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FROM Booth Student Perspectives Blog: Through the Spaces: Finding Comfort and Connection at UChicago

Guest blog by Patricio Ramos Berho One of the most unexpected joys of my time at Booth has been discovering just how many beautiful, comfortable, and inspiring spots there are across the University of Chicago to relax, study, or simply enjoy the moment. Coming from Mexico, where outdoor spaces are often central to everyday life, [...]

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FROM The Booth Experience: Finding Purpose in Innovation: My Journey Building ReLive at Booth

Guest blog by Michelle Zhang When I first came to Booth, social impact was a priority area to explore. I just didn’t know what form that would take. What I hoped for was the opportunity to turn this interest into something tangible and something that could make a difference. Discovering Social Entrepreneurship... My social entrepreneurship [...]

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FROM The Booth Experience: Application Advice from Booth’s Associate Dean

The Booth Experience Team asked Chicago Booth’s Associate Dean of Admissions, Donna Swinford, to give advice for applicants. Learn more about what makes a successful MBA candidate. What is Chicago Booth looking for in candidates?First of all, there is no one type of applicant we are looking for at Chicago Booth. So leave that thought [...]

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FROM The Booth Experience: Through the Seasons: Discovering Booth Behind the Lens

Guest blog by Patricio Ramos Berho Before coming to Booth, I had never really experienced the four seasons. I’m from Mexico, where the weather is mostly consistent year-round, sunny with slight changes, but nothing that truly shifts your daily life. Moving to Chicago for my MBA changed that completely. For the first time, I lived [...]

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FROM The Booth Experience: My Experience as a Dual MBA/MPP Student: Learning Across Business and Policy

Guest blog by Yasir Hussain “Exceptional Booth classmates shaped how I approach business problems, while peers from Harris and the wider UChicago community pushed me to see impact not only in profits, but in society and our shared future.” The People Who Defined My Booth Experience When I look back on my year at Booth, [...]

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FROM The Booth Experience: On Duty as a Random Walk Leader

Blog by Tori Somsak During my Random Walk in Croatia, I saw the impact and influence that my Random Walk leaders had in curating the experience for us as new students and starting our journey at Booth. I knew that I wanted to be able to provide the same experience in the spirit of “paying [...]

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FROM The Booth Experience: Finding Myself Through LEAD

Guest blog by Gehna Rai Nandwani One of the major highlights of my Booth experience has been LEAD – Leadership Effectiveness and Development – both participating in it as a first-year MBA (“1Y”) and facilitating it as a second-year MBA (“2Y”). LEAD is a two-week long immersive course, held during orientation that invites you to [...]

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FROM The Booth Experience: Serving the Booth Community: My Journey on the Graduate Business Council

Guest blog by Linette Pan Giving back to my community has always been something deeply meaningful to me, and when the opportunity arose to do so before even stepping foot in a Booth classroom, I knew I wanted to seize it. During the second week of Orientation and LEAD, each cohort held elections for the [...]

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FROM The Booth Experience: The Best Holiday Season Activities in Chicago: A Complete Guide for Winter Magic in the Windy City

By Tori Somsak Chicago transforms into a winter wonderland every holiday season, glowing with festive lights, cozy markets, and classic city traditions that make the cold weather worth it. Whether you’re a lifelong Chicagoan or visiting for the first time, here are the best things to do in the city during the holidays. 1. Stroll [...]

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FROM The Booth Experience: Boothies’ Survival Guide to Winter in Chicago

Chicago winters have a well-earned reputation. The wind shows up uninvited, the sun clocks out early, and even your phone battery starts acting weird. But here’s the good news: once you learn the system, winter becomes... kind of iconic. You’ll find your rhythm, build your “winter kit” and discover that some of Booth’s coziest and [...]

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FROM The Booth Experience: Engineered Unconventionality: The Pop-Tarts Bowl

By Jessica Olszyk, MBA Candidate, Kilts Marketing Fellow As Alex Sotiropoulos ’21 puts it, “Pop-Tarts didn’t just throw darts at the wall” when designing the Pop-Tarts Bowl activation. The outrageous elements like edible mascots, the resurrection of those mascots, and toasters in trophies tear apart college football rituals. To the untrained eye, the unconventionality of [...]