, Personal Responsibility, Humility, Self-Knowledge, and other secondary traits to prove your leadership.

If you don't know how to review your essays, Booth MBA Essay Guide will demonstrate how to improve readability with the power of iteration and maintain your original voice by removing review biases.

If you want to see how experts write Essays, read our Sample Essays and kick-start your writing process

Pages: 404
Entering Class: 2024

Reviews: 

" Atul masterfully maps the curriculum from Booth's vast collection of electives and function-oriented themes for the goals essay. I found inspiration from unlikely profiles cited in the essay guide, particularly the social impact to the marketing career transition, which was unlike any motivation I had read. The example helped me see ways in which unconventional goals could be cited for Booth essays. The chapter on storytelling is particularly interesting as it breaks down the science of a story that someone with a finance background like me could understand. The sample essays are interesting, and his advice on balancing stories with substance helped me put aside any misconceptions about narrating for school applications. " - Chicago Booth MBA (2023 Entering Class)

" I was wondering whether to include a personal example for the learn more about you outside of the office essay. The Sample about the applicant's vacation and how it turned somber with the cousin's death hit too close to home. I didn't want to play the 'victim' by including all my trauma in my essays, but i started spending time on mental health awareness after a friend committed suicide. The delicate manner in which the author writes about the tragedy gave me the confidence to finally open up. It was quite a trip to write from my heart. Eventually, I toned it down, but the samples helped me explore a side of my story that I didn't want to share. Perhaps that helped me get an interview invite. " - Chicago Booth MBA (2023 Entering Class)

" I had been on a halt from writing the essays until a week before the deadline, and I have Atul to thank for inspiring me to write an essay that got me admitted to Booth. He shares so much insight into the art of writing that it would be impossible for someone to find inspiration from the Samples. As a technologist and male in a competitive application pool, I had to break from the stereotype. The example of an applicant - his journey from a passionate programmer to a product person to an ambitious goal of leveraging technology to conserve nature- had many parallels to my journey. When i wrote the draft, this sample was my go-to reference. Breaking down the chapters on storytelling and editing was the 'a-ha' moment for me. I recommend this essay guide to any applicant struggling to write in their voice. " - Chicago Booth MBA (2023 Entering Class)

" As a doctor specializing in cosmetic surgery, an MBA was never on my horizon. When I finally realized that my career transition in my mid-30s to my 40s would be a challenge without an MBA, I purchased the Essay Guide. I loved the story of the orthodontist who transitioned to media and planned to enter consulting. Although I am still a step behind, the narrative and the specific way with which the MBA curriculum is quoted and connected with the goals helped me understand how to write a goals essay. The 'me' outside my work is miles away from my professional persona. I was unsure of how to incorporate my interests outside work into the narrative. The examples were so diverse that I had a wide range of narrative tools to craft my story. Truly grateful for the book!" - Chicago Booth MBA (2023 Entering Class)

"Non-profit candidates like me are often met with a bit of ridicule for applying to a quant-heavy program like Booth. Most consultants advised against it except Atul. I bought his Essay Guide to understand how applicants like me articulate goals and connect their stories to long-term goals. I found the struggle of the Economic Development officer similar to running my non-profit in an extremely inefficient non-profit space. Although lofty goals are often cited by organizations and the government, graft and poor integration of technology, make the pursuit of any worthwhile goals a struggle. I decided to do an MBA to transition into IMPACT investing. Thankfully the essay guide had a sample that captured a similar story, although the person worked in South America. I also found the transformation matrix useful as my life had several such moments that offered a template to craft the goals." - Chicago Booth MBA (2023 Entering Class)