{"id":15280,"date":"2012-11-06T13:29:51","date_gmt":"2012-11-06T20:29:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/?p=15280"},"modified":"2012-11-06T13:29:51","modified_gmt":"2012-11-06T20:29:51","slug":"mba-admissions-harvard-business-school-finance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/mba-admissions-harvard-business-school-finance\/","title":{"rendered":"MBA Admissions: Harvard Business School & Finance"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"HBS\"<\/a>A quick glance at<\/em> <\/em>Harvard Business School<\/em><\/a>: HBS<\/em> currently ranks in first place (tied with <\/em>Stanford<\/em><\/a>) as the best business school, according to <\/em>US News & World Report<\/a> <\/em>(March 2012). It was ranked as seventh for <\/em>finance<\/em><\/a>.<\/em> <\/em><\/p>\n

Harvard Business School Class of 2014 Profile <\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

8,963 people applied to Harvard Business School in 2012; 13% were admitted and 925 enrolled.<\/p>\n

The Harvard class of 2014 students have an average age of 27 and a median GMAT score of 730. 43% of students have educational backgrounds in economics and business. 12% (or 112 students) worked in financial services prior to attending b-school.<\/p>\n

HBS Academics Related to Finance<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Harvard Business School curriculum<\/a> is divided into two parts: the required curriculum (RC)<\/a> and the elective curriculum (EC)<\/a>. Students spend their first year taking RC courses which cover fundamental business practices, as well as FIELD<\/a> courses, smaller, hands-on projects that complement the case-method style used in the RC courses.<\/p>\n

Term 1 Required Courses:<\/p>\n