Harvard Business School - Class of 2015 (Matriculating 2013) https://images.businessweek.com/ss/07/10/1005_dschools/image/harvardbusinessschool.jpg HBS Applicant Summary (Real Time) Quick Glance: GMAT Club vs. Latest Intake (Class of 2015) GMAT Club's Real-time Admissions Statistics Latest GMAT Club Member Profile Updates Detailed Applicant List: Add Yourself to This List (add HBS to your profile) Add Your Profile to This List Questions about this Roll Call ? Round 1 Deadline: 9/24/2012 | Decision Date: 12/12/2012 Round 2 Deadline: 1/7/2013 | Decision Date: 3/27/2013 Round 3 Deadline: 4/8/2013 | Decision Date: 5/15/2013 Rankings (2012 GMAT Club Rankings Table) US News 2011 #1 Entrepreneurship #3 Finance #7 International #8 Management #1 Marketing #6 Nonprofit #3 Production/Operations #8 BusinessWeek 2010 #2 Historical GMAT Club Applicant Threads Fall 2012 - Calling All HBS Applicants Fall 2011 - Calling All HBS Applicants Fall 2010 - Calling All HBS Applicants Fall 2009 - Calling All HBS Applicants Fall 2008 - Calling All HBS Applicants Fall 2007 – Calling All HBS Applicants Popular Links Programs Offered at HBS HBS Employment Reports Notable Alumni Harvard Business School Guide ________________________________________________________________ HBS Webinar Slides - Applicant Information presented by Dee Leopold, Director of Admissions https://poetsandquants.com/2012/06/07/dee-leopolds-harvard-business-school-webinar-slides/ INFORMATION - APPLICATION FOR CLASS OF 2015 Essay Questions Essays required for all applicants: Tell us about something you did well. (400 words) Tell us about something you wish you had done better. (400 words) Joint degree applicants only: How do you expect the joint degree experience to benefit you on both a professional and a personal level? (400 words) Post Interview Reflection Following the interview, candidates are required to submit a written reflection using our online application system. This must be submitted within 24 hours following the completion of the interview. Detailed instructions will be provided to those applicants who are invited to the interview process. Recommender Questions - Please comment on the context of your interaction with the applicant. If applicable, briefly describe the applicant's role in your organization. (250 words) - How does the candidate's performance compare to other well-qualified individuals in similar roles? (250 words) - Please describe the most important piece of constructive feedback you have given the applicant. Please detail the circumstances and the applicant's response. (250 words) - Please make additional statements about the applicant's performance, potential, or personal qualities you believe would be helpful to the MBA Admissions Board. (250 words) Other Application Components (Information on Transcripts, TEOFL/PTE, Additional Information): https://www.hbs.edu/mba/admissions/writtenapplication.html Class of 2014 Total MBA Enrollment 925 Applications 8,963 (down from last year) % Admitted 13% (selectivity down from last year) Yield 90% Class Composition Women 40% (up by 1 %) - highest ever! US Ethnic Minorities 24% (up by 1%) International 32% (down by 2% - wow!) Average Age 27 - same as last year GMAT Score Range 570 - 790 (minima is up by 80 points) Median GMAT 730 - same as last year Undergraduate Majors Business Administration/Economics 43% Engineering/Natural Sciences/Technical Disciplines 34% (down by 2%) Humanities/Social Sciences 22% Other 1%

Having taken both myself, I agree that they are very different but neither really tests business concepts, it's just another metric to standardize people.

Did you take both because you want to do a joint degree? Yes, tests are used to standardize people; that's what the whole admissions process does, i guess. There is however a strong correlation between GMAT scores and first-year MBA grades.

Congrats everyone and welcome to HBS! I remember what I did last year after having finding out about my acceptance. I left work and went to MacDonalds!

Hahaha! thats awesome! I got a call from the interviewer at 3pm CT. Nothing from Her Majesty yet...

I took it for applications to other grad schools some time back. I'd argue that GPA is a much better metric for assessing that than a standardized test. Posted from my mobile device

Are you guys attending the admit weekend on jan 17th? Not sure if it's worth the $$$, since it's tough to say no to HBS.. Posted from my mobile device

Just got off the road from a very long day, so I wasn't able to post this earlier: I'm IN!!! btw, worst meeting ever - sitting with my boss and a potential strategic partner today and the meeting ran well past noon...had to hide my anxiety, knowing the email was sitting there in my inbox.....

Anyone else required to take the Analytics Program? I am a little confused by this requirement...

Really surprised that there are so many sub-3.5 gpa folks who got into HBS, given that they are gpa heavy and have a median gpa of 3.7. Congrats to all!!