{"id":28551,"date":"2015-05-18T05:27:54","date_gmt":"2015-05-18T12:27:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/?p=28551"},"modified":"2015-05-18T05:27:54","modified_gmt":"2015-05-18T12:27:54","slug":"harvard-mba-essay-question-now-required-and-new","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/harvard-mba-essay-question-now-required-and-new\/","title":{"rendered":"Harvard MBA Essay Question: Now Required and New"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_2850\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2850\" style=\"width: 225px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.accepted.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/DSCN7446-e1316139714742.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2850\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.accepted.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/DSCN7446-e1316139671402-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"Harvard Business School\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2850\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Harvard Business School<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>And the Harvard MBA essay question is...<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em>It's the first day of class at HBS. You are in Aldrich Hall meeting your \"section.\" This is the group of 90 classmates who will become your close companions in the first-year MBA classroom. Our signature case method participant-based learning model ensures that you will get to know each other very well. The bonds you collectively create throughout this shared experience will be lasting.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em>Introduce yourself.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em>Note: Should you enroll at HBS, there will be an opportunity for you to share this with them.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em>We suggest you view<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>this video<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>before beginning to write.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/eA5R41F7d9Q\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>You can read Dee Leopold's full thoughts on this question at on her blog, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hbs.edu\/mba\/admissions\/Pages\/from-the-admissions-director.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">Direct from the Director,<\/a> as well as her reasons for making this required as opposed to optional, as its been for the last 2 years.<\/p>\n<p>Dee also reviews the purpose of the essay. On one had its a chance for you the applicant to reflect, organize your thoughts, and relate them as you embark on the adventure of business school.\u00a0 In addition and something that is critical for you to realize as you start that reflection process and choose what to write: The essay is \"a chance to get to know you beyond the elements of the application that feel fixed and stationary. Can also be a starting point for interview conversations.\"<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/reports.accepted.com\/mba\/harvard_business_school_guide_2014?utm_campaign=blogcta&amp;utm_source=CTA\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-23928 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.accepted.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/HBS_webinar_2015_cta.png\" alt=\"Check out our free webinar: Get Accepted to Harvard Business School!\" width=\"608\" height=\"307\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.accepted.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/Linda-Abraham.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-8104\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.accepted.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/Linda-Abraham-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Linda Abraham\" width=\"75\" height=\"75\" \/><\/a>By Linda Abraham, president and founder of Accepted.com and co-author of the definitive book on <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.accepted.com\/mba-smarties\/\">MBA admissions, MBA Admission for Smarties: The No-Nonsense Guide to Acceptance at Top Business Schools<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>And the Harvard MBA essay question is&#8230; It&#8217;s the first day of class at HBS. 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