Chicago Booth PTMBA

September 25, 2023
January 5, 2024
March 25, 2024

Essay: Why Chicago Booth & Why PTMBA

Prompt: Why are you seeking an MBA from Chicago Booth, and why is Chicago Booth's Evening MBA or Weekend MBA your program of choice? (400 words maximum)

Begin by breaking down the essay question:

For the last question, you should think of the answer in four ways:

When you include your skills or knowledge, remember what Booth is looking for in an applicant:

Optional Essay

Prompt: If there is any important information relevant to your candidacy you were unable to address elsewhere in the application, please share that information here. (500 words maximum)

By "unable to address elsewhere in the application," they are referring to something important that does not appear on your resume or transcript, or important context for something on your resume or transcript, or for your GPA and/or GMAT/GRE/EA score.

This space can be used to address any extenuating circumstances that you would like the Admissions Committee to consider. Use to address:

Use this essay to turn a potential weakness into a strength. Tell the Admissions Committee what happened and why it happened. Be honest in your self-evaluation. Most importantly, tell them what you have learned from a negative experience, and how this learning has influenced future actions.

Alternatively, you may need to reveal something important about yourself that is not clearly seen on your professional resume. To take one of many examples, you might be supporting a family business, a new startup, or a new philanthropy on the side; you might have an important "hobby" that is relevant to business school or shows great promise in your industry; or you might be a serious independent investor. You might have a personal aspect to your life that shows your resilience, ingenuity, or plain old grit.