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Hi everyone, welcome to the Harvard Business School MBA Applicants group! 👋

📅 Application Deadlines | Fall 2027 Entry

Round 1: September 9, 2026
Round 2: January 4, 2027

HBS does not have a regular Round 3 for the traditional MBA application.

📝 Essay Prompts

HBS uses three essays organized around:

Business-Minded Essay | 300 words
How your experiences have shaped the way you invest in others and drive impact.

Leadership-Focused Essay | 250 words
How your experiences have shaped the way you lead and invest in others.

Growth-Oriented Essay | 250 words
How curiosity has influenced your growth and how it will continue to shape your development.

⁠Harvard MBA Admissions

Feel free to ask any questions about HBS or the application process in the forum. Happy applying! 🎓
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🔥 **ROAST MY MBA SCHOOL LIST** 🔥

Think your MBA shortlist is perfect? Let's see what the group thinks 😂

Drop your current shortlist below and let the group **respectfully roast it**.

For each school, mention:
🏫 School
🎯 Why you're applying
💼 Target career after MBA
💰 Scholarship / budget considerations (optional)

Then everyone else can:
👇 **Challenge one choice**
👍 **Defend one school**
🔥 **Suggest one school they think you're missing**

**Example:**
LBS — Consulting + London
ISB — Consulting / Finance + India
NUS — Asia exposure
Oxford — Brand + international career

No personal attacks — **roast the shortlist, not the person.** 😂

Let's see whose shortlist survives the roast. 👀
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*HBS R1 is 16 days out - the mechanics people get wrong* ⏰

📅 Round 1: Wednesday, September 9, 2026, *12:00 PM ET* - that's noon, not midnight. In India that's *9:30 PM IST on Sept 9*.
📅 Decision: December 10, 2026
📅 Round 2: January 5, 2027 (decision March 25, 2027)

Three things worth knowing now:
• Anything submitted after the R1 deadline is simply read in R2. You can apply in only one round, once per application year.
• No GMAT/GRE waivers. You must have taken the test by the deadline.
• Unofficial scores are fine at submission, but you still have to request that your official score be sent to HBS.

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*HBS R1 is 16 days out - the mechanics people get wrong* ⏰

📅 Round 1: Wednesday, September 9, 2026, *12:00 PM ET* - that's noon, not midnight. In India that's *9:30 PM IST on Sept 9*.
📅 Decision: December 10, 2026
📅 Round 2: January 5, 2027 (decision March 25, 2027)

Three things worth knowing now:
• Anything submitted after the R1 deadline is simply read in R2. You can apply in only one round, once per application year.
• No GMAT/GRE waivers. You must have taken the test by the deadline.
• Unofficial scores are fine at submission, but you still have to request that your official score be sent to HBS.

Official dates: https://www.hbs.edu/mba/admissions/application-dates
Testing rules: https://www.hbs.edu/mba/admissions/freq ... -questions
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Official score to be sent before the deadline?

other schools offer flexibility of sharing the score through GMAC after the admission results are announced.
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*HBS R1 is 16 days out - the mechanics people get wrong* ⏰

📅 Round 1: Wednesday, September 9, 2026, *12:00 PM ET* - that's noon, not midnight. In India that's *9:30 PM IST on Sept 9*.
📅 Decision: December 10, 2026
📅 Round 2: January 5, 2027 (decision March 25, 2027)

Three things worth knowing now:
• Anything submitted after the R1 deadline is simply read in R2. You can apply in only one round, once per application year.
• No GMAT/GRE waivers. You must have taken the test by the deadline.
• Unofficial scores are fine at submission, but you still have to request that your official score be sent to HBS.

Official dates: https://www.hbs.edu/mba/admissions/application-dates
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Following up on Saturday's question about score reports and superscoring 👇

*Multiple GMAT/GRE attempts and the new Superscore - what actually counts at HBS* 📊

Came up in the group, so here's what the official sources say.

• HBS Admissions: "If you submit multiple test scores from GMAT or GRE to HBS, we will only look at the score from your highest single test sitting." So extra reports don't hurt you - they just don't get combined. Your best *single sitting* is the number in play.
• GMAT Superscore (launched by GMAC in June 2026) is generated automatically from your best section scores across attempts. It's a GMAC product, not a school policy. A superscore existing doesn't mean a given school evaluates on it - HBS's published position is still highest single sitting, and their portal's own wording says don't mix sub-scores when self-reporting.
• Practical read: self-report your best single sitting exactly as it appears on that report, and if you want certainty on your specific case, email MBA Admissions - they reply.

HBS source: https://www.hbs.edu/mba/blog/answering- ... pplication
How Superscore works: https://www.gmac.com/resources/learners ... superscore
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What all questions are asked from HBS referees?
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*What HBS actually asks your recommenders* 📝

A question came up on the forum feed today - what do HBS referees get asked? Here's the full picture from the live Class of 2029 application:

• Two recommendations required. HBS suggests (doesn't require) that one comes from a direct supervisor; the other should speak to your professional performance, leadership skills and potential
• A ratings grid across ~20 attributes grouped under Business-Minded, Leadership-Focused and Growth-Oriented - the same three themes as this year's essays - plus a required 150-word comment on the ratings
• Two written answers, submitted as one document:
1. Specific examples of how your performance, potential, background or personal qualities compare to other well-qualified people in similar roles (recommended 300 words)
2. The most important piece of constructive feedback they've given you - the circumstances and how you responded (recommended 250 words)
• An overall rating vs peers, from "Below Average" up to "The best I have encountered in my career"
• The form also asks recommenders to disclose whether they used AI in completing the recommendation

Takeaway: brief your recommenders early. The feedback question is the one weak letters fumble - a genuine example of how you took feedback and changed is exactly what the AdCom wants to read.

Full question list: https://www.clearadmit.com/mba-admissio ... questions/
Official process: https://www.hbs.edu/mba/admissions/application-process
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*HBS interviews - what actually happens if you get the invite* 🎤

From HBS's official application process page:

• Interviews are by invitation only, at the Admissions Board's discretion. If you are invited, you have to interview to complete the process.
• 30 minutes with an MBA Admissions Board member who has already read your application. This is unusual - the interviewer knows your file, so expect questions tailored to your essays and resume, not generic ones.
• Format: on campus, in hub cities, or on Zoom. HBS is explicit that neither the timing of your invite nor the format says anything about your candidacy.
• The part people forget: within 24 hours of the interview you must submit a written post-interview reflection through the application portal. It goes into your file, so treat it like a third essay.

An invite is a positive signal, not a guarantee. Knowing the 24-hour reflection rule now is the real edge - most people hear about it the day before.

Source: https://www.hbs.edu/mba/admissions/application-process
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I assume invites will be extended in late October?

Also, not much activity in thread this year!
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What does the interview process look like?
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