From Dr. Shel (Shelly Watts), President of MBA Admit.com
https://www.mbaadmit.com, email: info@mbaadmit.com
Ask about our Round 1 Harvard Special – 50% off! - Valid through May 22, 2015.
Information about the 50% off offer here: https://mbaadmit.com/hbs-round-1-special-50-off-limited-time-offer/
MBA Admit.com: Proudly, one of the most affordable top-quality MBA admissions consulting companies, with deep expertise in helping candidates override weaknesses to gain admissions success!Harvard's 2015-2016 Recommendation Questions Have Been ReleasedHello Everyone,
The recommendation questions for Harvard Business School’s application have not changed for 2015-2016. They remain the two questions used in last year’s application. They are also the two standard questions associated with the “common recommendation”, which is the business school recommendation form that was adopted a couple of years ago by many top MBA programs including Stanford, Columbia and Wharton.
This is good news for candidates! The use of the common recommendation form questions should make the process of securing recommendations easier for you if you are applying to multiple top schools, because the questions will likely be the same for multiple schools -- something that can help minimize the amount of work your recommendation writers will need to do in order to complete multiple recommendations for you.
Because your recommendation writers will have so little content in which to share their impressions of you and endorse you, every word counts. Encourage them to focus on the most significant and impressive information.
Here are the two questions:
How do the candidate's performance, potential, background, or personal qualities compare to those of other well-qualified individuals in similar roles? Please provide specific examples. (300 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)Harvard gives the following instructions on its website with regard to these recommendation questions:
You will need to have two recommendations submitted online by the application deadlines.
Recommenders will be asked to fill out a personal qualities and skills grid and answer our two additional questions (see below).
It is the applicant's responsibility to ensure that all recommendations are submitted online by the deadline date for the round in which the applicant is applying.
Use your best judgment on who you decide to ask - there is no set formula for who should be your recommenders. We know it is not always possible to have a direct supervisor write your recommendation – we would not want you to jeopardize your current position for the application process. Look at the questions we are asking recommenders to complete. Find people who know you well enough to answer them. This can be a former supervisor, a colleague, someone you collaborate on an activity outside of work. How well a person knows you should take priority over level of seniority or HBS alumni status.
Recommendations must be completed online. The recommendation form includes the following questions, along with other types of questions…Interested in help with your HBS essay and application? Please feel free to reach out to us at info@mbaadmit.com.
To benefit from our free webinar about MBA admissions best practices, visit https://mbaadmit.com/webinars/
Best wishes,
Dr. Shel (Shelly Watts)
President, MBA Admit.comhttps://www.mbaadmit.comEmail:
info@mbaadmit.com _________________
From MBA Admit.com: Proudly, one of the most affordable MBA admissions consulting companies. Direct email address: info@mbaadmit.com