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I got help from an admissions consultant, seniors from colleges (whom I contacted on LinkedIn), and few friends to help review my essays and stories and get feedback on how well that reflects me.

i spoke to around 2 HBS students, both were from my personal network. Didnt use any other source

For HBS, I spoke to 5 HBS students - 2 from my personal & 3 whom I contacted thru LI

Thank you so much for the responses. I wanted also to ask you what do you consider is common around the HBS MBA students that is different from other business schools? That from a perspective on someone who is doing the program at this moment

Harvard may ask for an interview, was that the case with any of you?

I would say the teach style, i.e., the case method. HBS relies completely on that, while other schools rely on other teaching methods. The curriculum for first year HBS MBA students is also defined, so we dont have choice on what courses to take. i hope i have answered your question, let me know if i didnt understand HBS always asks for an interview.

Well, the program will start in August’23, so can’t really give a perspective that way. From what I spoke to current students - the best part of the hbs experience was definitely the case method which also made the curriculum quite intense.