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7 ARINGO MBA Candidates invited to HBS MBA interview

By ARINGO MBA Admissions Consulting|October 13th, 2024|Harvard MBA, Interviews|

The Interview Season is starting for 2025 MBA programs. We are proud to share that 7 ARINGO candidates who applied to HBS in round 1 were invited to admission interview. Getting into Harvard Business School’s MBA program is a dream for many aspiring business leaders. The interview process is a critical step in making that dream a reality. To help you prepare, ARINGO MBA Admissions Consulting has screened 100s of HBS interviews. Let’s delve into the 10 common questions you’re likely to encounter in a Harvard Business School MBA interview and how to excel in answering them.

Harvard Business School: MBA Acceptance Rate and Chances

By ARINGO MBA Admissions Consulting|August 14th, 2024|Harvard MBA|

Gaining admission to a top MBA program is a highly competitive endeavour, and Harvard Business School (HBS) stands as the pinnacle of aspiration for many MBA hopefuls. As one of the M7 – the most prestigious group of business schools globally – HBS attracts thousands of applications each year from exceptional candidates worldwide.

Harvard Business School are changing their MBA application – this is what you should know

By ARINGO MBA Admissions Consulting|June 26th, 2024|Deadlines, Essays, Harvard MBA|

Calling all aspiring HBS leaders! The application season for Harvard Business School's prestigious MBA program is upon us, and this year brings a significant change: a completely revamped essay format. This blog post will equip you with the knowledge you need to navigate the new application process and showcase your potential to the admissions committee for one of the best business school in the world.

HBS MBA Interview: 10 Common Questions and interview tips

By ARINGO MBA Admissions Consulting|October 5th, 2023|Harvard MBA, HBS, Interviews|

Getting into Harvard Business School's MBA program is a dream for many aspiring business leaders. The interview process is a critical step in making that dream a reality. To help you prepare, ARINGO MBA Admissions Consulting has screened 100s of HBS interviews. Let's delve into the 10 common questions you're likely to encounter in a Harvard Business School MBA interview and how to excel in answering them.

HBS will not accept the new GMAT for 2024 MBA application

By ARINGO MBA Admissions Consulting|May 25th, 2023|GMAT, Harvard MBA|

In a recent update, Harvard Business School has announced that for the upcoming 2023-2024 application cycle, HBS MBA Admissions will not be accepting the newly introduced GMAT Focus Edition or new GRE exams. This decision has important implications for prospective applicants who were considering these tests as part of their application to Harvard. Candidates must stay informed about the evolving requirements of top-tier universities like Harvard to ensure they meet the necessary criteria for admission.

5 ARINGO MBA Candidates invited to HBS MBA Interviews

By ARINGO MBA Admissions Consulting|October 7th, 2020|Harvard MBA, Interviews|

HBS sent interview invites to round 1 candidates yesterday, and we are proud to announce that 5 ARINGO candidates were invited to interviews at HBS!!! In addition, this month 3 ARINGO candidates were invited to interviews at INSEAD and another candidate was invited to interview at Ross. Good luck to all of you! Fingers crossed [...]

Top 10 MBA Program Waives GMAT Requirement – Yes, You Read That Right

By ARINGO MBA Admissions Consulting|August 16th, 2020|Darden MBA, GMAT, GRE, Harvard MBA|

In June University of Virginia’s Darden School of Business announced that waivers would be granted for standardized tests. This would cover both GMAT and GRE tests. This is for the 2020-2021 application cycle, whose first deadline is September 2nd. Waivers are granted on a case-by-case basis and the following factors will be taken into [...]

School Information – Harvard Business School MBA

By ARINGO MBA Admissions Consulting|July 16th, 2020|Harvard MBA|

Harvard Business School is considered by many to be to the best business school in the world, and its MBA program is always ranked at the top of all important rankings. ARINGO conducted a short interview with Hilary Caplan Somorjai, Director at HBS MBA Admissions, to learn more about HBS and its MBA program: [...]

HBS MBA Deadlines and MBA Essay Question for 2021

By ARINGO MBA Admissions Consulting|May 18th, 2020|Deadlines, Essays, Harvard MBA|

Once again HBS is the first school to open the MBA application season and publish application materials for next year. The deadlines are: R1 - September 8, 2020 R2 - January 5, 2021 The essay question remains the same: As we review your application, what more would you like us to know as we [...]

Top MBA Programs may consider deferrals for international students

By ARINGO MBA Admissions Consulting|April 8th, 2020|Application Process, Harvard MBA, International Students, Stanford MBA|

Top MBA Programs are starting to consider deferrals for international MBA candidates who cannot receive visas on time for September 2020 studies due to the coronavirus COVID-19 outbreak around the world. We are getting many questions around the coronavirus impact on top MBA programs admissions. As our previous analysis estimated (how will the coronavirus [...]

