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LulaBrazilia wrote:Is it true that by applying for early admission, one has a signifcant advantage over the rest of the application pool? wouldn't it make sense instead to think that early admin puts you against other very dedicated very competitive applicants?

It depends on your background.

If you have a very strong non-traditional background, then there is a greater chance of acceptance because there are only 1000-1500 applicants, so your application is likely to be looked at more carefully.

However if you are a mainstream strong applicant (Straight-A student looking at going into consultancy) then it doesn't make much sense, because you will be overshadowed by the non-trads (whom the 2+2 is looking for).

In short, better chance if you are are non-trad; slightly less than avg if you are mainstream.

hey guys,
does anyone around here has some idea on what kind of students were admitted last year? Actually, i think my Gmat score is decent (750), but I do not have many leadership roles, so I wanted to know if it is absolutely essential to have big leadership roles?

Best
ank

hi,

i came across this website called Mentorpolis, and it has some last year admits and their detailed profiles. They are also hosting a web-seminar for this year's applicants, i think that could be helpful! I am looking fwd to it

CHeers
PK

hey pulkit! thanks for the info, I checked out the site, looks good, i have registered too.. I think it could be a great help. See you in the seminar!
oh BTW, we should move this discussion to the HBS 2+2 (new) thread!

pulkit and ank- you two clowns have the most thinly veiled "advertisement" campaign I've ever seen.

I take it you have some vested interest in Mentorpolis... do yourself a favour and engage in some real advertising/ marketing tieups rather than asking pretend questions on forums/ 2+2 group on facebook.

Agree with Rhetor on pulkit and ank.

My query is regarding the recommendations.

Could you guys tell me your approach in getting the right reccos? Should we look for a person with a great title or someone modest but who knows you very well and can vouch for your qualities very strongly.

I know it helps to have a recco from an HBS alum, unfortunately I am not in a position to get one!

Hey guys,

I was accepted to HBS 2+2 in 2009. I know how hard and confusing the entire process is, so I am trying from my side to help in whatever little way I can.

https://rutika87.wordpress.com/2009/12/1 ... to-hbs-22/

This is my blog. I'll be posting some information that will hopefully be useful to a few people this year.

All the best!

Hey guys,

Have shifted my blog to a new location. This is the link.

https://rutikamuchhala.wordpress.com/hbs2plus2/

" I was accepted to HBS 2+2 in 2009. I know how hard the entire process is, so I am trying from my side to help in whatever little way I can. I'll be posting some information that will hopefully be useful to a few people this year."

All the best!

rsm_iitb wrote:Hey guys,

Have shifted my blog to a new location. This is the link.

https://rutikamuchhala.wordpress.com/hbs2plus2/

" I was accepted to HBS 2+2 in 2009. I know how hard the entire process is, so I am trying from my side to help in whatever little way I can. I'll be posting some information that will hopefully be useful to a few people this year."

All the best!

Congrats Rutika for your HBS admits. Great to see an IITB in HBS .