{"id":18814,"date":"2013-05-30T12:28:57","date_gmt":"2013-05-30T19:28:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/?p=18814"},"modified":"2013-05-30T12:37:36","modified_gmt":"2013-05-30T19:37:36","slug":"harvard-business-school-there-is-only-one-essay-question","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/harvard-business-school-there-is-only-one-essay-question\/","title":{"rendered":"Harvard Business School: There is Only ONE Essay Question"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.accepted.com\/mba\/HarvardHBS.aspx\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-18815\" title=\"Harvard Business School\" src=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Harvard-2-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Click here for more info about HBS.\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a>HBS hopefuls, the moment you've been waiting for has arrived.<\/p>\n<p>Today, the Admissions Director's Blog <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hbs.edu\/mba\/admissions\/Pages\/from-the-admissions-director.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">announced<\/a> the\u00a0<strong>one and only<\/strong>\u00a0essay question of the 2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.accepted.com\/mba\/HarvardHBS.aspx\">Harvard Business School<\/a> application:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong><em>\u201cYou\u2019re applying to Harvard Business School.\u00a0 We can see your resume, school transcripts, extra-curricular activities, awards, post-MBA career goals, test scores and what your recommenders have to say about you.\u00a0 <\/em>What else would you like us to know as we consider your candidacy?<em>\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em>That\u2019s it.\u00a0 No word limit.\u00a0 Use your own judgment as to how much to tell us.\u00a0 We have neither a \u201cright answer\u201d nor a \u201ccorrect length\u201d in mind.\u00a0 We will review all the elements of the written application to decide who moves forward to the interview stage of our process.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>This question presents a unique challenge and opportunity. 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