HBS Fall 2009 Applicants: Round 1 GMATClub Stats: Total Applicants 40 Admits: 6 Interviewed: 19 Dings: 18 Waitlisted: 6 Unknown: 8 msday - Accepted and Matriculating Bball - Accepted and Matriculating BigBad - Accepted and Matriculating cpgmba - Accepted and Matriculating Mikus - Accepted (Withdrawn for Stanford GSB) zoinnk - Accepted (Withdrawn for Wharton) gt7er - Interviewed js594 - Interviewed MattG2185 - Interviewed rosav - Interviewed Waitlisted Accepted 4/3 hobart - Interviewed Waitlisted Accepted 4/2 k88 - Interviewed Waitlisted krispy - Interviewed Waitlisted mikenyc - Interviewed Waitlisted rca215 - Interviewed Waitlisted CompanyMan - Interviewed Dinged egy - Interviewed Dinged emirtumen - Interviewed Dinged falibay - Interviewed Dinged Mishari - Interviewed Dinged AZCFA balki1867 BSchoolorBust Milspec walker Zenzen belfi devansh_god Gil irishspring isa olive MeddlingKid nj24 OhThatMBA Paradosso pguard Sept09 terp26 Round 2 GMATClub Stats: Total Applicants: 31 Admits: 5 Interviewed: 7 Dings: 4 Unknown: 21 matterhorn762 - ACCEPTED and MATRICULATING Atlantic - ACCEPTED and MATRICULATING ma.agrawal - ACCEPTED and MATRICULATING garbus222 - ACCEPTED and MATRICULATING foodstamp - ACCEPTED and MATRICULATING Magellan - Waitlisted ashaker - Ding MBAAspirant2008 - Ding lasttotheparty - Ding maverick2011 -Ding w/ int bouncer1981 cesc4 csboard23 dglasser fresinha12 hannah10010 levfin2003 llest ndiaconu oziozzie peaceyall praz preeyah sset009 stopper5 sudhir18n syd999 syings TL Wolfie2011 ZoeMoe *** Class of 2011 Essays: What are your three most substantial accomplishments and why do you view them as such? (600-word limit) What have you learned from a mistake? (400-word limit) Please respond to two of the following (400-word limit each): What would you like the MBA Admissions Board to know about your undergraduate academic experience? Discuss how you have engaged with a community or organization. What area of the world are you most curious about and why? What is your career vision and why is this choice meaningful to you? Joint degree applicants: How do you expect the joint degree experience to benefit you on both a professional and a personal level? (400-word limit) Recommender Questions for the Class of 2011 Recommendations must be completed online. The form includes essay questions along with other types of questions. Please comment on the context of your interaction with the applicant. How long have you known the applicant and in what connection? If applicable, briefly describe the applicant's role in your organization. (250-word limit) Please describe the most important piece of constructive feedback you have given the applicant. Please detail the circumstances and the applicant's response. (250-word limit) Please make additional statements about the applicant's performance, potential, or personal qualities you believe would be helpful to the MBA Admissions Board. (250-word limit) Also the filing deadlines were reported as follows: Application Periods: Application submitted online by 5 p.m. EST: Notification of the MBA Admissions Board's decision: Round 1 October 15, 2008 January 21, 2009 Round 2 January 6, 2009 April 2, 2009 Round 3 March 11, 2009 May 13, 2009 For better viewing, click here: Deadlines and Written Application Ok, Here's a brief summary of HBS class of 2009...... Class of 2009 Total MBA Enrollment 901 Applications 7,424 % Admitted 14% Yield 89% Class Composition Female 36% US Ethnic Minorities 24% International 33% Admits Within 3 Years of College Graduation 34% Undergraduate Majors Humanities and Social Sciences 36% Engineering and Natural Sciences 34% Business Administration 25% Other 5% Months of Work Experience Average Months of Post-College Work Experience 48 Range of Months of Work Experience 0-160 Pre-MBA Industry Consulting 20% Other Services 11% High Tech/Communications 7% Venture Capital/Private Equity 13% Manufacturing 8% Non-Profit 8% Investment Banking 8% Consumer Products 6% Healthcare/Biotech 6% Other Financial Services 5% Military 3% Investment Management 3% Other 2% Citizenship North America 69% (United States 63% ) Asia/South Pacific 13% Europe 11% Central and South America 4% Africa 2% Oceania 1% Let's pour out all our love(and disgust) for HBS in this thread....... :wink:

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peaceyall

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05 Jan 2009, 19:34

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no love letters for me yet. in for r2.

Zoemoe

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05 Jan 2009, 20:26

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Hi - newbie here. I just hit submit as well. I feel a little sick.

riseoverrun

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05 Jan 2009, 21:26

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Hardestadt

I have just hit the "submit' button. I must confess last time I felt such a wild mixture of excitement, anxiety and hope was when I sent a letter to the girl I was secretly in love with. I wonder what Stanford application would feel like :roll:

Good luck everyone!

It'll feel just like warm apple pie...

egy

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05 Jan 2009, 22:27

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Congrats to all who have applied for Rd2! Can't believe it's been almost three months since I hit submit!

Good luck to all!

bball

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06 Jan 2009, 11:36

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FYI, for your R2ers... no strict cut-off... I'm guessing that means anything up until tomorrow morning is ok.

