{"id":47394,"date":"2019-11-04T06:00:26","date_gmt":"2019-11-04T13:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/?p=47394"},"modified":"2019-11-03T04:32:13","modified_gmt":"2019-11-03T11:32:13","slug":"identifying-and-articulating-fit-with-the-booth-mba-how-will-you-contribute-to-the-booth-community","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/identifying-and-articulating-fit-with-the-booth-mba-how-will-you-contribute-to-the-booth-community\/","title":{"rendered":"Identifying and Articulating Fit with the Booth MBA: How Will You Contribute to the Booth Community?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"350\" src=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/How-will-you-contribute-to-the-Booth-community.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-47395\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/How-will-you-contribute-to-the-Booth-community.jpg 700w, https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/How-will-you-contribute-to-the-Booth-community-300x150.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The Booth MBA admissions committee focuses on three key dimensions in evaluating applicants:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Intellectual fit in terms of ability and motivation to optimize its&nbsp;<strong>Curriculum<\/strong><\/li><li>Personal and cultural fit in terms of synergy with its&nbsp;<strong>Community<\/strong><\/li><li>Professional fit in terms of past and future&nbsp;<strong>Career<\/strong><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>This short series of posts will explore each of these 3 C\u2019s and how you can integrate them into&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/blog.accepted.com\/chicago-booth-mba-essay-tips-deadlines\/\">your application<\/a>&nbsp;successfully.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can find the first one&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/blog.accepted.com\/finding-and-articulating-fit-with-the-booth-mba\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a>. Now I\u2019ll address the second dimension of fit with Booth MBA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Fit with Booth\u2019s community<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>On its&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.chicagobooth.edu\/programs\/full-time\/admissions\/apply\/criteria\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">website<\/a>, the Booth admissions committee lists numerous qualities that it seeks and evaluates regarding fit with community: leadership, collaboration\/teamwork, respect for others, philanthropic inclination, ability to contribute to the school\/culture, and individual perspective.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That\u2019s a long and broad list. Here are some tips on how to consider it and use it to guide your application.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>It would be a mistake to strive to highlight each of these elements equally in your application. Assuming you are a fundamentally&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/reports.accepted.com\/mba\/chicago_booth_mba\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">qualified Booth applicant<\/a>, your candidacy overall will naturally or organically reflect these points.&nbsp;<em>Do, however, check your application to ensure they are all represented<\/em>&nbsp;\u2013 it\u2019s fine if some are relatively brief. It\u2019s natural that some will be more in-depth and significant than others.<\/li><li>In your application, do zoom in on a couple of those factors on this list where you really shine\u2014go in depth and let your individuality (as a leader and\/or collaborator and\/or philanthropist etc.) stand out. Has brilliant, nuanced collaboration fueled your career success? Has&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/blog.accepted.com\/writing-a-powerful-leadershipachievement-essay\/\">your leadership<\/a>&nbsp;been tested and tempered through a major professional challenge with lots at stake? Does your life or career give you a distinctive perspective on an industry, on personal values, on organizational culture? Detail it through&nbsp;<strong>example<\/strong>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<strong>anecdote<\/strong>&nbsp;(in essays and possibly in interview). This means, basically, not trying to be \u201ceverything to everybody\u201d in the application but rather taking a stand regarding your identity and your candidacy.<\/li><li>The above advice is based in part on the fact that many (even most) of those items on the list are inter-related. For example, to be an effective collaborator necessarily involves respect for others. Philanthropic tendency, perhaps counter-intuitively, often pushes people to assume leadership roles. An individual perspective will inherently engender contribution to the school\/culture and community.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Keep in mind that there is&nbsp;<em>qualitative assessment<\/em>&nbsp;of your activities. For example, in the application, the adcom reviews not only what activities you participate in, but seeks \u201clong-term involvement,\u201d \u201ccontinued involvement\u201d (with prior academic institutions) and \u201ca sense of passion regarding social, community, or political issues.\u201d This brings both opportunity and warning:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Opportunity: if you have enduring, committed involvement in some way, DO highlight that commitment;&nbsp;<em>make sure<\/em>&nbsp;the adcom will see it!<\/li><li>Warning: Do not try to \u201cpump up\u201d infrequent or short involvement and make it into more than it really is; the adcom will see through the smokescreen, and your effort can backfire, undermining rather than enhancing your candidacy. Instead, focus on those elements where, as noted above, you really do shine!<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Do you want to ensure that your application demonstrates your fit with Chicago Booth? Do you need help highlighting your strengths and proving that you truly encapsulate the Chicago approach?\u00a0\u00a0I would be happy to work with you on your application and guide you to acceptance at Chicago Booth or any other of your top-choice MBA programs.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.accepted.com\/service-request-cindy\">Click here to get started<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/reports.accepted.com\/mba\/chicago_booth_mba\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn2.hubspot.net\/hubfs\/58291\/hub_generated\/resized\/d54ece3a-d56f-4aae-a093-7d87511e13bf.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"525\" height=\"188\"\/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.accepted.com\/cindy-tokumitsu-accepted-consultant\/\" alt=\"Cindy Tokumitsu, admissions expert\" class=\"wp-image-64552\" width=\"50\" height=\"50\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Cindy Tokumitsu has advised hundreds of successful applicants, helping them gain acceptance to top MBA and EMBA programs in her 20 years with Accepted. She would love to help you too.\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.accepted.com\/service-request-cindy\">Want Cindy to help you get Accepted? Click here to get in touch!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Related Resources:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/reports.accepted.com\/top-mba-essay-tips\" target=\"_blank\">School-Specific MBA Application Essay Tips<\/a><br>\u2022\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/blog.accepted.com\/finding-and-articulating-fit-with-the-booth-mba\/\">Finding and Articulating Fit with the Booth MBA Curriculum<\/a><br>\u2022\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/blog.accepted.com\/chicago-booth-mba-class-profile-class-of-2020\/\">Chicago Booth MBA Class Profile<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.accepted.com\/identifying-and-articulating-fit-with-the-booth-mba-community\/\">This article<\/a>\u00a0originally appeared on\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.accepted.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">blog.accepted.com<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Applying to a top b-school? The talented folks at Accepted have helped hundreds of applicants get accepted to their dream programs. Whether you are figuring out where to apply, writing your application essays, or prepping for your interviews, we are just a call (or click) away.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Contact us, and get matched up with the consultant who will&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.accepted.com\/mba\/services\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">help you get accepted<\/a>!<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Booth MBA admissions committee focuses on three key dimensions in evaluating applicants: Intellectual fit in terms of ability and motivation to optimize its&nbsp;Curriculum Personal and cultural fit in terms&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11,939,775,113,243],"tags":[1071,1498,108],"class_list":["post-47394","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-mba","category-accepted","category-admission-consultants","category-applications","category-blog","tag-admissions-advice","tag-booth-school-of-business","tag-chicago-booth","entry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47394","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=47394"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47394\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":47396,"href":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47394\/revisions\/47396"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=47394"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=47394"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=47394"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}