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| FROM Booth Admissions Blog: Getting ready for business: An SBSP Story |
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As a newly minted college graduate, Chicago Booth student Luis Nanes was looking to round out his general business skills after graduating from Universidad Iberoamericana with a degree in Industrial Engineering. He was also curious to learn more about the MBA degree and determine whether or not it was for him. Nanes had heard of Chicago Booth, and discovered the Summer Business Scholars Program after doing some research on the school. He felt that the three-week program was a perfect option for him to get an inside view of life as an MBA student. � The Summer Business Scholars Program (SBSP) was created in 2007 in response to growing interest from current undergraduate students and early career professionals who were curious to learn more about the MBA Program and pick up some applicable business skills. It was designed to provide a window into our world, a chance to test the waters while still a few years away from graduate school. True to University of Chicago tradition, it was also structured to provide a stellar academic experience. � It was Chicago that first impressed Nanes. “When I came to Chicago, I really fell in love,” he said. “It was summertime and the weather was beautiful.” SBSP scholars arrive in mid-July and stay through the first week of August. They live together downtown, within walking distance of the Magnificent Mile, some of Chicago’s best beaches and Lake Michigan. It’s not a bad place to be for three weeks! � Once he arrived at Booth, Nanes dove into the coursework. SBSP features three courses we consider fundamental towards understanding the nature of business: accounting, finance and marketing. Nanes found the marketing course to be particularly helpful; as an engineering student marketing wasn’t something he had previous experience with. “It was a case-based course,” he explained, and provided a “whole different approach from what I had been used to in my home program.” In addition to coursework, SBSP also focuses on leadership development and enhanced self-awareness. We bring in our team from LEAD to facilitate a leadership exercise with the students as well as sponsor sessions on networking, business etiquette and perfecting your professional “pitch.” For Nanes, the networking piece was key. “Networking is essential in your everyday life,” he said. It’s important to meet people from different backgrounds and settings in order to reach your goals. SBSP helped me get the skills to do it.” � Above all, Nanes cites the people he met in SBSP as the biggest gain from doing the program, as well as being instrumental in his decision to return to Chicago Booth as an MBA student later on. “The participants in SBSP are very similar to the ones I am with right now in my MBA Program,” he commented. “I can describe them as very proactive. They want to change the world. They want to have an impact on other people’s lives.” � If you’re curious to see how business skills can change the world, or simply want to further your interest in a particular field, you might want to consider taking a similar path to Nanes. To learn more about this unique opportunity, Applications to #SBSP2014 are being accepted now through early May. � Best, Meghan |
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| FROM Booth Admissions Blog: Cheers, London! |
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We were treated to terrific weather and a multitude of light displays and other holiday fanfare during our recent journey to London for candidate interviews. One of the things we learned on this trip is that London celebrates the holiday season early (at least earlier than us Americans!). We felt the holiday spirit from the airport to the busy shopping streets to the festively decorated Carnaby Street in a celebration of the year of the robin. Despite the natural desire that kicked in right away to explore the streets of London capturing great photos like this one of St. Paul's Cathedral, we did arrive in London with a purpose: to spend this past Saturday meeting and interviewing our European Round One applicants. Some came from close by, in and around London, and others made the trek from cities like Paris, Madrid, and Tel Aviv to interview with Booth alumni. We were able to catch up with many applicants we met on the road during our travels around the world this fall, and even some we had met in Chicago while visiting our campus. We were so happy to see them continue their MBA journey with Booth. Interviews were conducted on our beautiful campus right in the heart of London at Woolgate Exchange. Our alumni were our co-hosts for the day offering their time to interview and to share their #WhyBooth stories and experiences over lunch, both in Chicago as students and as alumni living and working in London. Our alumni volunteers included former Admissions Fellows, and active members of the London alumni community, including our alumni club president. The local club has already began making plans to welcome the new admits in December. Our interview day felt more like a social event than a day of interviews thanks to our alumni community. What’s great about interviewing with Chicago Booth, whether in Hyde Park or at one of our other interview cities, is the opportunity to engage with alumni or students. We encourage our interviewees to learn as much as possible from our community so that at the end of their interview experience, they’ve gotten as much out of their day as they put into it. As our interviews continue on (this week Carrie and Eddie are heading to Sao Paulo while Danielle and Michelle have just landed in Shanghai), we encourage you to make the most of YOUR interview day. Best of luck to everyone! Joanne & Donna |
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