Hello,
This questions may have been asked before, and if it has I apologize.
At any rate, I am curious what the "actual" acceptance rate of a top school (HBS for my example) is. When I say, "Actual Acceptance", I mean what is the acceptance rate of applicants who are somewhat qualified.
Last year HBS had 9,524 applicants for 903 spots (11% acceptance). Of those 9,500 applicants, I'm curious how many were grossly under qualified. "Grossly under qualified" is a rather vague definition and I'll leave that up for interpretation; however, I think of it possibly including the following examples:
-Low quantitative scores...for example a 3.0 GPA AND630 GMAT
-Poor work experience (maybe too little, maybe they didn't actually do well at work, etc)
-No extracurricular activities
After taking these candidates out, there should be a group of somewhat qualified applicants. Some will still be under qualified but they're worth applying.
Essentially, at some point it comes down to a group that are qualified but their acceptance rides more on a solid essay, recommendations and differentiating themselves from the pack. I'm curious what the acceptance rate of this group it.
Thoughts?
This questions may have been asked before, and if it has I apologize.
At any rate, I am curious what the "actual" acceptance rate of a top school (HBS for my example) is. When I say, "Actual Acceptance", I mean what is the acceptance rate of applicants who are somewhat qualified.
Last year HBS had 9,524 applicants for 903 spots (11% acceptance). Of those 9,500 applicants, I'm curious how many were grossly under qualified. "Grossly under qualified" is a rather vague definition and I'll leave that up for interpretation; however, I think of it possibly including the following examples:
-Low quantitative scores...for example a 3.0 GPA AND630 GMAT
-Poor work experience (maybe too little, maybe they didn't actually do well at work, etc)
-No extracurricular activities
After taking these candidates out, there should be a group of somewhat qualified applicants. Some will still be under qualified but they're worth applying.
Essentially, at some point it comes down to a group that are qualified but their acceptance rides more on a solid essay, recommendations and differentiating themselves from the pack. I'm curious what the acceptance rate of this group it.
Thoughts?
