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25 Oct 2016, 18:54
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I've asked HBS admissions about this, but they remain coy.
Obviously, I know applications are evaluated holistically, as virtually every admissions committee claims. Nevertheless, if all things are basically equal, does already having a master's degree potentially help? And, if that master's degree was from Harvard, does that also give a little extra edge? I'd think so, given that I'm viewing it as this "self" version of legacy. Then again, maybe it's not like that at all.
Overall, I'd like to think this could be the icing - or at least a cute candle - to the cake, but I'm not sure it's even that. Thoughts?
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Obviously, I know applications are evaluated holistically, as virtually every admissions committee claims. Nevertheless, if all things are basically equal, does already having a master's degree potentially help? And, if that master's degree was from Harvard, does that also give a little extra edge? I'd think so, given that I'm viewing it as this "self" version of legacy. Then again, maybe it's not like that at all.
Overall, I'd like to think this could be the icing - or at least a cute candle - to the cake, but I'm not sure it's even that. Thoughts?
Thanks for your feedback!
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26 Oct 2016, 10:06
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I really doubt that it makes much of a difference. The scenario seems overly hypothetical since applications are never solely numbers on a paper fed through a mathematical formula. HBS is looking for a certain type of individual - people who have a habit of leadership, not a checklist of accomplishments. This is important to adcoms because there is a much higher percentage of applicants capable of completing the MBA coursework than there are seats available, so adcoms try to predict future success more so than whether one can graduate. Having a Harvard master's probably means very little to admissions, especially if the master's degree was easier to get into (for example, a lot of people are admitted into the Kennedy school for an MPP/MPA but get rejected from HBS).
Harvard undergrad might be different, though. A high percentage of HBS did go to Harvard College.
FWIW, I know someone who is currently earning a master's at Harvard, applied to the MBA program in September, and just got rejected. Yes, this is an N of 1, but I don't think that that is unusual, either.
///EDIT/// That said, if you really want to apply, then apply, and don't worry about the odds. If it's your dream school then don't reject yourself because you'd always wonder.
Harvard undergrad might be different, though. A high percentage of HBS did go to Harvard College.
FWIW, I know someone who is currently earning a master's at Harvard, applied to the MBA program in September, and just got rejected. Yes, this is an N of 1, but I don't think that that is unusual, either.
///EDIT/// That said, if you really want to apply, then apply, and don't worry about the odds. If it's your dream school then don't reject yourself because you'd always wonder.
10 Jul 2023, 09:34
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