After posting and deleting (by accident) the thread, here we go again Time to start HBS story... HBS, as promised, released essay topics for class of 2012. Very similar to last season except for Q4 (which I think is cool b/c one can show creativity/personality) and Q3. 1) ESSAYS (source: https://www.hbs.edu/mba/admissions/writ ... ation.html ) 2) DEADLINES (source: https://www.hbs.edu/mba/admissions/appl ... dates.html ) 3) PAST THREADS 2009: calling-all-hbs-fall-2009-applicants-63410.html 2008: calling-all-the-harvard-gurus-fall-49915.html 4) IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS (source: https://www.hbs.edu/mba/admissions/blog.html and https://www.hbs.edu/mba/admissions/inte ... tions.html and https://www.hbs.edu/mba/admissions/writ ... ation.html ) 5) GMAT CLUB CANDIDATES R1: STATS: Total applicants: 51 Invited to interview : 16 Matriculating: Admits: 11 Dings: 31 Waitlisted: 4 Unknown: 5 Admit: HCGirl10 - invited to interview Icarus - invited to interview Izen* nerdgirl - invited to interview PatrickBateman - invited to interview PBateman- invited to interview redrobot* sc - invited to interview forzviol motionny Biology - invited to interview Waitlist: sharstarz12 - invited to interview skkingdom - invited to interview 2010HereICome - invited to interview warriorM33 Ding: 2009mba2012 adude* all - invited to interview audacityofhope DucRR eteusch1 - invited to interview fzt39806 - invited to interview Gelopwez JordinT* javaexe laurenbcn mba4me2010 MBAgirl2010 mbahopes2009 - invited to interview milias pook oompm* shadowsjc - invited to interview sm332 river zyskind cublu2 LetsGoMets NCMBA2012 Deepauk sapphireka CarpathianRidge - invited to interview USMCCommO zaphod shacster - invited to interview Aldrak CANDIDATES: 2012dreams ACNguy bigfernhead cacky1983 cassie2012 CharlieChaplin chrisahn112 Comrade CrushTheGMAT csino david2008 duderanch ezekiel2517 gmatbschool gravity1914 guitarguru hohoo JamesT - invited to interview jcol jolt kokkiri latammc lionvish mschumy Noodles nutmba radeal spiritworld steeler99 stillhoping surychen taken20 thedeadlyone tq17749 R2: STATS: Total applicants: 52 Matriculating: Admits: 21 Dings: Waitlisted: Unknown: ADMITS: Anonymous13 biotechgirl bunny27 bwizzle Demonic11 fsj434 HERM3S heywhassup jag120 kohlia LB20 Magellan matanga mba2012lfh meridian17 oneschoolwonder pilot RonMexico TorontoGirl ttocsik waitinganswers CANDIDATES: 2012dreams AceofSpades aditi123 Aenigma agnok aj1545 andrewcs Ashish369 BangaloreKid baxter bwizzle cesc4 christinee co2012 colequinn con Demonic11 egy ezekiel2517 fall2010mba gkumar GoalMBA2010 GordonBombay gravity1914 HBS2011 hbsr2 HERM3S hokiegenius infanteed jankynoname jimmyfunk Jivana kohlia lakai777 LB20 lbiggs mba12tech mp2437 mustafaj nikheel nlt22 nutmba pochcc qaum RonMexico Skysurf slingfox tdave theDreamChaser triple5soul Turnpike westsew R3: STATS: Total applicants: Matriculating: Admits: Dings: Waitlisted: Unknown: CANDIDATES: 6) USEFUL STUFF a) Sandy's HBS advice: blog with plenty of info on HBS: https://www.hbsguru.com/blog/ essays' analysis: https://forums.businessweek.com/n/pfx/f ... &tid=10180 b) Forcefeed's application tips from last season: calling-all-hbs-fall-2009-applicants-63410.html#p464989 c) CS @ HBS essay advice: https://www.computersexy.com/blog/2007/ ... lishments/ d) Chat with Deirdre Leopold, Director of MBA Admissions & Financial Aid at Harvard Business School: https://www.businessweek.com/bschools/c ... 175992.htm e) Take it with a grain of salt! About social life at HBS: https://www.asktheharvardmba.com/page/3/ f) About case method: HBS website on case method: https://www.hbs.edu/learning/case.html Entry from Harvard Bound blog: https://myharvardmba2010.blogspot.com/2 ... dents.html Entry from Mark and Jie's Journey to B-School blog: https://markandjie.blogspot.com/2004_03_01_archive.html Entry from AGirlsMBA at Harvard Business School blog: https://agirlsmba.blogspot.com/2007/12/ ... ation.html g) Weaknesses of HBS educational model: https://media.www.harbus.org/media/stor ... storiestab h) Advice on leadership essay from AGirlsMBA at Harvard Business School blog: https://agirlsmba.blogspot.com/2007/08/ ... ssays.html i) BusinessWeek's "Make Your Leadership Case for B-School Admission": https://www.businessweek.com/bschools/c ... 219087.htm j) HBS on recommendation letters: Entry from June 17, 2008 on https://www.hbs.edu/mba/admissions/blog-all.html 7) OTHER INFO a) Link to 2+2 program: https://www.hbs.edu/mba/admissions/2+2/ . Note that it has different deadlines and app process. b) Class profile (2011): https://www.hbs.edu/mba/profiles/classprofile.html c) Additional class profile stats: https://www.hbs.edu/about/statistics/mba.html d) Podcasts: https://www.hbs.edu/mba/admissions/podcasts.html 8) DO I FIT? LIFE AT HBS - i.e. HBS blogs so that you can better understand the culture 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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Any London applicants receive invites on Friday on this forum?

