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The HBS website mentions "An international applicant is required to hold a college or university degree equivalent to a four-year American baccalaureate degree". Does that make applicants who hold commerce or arts degrees from Indian universities ineligible to apply at HBS, since these are 3 year programs? While the Stanford website explicitly mentions "Degrees from international universities offering only 3-year baccalaureate degrees are valid equivalents"- Does HBS also offer such concessions? Please advise.

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by essaysnark » Fri Jul 02, 2010 4:09 pm
HBS doesn't offer "concessions" (EssaySnark is guessing this was just a poor word choice on the OP's part) however usually the three-year Indian university degree is accepted at most American bschools. EssaySnark is not intimately familiar with the degrees and schools in India however so if OP has any doubts about the specifics of his degree, he should contact the HBS admissions office directly. Like with Stanford however, EssaySnark assumes this is no problem for Harvard.
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