Hi!
I was wondering if anyone had advice on how to tackle HBS's open ended optional essay.
I'm wondering whether this should be more personal or more professional. I have a few ideas for both and was wondering if anyone had thoughts on what would be better?
- Essay on unconventional decisions I have taken - such as focusing on art in high school, taking comms as a major despite being good at math, jumping back into a math based profession
- Essay on the diverse interests I have. I love exploring and trying new things. I travel every month, dabble in art, dance, photography, Volunteer for different organizations etc.
- Essay on how I lead a student club at NYU, showing growth and impact
- Essay on monthly events that the EVP of my practice, myself and another co worker lead. How we treat it like a startup and how it has grown since we started in Feb this year
- Essay on how I stepped up to take care of an account after the director leading the account left abruptly
Any advice much appreciated.
I was wondering if anyone had advice on how to tackle HBS's open ended optional essay.
I'm wondering whether this should be more personal or more professional. I have a few ideas for both and was wondering if anyone had thoughts on what would be better?
- Essay on unconventional decisions I have taken - such as focusing on art in high school, taking comms as a major despite being good at math, jumping back into a math based profession
- Essay on the diverse interests I have. I love exploring and trying new things. I travel every month, dabble in art, dance, photography, Volunteer for different organizations etc.
- Essay on how I lead a student club at NYU, showing growth and impact
- Essay on monthly events that the EVP of my practice, myself and another co worker lead. How we treat it like a startup and how it has grown since we started in Feb this year
- Essay on how I stepped up to take care of an account after the director leading the account left abruptly
Any advice much appreciated.

















