After posting and deleting (by accident) the thread, here we go again Time to start HBS story... HBS, as promised, released essay topics for class of 2012. Very similar to last season except for Q4 (which I think is cool b/c one can show creativity/personality) and Q3. 1) ESSAYS (source: https://www.hbs.edu/mba/admissions/writ ... ation.html ) 2) DEADLINES (source: https://www.hbs.edu/mba/admissions/appl ... dates.html ) 3) PAST THREADS 2009: calling-all-hbs-fall-2009-applicants-63410.html 2008: calling-all-the-harvard-gurus-fall-49915.html 4) IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS (source: https://www.hbs.edu/mba/admissions/blog.html and https://www.hbs.edu/mba/admissions/inte ... tions.html and https://www.hbs.edu/mba/admissions/writ ... ation.html ) 5) GMAT CLUB CANDIDATES R1: STATS: Total applicants: 51 Invited to interview : 16 Matriculating: Admits: 11 Dings: 31 Waitlisted: 4 Unknown: 5 Admit: HCGirl10 - invited to interview Icarus - invited to interview Izen* nerdgirl - invited to interview PatrickBateman - invited to interview PBateman- invited to interview redrobot* sc - invited to interview forzviol motionny Biology - invited to interview Waitlist: sharstarz12 - invited to interview skkingdom - invited to interview 2010HereICome - invited to interview warriorM33 Ding: 2009mba2012 adude* all - invited to interview audacityofhope DucRR eteusch1 - invited to interview fzt39806 - invited to interview Gelopwez JordinT* javaexe laurenbcn mba4me2010 MBAgirl2010 mbahopes2009 - invited to interview milias pook oompm* shadowsjc - invited to interview sm332 river zyskind cublu2 LetsGoMets NCMBA2012 Deepauk sapphireka CarpathianRidge - invited to interview USMCCommO zaphod shacster - invited to interview Aldrak CANDIDATES: 2012dreams ACNguy bigfernhead cacky1983 cassie2012 CharlieChaplin chrisahn112 Comrade CrushTheGMAT csino david2008 duderanch ezekiel2517 gmatbschool gravity1914 guitarguru hohoo JamesT - invited to interview jcol jolt kokkiri latammc lionvish mschumy Noodles nutmba radeal spiritworld steeler99 stillhoping surychen taken20 thedeadlyone tq17749 R2: STATS: Total applicants: 52 Matriculating: Admits: 21 Dings: Waitlisted: Unknown: ADMITS: Anonymous13 biotechgirl bunny27 bwizzle Demonic11 fsj434 HERM3S heywhassup jag120 kohlia LB20 Magellan matanga mba2012lfh meridian17 oneschoolwonder pilot RonMexico TorontoGirl ttocsik waitinganswers CANDIDATES: 2012dreams AceofSpades aditi123 Aenigma agnok aj1545 andrewcs Ashish369 BangaloreKid baxter bwizzle cesc4 christinee co2012 colequinn con Demonic11 egy ezekiel2517 fall2010mba gkumar GoalMBA2010 GordonBombay gravity1914 HBS2011 hbsr2 HERM3S hokiegenius infanteed jankynoname jimmyfunk Jivana kohlia lakai777 LB20 lbiggs mba12tech mp2437 mustafaj nikheel nlt22 nutmba pochcc qaum RonMexico Skysurf slingfox tdave theDreamChaser triple5soul Turnpike westsew R3: STATS: Total applicants: Matriculating: Admits: Dings: Waitlisted: Unknown: CANDIDATES: 6) USEFUL STUFF a) Sandy's HBS advice: blog with plenty of info on HBS: https://www.hbsguru.com/blog/ essays' analysis: https://forums.businessweek.com/n/pfx/f ... &tid=10180 b) Forcefeed's application tips from last season: calling-all-hbs-fall-2009-applicants-63410.html#p464989 c) CS @ HBS essay advice: https://www.computersexy.com/blog/2007/ ... lishments/ d) Chat with Deirdre Leopold, Director of MBA Admissions & Financial Aid at Harvard Business School: https://www.businessweek.com/bschools/c ... 175992.htm e) Take it with a grain of salt! About social life at HBS: https://www.asktheharvardmba.com/page/3/ f) About case method: HBS website on case method: https://www.hbs.edu/learning/case.html Entry from Harvard Bound blog: https://myharvardmba2010.blogspot.com/2 ... dents.html Entry from Mark and Jie's Journey to B-School blog: https://markandjie.blogspot.com/2004_03_01_archive.html Entry from AGirlsMBA at Harvard Business School blog: https://agirlsmba.blogspot.com/2007/12/ ... ation.html g) Weaknesses of HBS educational model: https://media.www.harbus.org/media/stor ... storiestab h) Advice on leadership essay from AGirlsMBA at Harvard Business School blog: https://agirlsmba.blogspot.com/2007/08/ ... ssays.html i) BusinessWeek's "Make Your Leadership Case for B-School Admission": https://www.businessweek.com/bschools/c ... 219087.htm j) HBS on recommendation letters: Entry from June 17, 2008 on https://www.hbs.edu/mba/admissions/blog-all.html 7) OTHER INFO a) Link to 2+2 program: https://www.hbs.edu/mba/admissions/2+2/ . Note that it has different deadlines and app process. b) Class profile (2011): https://www.hbs.edu/mba/profiles/classprofile.html c) Additional class profile stats: https://www.hbs.edu/about/statistics/mba.html d) Podcasts: https://www.hbs.edu/mba/admissions/podcasts.html 8) DO I FIT? LIFE AT HBS - i.e. HBS blogs so that you can better understand the culture a) CS @ HBS - https://www.computersexy.com/blog/ b) Harvard Bound - https://myharvardmba2010.blogspot.com/ c) Inside HBS - https://www.insidehbs.com/ d) Sync - https://sync.bradleylautenbach.com/ e) Mark and Jie's Journey to B-School - https://markandjie.blogspot.com/ f) Will Hsu's HBS Bubble - https://www.xanga.com/home.aspx?user=wphsu99 g) AGirlsMBA at Harvard Business School: https://agirlsmba.blogspot.com/ h) Military to Business: https://militarytobusiness.blogspot.com/

