HBS 2009 Questions
Harvard Business School's 2009 deadlines, essay and recommendation questions are now available on the HBS web site. The essay questions are:
Application Submission Notification Date
Round 1 October 15, 2008 January 21, 2009
Round 2 January 6, 2009 April 2, 2009
Round 3 March 11, 2009 May 13, 2009
Essay Instructions and Questions
All applicants must submit answers to four essay questions. The first two questions are required of all applicants. The remaining two essays may be in response to your choice of the next four sub-questions.
Joint program applicants for the Harvard Medical School, Harvard Law School, and Kennedy School of Government must provide an additional essay.
Essays Questions:
- What are your three most substantial accomplishments and why do you view them as such? (600-word limit)
- What have you learned from a mistake? (400-word limit)
- Please respond to two of the following (400-word limit each):
- What would you like the MBA Admissions Board to know about your undergraduate academic experience?
- Discuss how you have engaged with a community or organization.
- What area of the world are you most curious about and why?
- What is your career vision and why is this choice meaningful to you?
Joint degree applicants:
- How do you expect the joint degree experience to benefit you on both a professional and a personal level? (400-word limit)
I'll post tips in the not-too-distant future. Let the season begin!
Linda Abraham
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2 Quick questions re: HBS Recommendors.
1. All else equal, how big is the advantage to getting an HBS alum to write me a req?
2. I noticed Stanford has a "peer rec". I have 2 recs from work, and would like to get my 3rd from my community involvement. The problem is that the organization is very young, so any recommendor would likely only be 1 year older. Will this be a problem for HBS?
Thanks,
Johur
1) The HBS alum has slightly greater credibility when speaking about your fit with HBS. It is an advantage all things being equal. It is not enough of an advantage if you are choosing between an alum who doesn't no you well and a non-alum who does know you well. In the latter case, always go with the person who knows you better.
2. Not for the third recommender. It sounds good to me.
Good luck!