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Posted: Thu Jul 02, 2009 12:58 pm Post subject: |
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Type of Student: Domestic Asian Male
Undergrad Institution: HYP
Major(s): Engineering
Minor(s): Finance
Overall GPA: 3.7
Position in Class: Top 20%
GMAT Scores: 780
Q: 51
V: 49
W: 5.0
Awards/Honors/Recognitions: (Within your school or outside?) Prize for Research, National Merit Scholarship Winner
Pertinent Activities or Jobs: One summer of engineering research, one summer at high-tech startup, one summer at big engineering firm
Any Miscellaneous Accomplishments that Might Help: Study abroad at Cambridge |
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Posted: Thu Jul 02, 2009 5:33 pm Post subject: |
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it seems everyone here is a clear admit....
wow so the acceptance rate will be like 12%...that's pretty low..
good luck to everyone!! |
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Posted: Thu Jul 02, 2009 5:56 pm Post subject: |
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haha, i hope so! That would be nice!
Obviously, we are all "juniors" but what are everyone's ages??
Reason I ask is b/c I took a 2 year leave and came back this past fall. I will be 24 this month.
You guys think that they will frown on the "older" age?
PS - the leave was to pursue my own business full-time. |
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Posted: Thu Jul 02, 2009 6:28 pm Post subject: |
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| anyone know what the approximate post-interview ding rate is? |
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Posted: Thu Jul 02, 2009 6:32 pm Post subject: |
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| 50% right?? |
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Posted: Thu Jul 02, 2009 8:30 pm Post subject: |
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| yeah...I guess approx. 200++ interviews. Wow, the profiles here are all great! I wonder why so few people sharing their info. in the thread though...application already passed. |
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rachitchandra
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Posted: Thu Jul 02, 2009 9:30 pm Post subject: |
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My profile is
Type of Student: Indian Male
Undergrad Institution: India's best private engineering school
Major(s): Computer Science
Overall GPA: 3.15
Position in Class: Top 20%
GMAT Scores: 760
Q: 51
V: 42
W: 5.5
Awards/Honors/Recognitions:Goldman Sachs Global Leader, Class of 2008, Two National Scholarships, India's Young Ambassador to France, Two social sector fellowships
Summer Jobs: Setting up an all women rural enterprise (BPO), Optimizing field staff movement for India's 3rd largest MFI using GIS
Any Miscellaneous Accomplishments that Might Help: As the President of a Center of Excellence at my university, introduced a new course on entrepreneurship in the curriculum. Lost the election to the top post of Students' Union by 0.47% votes (out of 2800 voters) |
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Posted: Fri Jul 03, 2009 2:34 pm Post subject: |
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rachitchandra,
Impressive profile, but the very last point of losing your student union election is irrelevant consideration  |
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Posted: Sat Jul 04, 2009 10:01 am Post subject: |
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Posted: Mon Jul 06, 2009 5:33 am Post subject: |
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Hey what happened to you guys?
I know everybody is anxiously waiting for the results and so as I. But we can have our usual discussion
By the way I read in a few post back,there had been around 844 applicants this year and there will be 200 interview invitations.So is this the official Number or just a wild guess? _________________ Karan
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Posted: Mon Jul 06, 2009 8:04 pm Post subject: |
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The 844 number is correct, its on the HBS website. The 200 interview number is an estimate from last year's figures, I guess they might offer 200-230 interviews to accomodate the rise in applicants.
Btw, Is the July 15 date correct for the notification of interviews or is it late July? |
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Posted: Mon Jul 06, 2009 11:47 pm Post subject: |
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I think, even though they say they are going to notify us by late of July, they will notify us in mid-July..
They just dun wanna promise us...esp. now there are so many applicants.
I really hope they notify us earlier...I (and many other ppl i believe) have to confirm the flights... |
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Posted: Wed Jul 08, 2009 9:54 am Post subject: |
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Hi all,
I know the waiting is quite a pain. And I believe the Admission Board is spending their heart and soul, reading everyone's application.
Therefore, I find some informative articles for those who still login onto the online application, re-reading their applications again and again.
1) The Road from Business School, Less Traveled:
A Harvard MBA who graduated without a job in 2006 finds it more a blessing than a curse
http://www.businessweek.com/bschools/content/jun2009/bs20090629_917183.htm
2) This book will be helpful after one is admitted into the program:
http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/08_33/b4096080728337.htm
I think these articles present Harvard Business School more realistically, and show the flip-side of its degree value, both financially and professionally.
Hope this may ease the tension on the waiting process.
Best of luck to all. |
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Posted: Fri Jul 10, 2009 9:35 pm Post subject: |
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rachitchandra
Any Miscellaneous Accomplishments that Might Help: As the President of a Center of Excellence at my university, introduced a new course on entrepreneurship in the curriculum. Lost the election to the top post of Students' Union by 0.47% votes (out of 2800 voters) |
No offence But......
"LOST"
I wonder how is that an accomplishment?
To my best knowledge, A defeat can be a learning experience but not an accomplishment to be proud of
Anyways buddy, you really have a great score. Best of Luck _________________ Karan
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rachitchandra
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Posted: Sat Jul 11, 2009 12:03 am Post subject: |
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| Trust me thats my biggest accomplishment to date.Running a month long campaign with a team of ~100 campaigners is no mean feat! |
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