Blog: Archive for the “University of Chicago (Booth)” Category

After sharing first place with the Stanford Graduate School of Business (GSB) last year, the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania remains at the top in the recently published U.S. News & World Report 2025 national ranking of business schools. The GSB was ranked second this year, in a tie with the Kellogg School … Read More  

The University of Chicago’s Booth School of Business is one of the top MBA programs in the world, boasting several Nobel laureates and holding a spot among the elite M7. Yet despite Booth’s strong reputation, many applicants are surprised when they learn about all its MBA program has to offer. Here are three common misconceptions … Read More  

As we approach the end of the year, many MBA hopefuls are already considering their strategies for the 2025–2026 application season. Deciding which schools to target can seem like an overwhelming task. Of all the top MBA programs out there, which one is right for you? What makes an MBA program stand out from the … Read More  

You may be surprised to learn that the University of Chicago Booth School of Business is making inroads into an area that its crosstown rival (Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management) is known to dominate: marketing. Through the James M. Kilts Center for Marketing—named for the Chicago Booth graduate who was formerly CEO of Gillette … Read More  

The two required application essay prompts for the University of Chicago Booth School of Business complement each other well, allowing candidates to offer insight into both their professional lives and their personal lives. The school also offers applicants significant leeway in how thoroughly they want (or feel they need) to respond to the questions by … Read More