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I chose to pursue an MBA for one reason: to change my career. I knew exactly what I wanted to do after business school long before I was even accepted anywhere. I want to create and manage social impact partnerships … Read More

One of the questions that I am often asked about Booth from prospective students and recent admits is, “If there are no cohorts and students live all over Chicago does Booth really have much of a community?” … Read More

I’m chilling in a hotel room in Addis Ababa with 5 other Boothies right now. We’re ordering room service and watching Naija music videos right now. I may or may not be doing a mean chair dance right now, but … Read More

Ladies and gentlemen, we are in the middle of final exam week. Lucky for me none of my classes had finals this quarter. But wait! Before any of my fellow MBA students throw daggers at me I do have a huge final project … Read More

Less than a year ago I was sitting in Harper Center 104 amid a sea of several hundred admitted students listening to Kurt Ahlm, Dean of Admissions, welcome all of us to Chicago Booth. Me and my future classmates were … Read More

Since January, the halls of Harper Center have been alive with the sounds of recruiting. From calls of “good luck” as friends march toward the temple of doom (interview rooms) to the hushed condolences after … Read More

Last February I wrote a post venting my frustration at some of the posters on MBA forums (check out Etiquette 101). While some people agreed with my assessment there were others who didn’t take to kindly to my … Read More

Now that the dust has mostly cleared from Round 1 applications there are some very happy recent admits amongst us. Congratulations to all of you once again. For some people the beginning of the year brought multiple … Read More

I lied. I’m not out of this relationship. I’m in. I’m so in, it’s humiliating cause here I am begging. Shut up. You say, “Meredith,” and I yell, remember. Okay, here it is. Your choice … Read More

It’s all over. As of 11:00 a.m. today my first quarter at Chicago Booth has come to an end. I finished my last final exam this morning and will never again have to understand what a z-score is or how much a … Read More

It’s almost 10 p.m. and I am still on campus. I am holed up in a study room with three of my classmates working on our presentation for a case competition. Tomorrow afternoon I have a midterm for which I have yet … Read More

“I’m drowning,” I replied to his inquiry about how things are going. He looked at me, his expression neutral, then shrugged. “You ain’t drowned.” Not quite the response I was expecting. For over a … Read More

I am not a morning person. It’s not that I won’t wake up early. Years of working have permanently reset my internal clock to awaken before 8 a.m. However, just because I’m awake that doesn’t mean … Read More

“Let’s get a black woman’s opinion on this issue. Are there any black women in the room?” The facilitator scanned the room for a target. Immediately, I averted my eyes and fixated on the lint on … Read More