Chicago Booth

Booth's two 250-word prompts force discipline. Every sentence has to earn its place. The second prompt — about who you are outside the office — is the differentiator most applicants underweight.

• 01Intellectual rigor and curiosity beyond the job
• 02Tight, disciplined writing within the 250-word limit
• 03A clear career arc with credible immediate goals
• 04Something specific about how you spend time outside work

How will the Booth MBA help you achieve your immediate and long-term post-MBA career goals?

250 word limit

Grade with this prompt

An MBA is as much about personal growth as it is about professional development. In addition to sharing your experience and goals in terms of career, we'd like to learn more about you outside of the office.

250 word limit

Grade with this prompt

• ✗ Padding the career essay with adjectives
• ✗ Generic hobbies in the personal essay
• ✗ Treating 250 words as a soft limit

1. 01

   Paste your Booth draft and the prompt.

2. 02

   We grade against the Booth-specific rubric, not generic essay rules.

3. 03

   You get an overall score, paragraph-level flags, and the three fixes that move your score the most.

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