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Harvard Business School

HBS taken from wikipedia

Harvard Business School (HBS) is located in Boston, Massachusetts, just a short trip away from the University’s main campus in Cambridge. The first school in the world to offer the Master’s of Business Administration degree, HBS has a full-time MBA program known for pioneering the case method of business instruction. The case method continues to be one of the hallmarks of the HBS MBA program today, in addition to the school’s highly structured Required Curriculum and emphasis on cultivating young leaders.

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Current State

05/23/2013

Round 3 applicants received final admissions decisions on May 15th, 2013. Meanwhile, the 2013-2014 Harvard Business School MBA application is going live at the end of May.

Basic Stats

MEDIAN GMAT730
GPA3.66*
CLASS SIZE907
% FEMALE39%

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Recent News

05/15/2013

Round 3 Applicants to Harvard Business School Receive Word Today

Harvard Business School (HBS) Round 3 decisions were scheduled to be released at noon Boston time today, according to Dee Leopold, director of...

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05/03/2013

Harvard University Receives $50 Million to Increase Collaboration between Life Sciences and Harvard Business School

A family foundation headed by a Harvard Business School alumnus has donated $50 million to launch an initiative designed to speed the development of...

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04/30/2013

Harvard Business School Round 1 Deadline 2013-2014

In a recent post, Director of Admissions Dee Leopold announced the first deadline for Harvard Business School’s 2013-2014 application season,...

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04/25/2013

Harvard Business School Admissions Director Looks Forward to Summer

Dee Leopold, dean of admissions and financial aid at Harvard Business School (HBS), shared a smattering of admissions updates in a recent post to her...

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04/19/2013

Boston Manhunt Closes Harvard Business School, MIT Sloan, Cancels Sloan AdMIT Weekend

As a search for the second suspect in the Boston Marathon bombings continues, area business schools have closed and are urging students to “shelter...

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Interview Reports

04/01/2013

Harvard MBA Admissions Interview Questions: R1 / Adcom / Off-Campus Hub

Interviewed in an off-campus hub with adcom. Interview was succinct, straight forward, and generally conversational. Overall, I don’t think I...

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02/28/2013

Harvard MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 1 / Adcom / Skype

The interview started with the question “which was the last book you read?” as the first of many personal questions they asked me. They...

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01/29/2013

Harvard MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 1 / Adcom / Off-Campus Hub / Admitted

I interviewed in November in a hub city. My interview was conducted by two Adcom members, although only one of them was an active speaker, the other...

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12/18/2012

Harvard MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 1 / Adcom / On-Campus

I arrived on campus at 9 am and participated in the different activities they offered for interviewees. The day in general was very impressive and...

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12/13/2012

Harvard MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 1 / Adcom/ On-campus

I interviewed at Harvard in November 2012. The interview was exactly 30 minutes and in the room was a man asking questions, a woman silently taking...

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