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I would assume so, but through what? An email, their website, an event?

To my knowledge, there has been no official communication from HBS yet this year as to when they will be releasing their interview invites and dings. But last year, at the end of September, they posted on their Direct from the Director admissions blog that the date would be Tues, Oct 6, 2020. So many people are *assuming* that this year the date will be Tuesday, October 5, and that does seem like a good bet. So I would keep an eye on the official blog for the date -- hopefully it will be announced later this week: https://www.hbs.edu/mba/admissions/Page ... ector.aspx Good luck!

Hi Erika - I listen to your podcast and have found it hugely helpful through this process! I was wondering if you had any inkling of the % of applications that came from women, and therefore the acceptance/admit rate for women?! Most forums I see seem to be primarily men, so I'm wondering if its just self selection and women are not posting enough or if the gender split is truly proportional between applications and ultimate admit rate.

Does HBS typically release all / most interview invites on that early October date (6 October last year) or is it spread out through the month?

Everything will be on that day, which we expect will be around Oct 5 this year but nothing has been confirmed yet by the school. I'm hoping they'll post on their admissions blog by the end of the week. All interview invites, dings and waitlist notifications will be on that day, assuming they continue what they've done in the past. Good luck, all!

This is a great question. I unfortunately haven't seen anything along the lines of a breakdown of applicants -- only of the final class makeup or "growth" in the numbers of female applicants. If I were a betting woman, however, I would bet that it is not a 50-50 split in applications. I do think more women self-select out of the process or are pursuing other fields. Here are a few articles from the past couple of years I found that I didn't fully read but seem relevant: https://fortune.com/education/business/ ... pplicants/ https://www.mba.com/information-and-new ... e-applying https://www.cnbc.com/2019/11/11/busines ... gains.html Anyway, in general this topic is why I always harp on the fact that NO ONE should get caught up on the published yields or acceptance rates. They mean nothing to you as an individual. Your real odds are a factor of others in your same general "buckets" who are directly applying against you in the same year for the same school. But I digress. : ) Glad you are enjoying the podcast -- I love doing it!

I really just keep refreshing the blog

i keep refreshing too!!! i really thought an update on R1 interviews would be posted on the blog today...

They did post the 2+2 application updates, which came later than the MBA interview update blog post last year. I think by the end of the week, we should hear! Next week at the latest, I would bet. Posted from my mobile device