Personal Story: HBS 2+2

FreyFrey · Posted: Sun Aug 03, 2008 6:22 am Post subject:

Are you going to lunch on Friday ender? What hotel are you all staying at?

achao913 · Posted: Sun Aug 03, 2008 9:04 am Post subject:

Anyone going on Sunday the 24th? My interview's at 11 AM. Lucky me, I get to fly out of Beijing during the Olympics, when ticket prices are through the roof Sad

Undergrad - Harvard
Double major - Social Studies, East Asian Studies
GPA: 3.6
GMAT: 740
been studying in China for the past year, interested in disability.

Am I the only social sciences/sociology type person around here?

soccer6 · Posted: Sun Aug 03, 2008 10:15 am Post subject:

ender · Posted: Sun Aug 03, 2008 10:53 am Post subject:

FreyFrey, I'll be staying with a friend in Boston. I'll be there for a few days but I'll probably got to lunch on Friday- hopefully I'll see you. I'm excited to meet other applicants.

harvard2p2interviewee · Posted: Mon Aug 04, 2008 2:10 am Post subject: Lunch

Hey all,

I suggest that everyone who tracks this forum just go to Spangler for lunch on the day of the interview wearing sunglasses or something that would make one easy to spot.

Spangler is pretty easy to find, it's probably where you would get lunch aside from walking to Harvard Square, and everyone loves the 'Men In Black' look!

energie · Posted: Mon Aug 04, 2008 4:25 am Post subject: Interview Preparation

Hello People,
A final congrats to all who made it :)
It will be nice if we could meet each other at HBS but nicer if we make it to HBS, watsay?
I dont intend to be rude but what I mean to say is that if we could steer our discussions towards interview preps it might be more productive. I personally do not have much idea about interview preps right now as I based my research only to getting to interview till now, wasn't too optimistic.
My thinking is that HBS interviews are not generic crap but tailored to our application. If anyone has any ideas on any reading material or any consultant who is exceptional for HBS interview preps, please advise about it.

Please do not think about others as competition. We are our own competition, they liked us on paper, we need to represent that paper well, thats it.

Cheers

mkb · Posted: Mon Aug 04, 2008 5:20 am Post subject:

i'm flying into boston on the 17th (my interview is on monday the 18th).

if anyone else is arriving to boston on the 17th, let me know, and we can meet up. i most likely won't be able to make it to the official 2+2 lunch, but i still am looking forward to meeting other applicants!

NOLA · Posted: Mon Aug 04, 2008 5:38 am Post subject:

anybody interviewing on Saturday? I wouldn't want to be the only person making them come in - ha - congrats and good luck to all btw
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legend2005 · Posted: Mon Aug 04, 2008 5:45 am Post subject:

I'll be in town that weekend, but I'm not interviewing on Saturday. Are you from New Orleans?

NOLA · Posted: Mon Aug 04, 2008 6:50 am Post subject:

yea I am - Go to school in Philly though - I'm excited to take the tour and to meet some of you guys at the lunch... I love this site - its been a great source of information

rrahman · Posted: Mon Aug 04, 2008 8:26 am Post subject:

My interview is at 4pm on Monday the 25th. Anyone on the 25th? Also, for those who aren't from the Boston area, where are you staying (i.e. hotel)?

TheFavorite125 · Posted: Mon Aug 04, 2008 9:01 am Post subject:

I didn't know there were interviews on Monday that Monday- are you sure it's not the Sunday - just for your own personal scheduling?

mkb · Posted: Mon Aug 04, 2008 9:05 am Post subject:

rrahman wrote:

My interview is at 4pm on Monday the 25th. Anyone on the 25th? Also, for those who aren't from the Boston area, where are you staying (i.e. hotel)?

as far as i know, the last day of interviews is the 24th.

i'm staying at either the Courtyard or Doubletree for a night.

FreyFrey · Posted: Mon Aug 04, 2008 11:31 am Post subject:

Here's what a good friend of mine (just finished RC at HBS) told me:
The HBS admin staff will know your application very well, so they will ask specific questions about things you mention - don't be surprised. The best way to prepare is to know your application really well and be prepared to discuss why you are applying and why you think you are a good fit.

Also, make sure you know the school. Spend a lot of time on the website (should be recently updated) and think about why HBS. It will also show in your interview if you know a lot about the school. Everyone gets lots of random questions, so be ready for anything and stay flexible. It goes by quickly and most people think they go terribly, so no worries if you aren't sure how it is going.

ALSO ...

This site is helpful - there's a database with questions from actual interviews:
http://accepted.typepad.com/admissions_almanac/2005/03/hbs_interview.html

You can also buy a HBS interview guide from clear admit for $20.. I'm not sure if it's worth it.

Hope this helps everyone out!

soccer6 · Posted: Mon Aug 04, 2008 11:41 am Post subject: Items to bring to interview

Should we bring anything to the interview? A copy of our resume? A pen and pad of paper?