Chances at HBS 2+2

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markuswair: Newbie | Next Rank: 10 Posts; Posts: 4; Joined: Sun Sep 01, 2013 9:45 am

by markuswair » Sun Sep 01, 2013 10:03 am

Hi guys! I'm a senior at a university in Indonesia, planning to apply for HBS 2+2 program next year. Following is my bio.

Stats
Indonesian University (international class)
GPA: 3.92
GMAT: 760
Major: Finance
Nationality: Indonesian
Age (by graduation): 19 (graduate in 2 yrs 8 mths out of normal 4 yrs program)

Extracurrics
VP of Students Executive Board
President of university magazine
Member of finance club
Member of english debating society
Head of Multimedia Division of annual pageant event
Head of Multimedia Division of annual leadership training event

Achievements
Indonesian delegate for kumon japan scholarship
Top 20 of Rio Earth Summit speech competition
Winning several national business & essay competitions

Honor
Sophomore of the year
Scholarship receiver from university

Intern
3 months intern in finance department of a prominent local laundry business

Others
Authoring 1 book
Columnist & article contributors of several national magazines & newspapers
Running an online business
Tutor of managerial accounting & business statistics
Languange: Indonesian, English, Chinese, Japanese
Music: Piano, flute
Programming language: java, pascal, c++ (joined programming club during high school)

Do you guys think I stand a chance with such resume? I guess my strongest weakness is the lack of work or business-related experience. Thanks for your time. Cheers!

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by CriticalSquareMBA » Wed Sep 04, 2013 2:14 pm

Hi there,

Wow - you have quite a profile and a great GMAT! If you don't mind me asking, what is the subject of the book?

To your question, you should definitely apply. You have a really great collection of experiences to pull from and the majority of your experiences have impact and/or leadership which, at your age, tends to be rare.

I'm not sure what exactly you mean by the lack of business experience - you're 19 - how much were you thinking you would have?

HBS 2+2 isn't about how much experience you have per se. It's about your potential. The deferment is structured such that you can GET the experience you're lacking right now.

Let me know if you have any questions or if you'd like to chat about anything!

Bhavik

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markuswair: Newbie | Next Rank: 10 Posts; Posts: 4; Joined: Sun Sep 01, 2013 9:45 am

by markuswair » Thu Sep 05, 2013 6:33 am

Hi!

The book covers several tricks to attach a PowerPoint presentation with wow effect (personally-speaking it's more of of a room to express my two particular hobbies: writing & animation/multimedia). Anw most of my articles contributed pertain to business or finance.

I initially worried that HBS applicants are those teen prodigies with extensive internship experiences or experiences of establishing lucrative start-ups. Yet, you're right. When it comes to hbs 2+2, potential trumps experience.

Thanks for your encouragement! I'll commence working on the application process.

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by CriticalSquareMBA » Thu Sep 05, 2013 6:46 am

Well that is very cool! Good luck with the process and if you have any questions, don't hesitate to reach out mate!

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markuswair: Newbie | Next Rank: 10 Posts; Posts: 4; Joined: Sun Sep 01, 2013 9:45 am

by markuswair » Tue Sep 10, 2013 7:36 am

Okay, thanks pal!

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by CriticalSquareMBA » Tue Sep 10, 2013 2:47 pm

My pleasure!

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