If you want information about the HBS 2+2 program, you will be interested in a specific post on HBS 2+2 by me. The following post is about my experience in applying to the HBS 2+2 program.
The deadline for application was July 1st and I submitted my application for it on June 30th. Looking back, I think I should never have submitted my application because I didn't put a lot of effort in making a nice one. But at the same time, I learnt a lot from just applying to the college. The next application which I would be submitting to Stanford will be polished to the maximum. I am not going to have any slip-ups in the application. If I had been selected in HBS I would probably never have applied to Stanford. So I think this is God's way of telling me that I belong to Stanford, after all I have a strong passion for entrepreneurship and is there a better place to be than stanford?
The deadline for application was July 1st and I submitted my application for it on June 30th. Looking back, I think I should never have submitted my application because I didn't put a lot of effort in making a nice one. But at the same time, I learnt a lot from just applying to the college. The next application which I would be submitting to Stanford will be polished to the maximum. I am not going to have any slip-ups in the application. If I had been selected in HBS I would probably never have applied to Stanford. So I think this is God's way of telling me that I belong to Stanford, after all I have a strong passion for entrepreneurship and is there a better place to be than stanford?
I came across HBS 2+2 program around the same time last year. Ever since I saw the application essay, I would be literally dreaming of what to write about career vision, the three most substantial accomplishments, what have I learned from a mistake and so forth... So any candidate who is planning to apply for HBS should start preparing early for the applications. It is important for a candidate to have a good GMAT, GPA, leadership skills. Though this year an HBS 2+2 admitted student got 510 in GMAT. So thats where the essays and the recommendation letter comes into play. On the whole if you are able to market yourself very well then you will have a good chance of getting admitted.
"So I think this is God's way of telling me that I belong to Stanford."
ReplyDelete- Not to pop your bubble, but the business school in Stanford had a mere acceptance rate of 8% in 2008 if I'm not mistaken. It is extremely difficult to get in there. Also, I would like to comment on that 510 score. I know people who have gotten in the 700's with amazing credentials, yet they have not been admitted. Conversely, I know people who have gotten in the 500's and 600's with barely any job experiences, but they were all spanish or african american. Background plays a critical role as well, as unfair as it sounds. For 2010, the Harvard MBA acceptance rate is believe to be 12%. With that, if you did not manage to get into Harvard, wouldn't Stanford seem even more difficult to get accepted into?
Taylor, I agree with you to a certain extent. Aged 20, I am not that acquainted with the admission process and how the admission officials go about it but I browse a lot and the following are my personal opinions.
ReplyDeleteIf you look at the profile of many students who have got admitted in HBS and Stanford, they usually have high GPA, high GMAT, very good leadership skills, some sort of community service, some entrepreneurial aspect attached with them. The people who have low GMAT scores are exceptionally brilliant in some other things or they wouldn't have been selected by the admission officials. The people with GMAT scores of 700 didn't probably convey exactly as to why they wanted an MBA and why they wanted to do it now. And there are a lot of students who have got admitted to Stanford and who have been rejected by Harvard. Ultimately it boils down to how good a fit are you to that institution and how you can contribute and learn from the program. The above things are my personal opinions, I as of now am in my senior year in under grad with no full time work exp, but I do have very good GPA, GMAT, leadership skills. So I am keeping my fingers crossed for the deferred program in Stanford for getting admitted into the 2012-2014 batch. Stanford seems a better fit for me due to its location in the silicon valley and its entrepreneurial culture. Harvard concentrates a bit more on social service aspects on which I didn't have much to talk about. So in my case my chances of getting admitted to stanford are more than Harvard.