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Introducing the New HBS Startup Studio
Harvard Business School just announced the opening of the HBS Startup Studio, an off-campus center dedicated to supporting HBS entrepreneurial alumni and serving as a gathering place and workspace for New York-based teams (with at least one HBS alumni founder). According to the Harvard press release, the mission of the Start-Up Studio will be “to…
An HBS Student who Keeps on Giving [rerun]
It’s the Season of Giving, and what better way to celebrate that by replaying one of our most popular podcasts of 2015. Listen to our conversation with current Harvard Business School student and Products Manager at The Harbus, Alula Eshete, as he shares excellent admissions and interview tips and great insight into one of the most prestigious…
From Poland to Oxford to Harvard: The Adventures of Marta
This interview is the latest in an Accepted.com blog series featuring interviews with MBA students, offering readers a behind-the-scenes look at top MBA programs. And now for a chat with Marta Szczerba, a student at Harvard Business School. Accepted: We’d like to get to know you! Where are you from? Where and what did you study as an…
10 Tips for Your HBS Essay (From HBS Students)
It’s a busy time of year for business schools everywhere, especially here in Boston! Interviews for Round 1 applicants for Harvard Business School’s Class of 2018 are currently taking place around the globe, and the January 6, 2016 Round 2 application deadline is just around the corner. That leaves about eight weeks for Round 2…
Dee Leopold of HBS to Step Down
As of May 2016, Dee Leopold will be leaving her role as Managing Director of Admissions & Financial Aid at Harvard Business School. In her time at HBS, Dee worked tirelessly to make sure that the newest crop of MBA students was the most impressive, and most diverse, possible. Dee will be moving to another…
An HBS Student Helping HBS Applicants
Wish you had a friendly HBS student to mentor you through the application process? We spoke with Alula Eshete, current Harvard Business School student and Products Manager at The Harbus about the valuable Harbus essay and interview guides, MBA admissions, life at HBS and more. Tune in to our conversation for excellent admissions and interview tips and…
Why An HBS Student Left After 1 Year – With No Regrets
This interview is the latest in an Accepted blog series featuring interviews with MBA students, offering readers a behind-the-scenes look at top MBA programs. And now for a chat with Ellen Chisa, a student at Harvard Business School. Accepted: We’d like to get to know you! Where are you from? Where and what did you study as an…
An HBS Entrepreneur Promoting Career Flexibility
Check out our interview with HBS alum and entrepreneur Allison O’Kelly exploring the Flex Movement, the value of b-school for entrepreneurs, HBS, and more.
An HBS Reapplicant’s Success Story
This interview is the latest in an Accepted.com blog series featuring interviews with current MBA students, offering readers a behind-the-scenes look at top MBA programs. And now for a chat with Prerit Jain, a future MBA student at Harvard Business School. Accepted: We’d like to get to know you! Where are you from? Where and what did you study…
GMAT vs. GRE: Harvard Business School Weighs In
HBS’s admissions director, Dee Leopold shares a helpful post on how HBS approaches the GMAT versus GRE issue. I’ll preface this with her preface: Please don’t over-crunch! In short, the HBS view is agnostic. It’s not about which exam or even the overall score, but about the component scores and how they play into the…
Breaking Some HBS Stereotypes: An Interview with Ben Faw
Humility, valuing relationships, knowing yourself, helping children overcome disabilities — Perhaps “Harvard” and “MBA” are not the first words that come to mind. Listen to the recording of our conversation with Ben Faw, West Point grad and veteran, Harvard MBA and author of the hugely popular article “What my MBA at Harvard did NOT teach…
MBAs Across America: Entrepreneurs with a Heart
Michael Baker and Casey Gerald, CEO & CFO of MBAs Across America are making the American dream come true in towns and cities across the country. Listen to the full recording of our conversation to learn about MBAxAmerica’s past experiences, plans for the future, and what these two Harvard MBAs have to say about their…
Current Student Interview – Anthony from Harvard Business School
Here’s a talk with Anthony Lallier who just graduated from Harvard Business School and will start work at Bain & Company in the Paris office beginning in September. Thank you Anthony for sharing your thoughts and experiences with us! This interview is the latest in an Accepted.com blog series featuring interviews with current MBA students,…
WSJ Interviews Dee Leopold: HBS Admitting More Engineers
Today’s Wall St. Journal provides an excellent interview with Dee Leopold, Director of Admission at Harvard Business School. A few highlights: WSJ: “Ms. Leopold personally reads applications for the 1,800 candidates invited to interview. About half of those are accepted.” Dee Leopold: “Sometimes the challenge in the essays is to be honest and to be…
Reject Rejection!
The holidays are over, and so is the “honeymoon” for many grad school hopefuls. Fortunately, I’m hearing good news from lots of clients: admissions to top schools. But I know it has been a tough year for many of you: maybe Harvard Business School gave you a precious interview invite, the interview went great, and…
HBS 2+2 Essay Questions and Tips
UPDATE: The Tips For Harvard Business School’s 2+2 2009 Application Are Now Online- Please post questions or comments on the new post. The Harvard 2+2 application is online and the submission deadline is July 1, 2008. Harvard’s instructions and question are in black below; my comments and tips are in red: First, compose…