Writing the Harvard Business School (HBS) essays is a daunting task, and candidates often find themselves wondering what dreams, stories and traits are worth sharing with the HBS admissions committee. The following essays, along with the associated commentary, reflect one candidate’s strategy. Megan’s essays are excerpts from 50 Examples of Successful HBS Essays (and Why They …
A business school’s essay prompts can provide clues about what it values. That is certainly the case for Harvard Business School (HBS). Each of HBS’s three application essay questions tie to one of the school’s admissions criteria. As HBS states on its site, the business school seeks individuals who are Business-Minded, Leadership-Focused, and Growth-Oriented. The …
With expert commentary from former members of HBS admissions committee, Brooke Wheelan and Laura MacLean. HBS reports that the school interviews approximately 20% of applicants. This means that with just shy of 10,000 applicants per year, HBS interviews fewer than 2,000 candidates—and dings roughly 8,000 without ever even having spoken to them. If this number …
If you plan to apply to Harvard Business School or the Stanford Graduate School of Business, this 190-page book of actual HBS and GSB essays along with expert commentary on the strengths (and sometimes weaknesses) of each one, is a must-have resource. “What Matters?” and “What More?”: 50 Successful Essays for the Stanford GSB and …
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