Guitarguru .... I share your pain :D

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well, I knew there is no hope, but I can't help it.....

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Location	Total slots	Slots left	Notes
BOS	412	14	HBS Campus
CHI	32	0	Chicago
NOR	75	31	Norcal (san fran + menlo park CA)
LA	14	4	-
NYC	24	0	-
ASIA	71	0	-
EUR	91	12	all open slots are london

some notes from this morning:

i didn't see any slots get added, but some were taken overnight. however, as was mentioned earlier, this doesn't take into account phone interviews or alumni interviews. it's possible that HBS has yet to send those out, or has sent them out already and hasn't said anything

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Thanks for the update - pretty gutted to see the London number whittle away...this is very nervewracking, but I think the writing is on the wall.

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Location	Total slots	Slots left	Notes
BOS	412	14	HBS Campus
CHI	32	0	Chicago
NOR	75	31	Norcal (san fran + menlo park CA)
LA	14	4	-
NYC	24	0	-
ASIA	71	0	-
EUR	91	12	all open slots are london

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By my calculations there should still be 200 interview invitations left to go out for R1. Considering that the total number of admits is 900 and they accept roughly half of all interviewees and admissions are even between R1 and R2, simple math dictates they need to interview 900 people in R1. So far they've signed up 700.

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my only guesses for the smaller number this year is the over-enrollment from last year and that they may not know what to expect from round 2 apps. last year and this year are sure to steer from the historic trends.

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You are a little off, but not too much.

They interview approximately 850 from R1, 850 from R2, and 100 or so from R3... All in all, 1900 interviews (historically) for 1050 spaces (900+ matriculate)...

And remember, 150 is the upper edge, since they may have already sent out more interviews than have actually signed up. Additionally, some/many of those remaining may be for telephone/alum interviews for remote areas of the globe. If you don't have an invite, and are in the states or in locations that have filled up, I wouldn't hold my breath.

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Does anyone know people in Texas that have heard back yet? Am surprised they don't have a hub somewhere in Texas...

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I am in the same boat in Texas...haven't heard of anyone in getting an invite from TX. Surprising that TX doesn't have a hub for interviews. Granted, HBS is a reach for me anyways..

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re: texas - i would imagine they would expect you guys to fly to chicago or cali. the american hub cities make sense:

ny - largest city + east coast
LA - second largest city + west coast
chi - third largest city + central

norcal - HBS has a permanent office out there
boston - hbs headquarters

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any update to that interview slot chart?

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i just double checked and there were no major changes (either with slots closing up, or new slots being added). maybe like 1-2 spots here and there, but nothing groundbreaking. i guess at this point all eyes and ears are on the HBS blog and/or twitter feed to get any more updates

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Sounds like there haven't been any reports of invites going out today?

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Sounds like there haven't been any reports of invites going out today?

I think they're done.

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I think they'll send out more this friday. Just my intuition. :-D

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I was just wondering as to what everyone's application status is when they login to the apply yourself website. Mine is still saying "submitted" and I just want to make sure nothing is wrong.- Thanks.

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Yes, your application status will stay "submitted" till December 15.

For more info here is the adcom blog: https://www.hbs.edu/mba/admissions/blog.html

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Yes, your application status will stay "submitted" till December 15.

For more info here is the adcom blog: https://www.hbs.edu/mba/admissions/blog.html

I really wish they'd give us more information, even if it's just for closure.

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On the fun side of this, I have started to filter out any e-mail that doesn't have "Warm greetings from Harvard Business School" in it. I just got a mild heart attack when I got an e-mail with admissions@... and it was a Simon School promotional e-mail based on my GMAT. As a result, London Business School, Duke, and NYU are already in my spam box (no reflection of the schools, but of my tolerance level at this point)

Bring it on spammers!

The way I see this, its not over till its over. I am not drooling over my mailbox every 5 minutes (just every half hour or so :D ) - and I have plenty of work to do for work and for other apps to think of a ding as a goal killer. HBS likes to take candidates that don't really need HBS to be successful anyway. I say, lets keep our spirits up and make the best of it.