Booth Cut The Essay to 300 Characters. Here’s What It’s Actually Testing.

Chicago Booth redesigned its MBA application for the 2026-2027 cycle. The traditional essay is gone, replaced by 4 responses capped at 300 characters each: an immediate career goal, a long-term career goal, the meaning behind a chosen image, and something distinct about who the candidate is. If you already have the prompts open and are wondering what a limit this tight actually changes about how the admissions committee reads a file, or how a candidate is supposed to fit a full career narrative into 4 short responses, this session is built to answer both. On Thursday, July 23 at 10 a.m. ET, Susan Berishaj, founder of Sia Admissions, breaks down what each of Booth’s 4 prompts is really asking a candidate to prove, and what separates a candidate who answers the questions from one who builds a clear case for admission across all 4. Sia Admissions has worked with applicants admitted to Harvard, Stanford, Wharton, MIT Sloan, Kellogg, Booth, Columbia, and other leading programs. Submit your questions in advance and receive the replay directly in your inbox, whether or not you attend live. Register here: https://www.siaadmissions.com/event-c...