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An Insider's Perspective: What Chicago Booth Is Actually Looking For

An Insider's Perspective: What Chicago Booth Is Actually Looking For

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Wednesday, Sep 16
from 7:00 PM – 7:45 PM UTC
Virtual event

About the event

Chicago Booth admits the candidate who can prove they'll thrive in a flexible, peer-driven curriculum all while immersed in a "question everything" culture. In this session we will walk through what that means for your application: what Booth's essays are testing for and the positioning mistakes I see strong candidates make every single cycle. Three things you'll walk away with: 1. What "I'll design my own path" actually needs to look like on paper 2. How to answer Booth's specific essay prompts without sounding generic 3. Which Booth stereotypes are simply not true

This event is part of a series

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The Insider's Admissions Guide

Sep 16 - Oct 7, 2026

A candid, school-by-school breakdown of exactly what Booth, Kellogg, and Columbia are looking for in their MBA applicants.

Round 2: What Kellogg Is Actually Looking For
Round 2: What Kellogg Is Actually Looking For

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Praveen Kumar G.

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Round 2: What Columbia Is Actually Looking For
Round 2: What Columbia Is Actually Looking For

Oct 7 at 7:00 PM UTC

Praveen Kumar G.
Faiza  T.

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