{"id":33044,"date":"2016-05-12T13:21:34","date_gmt":"2016-05-12T20:21:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/?p=33044"},"modified":"2016-07-27T15:36:59","modified_gmt":"2016-07-27T22:36:59","slug":"harvard-business-school-2016-17-mba-essay-tips-deadlines","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/harvard-business-school-2016-17-mba-essay-tips-deadlines\/","title":{"rendered":"Harvard Business School 2016-17 MBA Essay Tips & Deadlines"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Harvard Business School Admissions is not adverse to change and here are a few elements in the 2016-17 application that are different:<\/span><\/p>\n

\u2022 \u00a0\u00a0The essay question itself is different and much more straight-forward than last year's question. It is very similar to the question posed two years ago, which I though was an excellent\u00a0question.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u2022 \u00a0\u00a0HBS 2+2 applications will only be reviewed R3. There is no advantage to 2+2 applicants\u00a0applying in Round 1 or 2.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u2022 \u00a0\u00a0Unlike the last few years, there is no advice on the Direct from the Director<\/a> blog giving insight into the question. The silence is probably because the current director, Dee Leopold, is leaving this position shortly, and the new director, Chad Losee \u00a0(HBS MBA 2013), will assume the director role in June. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u2022 \u00a0\u00a0The deadlines are only slightly different\u00a0from last year. The Round 1 deadline is Sept. 7, 2016, just\u00a0two days earlier than\u00a0last year's Sept. 9 round 1 due date.<\/span><\/p>\n

What has stayed the same:<\/span><\/p>\n

\u2022 \u00a0\u00a0The essay is required, unlike two years ago, and like last year. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u2022 \u00a0\u00a0There is NO word limit.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

There is one question<\/a> for the Class of 2019:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

As we review your application, what more would you like us to know as we consider your candidacy for the Harvard Business School MBA program?<\/strong><\/p>\n

There is no word limit for this question.\u00a0 We think you know what guidance we're going to give here. Don't overthink, overcraft and overwrite. Just answer the question in clear language that those of us who don't know your world can understand.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

Before you begin to write I have two suggestions for you:<\/span><\/p>\n

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  1. Review Harvard's criteria for admission<\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
  2. Watch the embedded video on the case method at HBS.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n