Harvard Launches New MS/MBA Biotechnology: Life Sciences Joint Degree

By ARINGO MBA Admissions Consulting|June 20th, 2019|Harvard MBA|

Harvard Business School (HBS) and Harvard’s Graduate School of Arts and Sciences (GSAS) announced a new joint master’s degree program that aims to prepare future leaders at the interface of life sciences and business. The two-year, full-time program begins in August 2020 and will confer both a Master of Business Administration from HBS and a [...]

HBS Announced Round 2 MBA Interview Dates

By ARINGO MBA Admissions Consulting|January 23rd, 2019|Harvard MBA, Interviews, Round 2|

HBS published an update regarding round 2 interviews on their admissions blog: "Interviews happen with a member of the Admissions Board who has read your application and comes prepared for a friendly and deep conversation about your background. We invite about 1 in 5 applicants to interview with us. Typically, just over half of [...]

Round 1 MBA Update from Harvard Business School

By ARINGO MBA Admissions Consulting|September 25th, 2018|Harvard MBA, Interviews|

HBS posted the following update on their admissions blog regarding round 1 interviews: "Interview notifications: We interview roughly 2x the number of people we can eventually admit, and those interview invitations come out in two waves: October 1 and October 4 at noon eastern time. Early release: If we are not able to invite you to [...]

MBA Application Tips from Harvard Business School

By ARINGO MBA Admissions Consulting|August 20th, 2018|Application Process, GMAT, GRE, Harvard MBA, Transcripts|

HBS published some more application tips on their admissions blog, this time regarding Extracurriculars and Awards, Tests and Transcripts: Extracurricular Activities "What are you involved in outside of work? What impact did these activities have on you, and what impact did you have through these activities? Sometimes future applicants wonder what activities they should participate in so [...]

HBS MBA Tips – Essays & Recommendations

By ARINGO MBA Admissions Consulting|July 31st, 2018|Essays, Harvard MBA, Recommendations|

Harvard Business School published some tips regarding essays and recommendations on their admissions blog: ESSAYS Let me share some approaches that are NOT particularly helpful to your application: Essays that are basically a paragraph version of your resume: This is surprisingly common: I went to college X then decided to take job Y and that led [...]

HBS & Stanford essay topics and deadlines for 2018-2019

By ARINGO MBA Admissions Consulting|June 18th, 2018|Deadlines, Essays, Harvard MBA, Stanford MBA|

HBS & Stanford released their essay topics (which haven't changed) and deadlines for the MBA programs that start in 2019: HBS R1 - September 5, 2018 R2 - January 4, 2019 . Essay question: As we review your application, what more would you like us to know as we consider your candidacy for the Harvard Business School [...]

HBS & Columbia Released 2018-2019 MBA Deadlines

By ARINGO MBA Admissions Consulting|April 30th, 2018|Columbia MBA, Deadlines, Harvard MBA|

Harvard Business School and Columbia Business School released the deadlines for the MBA programs that start in 2019: HBS Round 1 - September 5, 2018 Round 2 - January 3, 2019 Columbia Entry: August '19 Early: Oct 3, 2018 Merit Fellowship Deadline: Jan 4, 2019 Final: Apr 10, 2019 Entry: January '19 Deadline: Oct 3, 2018 [...]

BusinessWeek 2017 MBA Rankings

By ARINGO MBA Admissions Consulting|November 20th, 2017|Businessweek, Harvard MBA, MBA Rankings|

BusinessWeek published their annual rankings of the best MBA programs in the US, and for the third straight year put HBS at the top. Wharton was ranked 2nd and MIT Sloan 3rd (each climbed 4 spots since 2016), Chicago Booth 4th and Stanford 5th (dropped 3 spots since 2016). Columbia Business School climbed back into [...]

Harvard and Berkeley published deadlines and essay quetions for 2018

By ARINGO MBA Admissions Consulting|June 2nd, 2017|Berkeley MBA, Deadlines, Essays, Harvard MBA|

Harvard Business School and Haas School of Business at UC Berkeley published new deadlines and essay questions for the MBA programs that start in 2018.HarvardDeadlines:R1 - September 6, 2017R2 - January 3, 2018R3 - TBDEssay: As we review your application, what more would you like us to know as we consider your candidacy for the Harvard Business School [...]

Round 2 Update from HBS

By ARINGO MBA Admissions Consulting|December 26th, 2016|Harvard MBA, Round 2|

HBS published the following update on their admissions blog: "We’re now turning our attention to all you Round 2 applicants. A few notes: • The Round 2 deadline is Wednesday, January 4th at 12pm EST. Applications will not be read before that time. We never shut down the application system until every application in [...]