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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Hey guys, I too have been dinged...

Male 28, running a profitable 50-person startup for last three years
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Grew up in Latin America

Bring on the R2 apps!

PS - In retrospect, I think having too many people read my essays hurt -- they got genericized. I think I would have been better off leaving them with all the rough edges - at least they would have been more memorable.

Nah mate..I think it may be the age...You look amazing on paper!

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Well, I just confirmed with the adcom that despite only 2 recs submitted on time, the board elected to review my app in R1. Hopefully my third rec made it in for consideration but my hopes for an invite are dwindling. Thank you, Shadowjc, for the heads up. It was worth looking into.

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It saves me from losing all of my confidence when hearing about such qualified candidates like you who have not received the HBS invite "yet" - "it's not over until it's over." :wink:

Although chances are much lower now, you may be hearing from the school in the coming weeks. No one knows... not even the Adcom themselves (according to their blog...) Who knows... they may be interviewing 1000 kids instead of 850 this year...? (I don't want to start any rumor though...)

If you applied right after your 2 years at McKinsey, you would have been admitted without an issue. It's not fair that 1-3 years of age difference plays such a big role at HBS, when all of us are still so young with great potential. I wonder what has made them believe that people over 26 are not as qualified...

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It saves me from losing all of my confidence when hearing about such qualified candidates like you who have not received the HBS invite "yet" - "it's not over until it's over." :wink:

Do you have a link for this, other than just statistics that age has trended down in recent years (I don't even know if this is true)?

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I was in denial about this age factor for the longest time, but the trend is pretty clear.
Here are some helpful links.

https://hbsguru.com/blog/2008/10/04/offi ... hrhs-blog/

https://hbsguru.com/blog/2008/08/04/hbs- ... 0-percent/

https://hbsguru.com/blog/2008/03/28/hbs- ... y-standby/

Also, you can compare the class profiles over the past 10 years. Although the Adcom won't admit, it is pretty clear that your chances are much lower once past age 26.

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Has HBS actually notified people who have been dinged or are you just assuming if you did not get an invite yet that you will not?

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Has HBS actually notified people who have been dinged or are you just assuming if you did not get an invite yet that you will not?

That's what I'm assuming unless I hear otherwise.

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I am assuming too.

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Hope is still alive for you R1 ers'. I visited HBS today and was blown away by the case method. I met some fascinating students and applicants as well. Believe in yourselves! You'd be surprised how many non-traditional students I met (i.e. not PE/IB/MC). Also, adcom confirmed that interview invites will continue into November (up until 2 weeks to the deadline).

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Has anyone been able to get the class visit scheduler application to work?

The dates that are clickable all say "no times available".

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Unfortunately, I lot of visitors today were unable to attend classes because of this glitch - it doesn't seem to be resolved or perhaps even, all slots are taken. I think I reserved the class visit at least a month ago...

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I emailed HBS and was able to schedule a class visit right before my interview. Just be aware that you can only select a time, and not an actual class, so I guess it's just luck if you end up with an accounting class or a management class.

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triple5soul,
Did the Adcom mention anything about interviewing more people this year or about changing their application review approach? Given Dee's last post, it makes sense that they're sending invites into Nov., but the numbers don't seem to add up, as there are already nearly 850 (?) invites that already went out.

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To be quite honest the adcom wasn't that "forthcoming". However, a student host of mine said that in the past, HBS would send out a huge wave at the beg. of R1 and it would quiet down quick before the decision date. This year, the adcom is apparently spreading out the interview invites. I met some impressive folks who had strong profiles and had not yet heard from HBS... I would be surprised if all invites were out.

Another piece of information I got (take it for what it's worth) is that R1 and R2, in terms of chances, are identical. Who knows... From what I gathered, HBS is seeking diversity rather than pure stats (ie GPA/GMAT/WE@ big name firm/bank/consulting,etc.). This was huge for someone like myself in retail/entrepreneurship.

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triple5soul,
Thanks for passing along the information.

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My pleasure. I'm an applicant myself (R2) but if anyone has questions about the class visit or HBS in general (facilities, campus, experience in class) feel free to ask. I don't know if it's standard across other bschools, but it seems that a lot of MBA students had Harvard Business Cards (with their name, contact info, Class of 2011, etc.). Pretty cool...

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triple5soul,
Very helpful and reassuring. Thanx a bunch mate! Good luck

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Late addition to the R1 applicant pool. I have an interview scheduled 11/9.

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SC,

If you don't mind me asking, what's your profile like and when did you get an interview invite?

Thanks,

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SC,

If you don't mind me asking, what's your profile like and when did you get an interview invite?

Thanks,

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No problem. My GMAT is 770 (50 Q, 45 V), and my GPA is 3.89. However, I will have just over 2 years work experience upon matriculation. We'll see how it goes. HBS seems more accepting of young applicants than some other schools, but maybe I am just being optimistic! I got an invititation on 10/15, but I think they are still going out--Don't panic yet! Good luck to all who are waiting. I am waiting on some other schools, and it is nervewracking!!!