Experience during the program

From the very beginning Booth was very helpful to prepare for internship recruiting. The school and second-years provided a lot of help and training in a variety of different career paths. I was able to explore marketing, finance, PE before I decided on my chosen post-Booth area.

As far as classes, I enjoyed that we could pick whichever class we wanted and there was really no set curriculum. The professors lived up to the hype and I learned a lot on a variety of different subjects.

My business school experience at Booth met all of my expectations and I would highly suggest Booth to any future prospects.

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Strengths of the program:

Curriculum, Classes, Professors
Career opportunities provided by school
Location

Best fit at this program:

Consulting
Finance
Investment Banking

Can be improved:

Culture & Student Support

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I have loved my time at the school, but I wish the school had more options on the career portal and I wish that they were more proactive in assisting with the recruiting process. I am working in MBB consulting this summer, but would have been cool to explore some amazing internships via the career portal (I know that HBS has many more options). There are also some career paths (e.g. Private equity) which are nearly impossible to get from Booth.

Cirriculum and professors are first rate, as is the student body. There is a culture of helping students in the year beneath you, which I greatly appreciated when preparing for interviews. I do wish the campus were downtown - Hyde Park is not a desirable location.

Overall BSchool experience (3.0)
Schools contribution (3.0)
Classmates rating (5.0)

Strengths of the program:

Curriculum, Classes, Professors
Brand/Ranking
Culture & Student Support

Best fit at this program:

Consulting
Investment Banking
Tech

Can be improved:

Career opportunities provided by school
Location
Facilities

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- Phenomenal program for investment banking (speaking from personal experience), from academic preparation to career services and student body support/guidance throughout the recruiting process
- Academic/Course Selection flexibility enabled me to challenge myself (undergraduate finance/marketing major)
- Greater than expected diversity of personalities, backgrounds, and thought
- Amazing culture of paying it forward (more than expected)
- Social flexibility to create your own unique experience by getting involved with areas of interest to you; academic flexibility encourages you to interact with different people based on the classes you choose (also leads to better integration between 1st and 2nd year students)

About professors, classes and curriculum

- Many great professors, notably Raghuram Rajan (former IMF Chief Economist and Reserve Bank of India Governor) back as a professor teaching International Corporate Finance

Overall BSchool experience (5.0)
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Classmates rating (5.0)

Strengths of the program:

Curriculum, Classes, Professors
Student body, diversity
Brand/Ranking

Best fit at this program:

Consulting
Finance
Marketing
Investment Banking
Tech
Entrepreneurship
Management

Can be improved:

Career opportunities provided by school
Specialization in a particular area (e.g. Finance, Consulting, Healthcare, etc)

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Booth has been very helpful from a career perspective. The alumni and career services teams are both exceptionally helpful. With the support provided by the second years, the incredible Booth community, and the engaging professors, Booth is a great place to be. The career services group provides a number of different programs to help us through our internship hunt. The programs start before classes even begin, so you can have a head start on the career hunt. The school does a great job of connecting you with second years that have gone through a similar internship search, and the second years are a wonderful asset as they provide actionable advice on everything from searching for the right role or company, preparing your resume and cover letter, and prepping for interviews.

About professors, classes and curriculum

Professors are great! Flexible curriculum helps create the program as your own.

About job placement process

If recruiting for I-banking, be prepared to travel to NYC.

Overall BSchool experience (5.0)
Schools contribution (5.0)
Classmates rating (5.0)

Strengths of the program:

Curriculum, Classes, Professors
Alumni Network
Culture & Student Support

Best fit at this program:

Consulting
Finance
Marketing
Tech
Entrepreneurship
Management

Can be improved:

Specialization in a particular area (e.g. Finance, Consulting, Healthcare, etc)

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It has really met all of my expectations an exceeded most. My main goal was career oriented and Booth (along with all other top tier schools) offers so many opportunities in so many areas. Even in not-traditionally-Booth areas like marketing or tech, there are tremendous opportunities on campus and the booth name goes far.

I would suggest to future applicants to definitely go to Booth, specifically if you're interested in quant or math coursework. I chose to come here because I wanted to learn the hardest material if I was going to take 2 years off of work. Grade nondisclosure helps with this, and the open curriculum allows you to take whatever. Based on my internship nd conversations, it sounds like the opportunities are the same everywhere in the top 7, but Booth's real differentiator is the rigor of classes and the openness of coursework.

About professors, classes and curriculum

Professors are so hit or miss, especially in required courses. Also, 2/3 of the classes may be horse fudge (any class about leadership, any class about managerial decision making, etc). I learned this and only took classes that I needed the support to thrive, such as big data or financial time series or PHD classes. Don't pay over 6k for a class that is a glorified leadership self help book taught by a low level academic dweeb who has no real leadership skills.

About job placement process

From Uber to Goldman Sachs to Google to Pepsi to Pfizer etc. If you go M7, you'll have your pick of opportunities.

