Welcome 2024-2025 HBS Applicants Welcome, all Harvard class of 2027 hopefuls. Let's use this platform to know each other, exchange ideas, and discuss app strategies? Who all are applying? Let us know by commenting below. Follow the thread and bookmark this post. Join Harvard chat | Add to my Schools | HBS in 30 Seconds (video) | HBS Application Walkthrough https://gmatclub.com/forum/download/file.php?id=71253 Data Point / School Harvard US News Ranking 5 Applicants 8264 Accepted 1187 Enrolled 1015 Acceptance 14% Yield Rate 86% GPA 3.7 Average WE 60 % GMAT 74% Average GMAT 730 Median GMAT 730 GMAT Domestic NA GMAT International NA % GRE 30% Average GRE Q 163 Average GRE V 163 Employed at Graduation 79% Employed 3 Months 90% Average Salary $172,877 Average Bonus $38,326 Salary and Bonus $198,180 Application Deadlines: APPLICATION PERIODS: APPLICATION SUBMITTED BY 12 PM NOON BOSTON TIME: NOTIFICATION OF THE MBA ADMISSIONS BOARD'S DECISION: ROUND 1 04 SEP 2024 10 DEC 2024 ROUND 2 06 JAN 2025 26 MAR 2025 2+2 ROUND 25 APR 2024 27 JUNE 2024 Essays: Applicants to the MBA Class of 2027 (matriculating fall 2025) need to respond to these three essay prompts: Business-Minded Essay: Please reflect on how your experiences have influenced your career choices and aspirations and the impact you will have on the businesses, organizations, and communities you plan to serve. (up to 300 words) Leadership-Focused Essay: What experiences have shaped who you are, how you invest in others, and what kind of leader you want to become? (up to 250 words) Growth-Oriented Essay: Curiosity can be seen in many ways. Please share an example of how you have demonstrated curiosity and how that has influenced your growth. (up to 250 words) Joint Degree Essays: Joint degree applicants for the Harvard Medical School, Harvard School of Dental Medicine, Harvard Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, Harvard Law School, and Harvard Kennedy School must provide an additional essay: How do you expect the joint degree experience to benefit you on both a professional and a personal level? (up to 400 words) Joint degree applicants for the Harvard Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences must provide an additional essay: The MS/MBA Engineering Sciences program is focused on entrepreneurship, design, and innovation. Describe your past experiences in these areas and your reasons for pursuing a program with this focus. (recommended length: 500 words). Applicants will also be able to respond to an optional essay. View the full HBS Class Profile --> https://www.hbs.edu/mba/admissions/class-profile/Pages/default.aspx View the full HBS Employment Report Class of 2023 --> https://www.hbs.edu/recruiting/employment-data/Pages/default.aspx https://www.youtube.com/shorts/UCnbzKuG2q8 Harvard-Business-School-768x432.jpg

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HBS has released the new Class Profile: This is almost the most applicants I have ever seen apply to HBS - at least the last 5 years. There may have been more in 2015/2017. That's a 21% increase YoY in applicants! 2025 2026 Applicants 8,149 9,856 Women 45% GPA 3.73 3.69 Work Experience 5 yrs GMAT: 740 740 GRE: 326 326 GRE and GMAT have remained unchanged. No release of GMAT Focus average