Harvard posted an update on its blog about financial aid offered by the school to its students. Last year the school offered 26 million dollars of need-based financial aid, and plans to increase the amount this year thanks to alumni donations.Harvard emphasizes that they do not consider financial need in the acceptance process though the [...]
Harvard reported that the Round 1 deadline for its MBA program beginning in 2015 is 9/9/2014. "You're applying to Harvard Business School. We can see your resume, academic transcripts, extracurricular activities, awards, post-MBA career intentions, test scores, and what your recommenders have to say about you. What else would you like us to know [...]
HBS posted on its blog about its Round 3 application option (deadline: 4/7), usually considered to bear the lowest chance of admission, and addressed some common myths on the topic: "Myth #1: There are no spots available. Not true. We manage the selection process to ensure that there are always spots open for the candidates [...]
The Financial Times published their annual global rankings of the top MBA programs in the world, and as last year, Harvard took the top spot followed by Stanford. LBS came in third (climbing from fourth last year), Wharton was in fourth (dropping from third) and Columbia and INSEAD tied for fifth and sixth.This represents the [...]
Harvard and Stanford’s admission committees published updates for Round 2 candidates, including timetables for interview invitations.The deadline for Stanford’s Round 2 was 1/8, and they intend to continue their Round 1 pilot of completing all interviews within four weeks with rejected candidates receiving their answers earlier in order to enable them to apply to other [...]
ARINGO acceptance rate for HBS Round 1: 33%
The annual QS TopMBA survey was released revealing which MBAs carry the highest demand in the job market. The survey included employers from around the world and aims to uncover from which business schools they prefer to recruit.In North America, employers look to hire from Harvard and Stanford, while in Europe they favor INSEAD and [...]
Three additional ARINGO clients got accepted to Harvard (MBA).
Harvard’s admissions committee posted instructions on its blog regarding its Round 1 results:This afternoon (Wednesday 12/11), emails will be sent to all Round 1 candidates informing them that their status has been updated to their online application account, with the options being acceptance, rejection, or waitlisted.Put Me in Business (applying in less than a year)Put [...]
Six additional ARINGO clients were invited to interview at HBS (MBA).Another ARINGO client was invited to interview at Duke (MBA).
After last week's Round 1 deadline, HBS published on the Admissions Director's blog updates and instructions for candidates who submitted applications: "Interview invitations will be sent out via email on October 9 and October 16. Candidates invited to interview will receive detailed instructions about the sign-up procedure. The interview scheduler will go live the following [...]
Harvard published two updates on its admission committee’s blog for the sake of first-round applicants ahead of the deadline on 16.9. In terms of the Additional Information section, HBS emphasized: “Here’s when you should use this space To explain any extenuating life circumstances that may have impacted your record at school or work. When [...]
A recent Businessweek article reports that the percentage of older students at Harvard’s MBA program has been on the rise in the last two years. The admissions committee’s last blog post listed student data for the last three years according to the year of B.A. completion. The data show that the percentage of students who [...]
Another ARINGO client got accepted to HBS (MBA) Round 3!
An article on the site Poets & Quants reveals the 10 most difficult questions at Harvard admissions interviews.Each year, admissions committee members at Harvard interview a little over 2,000 applicants to its MBA program, with the 30-minute interviews usually occurring on campus. The comprehensive questions usually cover all aspects to the candidate’s background, from undergraduate [...]
Harvard published a first look at the profile of its 2015 class that will very soon embark on its studies, emphasizing that there are usually those who will choose not to attend, freeing spots for applicants from the waiting list.Harvard received 9,315 applications (as opposed to 8,963 last year), and accepted 941 candidates (as opposed [...]
Harvard published the application requirements for its MBA program beginning in 2014. Continuing last year’s drastic cuts in essays, this year Harvard is requiring only one essay with no word limit! You’re applying to Harvard Business School. We can see your resume, school transcripts, extra-curricular activities, awards, post-MBA career goals, test scores and what [...]
Harvard and Stanford have published their 2014 deadlines early this year:Harvard only published its Round 1 deadline: September 16, 2013Stanford published deadlines for all three rounds:Round 1- October 2, 2013Round 2- August 1, 2013Round 3- February 4, 2014Plan accordingly!Put Me in Business (applying in less than a year)Put Me in Business (applying in more than [...]
HBS posted an update on its blog for Round 3 applicants:"On Monday, April 22, probably at noon Boston time, every Round 3 applicant will get an email from us. You'll receive either an invitation to interview or a "Sorry, we can't offer you a place in the class" notification.Interviews will be conducted on campus on [...]
HBS posted about its Round 2 interviews on the admission committee's blog: "OK, here's the plan for Round 2 interviews: We will send out interview invitations on two dates: Wednesday, January 30 and Thursday, February 7. Interview locations for Round 2 are: On-campus in Boston, London, Paris, Shanghai, Mumbai, Dubai, Sao Paulo, Palo Alto and [...]