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My bet is they have a similar breakdown for R1 for interview/WL percentages before they change it up in R2 and R3. That's just my guess, though. That way they can stock up on strong applicants in the WL to compare to the late-rounders.
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FOR ALL 2+2 INTERVIEW INVITE KIDS. FYI.
THESE ARE FROM YEARS PAST, AND I DONT EXPECT THEM TO CHANGE. Hi Sandy

My interview (for 2+2) was ----. Shes really nice and welcoming!

Questions:

a) How is your summer going?
b) What do you do at work?
c) Are these your own projects or did you become a part of something that was ongoing?
d) What is your dream job?
e) Questions about my boss and his companies (business model)
f) Why 2+2?
g) What risks does 2+2 allow you to take? Give an example of a risk
h) Strengths
i) Weaknesses
j) A misconception about you that people get when they first meet you?
k) A product that you admire?
l) Tell me something about yourself that will surprise me?
m) Anything else?
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Move aside plankers, leisure diving latest HBS INTERNET sensation

and now for something different....................video, at Boston Herald, really worth a look.

https://bostonherald.com/business/techno ... position=3

Move aside plankers, leisure diving latest HBS INTERNET sensation
By Joshua Walovitch
Friday, August 5, 2011 - Updated 6 minutes ago

Leave it to the brain trust at Harvard Business School to turn “leisure diving” — jumping into a body of water, fully clothed, while striking a lounging pose midair — into the hottest Internet trend.

“Ideally, a photographer captures the moment when the diver has reached peak height above water, when his or her hips are parallel to the waterline,” said recent HBS grad Brian Thorne, who co-created HTTP://leisuredive.com, a site dedicated to posting the wet and wacky photos with John Lewis and Alex Scott

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Within 12 hours of the site launch, it grabbed over a half million views.
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I just checked again and there were like 4 or 5 that were not filled. So maybe 80 interview invites?
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I just checked again and there were like 4 or 5 that were not filled. So maybe 80 interview invites?

thanks, that makes sense, altho i find it a bit odd they would put up only 84 options for 80 slots, altho everyone was ON NOTICE to clear those days for possible interview long time ago. Process is more volitile during 'regular' rounds where pages and new times and cities get added, and invites spurt out in two or three blasts and then some more dribble out, and they often take down pages.
This sounds like summer rules, and besides, Dillon House prob in semi-snooze mode about now.
Her Majesty prob. recreating in Scotland.
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Interesting. I guess the prior notification about requiring to attend an interview on campus must have done it, I guess?
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I am seeing more people applying in round one...I hope we can have the same percentage of interview:applicants
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I am seeing more people applying in round one...I hope we can have the same percentage of interview:applicants
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Hey, just looking for anyone's feedback here... I finally took the GMAT yesterday and got a 730. My quant score was right in line with how I usually did on practice exams, but my verbal was lower than any of my practice tests. I know a 730 isn't an issue with regular admissions, but I would expect the average GMAT for 2+2 applicants to be higher than the average for HBS, so I'm concerned that it might be lower than most 2+2 applications. I know I can do better, but I don't want to retake it if it's not going to be worth my time. Any thoughts?
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Hi. I think a 730 will suffice because your gpa is 3.81. Both of these together puts a check mark that you have the "academic excellence" as stated in their admissions site. Just concentrate on other aspects of your application!
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730 is above their average for 2+2
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Hey, just looking for anyone's feedback here... I finally took the GMAT yesterday and got a 730. My quant score was right in line with how I usually did on practice exams, but my verbal was lower than any of my practice tests. I know a 730 isn't an issue with regular admissions, but I would expect the average GMAT for 2+2 applicants to be higher than the average for HBS, so I'm concerned that it might be lower than most 2+2 applications. I know I can do better, but I don't want to retake it if it's not going to be worth my time. Any thoughts?
It's above average for 2+2:
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of GMAT Scores 570-780
Average GMAT 720
Range of GRE Q 680-800
Range of GRE V 570-800
Average GRE Q 773
Average GRE V 662
Average GPA* 3.76

See the complete 2+2 class stats here: https://www.hbs.edu/mba/admissions/class-statistics/2+2/
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OK, thanks for the advice. I guess I was worried over nothing. I'll probably just focus on the rest of my app instead of worrying about retaking the GMAT to try for 30 or so more points... looks like it wouldn't make a significant difference.
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OK, thanks for the advice. I guess I was worried over nothing. I'll probably just focus on the rest of my app instead of worrying about retaking the GMAT to try for 30 or so more points... looks like it wouldn't make a significant difference.

Unless your scoring really well (99%), retaking it actually looks bad to the adcom. I would advise against it

What is the premise behind it? Why does it look bad?
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Yeah, I was expecting to get around 750-770, based off of my practice exams. I would have to have a really good day to do better than that, so I don't think an extra few points would make much of a difference. I'm guessing that it's just not worth it for me to retake in this case. Good point about the adcoms looking at it as a bad thing, too. I didn't really even think about that.
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