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I have 3/4 years experience in a big 4 consulting and my post mba goal goal is consulting. What advice will you give me that would help my essays?
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Well for me the main learnings from the entire application journey was clarity on my stories and experiences (learnings & motivations) so far as I was able to take time and reflect back and give thought to my career vision too.
I would have started working on my application bit earlier and stop worrying about GMAT score if I could it again :)
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deepali1 and help151 - Thank you so much for your time and help with this chat! 👍👍👍
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What would you consider a safe GMAT/GRE score?
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Did you guys manage to secure scholarships?
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I have 3/4 years experience in a big 4 consulting and my post mba goal goal is consulting. What advice will you give me that would help my essays?
You are more than your work experiences so really think about why you took the decisions you did, really reflect on your past and how that has influenced you (by past i mean pre university experiences, childhood etc. etc.). think about why you want to do consulting again (different geography? different sector?) how will that help your journey in the long run..
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I have 3/4 years experience in a big 4 consulting and my post mba goal goal is consulting. What advice will you give me that would help my essays?
Start thinking about your stories - these should reflect your motivation, long term vision and how what you have done so far will be tied to long term goals thru an MBA
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Did you guys manage to secure scholarships?
HBS is one of the few schools that doesnt give merit based scholarship. It gives need based scholarships only. I got that.
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Did you guys manage to secure scholarships?
I have received need based financial aid from HBS
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What would you consider a safe GMAT/GRE score?
check class profile +/- 20 points on GMAT should be "safe"...
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Hi deepali and help151 - thank you so much for taking questions. I wanted to know in your opinion, how can one best showcase community engagement citizenship? Is it primarily through extra -curriculars involvement beyond work or is there something more to it?
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Are candidates who already have an MBA/MBA equivalent degree allowed to apply? Are these candidates at any disadvantage as compared to other pool of candidates?
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Hi @deepali and @help151 - thank you so much for taking questions. I wanted to know in your opinion, how can one best showcase community engagement citizenship? Is it primarily through extra -curriculars involvement beyond work or is there something more to it?
beyond work, yes, and within work too, many companies have community engagement activities and you can lead those efforts

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Are candidates who already have an MBA/MBA equivalent degree allowed to apply? Are these candidates at any disadvantage as compared to other pool of candidates?
they are allowed to apply. for your second question, you need to make sure you craft a solid response on why you want to do a second MBA and how will that help..
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Thank you! Regarding the essay part and other parts of the application, which other sources of information did you use to get it in a better shape? discord chats, forums with students, etc? can you also share any guidance on how to get those? Thank you again in advance
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Hi @deepali and @help151 - thank you so much for taking questions. I wanted to know in your opinion, how can one best showcase community engagement citizenship? Is it primarily through extra -curriculars involvement beyond work or is there something more to it?
For me my extra currics outside work was not a strong area as I didn’t have long association with any NGO etc. I focused on my experience in engagement initiatives in my employer firm in area of DEI.
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Thank you! Regarding the essay part and other parts of the application, which other sources of information did you use to get it in a better shape? discord chats, forums with students, etc? can you also share any guidance on how to get those? Thank you again in advance
Writing a well crafted essay takes a lot of time and repeated drafts. I would start early and once the first draft is done, think whether this essay can fit anyone else? if yes, repeat the process. If no, give it to people around you to ask the same question. Thats what i did
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I have a question on how many HBS alum/students did you talk to prior to your application. Did you find them through your own network, HBS events or other sources?
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