{"id":26766,"date":"2014-12-18T15:27:54","date_gmt":"2014-12-18T22:27:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/?p=26766"},"modified":"2014-12-18T15:27:54","modified_gmt":"2014-12-18T22:27:54","slug":"life-as-an-hbs-mba","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/life-as-an-hbs-mba\/","title":{"rendered":"Life as an HBS MBA"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/admissions_straight_talk\/p\/www.accepted.com\/IV_with_phillip_blackett.mp3\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-26769\" alt=\"Philip-Blackett-e1418719465204\" src=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Philip-Blackett-e1418719465204.jpg\" width=\"198\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a>Meet Philip Blackett, a proud member of the Harvard Business School Class of 2016, the founder of Magnetic Interviewing, and the host of the podcast <em>Life in the MBA<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/admissions_straight_talk\/p\/www.accepted.com\/IV_with_phillip_blackett.mp3\">Listen to the recording of our conversation with Philip<\/a>. He has a fascinating story!<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">00:02:35 \u2013 Fulfilling an 11 year promise to his mother and grandmother.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">00:06:20 \u2013 Why HBS?<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">00:07:23 \u2013 How Philip's failures in real estate may have helped Philip <a href=\"https:\/\/reports.accepted.com\/mba\/harvard_business_school_guide_2014\">get accepted to HBS<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">00:11:43 - \"Whichever school you apply to, make sure you give it your very best so you wont have any room or reason to feel bad about yourself.\"<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">15:10 - The importance of team-work.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">17:25 - Becoming a leader. (This is what HBS wants to see!!)<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">18:34 - <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.accepted.com\/2014\/02\/14\/what-does-harvard-business-school-want\/\">What the HBS adcom looks for<\/a> in your failures.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">19:27 - Getting rejected by Harvard Business School. What now?!?!<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">22:01 - The best parts of life at Harvard Business School.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">24:14 - Don't be intimidated by the size of HBS.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">25:23 - The importance of time management and priority management.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">29:09 - What <a href=\"https:\/\/www.accepted.com\/mba\/harvardhbs.aspx\">Harvard Business School<\/a> needs to change.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">30:15 - The benefits for the case study method.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">35:42 - True or false: The competition among HBS students is cut-throat.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">39:30 - The feeling of camaraderie among students (and professors.)<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">41:32 - Case Method - Individually prepare, then share among 5 people, and then share among 90 people. And after class your perspective will be completely different than it was before.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">46:35 - $$$ and <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.accepted.com\/2014\/05\/20\/what-my-mba-at-harvard-did-not-teach-me\/\">social life at HBS<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">53:55 - A field project in Mumbai, India.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">56:32 - Why start your own podcast?<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">1:00:41 - Magnetic Interviewing - The story of Philip's startup.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">1:06:23 - Innovation labs at Harvard Business School.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/admissions_straight_talk\/p\/www.accepted.com\/IV_with_phillip_blackett.mp3\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-21708 size-full\" title=\"Listen to the Show!\" alt=\"Listen to the full conversation to learn more!\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.accepted.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/listen_to_the_show.png\" width=\"361\" height=\"80\" \/><\/a><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\">*Theme music is courtesy of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.podcastthemes.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">podcastthemes.com<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Relevant Links:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><i> <\/i><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lifeinthemba.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Life in the MBA <\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><i> <\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.magneticinterviewing.com\" target=\"_blank\">Magnetic Interviewing<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.twitter.com\/philipblackett\" target=\"_blank\">Follow Phillip on Twitter<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.accepted.com\/2014\/02\/14\/what-does-harvard-business-school-want\/\">What Does Harvard Business School Want?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.accepted.com\/2014\/06\/20\/harvard-business-school-2015-mba-essay-tips-deadline\">Harvard Business School 2015 Essay Tips<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Related Shows:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.accepted.com\/2014\/06\/06\/breaking-some-hbs-stereotypes-an-interview-with-ben-faw\/\">Breaking Some HBS Stereotypes: An Interview with Ben Faw<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.accepted.com\/2014\/04\/10\/mbas-across-america-entrepreneurs-with-a-heart\/\"> MBAs Across America: Entrepreneurs with a Heart<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.accepted.com\/2013\/08\/08\/interview-with-daria-burke\/\">From Luxury Marketing to Entrepreneurship: A Talk with Daria Burke<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.accepted.com\/2013\/06\/06\/jeff-reid-on-entrepreneurship\/\">Jeff Reid on Entrepreneurship<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.accepted.com\/2013\/04\/18\/mbas-across-america-the-coolest-hbs-internship\/\">MBAs Across America: The Coolest HBS Internship<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\">Leave a Review for Admissions Straight Talk:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em><em><a href=\"https:\/\/info.accepted.com\/admissions-straight-talk\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-20541\" title=\"Don't miss out - subscribe now!\" alt=\"Check Out Admissions Straight Talk in iTunes!\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.accepted.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/iTunes_Admissions_Straight_Talk.png\" width=\"60\" height=\"83\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stitcher.com\/s?fid=34489&amp;refid=stpr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-20547\" title=\"Don't miss a single episode! \" alt=\"Check Out Admissions Straight Talk in Stitcher! \" src=\"https:\/\/blog.accepted.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Stitcher_Admissions_Straight_Talk2.png\" width=\"62\" height=\"77\" \/><\/a><\/em><\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.accepted.com\/2014\/06\/20\/harvard-business-school-2015-mba-essay-tips-deadlines\/?utm_campaign=blogcta&amp;utm_medium=HBSTips&amp;utm_source=CTA\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-23928 size-full\" alt=\"Check out our free webinar: Get Accepted to Harvard Business School!\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.accepted.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/HBS_webinar_2015_cta.png\" width=\"608\" height=\"307\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Accepted.com's <a href=\"https:\/\/www.accepted.com\/aboutus\/AboutUs.aspx\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #1155cc;\">experienced admissions consultants<\/span><\/a> can help you create the most impressive application possible with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.accepted.com\/Services\/MBAProgramServices.aspx\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #1155cc;\">comprehensive packages<\/span><\/a>,<b><i> <\/i><\/b>or provide targeted assistance from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.accepted.com\/services\/mba\/admissionsconsulting.aspx\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #1155cc;\">picking perfect programs<\/span><\/a> to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.accepted.com\/mba\/admissionsresume.aspx\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #1155cc;\">designing a dazzling resume<\/span><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.accepted.com\/mba\/essayediting.aspx\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #1155cc;\">constructing engaging essays<\/span><\/a>, or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.accepted.com\/mba\/interviewservices.aspx\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #1155cc;\">preparing for intense interview<\/span><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.accepted.com\/mba\/interviewservices.aspx\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #1155cc;\">s<\/span><\/a>\u2026and more! Accepted.com has guided thousands of applicants to acceptances at top MBA programs since 1994 \u2013 we know what works and what doesn't, so <a href=\"https:\/\/www.accepted.com\/contactus.aspx\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #1155cc;\">contact us<\/span><\/a> to get started now!<\/p>\n<p><em>This article originally appeared on the <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.accepted.com\/2014\/12\/18\/life-as-an-hbs-mba\/\">Accepted Admissions Consulting Blog<\/a>, the official blog of Accepted.com.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Meet Philip Blackett, a proud member of the Harvard Business School Class of 2016, the founder of Magnetic Interviewing, and the host of the podcast Life in the MBA. 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