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No HBS searchers on my linkedin. Is it Tuesday yet??
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No HBS searchers in my LinkedIn :( Maybe they only search admitted applicants??

The HBS searchers can also be current students who are supposed to congratulate you post-offer.

Ugh
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No HBS searchers in my LinkedIn :( Maybe they only search admitted applicants??

The HBS searchers can also be current students who are supposed to congratulate you post-offer.

Is that a thing? Never heard that current students learn about decisions before they are announced.

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lol nobody from hbs has ever searched my profile..... :( i feel like this is creating paranoia
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Just speculating lolol. Anyway seriously speaking there are so many explanation on why the search happened. I do not think it is a reliable predictor.

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Agreed

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No HBS searchers in my LinkedIn :( Maybe they only search admitted applicants??

The HBS searchers can also be current students who are supposed to congratulate you post-offer.


No way HBS lets current students know who's admitted or not prior to the 11th date. They have the most professional and transparent process in MBA applications out there, they'd never risk leaks like that.
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makes sense! probably someone in adcom then. There are so many possible reasons why adcom visited our LinkedIn profiles (clarifying some info, curiosity (they are human too), etc.), but yeah let's makes sure we all have a presentable LinkedIn profile! lol
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makes sense! probably someone in adcom then. There are so many possible reasons why adcom visited our LinkedIn profiles (clarifying some info, curiosity (they are human too), etc.), but yeah let's makes sure we all have a presentable LinkedIn profile! lol

For sure man. I'm sure they check everyone to be honest. Like you said they are people too. I just think they are savy enough to do it on private mode or on a burner profile which is why I would not panic. No HBS searches on mine either. I'm dying with anxiety yall.
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hmm I am actually not sure they checked everyone or even everyone admitted. Seems like strange SOP for school as standardized as Harvard as some people does not have LinkedIn profile (especially the internationals). Maybe they searched people they are curious about or some adcoms may be just bored and search applicant profile randomly (that's what I did to HBS current students and alumni haha)
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All will be well! if we are qualified enough to get an interview at HBS, I am sure we will lead a successful career no matter what.

If we end up not getting accepted, it may be because there are other better-fit MBA programs, or maybe MBA is not just the path. We already put our best foot forward, now we just have to trust Adcom professionals to make the best judgment :)

Having said that I still hope to get accepted though! hahaha
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In case you have not, make sure your LinkedIn is up-to-date.
I believe the admissions board is checking out LinkedIn profiles. In my "People Also Viewed" section, I saw fellow Harvard Business School applicants.

5 days to go! :thumbup:

where do you go to see where your searchers work?
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All - please do not try to read too much into the LinkedIn view. I shared it to suggest that having our LinkedIn up to date (location, new job/promotion) would be a good idea. It's good business practice anyway.

lego8 - "How do you know that other applicants are the ones in your "People Also Viewed" section?"
---> I personally know the ones who showed up on my "People Also Viewed" section. They interviewed on the same day that I interviewed on campus.

bondtradercu - "where do you go to see where your searchers work?"
---> as part of LinkedIn's free feature, go to your profile and click "Search Appearances"

Have a greaet weekend!
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Hi Everyone,

We have the following chat room reserved for Harvard decisions so that applicants can stay in touch and exchange information/update during the decision period. All chat rooms are equipped with decision tracker so that decision updates can be seen in the chat room itself.

https://gmatclub.com/forum/mchat2.php?fl=menu

Estimated Decision Release Date/Time: Dec 11. Noon ET.

For more information on chat rooms for other schools, see https://gmatclub.com/forum/round-1-admi ... 82269.html
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The decisions day is almost here

Good luck everyone. We have the following Harvard topics created for you.

For admitted applicants https://gmatclub.com/forum/calling-all- ... 83784.html

For waitlisted applicants https://gmatclub.com/forum/hbs-waitlist ... 83785.html
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