Round Two Deadline
Date: January 06, 2009

Today is the application deadline for Round Two. It will hardly be a news flash to tell you that it's probably the busiest day of the year in Dillon House.

There may be heavy server traffic - especially late in the afternoon - so please don't panic if it takes a while to submit your application. Be patient...or, better yet, be early! The deadline is at 5pm, but I predict that we will not have a strict cut-off - we will do everything reasonably possible to make sure your application is considered in Round Two.

We'll all be answering the phones - and I know it's reassuring to hear a human voice - but please realize that we have no way of checking on the details of your individual application. And remember, your online status WILL NOT CHANGE to "under review" or "received" after you hit the submit button.

And, most important, congratulations to all of you who completed the application. We hope that the process of self-reflection has been valuable...and memorable.

https://www.hbs.edu/mba/admissions/blog.html

foodstamp

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06 Jan 2009, 12:28

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bball

....

And, most important, congratulations to all of you who completed the application. We hope that the process of self-reflection has been valuable...and memorable.

https://www.hbs.edu/mba/admissions/blog.html

It definitely has been a very valuable experience. You can't help but think about all of your past, present, and future life choices while completing that app.

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Location: United States

Concentration: Entrepreneurship, Technology

Schools: Haas '15

GMAT 1: 680 Q47 V37 Verified score

GPA: 3.6

WE:Engineering (Computer Hardware)

Schools: Haas '15

GMAT 1: 680 Q47 V37 Verified score

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06 Jan 2009, 14:42

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My very first application of the season is finally in for R2!! :-D

maverick2011

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Concentration: Finance, International Business

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06 Jan 2009, 14:56

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I submitted for Round 2.

Update: 3rd rec submitted.

riseoverrun

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06 Jan 2009, 17:58

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My very first application of the season is finally in for R2!! :-D

GO DUCKS!!!

Good to see a fellow Oregonian on these boards!

Best of luck to you!

Rubashov1

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06 Jan 2009, 21:19

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Congrats on the R2 submissions guys! Hopefully they keep up their R1 interview invite approach for R2, which really made things easier on the nerves.

ashaker

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07 Jan 2009, 02:44

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Submitted for R2..This is going to be a very long shot.

Stockmoose16

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Concentration: Entrepreneurship

Schools:HBS, UCLA, DUKE, UNC, USC, TEXAS

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08 Jan 2009, 22:51

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ashaker

Submitted for R2..This is going to be a very long shot.

Why would it be a long shot, you scored a 770!

ashaker

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08 Jan 2009, 23:39

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Stockmoose16

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Submitted for R2..This is going to be a very long shot.

Why would it be a long shot, you scored a 770!

already been rejected by mit sloan with a 770 score !
hbs seems to want younger grads with strong acads...the admissions officer explicitly said grades and overall academic performance mattered more than gmat
not too sure about my essays either..

csboard23

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09 Jan 2009, 08:47

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In for round 2

cesc4

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Concentration: Social Enterprise

Schools:Kellogg R1, HBS R2, Wharton R2, Columbia RD, Stern R1

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09 Jan 2009, 11:59

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Hey - I'm in for R2 as well. Unfortunately, I just discovered this board - would have been a huge help as I was struggling through the essays.

And I would have known to fill out GPAs for every year, in addition to the cumulative. oh well.

sajal09

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10 Jan 2009, 15:00

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In for R2 as well (1/2)

Stockmoose16

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10 Jan 2009, 17:18

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ashaker

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Submitted for R2..This is going to be a very long shot.

Why would it be a long shot, you scored a 770!

I don't think the schools can outright discriminate based on age. What was your work experience? If you came from IT or finance, then I can see why it'd be more competitive. I'm hoping to get into HBS with a 690, but I come from a under-represented industry (entertainment).

ashaker

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11 Jan 2009, 04:46

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ashaker

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ashaker

Submitted for R2..This is going to be a very long shot.

already been rejected by mit sloan with a 770 score !
hbs seems to want younger grads with strong acads...the admissions officer explicitly said grades and overall academic performance mattered more than gmat
not too sure about my essays either..

well.,.best of luck ! yes, after 680..i think its all bout the essays.. the impression i got from the adcom was that it was more competitive if i was older. they indicated that 3 years is the sweet spot in terms of experience..but 60% of the class had more than 3..so i dont think they discriminate..i think its just more competitive for the older folks !

foodstamp

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12 Jan 2009, 18:25

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From the HBS blog, for your little brothers and sisters!

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Date: January 12, 2009

I'm happy to announce that the essay questions for this year's 2+2 applicants are up on the website.

This year we will be accepting results from both the GMAT and GRE for 2+2 applicants. More detailed information about this will be on the website soon.

If you're a current college underclassman, please explore the 2+2 Program and consider whether it may be a good idea for you. All of us who read applications and interviewed candidates last summer believe that this was an eye-opening experience for us - the energy and talent had us all truly impressed. Last year's admits will be gathering here on campus in late June . . . we'll be doing some interviews and podcasts that I think you'll find interesting.

Back to the Round 2 applications . . . .

Dee

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Hmmm... back to round 2 applications? Are R1 decisions made and HBS is just waiting another week to see how R2 looks?