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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Curiosity has got the better of me... Can some one post the link please to that message?

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Part of me wishes I didn't care so much, but I know I am going to be a bit of a basketcase tomorrow. Sigh.

Also--I found the message on BW: https://forums.businessweek.com/n/pfx/fo ... &tid=82781

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Curiosity has got the better of me... Can some one post the link please to that message?

I'm thinking I should stop wasting time on BW.... more quality on Gmat Club! :-D

https://forums.businessweek.com/n/pfx/forum.aspx?tsn=71&nav=messages&webtag=bw-bschools&tid=82781

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I agree... rest my case for BW -- BS

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Hmmm...Final decision days kinda feel like the opening scene in Saving Private Ryan...
Some kids get their head blown off right at the start (ding w/o interview)
Some make it past the beach and then get blown off (ding with interview)
and the lucky few make it through safely (Admitted...sigh :shock:

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am struggling for an analogy for WL though :lol:

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am struggling for an analogy for WL though :lol:

WL - I think of "Old School," where part of the initiation was to tie a brick to each guy's p***s. The nervous wait on what will happen is what WL feels like to me. I just hope I don't end up like that big guy...

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Yup...WL is like a bullet to the spleen...mortal agony with a 5% chance of making it...
Either way our personal Normandies await us tomorrow...Wish everyone o good nights sleep today...hahahaha...

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am struggling for an analogy for WL though :lol:

WL is like the reserves - the kids who didn't make it on the beach in the first wave

... and I love that your analogy to Saving Private Ryan logically equates Adcoms to Nazis

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am struggling for an analogy for WL though :lol:

WL is like the reserves - the kids who didn't make it on the beach in the first wave

... and I love that your analogy to Saving Private Ryan logically equates Adcoms to Nazis

Dear Lord....HBS AdCom members dressed up in StormTrooper regalia, blasting us with machine guns that spew out ding e-mails instead of bullets...EPIC :twisted:

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am struggling for an analogy for WL though :lol:

WL is like the reserves - the kids who didn't make it on the beach in the first wave

... and I love that your analogy to Saving Private Ryan logically equates Adcoms to Nazis

Dear Lord....HBS AdCom members dressed up in StormTrooper regalia, blasting us with machine guns that spew out ding e-mails instead of bullets...EPIC :twisted:

Some tensions are running high I see...

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am struggling for an analogy for WL though :lol:

WL is like the reserves - the kids who didn't make it on the beach in the first wave

... and I love that your analogy to Saving Private Ryan logically equates Adcoms to Nazis

I wonder what this forum would have as analogies tomorrow... when tensions will be higher then ever!

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just got the bimonthly newsletter from Harvard Gazette Online, got a heart attack when I read 'Harvard'

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Is Anyone planning to attend this?

Harvard Business School MBA Admissions and the Women's Student Association of HBS cordially invite you to attend First Friday, a social information session for women at the Harvard Business School campus in Boston, MA.

The event is designed to give prospective women candidates an opportunity to interact with current students as well as Admissions team members and provides a social forum in which to learn more about Harvard Business School.

There will not be a formal presentation; light snacks and refreshments will be served.

Date: Friday, February 12, 2010
Time: 5:00-7:00pm
Location: Harvard Business School, Gallatin Lounge

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Here is the RSVP Link...

https://register.applyyourself.com/?id= ... 4787&rid=1

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How important is it to attend events on HBS campus.. does it bear any positives on our application?

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I actually prefer the HBS method of releasing (almost) all interview invites on one day. Saves us a lot of tension. We will all be sick with nerves tomorrow, but if we don't get an invite tomorrow that's pretty much it. Better than being dragged over the coals slowly over a 3 week period like all the other schools. The HBS thing is a like a shot to the head. Quick and (relatively) painless.

Anyway, good luck everyone!!

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Here is the RSVP Link...

https://register.applyyourself.com/?id= ... 4787&rid=1

I went to one of these and thought it was good--was really just interacting with women who are current students, getting a feel for fit/personality/specific perspectives, no interaction with Admissions (at least not at the event I went to), just a casual way to talk to some current female students.

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Oh the pain is gonna be felt trust me... pain for the rest of the weekend!

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Here is the RSVP Link...

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So there was not a soul from the Admissions group... May I ask when you attended this event.. and could you throw some light on "How friendly were the students?"

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So there was not a soul from the Admissions group... May I ask when you attended this event.. and could you throw some light on "How friendly were the students?"

I don't exactly remember when this was--it was sometime in the fall? I got there late (which they said was fine--since there's not a presentation, it's more of a non-alcoholic cocktail party than anything) because I don't get out of work until after 5. But by the time I got there, it was just a lot of women students standing around talking to groups of prospectives. I talked to a few students, I found them enormously helpful, 1 or 2 even gave me their business cards to email with any questions. There were a few too many prospectives for the number of students though, so it wasn't as intimate as it probably could've been. There may have been admissions people there earlier, but this isn't (from what I could tell) a "put your face in front of Admissions" type of event--rather it's purpose was more to have prospectives ask questions of students about life/academics @ HBS, the admissions experience (but these people aren't from Admissions so they're just giving you advice based on what worked for them not necessarily why the Admissions picked them). Anyway--if you want to get a better idea of HBS, I'd recommend the event. If you're really familiar with the school, have visited etc. and have already applied, I'm not sure how valuable it will be. You might get some interview tips but besides that...