When I first applied to Booth, I didn’t think I would be accepted. I applied to five schools in a month with fee waivers from the Forté Foundation and joked about wasting Admissions’ time for free. I thought I didn’t make sense as a Booth...
I knew I wanted to study abroad in graduate school before I even knew I wanted to go to Chicago Booth. Whether or not a school had a study abroad program was one of the make-or-break factors for if I applied to it or not. I wasn’t able to study...
The International Business Exchange Program, better known as IBEP, was one of the main reasons I applied to Booth. It’s Booth’s version of study abroad and students can apply for programs that last a couple weeks or an entire quarter at one of...
A common interview prompt is, “Tell me about a time when you failed.” As Booth students, we have spoken to this over and over again. From our past jobs to our MBA admissions interviews, we have at least one good story about overcoming...
Before I came to Booth I was warned of the dangers of overcommitting myself. Alumni and second year students alike advised that I know what I wanted, guard my time, and to be unafraid to say no, but to also open myself up to new experiences and say...