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from R1, you get 2 emails regarding interviews. the first email simply tells you that you've been invited to interview; it contains the date and time that email #2 will be sent out (typically a few days later).

the 2nd email contains the link to the interview sign-up page. you really need to be sitting in front of your computer refreshing your inbox if you would like to secure one of the off campus interview slots (last year they had NYC, cali, chicago, and a few international ones). the nyc ones filled up in under a minute. if you would rather just go to campus and interview there, those do not fill up so you can take your time scheduling that.

To add to ShadowsJC's post: the blog post from HBS said that the majority of invites will come out on Friday Feb. 12 (a.k.a. email #1). Then the interview scheduler will be open for business on Tuesday Feb. 16, since that Monday is President's Day and the HBS admissions office is closed.

Cool... at least we can enjoy the weekend and sleep Sunday night!

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annoyance/shadowsjc: thanks a lot!

Would anybody know if the scheduling system is similar for Columbia and Wharton?

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I think they need to have something to measure each applicant across, and then offer a variety for applicants to choose which one will best show their story. I think it has more to do with strategy than with weighting - if they gave you choices for the first 2 essays, then there would be no benchmark to measure students. A mistake and 3 accomplishments are 2 generic topics that everyone could answer, with the other 2 essays expanding on that and adding perspective to the story.

Sure, these first two questions can very well change in the coming years, though I doubt they will ever remove the constraint that everyone has to answer them. These 2 essays put everyone on the same playing field.

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Please add me to Round 2 roll call. Application submitted. Waiting on February 12...

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+1 Roll call - I also applied Round 2,

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+1 over here.

I'm nervous reading everyone else's posts! I hope I can bank on them needing more international students haha

These essays were a piece of cake. Compared to University of Toronto's or Notre Dame's at least.

It's nice that Harvard let's you choose so many different ways to show who you are as opposed to other places who ask four very dry questions.

Good luck to us all! It'd be neat if we met each other on the first day of class in August!

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I was a Round 1 applicant who was dinged with interview. Would someone mind adding me to the roll call?

I know I'm a little late, but I figured that it never hurts to provide more data to the the great community we have here at GMAT Club.

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What kinda questions did they ask? Any clue why you got dinged?

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I'm not sure why I was dinged, but it may have been the interview. I think that I may have come across as a bit too eager or overprepared. I'm not saying anything new here, but I think it's best just to relax and be yourself during the interview. Good luck!

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uhm can you share your stats so we know at least?

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Do we get some sort of a confirmation email when our application is complete and under review? I just got one email telling me that my application will be considered for round 2 if submitted by 5pm etc etc. that was the only email I got. From other universities I got thank you for submitting email and then "your application is complete and under review" a week later. Can anyone please clarify this?
round 2 +1!

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I applied for R2 on Jan/19 ... add me to the roll call.

I'd like to share how much I disliked the HBS questions and the word limits.

I made all essays for Wharton, Columbia and Stanford in 10 days ... then I had two weeks for Harvard, and still I struggled, to the point that two days before the deadline I seriously considered not applying.

Would anybody know:
. how many days to schedule the interview one has?
. how much is the commitment deposit, and when is it due?
. when is the admit weekend?
Can't find this info online.

I am too busy these days, and (assuming I get the interview) I hope to be able to delay the interview as much as possible.

Can someone please shed light on this? I'm wondering about this too... also, how is everyone keeping sane till the 12th:) I can use tips!

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Do we get some sort of a confirmation email when our application is complete and under review?

none that i can remember

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What time are the interview invites sent out?

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What time are the interview invites sent out?

Yeah.. good question.. thats some hting I would like to know as well... may be that would save a lot of us atl+tabbing email and work!

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i think historically around noon ET, although during R1 it was a few mins after 1pm ET

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i think historically around noon ET, although during R1 it was a few mins after 1pm ET

Thanks... this means gotta get done with work by noon so that the rest of the afternoon I can stare at my email! :shock:

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i think historically around noon ET, although during R1 it was a few mins after 1pm ET

I live 10.5 hours east of Boston. I think I'll have an early dinner least I lose my appetite.

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I was just scrolling through the statistics for a few schools incl HBS and seems like there is a higher number of applicants in round 2... Any thoughts/ information?

Also... any information of the general MBA app volume this year for the ivy's?

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you guys are honestly worrying too much. you did your part now move on with life and let the cards fall where they may on the 12th. no sense in stressing about what exact time it will come, what you will do, wear, eat, etc on that day...let go and let life.