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How hard is it to get into the Chicago Booth School of Business? With its medium class size hovering at 600-plus students, the Chicago Booth acceptance rate of 23% makes it one of the more accessible of the M7 programs. Let’s take a look at what this top business school looks for in successful applicants.<\/p>\n

Perhaps more so than its peers, Chicago Booth heavily emphasizes contact and connections with the school. A positive in-person interaction with someone from the school can play a role in acceptance\u2014even with more than 5,000 applicants. Using the analytics tool Slate, Booth tracks how much time candidates spend on their site and what events they attend. <\/span><\/p>\n

Did you participate in on-campus events, in-country visits, or Zoom student chats? What about connecting with admissions reps and current students or alumni?\u00a0 In ways large and small, Booth pays attention to how much interest the applicant shows in attending their program. <\/span><\/p>\n

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As the former Booth Admissions Officers on our SBC team say, \u201cRegister, show up, and engage with AdCom, especially for applicants from over-subscribed demographics.” <\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Chicago Booth\u2019s average GMAT hovers around 730 and is known for focusing on Quant numbers \u2013 their 164Q average on the GRE is one of the highest. Booth is renowned for its intellectual rigor and data-driven approach to problem-solving. So, while they look at quantifiables like test scores, they are also open to candidates demonstrating analytical readiness in other ways. <\/span><\/p>\n

It’s also worth noting that Chicago Booth is focused on building a diverse MBA class. As such, almost 50% of its students were born outside the US, either international or first-generation. In addition, 11% are first-in-college, which is a very high percentage, indicating intentionality.<\/span><\/p>\n

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A Closer Look at the Chicago Booth Acceptance Rate<\/h3>\n

To help demystify the Chicago Booth acceptance rate drivers, we evaluated SBC client data from the 2021\u20132022 admissions season. Our findings show that although Booth\u2019s admission patterns, like all top schools, make high demands on quantifiables like test scores, GPA, and years of work experience,\u00a0 that isn’t the whole story. <\/span><\/p>\n

They also seek applicants whose experiences, shared in their resumes and essays, show that they will contribute to a strong, congenial environment and demonstrate a pay-it-forward mentality within the Booth community. A balance between leadership and collaboration\/teamwork is optimal.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Recent SBC Clients Admitted to Chicago Booth<\/strong><\/h4>\n

To preserve anonymity for our client pool, we\u2019ve deconstructed each of our client profiles across these criteria:<\/span><\/p>\n