University of Chicago Booth School of Business
4 required essays, 2 optional for the 2026-27 cycle.
Deadlines
| Round | Date |
|---|---|
| Round 1 | September 15, 2026 |
| Round 2 | January 7, 2027 |
| Round 3 | April 1, 2027 |
Essays
Goals essay · 300 characters · required
What is your immediate post-MBA career goal?
Goals essay · 300 characters · required
What is your long-term post-MBA career goal?
Program supplement · 300 characters · required
Upload an image and explain its significance to you.
Program supplement · 300 characters · required
Share a fun fact or something unique about yourself.
Program supplement · Maximum 300 words · optional
Optional Essay: Is there any unclear information in your application that needs further explanation or additional details you would like to share with the Admissions Committee?
Program supplement · Maximum 300 words · optional
Reapplicant Essay: Upon reflection, how has your perspective regarding your future, Chicago Booth, and/or getting an MBA changed since the time of your last application?
Major change from the prior cycle: the two 250-word-minimum essays are gone, replaced by four short answers of 300 characters each. Deadlines are 11:59 p.m. Central. A separate Chicago Booth Scholars (deferred) deadline of 2027-04-01 is not recorded here.
Checked against www.chicagobooth.edu/mba/full-time/admissions/how-to-apply on September 9, 2026. Programs change their prompts between cycles; confirm on the program’s own page before you submit.
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Common questions
- How many essays does University of Chicago Booth School of Business require for 2026-27?
- 4 required and 2 optional, 6 in total. Every prompt is listed on this page word for word, with the length each one states.
- How long should the Booth essays be?
- 300 characters. That is the length the program states on its own page, which this record was read from on September 9, 2026.
- When is the Booth 2026-27 deadline?
- Round 1: September 15, 2026. 2 other rounds are listed on this page.