Overall BSchool experience (5.0)
Schools contribution (5.0)
Classmates rating (5.0)

Strengths of the program:

Student body, diversity
Career opportunities provided by school
Brand/Ranking

Best fit at this program:

Consulting
Finance
Marketing
Investment Banking
Tech
Entrepreneurship

Can be improved:

Curriculum, Classes, Professors
Alumni Network
Admissions Team

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The Booth program is great. As it's reputation suggests, you get a great foundation in economics here. Additionally, there is an amazing entrepreneurship program and more events and resources than anyone could possibly take advantage of. Probably the best part of the program is how flexible it is. You have to take a few courses to get foundational knowledge but after that you can tailor the program to meet your needs. Also, career services is fantastic. Every company I would want to consider comes here and they have regular programming to guide you through your internship and job search. I could not recommend Booth more.

Overall BSchool experience (5.0)
Schools contribution (5.0)
Classmates rating (5.0)

Strengths of the program:

Curriculum, Classes, Professors
Brand/Ranking
Specialization in a particular area (e.g. Finance, Consulting, Healthcare, etc)

Best fit at this program:

Finance
Investment Banking
Entrepreneurship

Can be improved:

Alumni Network

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I had high expectations of my experience at Booth but I have to say that these have been exceeded. I would mention three main reasons: 1) Classmates, they are not only top in terms of academic and professional experience, they are also great team players and extremely well rounded! I have learned so much from them and we already feel like a family; 2) flexible curriculum, besides Booth's amazing faculty, having the chance to take advanced courses on the fields that you have more experience is extremely enriching! 3) the school itself, everything is so well organized and and the alumni guest speakers are so impressive.

Overall BSchool experience (5.0)
Schools contribution (5.0)
Classmates rating (5.0)

Strengths of the program:

Curriculum, Classes, Professors
Brand/Ranking
Culture & Student Support

Best fit at this program:

Consulting
Finance
Investment Banking
Entrepreneurship

Can be improved:

expensive restaurant

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A few highlights of Booth:
- Supportive (and large) student group. Focus on community and helping future Boothies via the "pay-it-forward" culture. This focus continues to engage students for a great experience while at Booth and continues to grow the brand.
- Incredible professors and academics on faculty
- Flexible curriculum allows you to study at your own pace and to your own interests/needs
- Most Boothies live in downtown Chicago (take the train to Hyde Park for class). A lot of fun social events, Chicago is a great city to spend your B-School years
- Career Services is highly successful and supportive in ensuring students receive both internship and full time job offers. Career focused student groups also incredibly critical to getting students placed.

Overall BSchool experience (5.0)
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Classmates rating (5.0)

Strengths of the program:

Curriculum, Classes, Professors
Brand/Ranking
Culture & Student Support

Best fit at this program:

Consulting
Finance
Marketing
Investment Banking
Tech

Can be improved:

Location

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I'm a first year Booth MBA student (full-time) and I will focus this brief review on the things I was surprised by the most.

1. Pay it forward culture
As a first year, the amount of support you receive from second years is astounding. For example, if you're recruiting for consulting, second years are not only willing to help you prepare, but they will actively engage you - you don't even really need to seek them out. This "pay it forward" mentality extends to other aspects, and it's very evident it continues when you become an alumnus. I'm looking forward to giving back by helping out first years and future students when I'm an alum.

2. Professors
Ok, so maybe it's because I had a poor undergraduate experience, but I'm blown away by some of the professors. No, basic accounting has not been revolutionized at Booth, but some/many courses have professors who are amazing presenters and who deliver cutting edge courses because they're at the top of their respective fields.

3. Career services/recruitment
I didn't expect recruitment opportunities to be so organized. If you are recruiting for the most common industries (consulting, banking, etc.) there is an incredibly sophisticated infrastructure to guide you through the process. What's more amazing is just how accessible the top firms are - once they arrive on campus, you'll get to know everybody.

Overall BSchool experience (5.0)
Schools contribution (5.0)
Classmates rating (5.0)

Strengths of the program:

Curriculum, Classes, Professors
Alumni Network
Career opportunities provided by school
Culture & Student Support
I want to tick all of them!

Best fit at this program:

Consulting
Finance
Investment Banking
Entrepreneurship
Management

Can be improved:

Specialization in a particular area (e.g. Finance, Consulting, Healthcare, etc)

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The program meets everything one could ask for. The flexibility of the curriculum is unmatched and enables every student to follow the academic path he or she prefers.

My classmates are humble and down to earth which is for the most part not what I expected from business school. The LEAD course at the beginning of the first year as well as the housing situation where everyone lives in downtown chicago provide excellent opportunities to find new friends and to network with your classmates.

The recruiting season soon overshadows most other activities in the first year but the school's support to navigate through recruiting and manage your opportunities is great. The first decision most people need to make is whether the want to recruit for either Investment Banking or Consulting.

Even though it is not necessary it certainly helps to already have an idea about possible career paths. There is no need for a fixed plan but eliminating choices

Overall BSchool experience (5.0)
Schools contribution (5.0)
Classmates rating (5.0)

Strengths of the program:

Curriculum, Classes, Professors
Student body, diversity
Brand/Ranking

Best fit at this program:

Consulting
Investment Banking
Entrepreneurship

Can be improved:

Admissions Team

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