Building a strong community full of incredible and insightful people was a top priority for me when choosing a business school. Thus, assessing how easy it would be to meet friends and whether I would be living close enough to them to continue...
Like many others, I spent a lot of time while applying to business schools talking to current MBA students and alumni. I talked to them about all sorts of different topics and got many differing opinions throughout my conversations. That said, there...
October 11 is National Coming Out Day in the United States. Celebrated each year, it marks the anniversary of the 1987 National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights. Around this day each year, members of the Chicago Booth community...
Originally from El Paso, TX, Robert Palacios, ‘21, is a Mexican-American who worked in economic development and startups prior to coming to Chicago Booth. Robert shares his unique perspective about why he chose to pursue an MBA, the value of...
To me, Hispanic Heritage Month is about embracing all of who I am. As a half Puerto Rican from California, I have spent most of my life hearing that I was not enough to fit into any group. From my seasonal skin tones to my broken Spanish, I floated...