Chicago Booth 2010 MBA Essay Questions
Chicago has published its 2010 MBA deadlines and essay questions. Chicago has changed questions 1 & 2 and added a short reapplicant question. My tips will follow, but in the meantime, here are Chicago Booth's 2010 essay questions and deadlines.
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Round
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Submission Deadline
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Mid-Decision Notification
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Decision Notification
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Round 1
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Oct. 14, 2009
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Nov. 11, 2009
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Dec. 22, 2009
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Round 2
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Jan. 6, 2010
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Feb. 17 2010
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Mar. 24, 2010
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Round 3
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Mar. 10, 2010
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Apr. 21, 2010
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May 12, 2010
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Below are the Essay questions for the Fall 2010 application.The Fall 2010 Chicago Booth application will be available on the Online Application System in mid-July 2009.
Essays
1.How did you choose your most recent job/internship and how did this experience influence your future goals? What about the Chicago Booth MBA makes you feel it is the next best step in your career at this time? (750-1000 words)
1a.FOR REAPPLICANTS ONLY: Upon reflection, how has your thinking regarding your future, Chicago Booth, and/or getting an MBA changed since the time of your last application? (250 words)
2.Please choose one of the following (500 - 750 words):
Describe a time when you wish you could have retracted something you said or did. When did you realize your mistake and how did you handle the situation?
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Describe a time when you were surprised by feedback that you received. What was the feedback and why were you surprised?
Slide Presentation
We have asked for a great deal of information throughout this application and now invite you to tell us about yourself. In four slides or less please answer the following question: What have you not already shared in your application that you would like your future classmates to know about you?
We have set forth the following guidelines for you to consider when creating your presentation.
- The content is completely up to you. There is no right or wrong approach to this essay.
- Feel free to use the software you are most comfortable with. Acceptable formats for upload in the online application system are PowerPoint or PDF.
- There is a strict maximum of 4 slides, though you can provide fewer than 4 if you choose.
- Slides will be printed and added to your file for review, therefore, flash, hyperlinks, embedded videos, music, etc. will not be viewed by the committee. You are limited to text and static images to convey your points. Color may be used.
- Slides will be evaluated on the quality of content and ability to convey your ideas, not on technical expertise or presentation.
- You are welcome to attach a document containing notes if you feel a deeper explanation of your slides is necessary. However the hope is the slide is able to stand alone and convey your ideas clearly. You will not be penalized for adding notes but you should not construct a slide with the intention of using the notes section as a consistent means of explanation.
Optional Essay
If there is any important information that is relevant for your candidacy that you were unable to address elsewhere in the application, please share that information here.
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MBA Admissions News: HBS, Wharton, Chicago, Kellogg, INSEAD, UCLA
Wow has it been busy in the MBA world! Take a couple of days off and everything starts happening.
- Chicago Booth announced the availability of no-cosigner loans for its students. Chicago Booth and Associate Dean Rose Martinelli have worked hard to ensure access to international students since alternative sources of funding for international students dried up last fall. With this deal involving Deutsche Bank and The International Student Loan Program they appear to have a means of ensuring that all Booth MBA students will have access to funding "up to the total cost of attendance, less any financial aid received"
- Harvard Students Voluntarily Take Ethics Oath. A growing percentage of Harvard's Class of 2009 is pledging itself to an ethical code drafted by HBS students. In less than one week, slightly less than 30% of the HBS class has agreed to the oath and as of today it is about 37%. However commendable this initiative, the cynical comments that accompany the NY Times article about the oath say much about the reputation of business and MBAs. Only widespread living up to the oath can repair that sullied reputation.
- Wharton releases deadlines for 2009-10. The submission deadlines are October 1, 2009, January 5, 2010, and March 9, 2010. Yes. You read correctly: The first round submission deadline is October 1, and that is 9 days earlier than last year's deadline. The first round deadlines have been edging earlier and earlier. Wharton's questions should be released in "mid-July."
- Kellogg announces the retirement of Dean Dipak C. Jain after eight years in office. Reasons for the departure were not revealed. Kellogg will appoint an interim dean and then launch a national search for Jain's replacement.
- BusinessWeek has published excellent interviews with the respective admissions directors of UCLA Anderson and INSEAD.
At Accepted.com there is also a lot going on for MBA applicants.
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