{"id":52082,"date":"2021-05-31T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-05-31T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/?p=52082"},"modified":"2021-05-30T04:12:20","modified_gmt":"2021-05-30T11:12:20","slug":"harvard-business-school-mba-essay-tips-deadlines-2021-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/harvard-business-school-mba-essay-tips-deadlines-2021-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"Harvard Business School MBA Essay Tips & Deadlines [2021 \u2013 2022]"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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HBS kicks off the 2021-22 MBA application cycle<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The disrupted, extended, and COVID-affected 2019-20 application cycle came slowly to a close. It was followed by a calmer and more typical cycle in which at least round 1 application volume was up. Now it\u2019s time to turn to the 2021-22 application cycle. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

HBS presented little new or changed material from previous cycles. For the fourth year in a row, it will only have two rounds. HBS dropped its third round and set an April deadline exclusively for HBS 2+2, its deferred admission program. Chad Losee, HBS Admissions Director, did not indicate in his announcement <\/a>when the final 2+2 deadline would be or if there would be an April deadline. Harvard is #2 in Accepted\u2019s Selectivity Index<\/a>. However, that second-place selectivity status is misleading. The Harvard brand is matched perhaps only by Stanford, and the second-place standing is probably accounted for by class size more than anything else. Harvard\u2019s non-COVID-affected class is more than double Stanford\u2019s, and Harvard simply accepts more people leading to a higher acceptance rate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Let\u2019s talk about Harvard\u2019s MBA application<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

On to the Harvard MBA application and essay question itself: HBS clearly likes the responses it has received<\/a> to the last several years\u2019 excellent essay question because this year\u2019s question is identical. The essay is again required, and there is NO word limit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Round 1 and Round 2 deadlines are almost identical to last year\u2019s deadlines. The Round 1 deadline is Sept. 8, 2021. The Round 2 deadline is January 4, 2021, one day earlier than last year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Harvard Business School MBA essay tips<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

There is one question<\/a> for the HBS Class of 2024:<\/p>\n\n\n\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?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Last year the following was also added, and I\u2019m sure this advice still holds. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

There is no word limit for this question. We think you know what guidance we\u2019re going to give here. Don\u2019t overthink, overcraft, or overwrite. Just answer the question clearly, using language that those of us who don\u2019t know your world can understand. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

  1. Review Harvard\u2019s criteria for admission<\/a>, and its MBA Application Tips: Essay video<\/a>.

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  2. Watch the embedded video on the case method at HBS. 
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