Evaluation Criteria - Community

Overview  |  Curriculum  |  Community |  Career

We look to see how a student’s unique personal and professional experience will add to a strong, congenial community that constantly supports and pushes its members to be the best they can be. Qualities sought include:

• leadership
• team building skills
• respect for others
• philanthropic tendencies
• fit with Chicago
• a unique perspective

What Committee Looks At
Some of the things the Admissions Committee considers for as evidence of a candidate’s ability to fit in as well as make a contribution to the GSB’s culture and community include:

• responses to essay questions
• slide presentation
• interview
• letters of recommendation
• a history of long-term community service
• contributions of personal time to an organization
• continued involvement with undergraduate or other post-graduate institutions
• evidence of a sense of passion regarding social, community, or political issues