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How many words did you write in your HBS Optional Essay?

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How many words did you write for HBS Optional Essay?

0 - No Optional Essay
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Less than 400 words
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401 - 600 words
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601 - 800 words
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47%
801 - 1000 words
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28%
More than 1000 words
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by Vishwa25 » Mon Sep 16, 2013 9:58 am
Looking at trends for all other B-schools having around 1000 words for multiple questions, I thought 800-1000 words would be a good range for the essay.
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by Kaneisha Grayson » Mon Sep 16, 2013 12:57 pm
I love this poll! In a recent blog post I wrote, I advised applicants to stick to 400-1000 words with 750 words being the sweet spot. I also included a lot of other helpful tips for those of you applying R2: https://theartofapplying.com/tips-for-th ... hbs-essay/

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by pmenon » Thu Sep 19, 2013 3:38 am
940 here.
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