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Appropriate essay topic [#permalink] New post 01 Jun 2008, 12:01
Hi Paul,



Thanks for any insight.

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Re: Appropriate essay topic [#permalink] New post 01 Jun 2008, 15:07
smkrn,

Yes, given that you're a young applicant, HBS will cut you some slack in using a high school "academic" accomplishment for this essay. To make it work you will want to explain clearly what turned you around and also emphasize the self-funding angle, that's always impressive.

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