Harvard Business School Application for the class of 2013 is online. This thread will also serve as a master thread for the 2+2 applicants for the class of 2016 (June 2011 Applicants!) APPLICANTS: Please fill out your stats in the Google Doc attached and keep updating your information whenever you see fit! We will keep this thread updated as well (GIANT Post - Be warned ) Current Students: Harvard Admits 2+2 APPLICANTS REQUIREMENTS: GENERAL APPLICATION INFORMATION: 1. Essay Questions : 2. Application Deadlines : To be announced for the Summer of 2011. For the Summer of 2010 class: 3. Letters of Recommendation : 4. Sandy's Advice for Students Applying to 2+2 : REGULAR APPLICANTS All quoted sections of this post are from the Harvard Business School Admissions Website GENERAL APPLICATION INFORMATION: 1. Essay Questions : 2. Application Deadlines : 3. Letters of Recommendation : APPLICANT LIST: HBS Applicant List Google Doc 0Avb_1Ns4jB92dHp0UTJQcWpEajJwdENjYW9PVEc1TEE OTHER RESOURCES: Useful Web Pages for Application * HBS Director's Blog for All Important Updates * Last year's thread for HBS (Regular Applicants) * Last year's thread for HBS 2+2 Applicants * Veritas Prep School Report for Harvard Business School (Please register your email id, and Veritas will send a link to the download and you can download multiple school reports at once if you want!) * Class Profile for 2+2 * FAQs * HBS Director's Blog for All Important Updates * Clear Admit's Essay Analysis for Harvard Fall 2011 * Veritas Prep Essay Analysis for Harvard 2011 Life at HBS - Blogs a) CS @ HBS - https://www.computersexy.com/blog/ b) Harvard Bound - https://myharvardmba2010.blogspot.com/ c) Inside HBS - https://www.insidehbs.com/ d) Sync - https://sync.bradleylautenbach.com/ e) Mark and Jie's Journey to B-School - https://markandjie.blogspot.com/ f) Will Hsu's HBS Bubble - https://www.xanga.com/home.aspx?user=wphsu99 g) AGirlsMBA at Harvard Business School: https://agirlsmba.blogspot.com/ h) Military to Business: https://militarytobusiness.blogspot.com/

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Hessegebbabel

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Congrats to all the admits! Quite jealous...

Might be a silly question, but am wondering if anyone that interviewed in a region other than his/her ethnic origin (except for the US interviews) was admitted today? For example an Indian that interviewed in London or a Spaniard interviewed in Shanghai.

None of my European/American buddies that interviewed in Shanghai were ultimately admitted...

Do you think there are quotas for the number of people admitted from each interview location?

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Is anyone else debating between HBS and another school (with a particular program in mind, so specific to circumstances)? If so, please IM me.

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Im applying to R3 in two days. Got almost everything ready. I have a stupid questions but I was reading through some articles from the past and I see that some people are admitted without interview. Is this still occuring in the present? Did anyone get admitted without interviewing and thought all the way through that they were dinged but got admitted instead?

That must be a torturous process whose outcome is worthy of spending all day in a buffet and then 10 jaggershots

Is anyone aware of the current interview policy for admissions?

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30 Mar 2011, 01:52

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Does skype video conferencing count? Still on a bit of a high from the result:) Could barely go to sleep yesterday night (I am in Singapore so the result came in at midnight)!

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30 Mar 2011, 02:44

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I got an admit as well! Now I have a serious dilemma about which school to go to (HBS or INSEAD). Need to make a decision this week and I'm reall torn between the two schools.

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Is anyone aware of the current interview policy for admissions?

As far as I know no one gets admitted without an interview.

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30 Mar 2011, 06:04

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Is anyone else debating between HBS and another school (with a particular program in mind, so specific to circumstances)? If so, please IM me.

lol, I would guess that 90%+ of HBS admits have other schools that they were admitted to and are part of the decision process. It's really a personal choice and you have to find the right school for you based on learning style, your future job aspirations, and cultural fit. Congrats on the admit and good luck on your decision!

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30 Mar 2011, 06:19

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I'm in Texas and I haven't gotten the call. I did get the pre-matriculation email though.
I wonder if they'll be calling tomorrow as well? I'm sure they've stopped for the day today.

It may also depend on if you checked the box on your application allowing them to contact you if admitted.

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30 Mar 2011, 09:02

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fellow R2 WLers, have you guys heard anything from Eileen? I was expecting something by now

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It may also depend on if you checked the box on your application allowing them to contact you if admitted.

Actually, my interviewer called me up this morning. He was incredibly enthusiastic, and spent a good 20 minutes on the phone with me. He even pointed out some of the things from the interview that convinced him I'd be a good fit. I thought that was a really nice touch - and he really made me feel at home at HBS.

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My interviewer called me last night when I was a few pints in at the pub. Hopefully I was still coherent..

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It may also depend on if you checked the box on your application allowing them to contact you if admitted.

Could you give us a few pointers on what convinced him you were a good fit... Would help us third rounders..

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Could you give us a few pointers on what convinced him you were a good fit... Would help us third rounders..

Well in my case it had to do with my interview. I think I was just very enthusiastic, spoke pretty clearly, and was able to explain complex technical things in a non-technical and entertaining way. You have to remember - at Harvard, you have to be able to take a position in front of a class of 90 people, speak your mind clearly, and back up your position confidently. Additionally, you will be an expert in one or more fields, but many of your cohort won't be. So you have to be able to communicate your points in a manner that everyone will understand.

This same concept applies to your application essays as well. So if you're technical, or have strong IB experience, or something else in depth - you must be able to communicate it well in general terms.

Hope that helps.

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anyone else having trouble logging into kroll? it keep giving me an error msg

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Could you give us a few pointers on what convinced him you were a good fit... Would help us third rounders..

Great... thanks for your take!

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In!

My condolences to those who didn't get good news yesterday and congratulations to all of my future HBS classmates!

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No call from HBS yet

It might have to do with the fact that I'm a deffered admit for the class of 2015. However, I was really hoping to ask them a few questions. I guess I'll just have to ask them when I visit. Anyone else in the same shoes?

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For those who were curious, I was just contacted by Dee herself after she read this forum! Had a great conversation and am really excited about HBS :-)

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HBSGuru - do you have a view on WL this year? Thanks!

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My interviewer tried to call me but there was some connection issue with my phone so she ended up sending me an email instead.

I second icemanjs4 with regards to the point about explaining complex work in a simple term. Looking back at my interview, my interviewer asked me a lot to describe interesting course I did in my undergrad degree, current work that I do and so on.

The other specific comment she also gave me was that I had international experience in banking industry in the Asia Pacific so that seems to also help to expand on international leadership stories you may have:)