{"id":13047,"date":"2012-07-17T14:17:58","date_gmt":"2012-07-17T21:17:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/?p=13047"},"modified":"2012-07-17T14:17:58","modified_gmt":"2012-07-17T21:17:58","slug":"chicago-booth-2013-mba-application-questions-deadlines-tips","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/chicago-booth-2013-mba-application-questions-deadlines-tips\/","title":{"rendered":"Chicago Booth 2013 MBA Application Questions, Deadlines, Tips"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Chicago-Booth\"<\/a>Chicago Booth<\/a> has released its 2013 MBA application essays.<\/p>\n

1 - Essay:<\/strong><\/strong> What are your short- and long-term goals, and how will an MBA from Chicago Booth help you reach them? (500 words)<\/em><\/p>\n

This is a classic, straight-forward MBA goals<\/span><\/a> question. What do you want to do with your MBA (where do you want to go?) and why is Booth the best school to help you achieve your goal (the right route.)<\/span><\/p>\n

Define your short-term goal in terms of the function you want to perform and the industry you want to work in. You may also want to specify geographic location, if it\u2019s an important part of your goal. You don\u2019t have to specific the company you want to work for, but you can say you want to work for companies like X.<\/span><\/p>\n

The long-term goal is usually more foggy, but it should be molded by what you learn at Booth and the experience you hope to acquire in the first 5-10 years of working after you earn your MBA.<\/span><\/p>\n

Finally, how will the Chicago Booth program and approach to business education help you achieve both these goals? Focus on the distinctive aspects of Booth in your response.<\/span><\/p>\n

For more ideas on responding to this and other MBA goals question, please see MBA Goals: A-Z<\/span><\/a>. <\/span><\/p>\n

2 - <\/strong> Short Answer Essays:<\/strong><\/p>\n

a.<\/strong> What has been your biggest challenge, and what have you learned from it? (200 words maximum)<\/em><\/p>\n

The bare facts and nothing but the facts. Give a very brief description of your greatest challenge, how you have dealt with it and what you learned from the experience. <\/span><\/p>\n

One tip on the lesson part: I see a lot of essays saying, \"From this, I learned I could do anything I set my mind to.\" Very nice, but it's not true and it is very glib and terribly common. What else did you learn in a challenging situation? Perhaps something about how to handle challenge or maybe something about human nature or handling difficult people or people under stress or simply how to motivate without authority. There can be a 1001 lessons, but the less grandiose they are, the more real they tend to be.<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/em>\u2028b.<\/strong> Tell us about something that has fundamentally transformed the way you think. (200 words maximum)<\/em><\/p>\n

Before responding to this question, please see The Chicago Experience<\/a>. Note the focus on challenging assumptions and a willingness to question one's own methods of thought and assumptions. That critical thinking and questioning mind are something Chicago values. <\/span><\/p>\n

When have you had a belief and changed it based on new evidence or experience? What was the old assumption? What motivated you to change your thinking? Relate that story here. Succinctly . <\/span><\/p>\n

3 - Presentation\/Essay\u2028: <\/strong>The Chicago experience will take you deeper into issues, force you to challenge assumptions, and broaden your perspective. In a four-slide presentation or an essay of no more than 600 words, broaden our perspective about who you are. Understanding what we currently know about you from the application, what else would you like us to know?<\/p>\n

Question 3 Guidelines<\/strong>\u2028\u2028:<\/p>\n

We have set forth the following guidelines:<\/p>\n