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12 Jan 2010, 20:24
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Aenigma
hey brother, at least you've got a 760. I'm clinging to a 90+% by my fingernails. that's one thing you don't have to explain.
i've got nontraditional career, marginal gmat, low gpa that i've got to explain away, before i can even get into the "why i'm super awesome and deserve to go to harvard". i've got 12 years of work experience i need to condense! it's quite the challenge. i'll take stanford's super generic "what matters most" anyday to this ridiculous game of tell me how to cure world hunger in 4 words or less.
12 Jan 2010, 20:29
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Aenigma
I'm having similar problems here too--while yes, it's nice because you have to be super concise (as opposed to Wharton where one could potentially mistakenly drone on forever and never get to the point), I feel like, for me, the combination of questions being asked doesn't allow me to tell the story I really want to tell about myself, whereas I felt like for the other schools I could really make my case as to why I'm unique a little bit more easily.
Ah well--guess it's hard for a reason, eh?
12 Jan 2010, 20:48
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LB20
my sentiments exactly. it also almost feels like they're looking for a specific type of person who CAN answer these questions in this manner with no problems. this also, for me at least, begins to explain why HBS trends much younger than other schools. a 24 year old kid with 2-3 yrs of experience can rattle off 3 accomplishments and come up with a difficult decision they had about whether to chose to go work for Bain or BCG. for a guy who's 30+, got a family, didn't get to where he is like most of the 24 year old kids applicants, answering these questions in such a brief manner truly robs their ability to utilize their experience and answer in a more nuanced manner.
for HBS gurus.
