Chicago Booth overhauled its MBA application essays, replacing traditional long-form prompts with four short-answer questions capped at 300 characters each, plus an optional 300-word essay for gaps or low test scores. The shift eliminates the prior cycle’s broader essays and compresses application storytelling into highly constrained responses. The update arrives as business schools confront application integrity challenges tied to generative AI, with many programs requiring formal disclosure of AI use or relying on detection tools. Booth’s choice reflects an admissions strategy aimed at reducing “chatbot-like” polished, verbose responses. Required prompts now include immediate and long-term career goals, an image and its significance, and a fun fact or personal detail. The admissions fee remains at $250. For prospective applicants and institutions alike, the change raises questions about accessibility and evaluation consistency—how admissions committees interpret nuance when character limits constrain context and reduce the opportunity to demonstrate depth.