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Sample MBA Essays and School Specific Tips

Chicago Booth MBA Essay Tips 2017-18

Booth’s MBA Application Essay for 2017-18 has maintained the same format as last year with a pictorial series of 6 moments as the prompt.

If you pay close attention, the admission team is asking – what aspect of Chicago Booth MBA experience do you like the most

#1. Modern Art
#2. Teamwork and Individual Ambition   
#3. Adventure   
#4. Diversity
#5. Classroom Experience   
#6. Harper Centre   

LBS MBA Essay 1 Tips: Curriculum Analysis

Q1. What are your post-MBA plans and how will your past experience and the London Business School programme contribute? (500 words)

In our LBS MBA Essay Guide, we have shown how applicants looking to get into Finance should map their pre-MBA experience with their post-MBA goals. However, the essay also asks about the ‘specific aspect’ of the London Business School MBA program. The admission team expects you to quote the curriculum structure. To make it easier for you, we have analyzed the curriculum. Select the courses according to your post-MBA goals.

LBA MBA Curriculum Analysis

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Chicago Booth MBA Essay Tips 2016-17

Q) The following is a collection of shared Booth moments.

Choose the moment that best resonates with you and tell us why.

Booth’s MBA Application Essay for 2016-17 has maintained the same format as last year with a pictorial series of 10 moments as the prompt.

If you pay close attention, the admission team is asking – what aspect of Chicago Booth MBA experience do you like the most

1.New Venture Challenge

2. Travel & Experience International Culture

3. LEAD (Leadership Effectiveness and Development)

4. Harper Center

5. Esteemed Professors

6. Global Social Impact Practicum

7. Booth Alumni

8. Booth MBA Entrepreneurs

9. Distinguished Speaker Series

10. Student Groups 

Insead MBA Essay 2 Tips: Describe the achievement of which you are most proud and explain why.

Awareness about your career and personal growth is what the school is measuring with the essay, but there are some basic guidelines that you should adhere to, before shortlisting your proudest achievement. Since Essay 3 asks about your extra-curricular activities, use this essay only to mention your professional accomplishment.

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Story of Matt Maloney (GrubHub): Booth Moments (Essay)

A recent study by the Financial Times shows that Booth stands at #4 in the world when it comes to the most Alumni as CEOs in Fortune 500 companies, behind Stanford(8), Insead(9) and Harvard (28). If you look at the Alumni who have climbed the CEO position in small and mid-sized Business, the number of Booth MBA CEOs is at 5,400, with their contribution distributed in companies as diverse as JPMorgan, Pfizer, Gillette, and Suzuki.

Chicago Booth Regatta: Booth Moments (Essay)

Booth Alumni has one of the widest geographical reaches with 49,000 alumni spread across 115 countries. Booth Alumni also found their mark in Govt. – Former Governor of New Jersey, Secretary of Financial Services and the Treasury for Hong Kong, City Administrative Officers and other esteemed public service officers around the world.