Harvard Business School (HBS) has updated its class profile for the class of 2019. Let’s see how you’d fit in. • HBS’s application volume blew past 10K applications in a single cycle — rising to 10,351 from 9,759 in the 2015-16 cycle, a 6% increase. • HBS’s yield climbed a bit: up 1% to 91%…
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Harvard Business School Announces Certificate in Business Analytics
Many business schools are adding specialized master’s degrees in business analytics. However, Harvard Business School is taking a different approach. Rather than developing a specialized degree program, Harvard will offer a certificate of business analytics starting in March 2018. The cost of obtaining the certificate will be $50,000. HBS is collaborating with the Harvard School…
The Journey From India to Harvard MBA [Episode 220]
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What’s it like to be a Harvard Business School student and Google Intern? Let’s find out in today’s podcast! Our guest today is Shantanu Misra, currently a 2nd-year Harvard Business School MBA student who just completed a summer internship at Google and will serve this year as the product manager for the Harbus, the independent,…
The Clock is Ticking for Your HBS App!
We know there’s a lot of information out there about MBA applications, and it can be really overwhelming. If you have questions about what a school like HBS is looking for or how your profile measures up, it can be stressful. That’s why we created our free webinar, Get Accepted to Harvard Business School. In…
What Does Harvard Business School Want? [Short Video]
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What is the common denominator among accepted Harvard Business School applicants? What is HBS looking for? In this video, Linda Abraham sheds light on the question that all HBS want to answer: For more detailed advice on how to get accepted to HBS, register for our upcoming webinar: Get Accepted to Harvard Business School. For…
Applying to HBS? Here’s What You Need to Know Now…
If you’re preparing to apply to HBS, you already know how competitive the application process is. We’re not telling you anything new when we say that your application needs to be perfect. But what, exactly, is Harvard seeking in its applicants? How can you approach your application thoughtfully and ensure that it stands out? And…
What Harvard Business School is Looking For: Engaged Community Citizenship
This is not about “community service” — it’s not about doing halo-worthy things in your free time. (Though neither HBS nor I will discourage that, and “engaged community citizenship” and “community service” certainly can overlap.) Community service is an activity that you do; engaged community citizenship is a quality that you embody. Doing community service…
Harvard Business School Announces New Joint MS/MBA Program
Harvard Business School and the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) announced a new joint MS/MBA program beginning in August 2018. The program will award both a Master of Science in Engineering Sciences (MS) and a Master of Business Administration (MBA). The program is designed to train future leaders of…
What Harvard Business School is Looking For: Analytical Aptitude and Appetite
This is the second post in our series, What HBS is Looking For. So, HBS wants “analytical aptitude and appetite.” Hardly a surprise. You might be tempted to just skim that section of the website message. Maybe it’s not as obvious as it sounds. Let’s break it down. Analytical: This word encompasses a range of things…
What’s the Trick to an HBS Acceptance?
If you’re planning to apply to Harvard Business School, you’re no doubt busy – balancing your professional responsibilities with family and community commitments, while researching b-schools and prepping for your applications. You’re a multitasker and a leader. But how can you be sure you’re doing all you can to ensure your HBS application is as…
What Harvard Business School is Looking For: The Habit Of Leadership
This is the first post in our series, What HBS is Looking For. Thank you, Harvard Business School. IMHO, that’s what applicants should think when they visit the program’s website and find “habit of leadership” on its “Who are we looking for?” admissions page. It’s common knowledge that HBS values leadership, but with this phrase, the…
Harvard Business School MBA Essay Tips & Deadlines
HBS must have liked the responses to last year’s excellent essay question. This year’s question is the same. Indeed there is very little change in the broad strokes of HBS’ application this year. The essay is again required and there is NO word limit. The deadlines are only slightly different from last year. The Round 1…
Harvard, Stanford, Wharton: What’s the Difference?
True, Harvard, Stanford, and Wharton have a lot in common. But what if you are in the enviable position of having to choose between the three? What really differentiates the programs and how can you decide which is best for you? Are you applying to business school in 2017 (or beyond)? Work with an experienced admission expert…
U.S. News & World Report’s 2018 Best Business Schools (MBA & EMBA) Rankings
U.S. News & World Report surveyed all 471 MBA programs accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business International in fall 2016 and early 2017. Of these, 377 responded and 131 were ranked (those that submitted enough of the necessary data on their full-time MBA programs that were needed to calculate the rankings). The…
FT Releases 2017 Global MBA Rankings
Financial Times has released its 2017 Global MBA Ranking of the best 100 programs. These rankings are based on surveys of business schools and their graduates of 2013. MBAs are evaluated according to alumni career progression, the school’s idea generation, and the diversity of students and faculty. Following are some of the findings of the…
4 Traits That (Most) HBS Students Share
Harvard Business School admissions doesn’t just embrace diversity, they obsessively (and methodically) seek it. HBS sees diversity as essential to its learning environment—the renowned “case method” requires a wide variety of viewpoints to challenge and teach students. But admissions is only one part of HBS’s diversity push. 900+ matriculating students are carefully sorted into 10…
Bloomberg Businessweek’s Best Business Schools of 2016
There are more graduate degrees awarded in business annually than in any other field in the US. Dozens of new business schools are accredited every year. Finding the right program for you can be an overwhelming task. Bloomberg’s annual ranking, or more specifically the data collected to create those rankings, may help you wade through…
Poets&Quants 2016 U.S. MBA Ranking
Harvard Business School has taken first place for the sixth time in seven years in the new Poets&Quants ranking of the best MBA programs in the U.S. Stanford is in second place, Chicago Booth is in third, and Northwestern Kellogg and UPenn’s Wharton School are tied for fourth. This is also the sixth out of…
7 Tips for Writing Harvard Business School’s Post-Interview Reflection
Congratulations! You’ve just completed another step on the road to acceptance to Harvard’s MBA program – your interview. Now you have 24 hours to send HBS your Post-Interview Reflections…so let’s get started! As soon as possible after your interview, sit down and think about the interview. Try and complete tips 1-3 immediately after the interview. You can…
HBX CORe: Teaching the Language of Business [Episode 175]
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At the AIGAC conference in June, I spoke to a couple of people on the HBS admissions staff and asked them how applicants with less than stellar records can show they are “new and improved” – focused, mature, and ready for business school. They responded that while HBX CORe doesn’t guarantee admission, completing it with…
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